Blog Tour: LJ DeLeon and Giveaway

Welcome to LJ DeLeon and her Warrior's for Light series! WOW! Three books, three excerpts and GIVEAWAY! The Wytch's Mirror has today's stop of LJ's Virtual Book Tour presented by Bewitching Book Tours featuring  Absolution, Dragon Child, and Warrior's Rise at Amazon for .99 cents!  AND a GIVEAWAY! Giveaway details below.

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Absolution
Warrior’s for Light Book 3
By LJ DeLeon
ISBN: 978-1-4524486-0-2

He did the unforgivable. Druid Lucan Woods killed his surrogate father and best friend for the greater good. Wracked with guilt, he infiltrates a brotherhood of evil, hoping the mission is one way. Absolution may come from a missing Fae Princess, if he will accept it. Or will he reject her love and use her as a pawn in his drive to destroy the leader of the brotherhood?

Fae Princess Alanna has just learned her twin daughters are alive. She leaves hIfreann to search Earth for them. Only she can touch Luc’s heart. But will he let her? Will he open his stained soul and allow her to enter in time to save them both?

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ABSOLUTION Excerpt

   For a short interim, she had felt nothing from him and feared he had succeeded. Then his pain speared her heart and, when she had touched his mind, she learned he had been in Otherworld. That his life and soul survived was a balm. Now, in this room, his self-loathing dominated to a degree she'd never encountered or dealt with in her years as a healer.

   His bleak devastation battered at her, driving her to her knees. Unable to bear his oppressive grief, she crawled to him, and curled her hands over his knees, forcing a touch, a rush of compassion, anything to save him. The reason didn't matter, only the certainty that to do nothing, to allow him to be consumed, would be disastrous for both of them. He would suffer, as would she and her daughters.

   He stared at the gun then sighed. "If you're going to do it, Luc, get it over with." He placed the weapon in his mouth, aimed up and back. His finger slid off the guard and onto the trigger.

   No! She squeezed her fingers hard around his knees. Her hands didn't pass through his flesh, despite their non-corporeal composition, reassuring her that she had gained complete control over traveling the astral plain.

   Waves of energy rushed from her and enveloped him.

   He stilled. Slowly he removed the weapon, his finger poised on the trigger.

   She moved to the bed and eased behind him to cradle his head between her palms. She bent, her lips to his ear. It wasn't your fault. Hear me, warrior. Do not burden yourself with this weight.

   His gaze searched the room as he raised the weapon toward the door.

   This wasn't your fault.

   "Wasn't my fault? If not mine, then whose?" His voice rasped harsh and raw with pain.

He had heard her. She had time and a link to stop him. One she wouldn’t drop. Never again would she be this close to losing him. Nate’s death was due to manipulation by the parasite inside of him. He was an innocent caught in the crossfire. He would be saddened to have you lose your way like this. Please, I need you.

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Dragon Child
Warrior’s for Light Book 2
By LJ DeLeon
ISBN: 978-1-4524813-8-8  

A fire-breathing dragon, Moira O'Neal, was exchanged at birth for a Fae princess. Discovering the truth, she escapes the cage of the royal court and joins forces with the sexiest wereleopard on Earthworld. She fights the urge to mate and the trap that comes with it as they race against time to find the missing princess and a master of the black arts who covets her power.

Major Steve Taylor, a wereleopard in the Army For Light, partners with the impetuous Moira in the middle a dangerous mission where failure means all their deaths. Worse, his leopard decides Moira is his mate, leaving the man at war with his cat.

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DRAGON CHILD Excerpt

   Never one to ignore a warning, she inched forward, preparing to make her escape. The door opened and Ma entered followed by Major Steve Taylor, a wereleopard visiting from Earth.

   Moira shivered at the sight of the tall, lean, hard-muscled warrior’s unflinching moss-green stare. His scent of laurel and crisp mountain air mixed with a hint of musk wafted over her, exciting every nerve ending. It drew her, enveloped her, melted her where she sat. Good thing she’d never gotten this close to him at her brother and Deva’s wedding. She inhaled again. Goddess help her, she would have fallen at his feet and made a fool of herself.

   Moira gnawed on her lower lip. What was it about this hard, closed-off Were? What made her look twice at him when no other male triggered her interest?

   A second later, a guard in the hall pulled the door shut, sealing them inside.

   Moira eased back into her corner and prayed she escaped discovery. They couldn’t see her, but she could observe and hear everything from her location. . . .

   He placed a finger to his lips and scanned the room. His eyes phased to those of a leopard, fitting seamlessly into his human face—unblinking, soft grass green with a narrowed black iris. His mouth opened slightly, his tongue pressed against his teeth, as if tasting the air. His head made small abrupt movements, taking in the room.

   Moira’s eyes widened at his mouthed, “We aren’t alone.”

   She froze as he turned and prowled toward her. Damn his wereleopard nose. She squeezed her eyes shut and prayed to the Goddess with every cell in her being she were invisible.

   Goose bumps broke out all over her body. The air in front of her stilled. Nothing moved. Only his scent touched her.

   He’d found her.

   She opened her eyes and stared into his. Her chest constricted with dread. He stood, fully alert, feet planted directly in front of her. If he’d been in cat form, she suspected his ears would tip forward to catch the slightest breath. Whiskers would twitch, testing for any change in the air.

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Warrior’s Rise
Warrior’s for Light Book 1
By LJ DeLeon
ISBN:  978-1-4524372-3-1 

For Fae-human half-breed Deva Morgan, life as she knows it changes on her thirtieth birthday. One moment she’s a barkeep, the next she is a warrior fated to save Earth from the Dark Lord and his demon horde. Shunned by both her races, she faces a danger-filled quest with few allies. Too bad her powers haven’t fully emerged or stabilized.

For Deva it is life or death, on-the-job training with her companion, Padraig O’Neal, a Fae warrior with a shadowed past. Can he quiet the storm raging inside her, help her harness the growing power within her, and provide a barrier between Deva and a fatal outcome? 

Will their love be enough to save Deva and stop the Dark Lord’s demons from entering Earth?

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WARRIOR'S RISE Excerpt

   Padraig ignored the snarling werewolf in front of him, the throbbing beat of '70's rock, the whirling of the ceiling fan, and scanned the near-empty bar. No human norms present. Good, it made his job easier, cleaner.

