Showing posts with label Escape from Zulaire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Escape from Zulaire. Show all posts

Friday, November 6, 2015

From the Archives: Science Fiction Soldiers

Posted by: Veronica Scott
Before I start talking about the soldiers in my science fiction novels, let me take a moment to express my admiration and appreciation for Veterans of all wars, and the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform, and their families.

My Dad was in the Army in the South Pacific in World War II. His younger brothers were in the Army and Coast Guard in later years. My late husband was a Marine. I have two nephews who are Air Force fighter pilots. Nothing but respect and appreciation for the military in our household!

In my science fiction romances the heroes are usually Sectors Special Forces operators (the far future version of SEALs, you see) and they almost always have a sergeant working alongside. The sergeant is also a medic and all around badass. I have great respect for sergeants.

In Wreck of the Nebula Dream, my hero Nick Jameson is on his way to be court martialled for the loss of his entire team, on a mission gone really bad. When the civilian ship he's on has its catastrophe, his allies are a D'nvannae Brother (a deadly assassin/bodyguard serving an alien goddess) and one determined businesswoman who isn't waiting around to be rescued. Help her or get out of her way, you know? His team expands as they fight to survive and get off the ship. I deliberately wrote Wreck of the Nebula Dream in classic disaster movie style. (This book isn't referred to as "Titanic in space" for nothing!)

In Escape From Zulaire, Captain Tom Deverane and his sergeant get pulled off their regular mission She doesn’t feel she’s in any danger…until war breaks out and they’re on the wrong side of the enemy lines, cut off and trapped.  They have to reach the capital hundreds of miles away through occupied territory, with vital information that could change the course of the civil war. AND Tom is keeping a dangerous personal secret.
to extract a businesswoman from a dangerous situation.

In Mission to Mahjundar, Mike Varone and his cousin, Sgt. Johnny  Danver, are just trying to complete one final mission before taking early retirement. The job was supposed to be a pretty straight forward search and recovery, of the remains of the crew from a ship lost in the impenetrable mountains of the planet. Before Mike realizes what’s happened, he’s saved the life of the blind Princess Shalira during a terrorist incident, she’s gotten the Emperor to assign him to escort her to an arranged marriage and of course they fall in love along the way…

So, a lot of action and adventure, rooted in the reality of similar missions here on Earth, in various wars, but with the twists and turns only science fiction can provide.

My favorite science fiction military man is Corporal Hicks from the movie “Aliens”. Soft spoken, deadly with a pulse rifle, kind to children, sexy (if only there’d been more time for Ripley and Hicks to get to know each other!)….


Here’s the book trailer for Escape From Zulaire:


Wednesday, October 8, 2014

It's Win-a-Book Wednesday with...Veronica Scott!

Posted by: Jane Kindred

Veronica Scott


I'm going to do something different this time around - I'm offering an audiobook!  Escape From Zulaire  is an SFR Galaxy Award Winner and was also a 2014 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award Winner.

This science fiction romance audio book is narrated by actor Michael Riffle, joined  by actress Mary Fegreus, who portrays the heroine, Andi.

I'll send the winner a free download code from Audible. (The download code also gives you  one month's free membership in Audible, which you can cancel at any time of course! No charge if cancelled by you before the first 30 days are up.)

The story:
Andi Markriss hasn’t exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn’t about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane’s say-so—no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.
Deverane was thinking about how to spend his retirement bonus when HQ assigned him one last mission: rescue a civilian woman stranded on a planet on the verge of civil war. Someone has pulled some serious strings to get her plucked out of the hot zone. Deverane’s never met anyone so hard-headed—or so appealing. Suddenly his mission to protect this one woman has become more than just mere orders.
That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi, and on their hazardous journey through the wilderness, Andi finds herself fighting her uncomfortable attraction to the gallant and courageous captain. But Deverane’s not the type to settle down, and running for one’s life doesn’t leave much time to explore a romance.
Then Andi is captured by the rebel fighters, but Deverane has discovered that Zulaire’s so-called civil war is part of a terrifying alien race’s attempt to subjugate the entire Sector. If he pushes on to the capitol Andi will die. Deverane must decide whether to save the woman he loves, or sacrifice her to save Zulaire.