   His gaze locked onto the woman behind the aged mahogany counter. She was beautiful, almost ethereal. Strange, considering she was about six feet and all angles. Even her face was a series of planes. Yet it all fit together in a unique, mesmerizing image.

   Inhaling, he filtered out the residual odor of norms and their stale cigarette smoke. Her scent of summer with just a hint of wisteria, drew him, enveloped him, singed him with the heat of her presence.

   Her bored expression didn’t hide the quick assessing look in her cool hazel eyes, then dismissal.

   Damn it to the Abyss. Her icy disdain combined with the unfamiliar pull of her sensuality were complications he did not need.

   Not now. Not ever.

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LJ DeLeon Bio:

Bestselling author LJ DeLeon is an Army brat and a world-traveled former CIA Intelligence Analyst who has seen enough of this world to appreciate other worlds. Working for the CIA was great training for writing fantasy, paranormal, and futuristic romance--and understanding the warrior mentality. Amazing how real life and fiction overlap.

Website:  http://www.warriorsforlight.com

Publisher:  Dark Hallows Publishing

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Blog Tour: J.F. Jenkins

Welcome J.F. Jenkins, author of Vala Agendas. Today is The Wytch's Mirror stop of the Virtual Book Tour presented by Bewitching Book Tours. J.F. Jenkins shares her bio and an excerpt from her novel 'Vala Agendas'.

Vala Agendas

By J.F Jenkins

Cheyenne Loveless was just a boring sixteen-year-old girl. Then Denver Collins bit her and everything changed. Her plants start talking to her, she finds out she’s a Nymph, and a witch and the angel of death show up at her doorstep to take her away to the prestigious Vala School and Seminary. Oh, and she has no choice in the matter.

All she wants to do is blend in and return to being invisible, but the more time that passes, the harder that becomes. Plus she’s a daughter of the Divine, an exclusive secret society which rules the world of myth, and discovers she is a key ingredient to an ancient covenant created before she was born. A covenant that will reshape the order of the world.

Adjusting to a new school is difficult enough, but adding on everyone else’s hidden agendas is the icing on the cake. Cheyenne must learn to see through the lies in order to find her place — and possibly even love — in this new world.

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Excerpt:  

"Can I help you?" she asked, shielding herself protectively with her arms.

"Sorry, you smell good," he murmured, practically purring in her ear as he pulled away. He still maintained his close proximity.

"I smell..." She frowned and was about to sniff at her arm, but she stopped herself. "_good?"

"You smell good. Kind of like lilies of the valley, actually. Let me guess-you use that for your scented body wash?"

"I just use Dial." Her entire body tensed more as he moved in again, his face dangerously close to her neck. "I don't mean to be rude, and while I'm flattered you're so fascinated with my body, you’re also making me uncomfortable. If you're just trying to butter me up so I'll go home with you, you should stop now, because that's not going to happen. Back off before I make you."

He moved away once more with a smug smirk. "I thought I smelled fire, too." He extended his hand to her for a polite and friendly handshake. "My name is Denver. Yes, like the city in Colorado. Last name is Collins, and I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I don't usually meet someone with that kind of scent. It's strong. I knew there was a reason I noticed you."

Is this guy high or something? "Apology accepted. I''m Cheyenne. I''ve seen you around school these past few weeks, but I don''t think we''ve ever been formally introduced until now. You''re new, right?" Cheyenne shook his hand nervously. He had a strong and confident shake. He seemed to be a genuinely nice person, outside of his odd behaviors. If anything, it made her look good in front of her classmates to be talking to the new cool kid, and a young, attractive male. She felt a little less like a freak.

"I''m temporary. I haven''t been formally introduced to anyone. You''re the first, and it''s only because you smell so nice I can''t stay away."

"Do you use that line on everyone? It's unique. A little creepy, but unique."

"No." He sat back and proceeded to grab a napkin off the bar and fold it in front of him multiple times. He didn''t have much of an attention span, apparently. "I actually don’t pick up women often. I just made an exception for the blue--- eyed beauty in front of me."

Cheyenne’s face flushed again. "I wasn’t aware you knew the color of my eyes, seeing as how you've been staring at my breasts the entire time." It came out a lot harsher than she intended. In fact, she wasn’t meaning to say it at all. "Sorry, I—"

"You’re right. I was, but I remember you from earlier. I noticed your eyes when you were looking across the school yard at me."

"You do remember that." She shrank in her chair a little, officially wanting to hide under a rock.

"It's a little hard not to when you're so cute." He moved closer to her, not quite as close as before, but enough to cause butterflies in her stomach. "You don''t like it here. I don't like it here. And since we both don't like it here, maybe we should head out and find something else to do. Maybe we can go someplace we both like."



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J.F. Jenkins lives in Minneapolis Minnesota with her husband, son, and two cats. She graduated from Bethel University in 2006 with a degree in Media Communication with minors in both writing and film. When she is not busy writing, she spends her free time playing games, reading, and spending time with her family.

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Blog Tour: Jerri Drennen

It's my pleasure to host the stop today for Jerri Drennen's Virtual Book Tour presented by Bewitching Book Tours. Jerri shares a little about herself along with a wonderful excerpt of her novel 'Her Man Flint'. If you get a chance to stop by and say hello that would great.

Welcome Jerri!

If James Bond and Cleopatra Jones had a daughter, Adriana Kent would kick her ass.

Everything Adriana knows about being a top-notch, undercover agent she's learned from her partner, Flint Morgan, in and out of the sheets. That is, until he's caught between those same bed linens with another woman.

Heartbroken, Adriana refuses to forgive him. But when 'the other woman' is found dead in Flint's apartment, she steps up to prove his innocence--he might be a womanizer, but he's no killer.

As Adriana closes in on a suspect, she's kidnapped and sent overseas to a sadistic prince who collects women like priceless pieces of art. Now this tough as nails agent finds herself playing the helpless courtesan to a man hell-bent on breaking her spirit. Flint arrives in the nick of time, dressed as a harem girl, fighting off randy guards and surly camels to rescue Adriana so they can fly back to the states to find a way to exonerate him for murder.
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I'm Jerri Drennen, and I have to say, I was nervous about this post since I hate talking about myself. I knew when I was a teenager I was an introvert and that being in a room full of people caused discomfort for me. I've always been this way, probably because of my upbringing.

I was raised on a farm in Minnesota, and me, my four sisters and two brother's hardly ever went anywhere besides school. My mother seemed content with that. Even now, I feel more comfortable in my house. I do miss out on a lot of things but I have adventures through my writing. I create strong female character who aren't afraid of anything. I think that's why I gravitated toward the romantic suspense genre as well. It's exciting and fast-paced, so unlike my own life.

In Her Man Flint, Adriana is everything I wished I could be. Strong, kiss-ass, someone who can hold her own in a job slated for a man. She takes no crap from her partner at the Department of National Security, Flint, my hero in the book, a man she loves, but thinks she was betrayed by.


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Excerpt:

   Adriana swatted Billy's hand away. "Stop it. I’m fine."

   Billy nudged her down. "You're not fine, you have a concussion. The doctor said you have to stay in bed."

   "Nonsense, it’s just a little bump. I feel okay." She tried to sit up straight, but a wave of dizziness hit and sent her back to the pillow.

   "See, I told you. You need rest."

   "Maybe you're right. But I'm not staying here all day. I have things to do. I’ve already missed my session with Antonio."

   Adriana pounded the mattress with her fists, which sent a sharp, knifelike pain through her head. She sighed. More than anything, she hated feeling helpless.

   Billy sat in the chair next to her bed. "Can you tell me what happened?"

   Adriana turned to face him. "A black sedan rear-ended me twice. I tried to keep the Porsche on the road. Oh God, how’s my car?" She gnawed anxiously at her bottom lip. "Is my baby okay?"

   "It’ll live. But it's going to need some grill work." Billy raised a questioning eyebrow. "It wasn’t an accident, was it?"

   Adriana clutched his arm. "No. But for Heaven sakes don't tell Flint. He'll make a big stink about it. Promise me."

   "He has a right to know."

   "Who has a right to know? And what?" Flint asked from the doorway.

   Adriana’s gaze flew to him, now leaning against the open door in a pair of cut to fit blue jeans, and a black sweater that clung to every muscle and contour of his chest and shoulders. He looked incredible.

   She caught herself before she audibly sighed. Memories of his naked, wonderfully toned chest against hers stirred her senses. For a year and a half she'd gotten used to having Flint around-a year and a half spent cohabiting. And in that time, she'd fallen in love, even when most of the time he'd been a conceited horse'’s ass. Now she desperately wished she hadn't lost her heart to him because it hadn't mended the way she'd hoped it would.

   It had been six months since he moved out. Long, agonizing weeks of missing his toothbrush in the cup next to hers, his dirty socks scattered on the floor, or waking to his latest baritone rendition of some Barry White tune he knew. She missed that most of all. Hell, she missed everything about the man, including his inflated ego, and at times it hurt so bad she couldn’t even look at him. But their relationship was over, and she had to move on.

   "The doctor told me you took quite a blow to the head. I'd say you're lucky. We both know how hard it is."

Flint's words brought her attention back to him.  "Right!"

  "So what happened?" He looked to Billy for the answer.

   "She ran off the road."

   "You ran off the road? Where you putting on make-up again? I told you, you should never do that while you’re driving."

   "I know. I wasn’t thinking." Adriana turned away. She couldn't look him in the eye and lie. He'd always been too good at reading her.

   "How’s the Porsche?" Flint asked.

   "Leave it to you to ask about my car before asking how I'm doing." Adriana snorted, then looked at Billy, her eyes thanking him for not telling Flint the truth.

   Flint's eyes sparkled with amusement. "You know how much I love that car."

   Adriana's stomach tightened. Right. He'd loved her car, but never her.

   "What do you want, Flint? Did you come here to see if I'd died so you could have my baby? If so, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Wait, I thought you were in D.C."

  "I was. I flew back when I heard you were in an accident."

   She frowned. "Why? I should warn you now that I'm leaving the Porsche to Billy."

   She gently fingered the huge bump on her forehead. What she wouldn't give for a mirror. She was sure she must look a mess, and with Flint standing just inches away, looking like he'd stepped off the cover of GQ, she felt a little self-conscious.

  "Billy wouldn’t know the first thing about handling a car like that and you know it. He'd kill himself."

Flint stepped over to the bed and tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear.

   "Thanks." Billy glared at Flint.

   "Hey, just trying to keep you alive."

   Adriana pushed Flint's hand away. "Right. You're just itching to get your hands on my car, but let me tell you this, Flint Morgan, I'm not going anywhere for a long time. So you needn't worry about the Porsche."

   "Calm down. I don't want your damn car."

   "How's the patient?" a handsome, dark-haired man in a white lab coat asked, as he made his way into the room.

  "I’m fine." Adriana smiled demurely at him. "Can I go home now?"

   He smiled down at her. "That depends on whether you're planning to rest or not. If you're not, then no, if yes, then we'll see what we can do about getting you discharged."

   Adriana's heart skipped at beat. The man definitely had a winning smile, with his straight white teeth and deep inset dimples on either side of his mouth.

  "Thank you, Dr–?"

   "Terrell. Mike Terrell."

  "Nice to meet you, Mike. So, will you let me go home if I promise to stay in bed?" She batted her lashes at him. "You're welcome to come over and check on me if you'd like."

   His smile widened. "Is that an invitation?"

   Beside her Flint snorted.

   Adriana scowled at him, then returned her attention to the doctor.

   "That depends."

  "On," Mike asked.

   "If you’re married or not?" She glanced at Flint and caught him rolling his eyes.

   "No, not married, or dating anyone right now."

   "Really?" Adriana's gaze held the doctor's for what seemed like minutes. "How nice for me."

   Flint cleared his throat. "Before the two of you go down on each other right here, I gotta go." He turned and bolted out the door, leaving everyone in the room looking dumbstruck.

   "What’s with him?" Dr. Terrell asked, obviously confused by Flint's outburst.

   Adriana shrugged. "He's just mad I didn't die and leave him my Porsche."

 About the Author:

Jerri Drennen was raised on a farm in a tiny town in Minnesota where the winters were long and being stuck inside awarded her the opportunity to read and tell stories. Years later, after moving away from family, marrying her husband of twenty-five years and having their four children, she started writing when her youngest was three. Eleven years and many manuscripts later, she has one contemporary romance and three romantic suspense novellas with Samhain Publishing, a category romantic suspense at The Wild Rose Press and two action-adventure romances at Liquid Silver Books. Now, she's trying her hand at self-publishing.