Monday, August 25, 2014

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown

New Releases


He would do anything to protect her, if only she'd let him.

Corporal Sienna Jade wasn't given a choice about joining the mission to Unity. Seen as a troublemaker after reporting an assault by a senior officer, the army wanted her gone. Sienna resents the army for assigning her to Earth Ship Siren, and suspects the fleet's Unity mission will fail. But others would do anything to escape Earth ...

Alex Tariel knew his only chance to get a place on ES Siren was as a prisoner, so he stole water rations. As a former construction foreman, his skills make him a valuable prisoner on board, but still a prisoner unable to control his own life. Instead of keeping his head down, he gets involved in the fights set up for gambling privilege tokens, the only currency aboard ship among the prisoners.

Getting patched up by Corporal Jade might be the best thing that's happened to Alex on the trip so far, but becoming her ship husband puts him between her and the lieutenant who tried to kill her for kicks on Earth. While Sienna tries to keep control of her feelings for Alex, Alex would do anything to protect her, if only she'd let him.

As ES Siren faces its first crisis, a little trust and love goes a long way.

The ES Siren SFR continuity launches on August 28. You can pre-order now!

Yours to Command by Shona Husk http://www.amazon.com/Yours-Command-ES-Siren-2-ebook/dp/B00LKVFAJY/
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Shona_Husk_Yours_to_Command_ES_Siren_2?id=n272AwAAQBAJ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/yours-to-command-es-siren-2/id896503207?mt=11

The other two books released today are:
Yours to Uncover by Mel Teshco http://www.amazon.com/Yours-Uncover-ES-Siren-1-ebook/dp/B00LKVFAKS/
Yours to Desire by Denise Rossetti http://www.amazon.com/Yours-Desire-ES-Siren-3-ebook/dp/B00LKVFAK8/

New audiobook:
Veronica Scott's award winning, best selling science fiction romance ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE has been released in audiobook format.

Narrated by Actors Michael Riffle and Mary Fegreus, the audiobook is available through Amazon and ACX.
The story:

Andi Markriss hasn’t exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn’t about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane’s say-so—no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.

Deverane was thinking about how to spend his retirement bonus when HQ assigned him one last mission: rescue a civilian woman stranded on a planet on the verge of civil war. Someone has pulled some serious strings to get her plucked out of the hot zone. Deverane’s never met anyone so hard-headed—or so appealing. Suddenly his mission to protect this one woman has become more than just mere orders.

That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi, and on their hazardous journey through the wilderness, Andi finds herself fighting her uncomfortable attraction to the gallant and courageous captain. But Deverane’s not the type to settle down, and running for one’s life doesn’t leave much time to explore a romance.

Then Andi is captured by the rebel fighters, but Deverane has discovered that Zulaire’s so-called civil war is part of a terrifying alien race’s attempt to subjugate the entire Sector. If he pushes on to the capitol Andi will die. Deverane must decide whether to save the woman he loves, or sacrifice her to save Zulaire.


GROUP NEWS

Angela Campbell is featured as the new and noteworthy author on today's episode of PNR Radio. She discusses her psychic detectives series and offers a giveaway. You can find more about the episode and listen to it on the PNR Radio website. You can also download the podcast directly from iTunes, or listen to it on the Stitcher Radio website. In partnership with ILoveVampireNovels.com, author Arial Burnz is the host of the podcast PNRradio.com, where she features entertainment that goes bump in the night. If you love paranormal and fantasy books, TV shows and movies, you’ll love PNR Radio. Guests include bestselling authors (e.g., Nalini Singh, Kami Garcia, Kelley Armstrong, Sharon Hamilton & Patrick Rothfuss) and celebrities (from TV shows like Supernatural and Dracula), and every show has a giveaway.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Meet My Character Meme Escape From Zulaire

Posted by: Veronica Scott
We've been passing this Meet the Character meme around in Here Be Magic author circles and I thought I'd answer the questions here today as well, because I have two great reasons to talk about my award-winning novel Escape From Zulaire.