Blog Tour: Kristine Cayne and Giveaway

Deadly Obsession

Deadly Vices Book 1

By Kristine Cayne

When an Oscar-winning movie star meets a department-store photographer… Movie star Nic Lamoureux appears to have a playboy’s perfect life. But it’s a part he plays, an act designed to conceal a dark secret he carries on his shoulders. His empty days and nights are a meaningless blur until he meets the woman who fulfills all his dreams. She and her son are the family he’s always wanted—if she can forgive a horrible mistake from his past. 

A Hollywood dream…

Lauren James, a widowed single mother, earns barely enough money to support herself and her son. When she wins a photography contest and meets Nic, the man who stars in all her fantasies, her dreams, both professional and personal, are on the verge of becoming real. The attraction between Lauren and Nic is instant—and mutual. Their chemistry burns out of control during a photo shoot that could put Lauren on the fast track to a lucrative career. 

Becomes a Hollywood nightmare...

But an ill-advised kiss makes front-page news, and the lurid headlines threaten everything Nic and Lauren have hoped for. Before they know what’s happening, their relationship is further rocked by an obsessed and cunning stalker who’ll stop at nothing—not even murder—to have Nic to herself. When Nic falls for Lauren, the stalker zeroes in on her as the competition. 

And the competition must be eliminated.



   Deadly Obsession Excerpt

   Lauren rolled her eyes. “Fine. Do it.”

   Nic bent down and brushed his lips against hers. For the first few seconds, she didn’t kiss him back, but she  didn’t push him away, either. Then, on a sigh, she leaned into him and her arms locked around his neck. His tongue darted out to taste her bottom lip. Mmm…cherry—his new favorite flavor. When her mouth opened, he didn’t hesitate.

   He dove in. And drowned.

   He’d meant this to be a quick kiss, only now he just couldn’t stop. His lips traced a path to her throat. Cupping her bottom with his hands, he lifted her up, grinding against her. She moaned. It was a beautiful sound, one he definitely wanted to hear again.

   A loud noise pierced the fog of his lust. He raised his head from where he’d been nuzzling Lauren’s apple-scented neck to tell whoever it was to fuck off, but as the sexual haze cleared, he swallowed the words. The paparazzi had gathered around, applauding and calling out crude encouragements. Some snapped photos while others rolled film. Shit. He’d pay for this fuck-up and so would she.



About the Author:

Kristine Cayne is fascinated by the mysteries of human psychology—twisted secrets, deep-seated beliefs, out-of-control desires. Add in high-stakes scenarios and real-world villains, and you have a story worth writing, and reading.

The heroes and heroines of her Deadly Vices series, beginning with Deadly Obsession, are pitted against each other by their radically opposing life experiences. By overcoming their differences and finding common ground, they triumph over their enemies and find true happiness in each other’s arms.

Today she lives in the Pacific Northwest, thriving on the mix of cultures, languages, religions and ideologies. When she’s not writing, she’s people-watching, imagining entire life stories, and inventing all sorts of danger for the unsuspecting heroes and heroines who cross her path.

Website: www.kristinecayne.com

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Twitter: @KristineCayne

Deadly Obsession is available in print and/or e-book format from the following retailers:

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Blog Tour: M.M. Shelley

Hello everyone! I’m M.M. Shelley and I would like to give a BIG thanks to The Wytch’s Mirror, for inviting me onto the blog today so that I can share my latest book with you!

Mishap & Chaos

It’s about twin Latina girls, Grasiella & Tatiana who are hated and feared by the magical race to which they belong.

Here is an excerpt from my book:

        Grasiella had had enough for the moment. She headed for the main room of the Doghouse where she could hear voices and laughing as she moved along the hallway. Coming into view of the front room she could see several members of the staff cleaning tables and one was sweeping the floor. One worker balled up a cleaning cloth and hurled it across the room at the guy holding the broom. It hit him squarely on the back he only laughed, scooped it up and pocketed it in his pants.

      A woman standing behind the bar gave a loud whistle drawing everyone's attention to her, her eyes shot over to Grasiella in warning. Grasiella noticed the odd stares they gave her, but pretended not to notice. She gave a friendly smile hoping to break the tension that now circled the room.

      Not one of them returned her smile. Their friendly banter with one another broke up and one by one they made their exit.

      Grasiella was not alone in the empty room for long. Loud footsteps broke through the silence. At the doorway was a man who looked very much out of place. He made his way forward and stopped in the middle of the room his hands moving to his pants pockets. His hair was dark and his skin was very pale. His gray eyes settled uncomfortably on her.

      “The club's not open,” she said to him hoping he would leave.

      He gave her an amused smile that looked rather more deadly then friendly. “I can see that. The door was open. Is it possible to get a drink? Perhaps a drink of water would not be too much trouble?” He asked.

      “Well I’m not part of the staff.” He seemed other worldly to her. His energy was different. “Maybe I can get you a bottle of water.” She went behind the bar in order to create space between them and so that she could use the bar as a blocker. Grasiella tossed the bottle at him not caring if he caught it or not.

      “Thank you,” He cleared his throat before taking a sip of water.

      To Grasiella it seemed as if he was testing it like a fine wine. He must not have found it to his liking because he made a face followed by smacking his lips together in distaste.

      He cleared his throat once more before saying, “I noticed the name on the billboard outside, The Doghouse, and I thought it was amusing. I had to come inside and take a look.” 

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Thanks again to The Wytch’s Mirror for hosting this stop on my Mishap & Chaos tour! You can find me over at my blog; mmshelley.blogspot.com or on twitter @MM_Shelley.

M.M. Shelley is a storyteller, word smith and dreamer. MISHAP AND MAYHEM, a captivating story of faerie's and magic, is her debut novel. She has traveled the world extensively in search of the magic which is often overlooked in everyday life. M.M. Shelley is a native of southern California, and a student of mythology from which she gets much inspiration. 

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Mishap and Chaos By M.M. Shelley

Genre: Paranormal YA

Book 2

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About Mishap & Chaos book 2

Twins Grasiella & Tatiana are hated and feared by the magical race to which they belong.

Deep within the Hawaiian Islands is a hidden danger an island witch who wants nothing more then to end the line of Pele, the fire goddess. Her influence has breached Pele’s inner circle.

The twins must face the consequences of a freed Mnemosyne who no longer stands alone and wants nothing more than to destroy them. Others from Mnemosyne’s world have traveled to earth with unclear intentions.

Grasiella and Tatiana’s only focus is to find their missing grandmother. Risking everything, not knowing if she is dead or alive...



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Mishap and Mayhem By M.M. Shelley

Genre: Paranormal YA

Book 1

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Mishap & Mayhem book 1

For centuries magical beings have hidden in the darkness, waiting. Some good, some evil. A battle is brewing, and only twins, Grasiella and Tatiana, have the power to stop it.

A secret that has been kept since the dawn of time is about to be revealed with devastating consequences. It’s the summer of the year 2045, and sixteen year old Latina twin's Grasiella and Tatiana plan to visit their grandmother in Hawaii.

They have no idea that when they arrive on the island of Kauai, they are about to be drawn into a secret, the secret, of their family’s dark origins and magical powers.


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Thank you M.M. Shelley for visiting The Wytch's Mirror today on your virtual book tour and for sharing your guest post with excerpt of Mishap & Chaos. I look forward to reading both books and I wish you the greatest success!

Book Review: The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds

The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds (book one) by Sally Dubats 

5 out of 5

Romance. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal.
Magic. Witchcraft.

My View and Review: This is not a dark tale, although darkness does linger and hover over Cassie, the heroine and the leading character (although there are several other women in this book that are heroines and simply shine). It is not exactly a battle of light and dark or good and evil but rather a constant, a working, a way of life, and an embracing of witchcraft.

The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds is a story of discovery. A discovery of one's self and self awareness as well as a great understanding of those around us. The world is so easy to throw labels around and sometimes in such a critical manner that one's life may be determined or destroyed by those types of remarks and labels. In The Grimoire Chronicles, Cassie learns this lesson very well as she is thrown in the midst of being friends with and working with those that she would never have guessed might be her very means of survival. She learns there is so much to honestly gain when we genuinely take the risk and go out of our normal comfort zone. Was she too blind to see their strengths? What did they see in her? Did she think herself so insightful, that all they saw was her frizzy red hair or the fact that she was a Witch?

Sometimes in other books, Witchcraft is treated as something a high school student sneaks around and does like drugs or alcohol. Here it is a religion and treated as common place. Witchcraft is not introduced or explained, or apologized for. Witchcraft is a given, accepted, adored and embraced. It is told in truths and celebrated.

When. What. How. Who.
The title may shed light on the build up and When this story takes place. It is during Samhain when the veil between worlds is the thinnest and that leads to the complexity of the Astral Plane and here. What Trenton turns out to be is completely new and refreshing. How Cassie handles her life issues is with maturity and wisdom. Who the characters are and their places in Cassie's life are all astounding.

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Cassie's aunt Faye gives The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds its tender hearted warming flare and teaches by example that magic truly exists in everything around us and with everything we do. It is how we see life, ourselves, and how we respond to given situations that dictates our personal power, and our own self awareness.Whether we are cooking a meal, planning an event, or simply being a parent, the magic that resides in the heart is a powerful form of love. There are many aspects of this book that I will take with me and keep, using in my day to day life. The Grimoire Chronicles is very enlightening and spiritually in-tuned.

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Cassie has lost a lot. Her parents died when she was young, and her best friend moves away and passes on too soon. The one structural force in her life is her Aunt Faye, her Mother's sister. Cassie's Aunt Faye teaches Cassie how to appreciate life, how to use the magic with in, and how to find the power that is with in us all.

Since Cassie can remember she has celebrated the Sabbats, looked from her alcove to the cherry orchard, and worked on protection spells. Thursday nights are the best when she and aunt Faye celebrate that the week is almost over. Life changes when she meets Trenton. Without being able to forget him, she does nothing but think of him and those thoughts take her to the Astral.

The Astral is their one safe haven until Trenton's so called match seeks him out and finds him. That is the outrage and darkness that takes Cassie's life to a place she has never had to face or fight. This is when Cassie's strength and experience flares and peeks for the sake of survival. It will be Love, Magic, and Light as the driving forces that Cassie and her friends rely on to bring them safely where they belong.

 

"You can call this force God or Goddess. Buddha or Allah. Jesus or Moses. or you can simply know that sacred universal energy exists and is nameless. but I will always be a part of all of you. We are all divine."

When Cassie goes back to the Astral Plane to save Violet from Iris and shows Violet the way to Summerland. An absolutely breath taking example and very emotional. I was lifted, inspired and simply moved to tears.

About the Author:

Sally Dubats is Wiccan choosing to practice and learn about a variety of Craft traditions which uphold the spiritual principles found in all religions. Sally is the author of  Natural magick: The Essential Witch's Grimoire which has been translated into German. Sally has held editorial positions of green non-profit organizations and was the editor of a metaphysical newspaper for several years. Sally is a student of the Tarot reading professionally for fifteen years and practices various healing modalities including Reiki and laying on of stones. She is a certified Sivananda Yoga instructor and loves to read. Sally currently writes the blog From One Witch To Another.
Find Sally Dubats online:
Author Website | Twitter | Facebook | Smashwords 

About Book Two
Watch for “The Grimoire Chronicles: Winter Solstice”  Go here to read Chapter One of book 2.

Blog Tour: Roni Loren Guest

Welcome Roni Loren!

An exclusive excerpt, giveaway, and a wonderful guest post from Roni Loren, author of Crash Into You. Romance from an author that spends time putting her characters through hell, thinking of ways to get them into bed...that is straight from Roni's site and I am thrilled to have her as my guest today for her Virtual Book Tour presented by Goddess Fish.

Roni shares her writing process and has goodies for everyone in a giveaway! See Giveaway details at the bottom of this post. Be sure to leave your comment, and say hello to Roni,  for a chance to win! Thank you Roni for being a guest of The Wytch's Mirror and for your awesome guest post with giveaway!

The 5 Stages of My Crazy Writer Process
by Roni Loren
Guest Post

Being a writer is kind of a bizarre (but awesome) job. And so answering the question “What’s life like when working on a project?” can be a little tough. Mainly because I’m always working on a project. Once I decided I wanted to make this my career and not a hobby, I made the commitment to always being working on something. But there are different phases, so I thought I’d share a few:

The Idea Generation Phase: This is when I’m actively trying to come up with a new book. For this phase, I usually can’t use the computer. New, fragile ideas work better with pen and paper for me. So “working” for me during this period usually looks like me spacing out, wandering around the house, and taking long showers (for some reason, ideas always hit me in the shower.) My husband begins to expect me to answer most of his questions with, “Huh? Did you say something?”