First of all, it's my entry in the Nebula Nights boxed set of science fiction romance. Ten other SFR authors and I went in together to create a sampler with a broad range of stories, from cyborgs to aliens to space opera to....well, heart pounding adventure on another world, which is what my novel features. And all the stories contain romance. Did I mention only 99cents? Yes! Available at all major ebook sellers...

And the audiobook for Escape From Zulaire has just been released. It's always exciting to do an audiobook and this time my wonderful actor and narrator Michael Riffle is joined by actress Mary Fegreus, who brings the main character of Andi Markriss to life. We all had fun with the concept of having the heroine's part played by an actress, while Michael did his usual incredible job with Captain Tom Deverane, the hero, and all the other characters. (Available on Amazon)

So, with no further ado, let me answer the character meme questions for you, for Andi and Tom.

1) What is the name of your character? Is he/she fictional or a historic person?
Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane is a fictional character, as is intergalactic businesswoman Andiranda (Andi) Markriss.

2) When and where is the story set? The action occurs on the planet Zulaire, in a far off Sector of the galaxy. 

3) What should we know about him/her?
Tom Deverane has been to too many worlds, fought too many battles, has seen it all, but doesn't want to retire.He's not the type to settle down in one place. When his orders are changed and he's sent to extract Andi from an area that's about to go up in the flames of civil war, he's not happy about the assignment. He's also hiding a secret that could endanger the lives of Andi and everyone else he's responsible for saving.

Andi Markriss is torn between ambition to continue rising in the ranks of her company, and a love for life on the planet Zulaire.  When Tom arrives in the middle of an important social event, she refuses to believe him about the need to leave now...and then events spiral out of control as the war begins around them. 

4) What is the main conflict? What messes up his/her life?
When the war breaks out, Tom and Andi and a small group of soldiers and civilians are caught behind enemy lines. They're being hunted by the enemy and they possess information that Sectors Command needs to know, regarding an alien involvement in the conflict. Together they have to cross hundreds of miles of Zulaire, battling the enemy and the elements, and get their information to the capital.

And of course along the way, the growing attraction between the hardheaded businesswoman and the tough warrior changes the dynamics.....

5) What is the personal goal of the character? Both Tom and Andi are dedicated to saving their companions' lives and to getting the information that only they know, to the authorities.

So, there it is, and I hope you might be tempted to try Escape From Zulaire, along with ten other science fiction romance stories from ten SFR authors, for only 99 cents!

Escape From Zulaire  is a 2014 winner of the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award and a 2014 SFR Galaxy Award Winner.


Monday, August 4, 2014

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown

New Releases

Veronica Scott's award winning science fiction romance novel Escape from Zulaire is included in a new, best selling SFR boxed set Nebula Nights: Love Among the Stars! Here's the blurb:

11 Sci-Fi Romances that’ll sweep you away!

If you like your science fiction blazing with adventure and your space opera spiced with romance, this boxed set is for you. From first contact to battles for survival and love on war-torn planets, this collection from bestselling & award winning authors, including Cathryn Cade, Veronica Scott, Pauine B. Jones, C. E. Kilgore, PK Hrezo and more, will leave you sighing with satisfaction.

The boxed set is available now at major ebook retailers for only $.99

Amazon     Barnes & Noble     All Romance eBooks


Master of the Game, the third and final book in Jane Kindred's m/m erotic fantasy series, Demons of Elysium, releases tomorrow!

Love is the ultimate game changer…and this time it’s winner take all.
Now that his lover is back in his arms, Belphagor is taking his own sweet time to say the words Vasily longs to hear: “You’re my boy.” And savoring the sweet torture of driving the firespirit into a frenzy of unfulfilled need.

As the undisputed master of Heaven’s gaming tables, Belphagor never plays unless he’s certain of winning. But this time, political machinations send the game—and Vasily—tumbling to the brink of even his formidable control.

Vasily can’t deny enjoying their delightfully edgy play—until the airspirit auctions him off for a night to the one demon with a gift for taking things too far. Seductive Silk, tight-lipped about the end of his relationship with the sweet submissive Phaleg, may also be involved with a new faction threatening the pregnant queen of Heaven.

Belphagor couldn’t be less interested in the games angels play, but when angelic and demonic intrigues overlap, he’s drawn in against his will. And forced to break his one inviolable rule: Never gamble what you can’t afford to lose.