The Drafting Phase: This is when I actually sit down at the computer to write the darn thing. This phase is usually fraught with very manic moments (“I love this story! This is going to be the best thing ever! I can’t type fast enough to get the ideas out.”) and very beat-my-head-against-the-keyboard moments (“This story sucks! I have no idea where I’m going. I may as well trash it and start over.”) Therefore, during drafting, things like housework, laundry, and every day chores go by the wayside as I get consumed by finishing the story. My dear, loving husband starts covertly doing laundry and such because a man can only wear dirty socks so much.

The Stuck Moment: I hit this spot with every single book. There is always a point where I just don’t know where I want to go. Something isn’t working and I can’t move forward. I really, really hate this phase, but apparently it’s part of my process. I start asking hubby to bring home wine for with dinner. :)

The Epiphany: At some point, I get the BIG FIX for whatever has gotten me stuck in the first place and the rest of the draft flows pretty smoothly. I’m a happy girl.

The Editing Phase: I love this part. Once the draft is done, my I’m-never-going-to-finish-this-book anxiety goes away and I can just enjoy working with the bones of what I’ve put together. I turn the book into my editor and the road to publication begins.

Rinse. Repeat.

So basically the answer to what life is like is--it’s kind of crazy, lol. But I wouldn’t trade this job for any other. :) I feel lucky to get up every day and chase my dream.

So what kind of phases do you go through in your life? Does anyone else get brilliant ideas in the weirdest places or at the weirdest times?

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About The Author

Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er, rock concerts. Yeah, that's it. Her debut novel, CRASH INTO YOU, will be published by Berkley Heat January 3, 2012.

Website/Blogs: www.roniloren.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/roniloren

Tumblr (where I post mancandy photos): http://roniloren.tumblr.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/roniloren

Buy links for book: www.roniloren.com/books

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Crash Into You
by Roni Loren

Brynn LeBreck has dedicated herself to helping women in crisis, but she never imagined how personal her work would get, or where it would take her. Her younger sister is missing, suspected to be hiding from cops and criminals alike at a highly secretive BDSM retreat—a place where the elite escape to play out their most extreme sexual fantasies. To find her Brynn must go undercover as a sexual submissive. Unfortunately, The Ranch is invitation only. And the one Master who can get her in is from the darkest corner of Brynn’s past.

Brynn knows what attorney Reid Jamison is like once stripped of his conservative suit and tie. Years ago she left herself vulnerable only to have him crush her heart. Now she needs him again. Back on top. And he’s all too willing to engage. But as their primal desires and old wounds are exposed, the sexual games escalate—and so does the danger.  Their hearts aren’t the only things at risk. Someone else is watching, playing by his own rules. And his game could be murder.

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Excerpt
*CRASH INTO YOU is told in chapters alternating between the present and ten years earlier. This is from a “past” chapter.*

   “That’s one of the things I like about you. You don’t seem to give a damn about who my family is, so I can just relax around you.”

   She laughed. “Yeah, once I found out you couldn’t fire me, you lost all shot of me kissing your ass.”

   He slipped a hand onto her hip and pulled her closer, their bodies almost touching. “So what’s your stance on kissing other things?”

   Every muscle in her body strained to move forward, to close the sliver of distance between them, but she held still. “Probably not a good idea since we work together.”

   He smiled and shook his head. “See, you’re always such a half-empty kind of girl. Working together means we’ll get paid to hang out with each other.”

   “And everybody in the office will think I’m hanging out with you for the wrong reasons.”

   He shrugged. “That’s why we don’t tell. It’s none of their business anyway.”

   She chewed her lip. “I like you, Reid, but I don’t know . . . it’s just complicated. I’ve got a lot—”

   He put a finger over her mouth, hushing her. “Stop overthinking things, Brynn. It doesn’t have to be so complex. I know you don’t bullshit, so I’m not going to either. Since the first day I met you, I haven’t stopped thinking about what it would be like to touch you.” He cupped her chin and ran his thumb over her lips. “To taste you. I leave the office every day fighting a hard-on because just hearing your voice sets me off.”

   She swallowed hard, the blunt words and his finger on her lips throwing gasoline on the flickering flame of longing she’d been fighting since they’d left the office.

   “So in about three seconds, I’m going to kiss you. If you don’t want that, you tell me to stop, and I’ll never try again.” He curled his hand around the back of her neck, his gaze tattooing her. “One . . . two . . .”

ABOUT THE GIVE AWAY

The Author of Crash Into You, Roni Loren is Giving Away :

* One signed set of Romance Trading Cards for "Crash Into You" to a random commenter at every stop.

* A $25 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

* A signed set of Romance Trading Cards for "Crash Into You" AND a basket of romance novels (approx. $50 value) to the host with the most comments (excluding the author's and their own) including: Switch by Megan Hart, Big Jack by J.D. Robb, Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow, Beyond the Night by Joss Ware, and The Fallen: Raziel by Kristina Douglas.

Be sure to follow the tour and comment on all tour stops; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:  http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/11/virtual-book-tour-crash-into-you-by.html
Good Luck!

Thank You Sherri Hayes

And thank you Annelies from The Writer's Coffee Shop for contacting me and sending my copy of Slave by Sherri Hayes that I won in a Giveaway at The Forbidden Bookshelf. I look forward to reading and reviewing Slave.

Slave Finding Anna Book 1 by Sherri Hayes

As president of a not-for-profit foundation, Stephan knows what his future holds and what he wants out of life. All that changes when a simple lunch with his college friend and Mentor, Darren, leads him to buying a slave. Brianna knows only one thing, she is a slave. She has nothing. She is nothing. Can Stephan help Brianna realize that she is much more than just a Slave?

Guest Sally Dubats

The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds Free downloads from Sally Dubats! Sally Dubats is a published author of a non-fiction compendium on the practice of witchcraft. She has held editorial positions for green non-profit organizations, and was the editor of a metaphysical newspaper for several years. Sally is Wiccan and continues to practice and research the Craft. 

Thank you Sally for sharing with me, and allowing me to share with my followers.


Read Sally's message...
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January is
A New Breath

January is like a new breath. For some of us, December ended with a sense of "Good Riddance". For others, it was a celebration of a wonderful year filled with community and achievements. And for still
others, 2011 was a confusing year, a mixed bag filled with stops and starts.