Warning: Contains more than a mouthful of m/m ménage, with intense D/s situations featuring intricate rope work, balaklavas, and a flurry of snow.

Available August 5 from Samhain Publishing and the following retailers:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo



HE CAN'T GET HER OUT OF HIS HEAD
It's lust at first sight when Brody Singer first lays eyes on Abby Dunn. The dark-haired beauty looks a lot like a woman he once knew, who died years ago. At first Brody fears his attraction is a holdover from that secret crush, but Abby's definitely different. She's a lot shyer, a lot sexier and, despite her attempts to dissuade his interest, absolutely mesmerizing.

SHE CAN'T GET HIM OUT OF HER BOOKS
Abby isn't having it. She's still trying to put her last disastrous relationship behind her and overcome the flaws her ex wouldn't let her forget. But somehow Brody isn't getting the hint. It doesn't help that when writing her steamy novels, she keeps casting Brody as the hero. Brody is more than happy to serve as her muse and eager to help make sure her "research" is authentic. But when their research turns into something real...will she choose her own happily ever after?

How to Handle a Heartbreaker is the Second McCauley Brothers book, now available at:

Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |  iTunes



Announcements


Kathleen Collins has a book signing on August 9th at Reader's World Book Store in Lee's Summit MO at 1:00pm.

Marie Harte recently hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists with Mastered: 10 Tales of Sensual Surrender. Mastered is a multi-authored box set still available for .99. Buy links

Shawna Reppert: Save $5 on trade paperback edition of Ravensblood!
I am testing my CreateSpace store and its discount code system, so I
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at this site
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If you were waiting to buy the book, now is the time!

Offer good until midnight, August 8th (Pacific time)

In a life of impossible choices when sometimes death magic is the lesser 
of the evils, can a dark mage save the world and his own soul?

Corwyn Ravenscroft. Raven. The last heir of an ancient family of dark 
mages, he holds the secret to recreating the Ravensblood, a legendary 
magical artifact of immense power.

Cassandra Greensdowne is a Guardian. Magical law enforcement for the 
elected council— and Raven’s former apprentice and lover. She is trying 
to live down her past. And then her past comes to the door, asking for 
her help.

As a youth, Raven wanted to be a Guardian but was rejected because of 
his ancestry. In his pride and his anger, he had turned to William, the 
darkest and most powerful mage of their time. William wants a return to 
the old ways, where the most powerful mage was ruler absolute. But 
William would not be a True King from the fairy tales. He would reign in 
blood and terror and darkest magic.

Raven discovers that he does have a conscience. It’s rather 
inconvenient.

He becomes a spy for the council that William wants to overthrow, with 
Cassandra as his contact.

Cass and Raven have a plan to trap William outside his warded sanctuary. 
But William is one step ahead of the game, with Raven’s life, his soul, 
and the Ravensblood all in danger.

Also:

I'm offering one of my most popular short stories free through 8/5. 'We
Don't Serve Your Kind' is a story of hatred, friendship and fairies.

http://www.amazon.com/We-Dont-Serve-Your-Kind-ebook/dp/B0092YONNK/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1406936419&sr=1-6&keywords=shawna+reppert

Monday, May 26, 2014

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown

New Releases


Book one of The Tudor Enigma

England is the prize. The death of a young king is the price.

King Henry IX, son of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, holds the very balance of European power in his Protestant hands. His numerous Catholic enemies have cast greedy eyes upon his crown and will stop at nothing to usurp the throne.

An unassuming apothecary in the Outer Green of Hampton Court Palace is the Queen's last hope.Luke Ballard treats the poor with balms and salves but is careful to protect his greater gifts. For Luke is also an elemancer, one of the blessed few able to harness elemental powers for good. His quiet life ends when Queen Anne commands him to hunt down the traitors, a mission he cannot refuse.

Beset on all sides, Luke mobilizes his arsenal of magic and ingenuity to conquer the enemy. But as the stakes are raised in the uneven battle of good vs. evil, he knows this is only the first skirmish of a lifelong war. The welfare of the Tudors--and England--depends on him alone.

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The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, heir to the kingdom. The youngest, the sweet beauty with her Prince Charming. No one says much about the middle princess, Andromeda. Andi, the other one.

Andi doesn’t mind being invisible. She enjoys the company of her horse more than court, and she has a way of blending into the shadows. Until the day she meets a strange man riding, who keeps company with wolves and ravens, who rules a land of shapeshifters and demons. A country she’d thought was no more than legend–until he claims her as its queen.

In a moment everything changes: Her father, the wise king, becomes a warlord, suspicious and strategic. Whispers call her dead mother a traitor and a witch. Andi doesn’t know if her own instincts can be trusted, as visions appear to her and her body begins to rebel.

For Andi, the time to learn her true nature has come. . .

Get it today!

Group Announcements

Veronica Scott's science fiction romance ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE has been named as a Finalist in the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards.

Available on Amazon (ebook and paperback)  and at other ebook retailers

Andi Markriss hasn't exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn't about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane's say-so--no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.

That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi.....and the adventure begins!

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Win-A-Book Wednesday with...Veronica Scott!

Posted by: Jax Garren

Veronica Scott



Best Selling Science Fiction & Paranormal Romance author and “SciFi Encounters” columnist for the USA Today Happily Ever After blog,  Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there needed to be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she started writing her own stories.

I picked ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE for my giveaway (a signed paperback copy) because it's a 2014 SFR Galaxy Award Winner and it was the write-in final entry for the annual Dear Author/Smart Bitches version of March Madness for authors...so let me thank everyone again for writing the book into the contest! And on the 20th of March 2014, you can vote for the book to win its bracket in Round One, if you'd like, but only from midnight to noon. I'll put the url in a comment below once they open up the voting. But for now and even after the 20th, it's your chance to win the book!

This novel was loosely inspired by the Sepoy Incident of 1857 and the fascination I've always had for what it would be like to suddenly find yourself in the middle of a war, with the very people you'd trusted now the ones trying to kill you. But set in the far future on an alien planet!

Here's the story:
Andi Markriss hasn’t exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn’t about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane’s say-so—no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.
Deverane was thinking about how to spend his retirement bonus when HQ assigned him one last mission: rescue a civilian woman stranded on a planet on the verge of civil war. Someone has pulled some serious strings to get her plucked out of the hot zone. Deverane’s never met anyone so hard-headed—or so appealing. Suddenly his mission to protect this one woman has become more than just mere orders.
That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi, and on their hazardous journey through the wilderness, Andi finds herself fighting her uncomfortable attraction to the gallant and courageous captain. But Deverane’s not the type to settle down, and running for one’s life doesn’t leave much time to explore a romance.
Then Andi is captured by the rebel fighters, but Deverane has discovered that Zulaire’s so-called civil war is part of a terrifying alien race’s attempt to subjugate the entire Sector. If he pushes on to the capitol Andi will die. Deverane must decide whether to save the woman he loves, or sacrifice her to save Zulaire.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown

New Releases

Master of the Opera, Act 6: Crescendo


In the sixth and final installment of Jeffe Kennedy’s sizzling Master of the Opera, a man and a woman risk everything they’ve ever loved-for the most dangerous passion they’ve ever known. . .

Caught in a web of secrets and lies, Christy Davis has come under the suspicion of the local police. Since becoming an intern at the Sante Fe Opera House, she has witnessed strange occurences in the underground tunnels. She has heard inexplicable whispers in the shadows after midnight. And she has found the lover of her dreams in the masked man who lives down below. But after the discovery of a dead body and other sinister events, Christy realizes that her life is in danger. Two men hold her fate in their hands: Roman, the opera house’s wealthy benefactor who uses his money and power to control her. And the masked maestro known as the Master who demands her surrender and commands her pleasure with each stroke. Both want her; only one can have her. . .

In a rising crescendo of madness, obsession, and lust, Christy must take a chance and follow her heart-to a breathtaking climax as powerful as love itself.