January offers us a choice to breathe in new opportunities. We can choose to be better, better to ourselves and to other people. January offers us the opportunity to start over. . . or to start again. Use your breathing as a reminder of life's beginnings.

We ALL have the ability to create the life we want with every new beginning!

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With each inhale, I fill myself with opportunity and the ability to move forward with integrity.

With each exhale, I rid myself of things that no longer serve me.

Blessed Be.

Hello and Merry Meet Again!

Happy January!

I hope 2012 is finding you filled with joy and abundance in all things good!

I've been working with some WONDERFUL people who are hosting FREE GIVE-AWAYS of my book on their websites! Now is your chance! Visit their websites for your free copies of the e-version of "The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds"! And please forward this e-mail to friends who might want a free copy! Here are the details:

NICOLE at Nicole's YA Book Haven has been fabulous! I'm thrilled to be her Indy Book guest for the month of January. Each Friday Nicole will post something new about me -- an interview, my book trailer, a guest blog, etc., along with TEN FREE E-BOOKS! See my interview with Nicole at Nicole's Giveaway

WANDA at Books Are Magic has been terrific! January is her birthday month, so when you visit her site, wish her a happy birthday! Wanda gave me an incredible review which I appreciate so much, and she's also doing a give-away of my e-book this month, so definitely go check it out! Wanda's Giveaway

LIANNE at The Towering Pile is wonderful. She has an incredible dedication to books (as you can tell by the name of her website!). I love that she also reviews the classics along with the new books and best sellers! Please check out her site along with free books at Lianne's Giveaway

By the way, you can download the Kindle app or the Nook app to your computer for free to your PC or Mac!

And... I have some exciting news! The paperback version of my book is now available at amazon!

On a personal note, I have been receiving so many incredible e-mails and tweets and posts. Thank you so much for your amazing support and feedback. I have been deeply moved.

THANK YOU!!!

Wishing you a
Beautiful 2012!

Sally

www.sallydubats.com

Blog Tour: Kelvin O'Ralph

The Beginnning

LS Book 1

By Kelvin O’Ralph

A handshake between strangers has never held so much promise for discovery.

When Stephen Wilson meets Lisa Morgan at his new school in Sloutenville, it is the simple act of extending his hand in greeting that flips both of their worlds upside-down. With the gesture, both discover that in some way they are connected, and that they share the ability to manipulate the elements, fire and water. Though their abilities vary, they share the gift of telepathy allowing them to communicate without words, which creates a bond between them stronger than either had expected.

As the two begin to spend more and more time together, David, Lisa's ex becomes wild with jealousy, and launches multiple attacks on Lisa. In the fight against the dangers that await them around every corner, Stephen and Lisa soon discover that they are up against much greater odds than they had originally known, and that their struggles are far from over 






AUTHOR BIO:

Kelvin O'Ralph is a student at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He is an avid writer and reader, who loves writing Fantasy/Romance novels. LS: The Beginning is the first book in his fantasy series 'LS'. He released the sequel early October 2011.

Kelvin is a huge admirer of Emma Watson, the Harry Potter star and hopes one day she gets to act as one of his characters. Personally, he'd love her to act the role of Lisa Morgan in this book. At least, that's how he envisioned it while writing.

Still in his teens, Kelvin has released four books on Amazon Kindle in 2011. He's working on the final book on the 'LS' series and also on a new project. Like most authors, Kelvin hopes one day his books will be transformed onto the big screen. 

AUTHOR LINKS:

Blog: http://icire.blogspot.com

Faceboook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kelvin-ORalph/201993866480870

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/KelvinO_Ralph

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4384102.Kelvin_O_Ralph

Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/ukOKWD

Blog Tour: Elizabeth Reyes

The Moreno Brothers Romance Series
by Elizabeth Reyes

Today's tour stop is for five romance novels in an Adult Contemporary series written for mature readers and presented by Bewitching Book Tours. Elizabeth Reyes is the featured author and she is show casing all five books of her Moreno Brothers Series with book five newly released. This series is hot, highly recommended and all books are receiving great reviews.

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Forever Mine (Book #1)
Mature YA - Aprx 87k words

Seventeen-year old Sarah’s life is turned upside down when her single mom is sent to jail. She’s forced to move, leaving behind everything she’s ever known, including her best friend Sydney. Lost and bitter in a new school, her one goal is to save money and move back home. Then she meets Angel Moreno.

Enigmatic but gorgeous, Angel is almost too good to be true. Except for one thing, his archaic belief that guys and girls can never be “just friends”. The problem? Sarah’s best friend Sydney is not a girl.

With their unexpected romance intensifying to places neither ever experienced, how long can Sarah keep Angel in the dark about the guy waiting for her back home?

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Always Been Mine (Book #2)

Adult Contemporary - Aprx 98k words

After one heartache too many, Valerie Zuniga vows to never let Alex Moreno hurt her again. A year later, she is forced to reunite with him at a party where one unexpected sizzling kiss tells her she’s far from over him. No way will she allow herself to get sucked back into that torment. She’ll resist him even if that means using the one thing that’ll stop Alex dead in his tracks: another man.

Alex is coming off one of the worst years of his life. He spent so much time wallowing in self-pity, he never realized how much he’d missed Valerie. That is, until that kiss. Now, he’s determined to get her back one way or another, and no other man will stand in his way. Especially after discovering that Valerie may be in danger, a danger he blames himself for.

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Sweet Sofie (Book #3)
Mature YA - Aprx 58k words

Her entire life, Sofia Moreno has dealt with overprotective brothers. With her three older brothers always lurking, no boy would dare reach out to her. Luckily for Sofia, the one boy she's got her heart set on has always been within reach: her brother's best friend Eric, even though his loyalty to her brothers runs deep. Sofia knows there is only so much he can do before giving in to her.

Two years older than her, Eric Diego has always known there would be hell to pay if he messed with his best friend's kid sister, Sofia. Through the years, he watches as she blooms into a beautiful young lady right before his eyes. With teenage hormones raging and Sofia more than willing, Eric agrees to the unthinkable: a forbidden secret romance. Feeling emotions and a feverish passion that's new to them both, neither is ready for how quickly their romance spins out of control.