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Group Announcements

Veronica Scott thanks everyone who wrote her book in as the final entrant for the annual Dear Author/Smart Bitches #DABWAHA March Madness. As the sponsors explain it, DABWAHA is an "...annual NCAA-style tournament of books. 64 books are selected in 8 different categories, and readers pick brackets of which books they think will win each round. The winners of each round are determined by public voting...."  The first round of the tournament starts on March 18th and Veronica's ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE is up against Nalini Singh's HEART OF OBSIDIAN. (gulp) Only one book can continue into Round Two so please go vote on the 18th (polls not open yet). Prizes for Readers!

The story:
Andi Markriss hasn’t exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn’t about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane’s say-so—no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.
Deverane was thinking about how to spend his retirement bonus when HQ assigned him one last mission: rescue a civilian woman stranded on a planet on the verge of civil war. Someone has pulled some serious strings to get her plucked out of the hot zone. Deverane’s never met anyone so hard-headed—or so appealing. Suddenly his mission to protect this one woman has become more than just mere orders.
That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi, and on their hazardous journey through the wilderness, Andi finds herself fighting her uncomfortable attraction to the gallant and courageous captain. But Deverane’s not the type to settle down, and running for one’s life doesn’t leave much time to explore a romance.
Then Andi is captured by the rebel fighters, but Deverane has discovered that Zulaire’s so-called civil war is part of a terrifying alien race’s attempt to subjugate the entire Sector. If he pushes on to the capitol Andi will die. Deverane must decide whether to save the woman he loves, or sacrifice her to save Zulaire.

Win-A-Book Wednesday Winner

Congratulations to Linda, the winner of last week's Win-a-Book Wednesday! Shawna Reppert will be contacting you soon about your prize.

This Wednesday we'll have another mystery giveaway; stop by for more chances to win!

Monday, October 28, 2013

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown
New Releases

Book four of Blood of the Pride

P.I. Rebecca Desjardin is surprised when two seemingly unrelated missing-teen cases land in her lap on the same day. Her cat-shifter instincts tell her there's more to the story, and when she uncovers a bitter feud between the two families, she suspects Romeo and Juliet runaways. She turns to her lover, Brandon Hanover, a man who knows the underground better than most.

Brandon is determined to help the woman he loves outwit ruthless enforcers and bring two missing kids to safety, but when a woman from his past resurfaces he finds himself caught between two worlds once again.

As the claws come out and the war between the shifter families turns deadly, the two will have to stand together or fall separately--and even that might not be enough to save them.

Look for Blood of the Pride, Claws Bared and Family Pride, available now!

76,000 words

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An estranged mate, a mangled body and a powerful demon who calls her by name...

As a Realm Walker for the Agency, Juliana Norris tracks deadly paranormal quarry using her unique ability to see magical signatures. She excels at her job, but her friends worry about her mysterious habit of dying in the line of duty without staying dead. That's only the first of her secrets.

Most people don't know Juliana became the mate of master vampire Thomas Kendrick before he abandoned her seven years ago. Most people don't know the horrors she endured at the hands of the vampire he left in command. Most people don't know her true parentage, or why a demon on a world-threatening rampage has taken a personal interest in her...

Even as Juliana pursues the demon, it goes after all she holds dear--including Thomas, who is back to claim her for his own. But if she can't reconcile her past and learn to trust herself again, she will lose him forever.

76,000 words

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The job was simple: decapitate the zombie, get paid, get out. Warlock Marcus Shifter followed the plan perfectly.

The corpse, however, did not.

Now there's a body on the loose, accusations of illegal necromancy are flying, and the answers are waiting in the perilous alleys between the mortal and paranormal worlds. They're no place for someone who mostly gave up magic after a childhood accident. And given his tendency to shoot off his mouth and his Glock, Marcus is having a hell of a time digging up more than just bodies.

When an apocalypse-minded megalomaniac threatens Marcus's family, things get personal. Marcus will have to embrace the magic he's been avoiding for years--and even that might not be enough to save the world from a hellish demise.

86,000 words

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It's 2065. Those born with magic abilities live in government-run zones, without rights or freedoms. Fear of magic created this segregated world and fear keeps it intact.

A high-profile murder brings Detective Nathan Perez to Magic Born Zone 13. He's had little experience with the Magic Born and isn't sure what to expect during his first encounter with a witch, but he never thought he'd be so drawn to her.

Trancehacker Calla Vesper uses magic to break into computers and aid the Magic Born underground. She has no interest in helping a cop, even if he is smoking-hot, but money's tight and Nate offers a tidy amount for help navigating the Zone. Calla's determined to keep it all business, but sparks start flying before the investigation even gets started.

When Calla's trancehacking and Nathan's investigation uncover a conspiracy, Calla becomes a target. Nate can protect her by keeping her role a secret--but then who will protect Nate?

89,000 words

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Book Two in the psychic detectives series:

Something wicked this way comes…

All homicide detective Dylan Collins wants is a few hours of pleasure to take his mind off of the case haunting him. A serial killer is stalking the streets of Charleston, SC – a killer who calls himself The Grim Reaper. When the woman he'd just spent the night with turns up and offers her services as a psychic consultant on the case, his ardor quickly cools. Last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a con artist.

It doesn't take long for Dylan to realize Alexandra King is the real deal – and the killer's next target. Dylan's protective instincts battle his reluctance to get too involved with a woman he isn't sure he can trust. As they get closer to finding the killer, they also grow closer to one another, but will Alexandra's secret agenda destroy their chance at happiness – if the killer doesn't strike first?

75,000 Words

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She's trapped with a man she hates...and can't resist.

When cruise ship turbulence sends children’s charity guru Mercedes Vega—and her tropical cocktail—flying into a mysterious stranger, she’s convinced her free vacation is a dream-come-true. But Lucas Bellamy isn’t just sexy as sin and richer than God. He’s her business rival, determined to outbid her charity for the land she desperately needs…a fact she doesn’t learn until after a night of mind-blowing, toe-curling sex. Unwilling to give up, she formulates a plan to make the charming playboy fall in love with her and back out of the property deal.

Lucas is drawn to Mercedes, but he won’t stand down—after all, he has promises of his own to keep. But one scintillating night with the enigmatic brunette leads to another, and before long, it’s unclear who’s seducing who, leaving Mercedes wondering whether the man she’s supposed to hate is the only salvation from her past.

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GET YOUR SPOOK ON!

Every Halloween, Grandmother Rovela flees her house in fear of a ghost trapped in a cursed mirror. According to superstition, only on Halloween can the ghost be freed.

For years Linc Barron’s tried to avoid his attraction to his smart-mouthed friend Mandy Rovela, to no avail. He wants her, but more, he’s in love with her. And it’s high time he does something about it. So he makes a wager she can’t resist: twenty-four hours with him at her beck and call, if she’ll spend the night with him in her grandmother’s house. And ghost or no ghost, he plans to have Mandy.

Mandy has had the hots for Linc for years, but there’s no way she’s becoming another notch on his bedpost. So she agrees to his stupid wager – though no other Rovela would ever consider it – for a chance to win his heart.

But the ghost is not only real, it’s also far more than a trapped spirit. Dominic de Sange, the man in the mirror, is an earth mage who needs sex to gain power. And he’ll use everything Linc and Mandy have to push him back into the spirit realm where he belongs.

15412 words

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Upcoming Release

Author Jody Wallace has ARCs of her upcoming light urban fantasy, THE WHOLE TRUTH, which is in need of some good (or mediocre! or bad!) reviews. Basically, some reviews.

Blurb:

A human lie detector is hired to unmask a mole but discovers her powers can’t protect her when even the bad guys are superpowered.

Cleopatra Giancarlo is different from your average twenty something career girl. For one thing, she knows when people lie because she can see the truth in their shadows. For another, she doesn’t use her power for good. Or evil. After repeated failures to help others, she mostly just uses it to get deals at Bloomingdale’s. She fears what the government would do if they discovered her ability, yet she longs to find out if there are people like her out there. If there’s anything more she could be.

She gets her wish when two strangers whisk her away from her old life and introduce her to the world of suprasensors. John Arlin and Samantha Grooms represent an organization called YuriCorp, one of many privately-owned firms that employ supras like Cleo to increase their profit margin. Any of these firms would be thrilled to have Cleo on staff, and their methods of recruitment aren’t always friendly.

But even in the world of supras, Cleo doesn’t get to be normal. Her new boss wants her to go undercover and seek traitors in the company ranks. Her new friends know what she can do and how to work around it. And her new assignment might end up with her in a coma–or worse.

109,000 words -- a doozy!

Find out more: http://jodywallace.com/books/the-whole-truth/

Bestseller List

David Bridger's recent release A FLIGHT OF THIEVES is on Amazon's YA Steampunk bestseller list!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/7006668011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_kstore_1_6_last

We're reliably informed that David is making excited dolphin noises. :)

Links

USA Today's Happily Ever After  blog recommended the book trailer for Veronica Scott's best selling science fiction romance ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE:  http://usat.ly/1bgTqsK

Monday, August 26, 2013

Here Be News

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New Release
“Escape From Zulaire” by Veronica Scott:

Andi Markriss hasn’t exactly enjoyed being the houseguest of the planetary high-lord, but her company sent her to represent them at a political wedding. When hotshot Sectors Special Forces Captain Tom Deverane barges in on the night of the biggest social event of the summer, Andi isn’t about to offend her high-ranking host on Deverane’s say-so—no matter how sexy he is, or how much he believes they need to leave now.

Deverane was thinking about how to spend his retirement bonus when HQ assigned him one last mission: rescue a civilian woman stranded on a planet on the verge of civil war. Someone has pulled some serious strings to get her plucked out of the hot zone. Deverane’s never met anyone so hard-headed—or so appealing. Suddenly his mission to protect this one woman has become more than just mere orders.

That mission proves more dangerous than he expected when rebel fighters attack the village and raze it to the ground. Deverane escapes with Andi, and on their hazardous journey through the wilderness, Andi finds herself fighting her uncomfortable attraction to the gallant and courageous captain. But Deverane’s not the type to settle down, and running for one’s life doesn’t leave much time to explore a romance.

Then Andi is captured by the rebel fighters, but Deverane has discovered that Zulaire’s so-called civil war is part of a terrifying alien race’s attempt to subjugate the entire Sector. If he pushes on to the capitol Andi will die. Deverane must decide whether to save the woman he loves, or sacrifice her to save Zulaire.

Buy Links: Amazon   Nook  (Kobo, iTunes, paperback etc. coming soon!)

***WINNERS***

The five lucky winners from last Thursday's giveaway (via Random.org) are:

Kevin
Sandra
A.J.
Laura Athena
Rebe

CONGRATULATIONS!! Please contact Jeffe at JeffeKennedy dot com with your preferred E-format and email addy/!



Monday, July 22, 2013

Here Be News

Posted by: Unknown
Our new releases this week

Hannah Dawson has a big problem: she’s just become the unexpected owner of a snarky cat, a lovable but not-so-bright dog … and their $10 million fortune!

Which would be awesome if it hadn’t made her the target of every wacko in the metro Atlanta area. Now Hannah and her famous pets need protecting. And there’s only one man who can help them…

Enter Zachary Collins: ex-TV star of ‘The Psychic Detective’ and street-wise private investigator — all 6-foot, blue-eyed gorgeousness!

Only Zach’s got secrets of his own… not least that he finds Hannah, his client, irresistibly hot. The more time he spends keeping her out of harm’s way, the more he’s tempted to give in to the attraction and break all his own rules.

Book one in an exciting new trilogy. Available from HarperImpulse July 25.

Buy link: http://www.harperimpulseromance.com/books/on-the-scent

Cover Reveal:
Amazon SF Adventure Best Selling Author Veronica Scott shares the cover of her new Science Fiction Romance ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE, to be released in late August. Visit her blog page for the story blurb!

Links of Interest

(Via Jeffe) An interesting post on the lack of female SFF authors from a female editor at TOR UK: SEXISM IN GENRE PUBLISHING: A PUBLISHER’S PERSPECTIVE

Firefly Online Game Announcement at SDCC 2013

In case you missed the first one... Sharknado 2 Gets the Greenlight From Syfy! This one in New York.

London Law Firm Indirectly Leaked J.K. Rowling's Pseudonym Because it's not like they're used to dealing with confidential information or anything.

Here Be Magic Group Announcements

Eleri Stone: I'm excited to announce a new contract with Carina Press for STONE COLD DESIRE, second in my fantasy romance series Spellcraft. Woo hoo!
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