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Romero (Book #4)
Adult Contemporary - Aprx 89k words

Prim and proper middle school teacher Isabel Montenegro always runs the opposite direction from men like Ramon Romero. A foul-mouthed, uneducated, loose cannon has no place in her careful plans. But instead of running away, Isabel is completely captivated. The intensity of his nature, while a bit daunting, mesmerizes her in ways she can’t begin to understand. She’s unwilling to walk away—even when her instincts are screaming at her to run.

Romero has no idea what he's getting himself into when he first kisses Isabel. Shocked at the passion she invokes in him, he believes he can keep his usual short fuse under wraps. Falling fast and hard for someone so flawlessly sweet only makes him more aware that he’s far from perfect. If she is ever witness to his biggest imperfection, he’s sure she’ll bail. But when her meddling sister does the worst thing imaginable—bring other men between him and his Izzy—that fuse is lit and all bets are off.

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Making You Mine (The Moreno Brothers 5)

Adult Contemporary - Aprx 132K words

Always in control, the meticulous and professional Salvador Moreno is thrown for a loop when the newly hired bartender Grace Zendejas suddenly invades his family’s restaurant, and infuriatingly, his every thought. For the first time in his life, Sal is fumbling. But after recovering from a few blunders he discovers his feelings for Grace run much deeper.

Things begin to heat up between him and Grace, but then the ever-perfect Sal does something even his brothers never did—screws up royally. Now he’s scrambling to cover up a mistake he knows could cost him dearly. As his relationship with Grace grows even more serious, Sal's secret is a ticking bomb, threatening to destroy the one thing he now lives and breathes for—his relationship with the love of his life—Grace.

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All titles available at the following places: Amazon US UK Germany, France B&N Nook, Smashwords




About the Author:



About me? Well, I was born and raised and continue to live in sunny southern California. I'm married and have two wonderful teens. My love for writing began when I was just a kid though, I never really had any dreams or aspirations of doing it for a living. Then along came the age of eReaders and I saw an opportunity to get my writing out for the world to read without jumping through hoops and getting past the red tape of trying to get traditionally published. The Moreno Brothers series has literally changed my life. I now wake up to go to work a few yards from my bed. Forever Mine is the first in the series and is currently still free on Amazon but I anticipate that changing real soon. Always Been Mine is the second in the series, then Sweet Sofie and recently released Romero is the fourth. Making You Mine is the fifth in the series and will be available tentatively this December 2011. I already have another series in mind that will immediately follow this one. (No I won't be taking any vacations from writing!) I will have more info sneak and peeks of that series which will be out in 2012. But I have so many other stories screaming to be told I only wish I could write faster!

I love hearing from my readers and try to always respond as soon as I can, so feel free to reach out!

Thanks for reading!

Eli

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/TheMorenoBrothers

Goodreads
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Smashwords
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Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/AuthorElizabeth

Blog Tour: Amy Mah

Fangs Rule: A Girls Guide to Being a Vampire

By Amy Mah

is a young Adult book for anyone between Puberty and Senility as it takes a close up look at life as a female teenage vampire in easy to follow A to Z advice for the reader, the book is also full of manga art which helps show the human world what life is like in a vampire world……….

Giving helpful advice such as how to explain to your Mom that as a teenage blood curdling denizen of the night you would like to paint your cave bedroom black without having a shouting match over why you don’t like the way she painted the stalagmites bright pink to go with the large stuffed pink bats hanging from the ceiling.

Everything is explained from how to polish your fangs to fashion tips and ways of climbing across a ceiling wearing a nightdress without showing your underwear.

Fangs Rule is a must for every teenage vampire and from these pages you will see why Amy says “Vampires Don’t Sparkle! …. They Bite!

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Hi! My name is Amy Mah Vampire and here are some helpful hints from my book: Fangs Rule: A Girls Guide to Being a Vampire

Going out on a date: Yes we all go thought the same difficulties of what to wear, the wardrobe will not shut but I still do not have anything suitable, so after hours of searching in the end I decide to wear black as it will match my comfy shoes, ok so I have more shoes than a dictators wife but only one comfy pair and they are black, why comfy shoes? Well I have no idea where we are going so what the heck should I wear!

Now comes the date bag, why can’t a girl just go out, and when I say a girl I mean me, why do I have to look like I’m going for a 10 day vacation and not just a night out.

So let’s open the date bag and check if everything is there.

1. Cell phone fully charged.

2. Spare cash and credit card.

3. Packet of mints for after eating smelly food….er…………foreigners

4. Chap stick ….well you may kiss him and …….. it goes with the mints ok?

5. Make up mirror, why take a mirror you ask, ..er …well if I get ship wreaked I can use it to signal for help, look it is just needed ok!

6. Packet of tissues just in case you cannot find a washroom when out.

7. Keys large bunch and no I do not know why luggage keys are on the same ring with my house keys.

8. Sun glasses, hat and 100% sun block just in case you stay out early.

9. A spare pair of panties in case I sleep over ……… er not that I am planning to sleep over … er forget it ok! Look I said stop giggling and forget it!!!!

10. Precautions and protection, nowadays it is not just a boys reasonability for protection and so a girl should also take her own protection if needed, personally I take a can of Mace and a 10 inch kitchen knife and if that fails I sink my teeth into the neck!
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The author Amy Mah (Vampire) is a well known blogger, that writes and blogs as a cynical teenage vampire:

Being a vampire sounds like it should be a cool thing to be as a teenage girl, like sleeping during the day and enjoying a night life with friends, huh, no one had warned me that it also meant having to suffer Teenage Hormones for so long! I am stuck as a teenager the years may pass but I am the same age!

And as to the rules, so many rules, and vampire uniforms! Guys have long fancy cloaks that they are always tripping over and as to the Girls uniform, it is a 18th C Nightdress!

The old male vampires expect a girl to walk about wearing just a see through nightdress with no underwear on!! as if that is ever going to happen!, they have seen far too many horror films! Life as a teenager is normally a living hell but even more so when you have fangs. The world is just out to get me, and not just by people trying to stake me because I have better teeth than they do!

http://amymahvampire.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/#!/amymahvampire

http://www.fangsrule.com/


Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/fangs-rule/175247929154499
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fangs-Rule-books-with-fangs-claws-and-vampires/167319236633124
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The Real:………… Amy Mah

Ok you want to know about me? Well I am a little older than my Vampire self which you first meet when she is 16, and I am in my 20s.

With my books I have tried to create a different type of vampire series using myself as the main character and so with the help of an excellent cartoonist my true likeness has been changed into a manga cartoon that you will see on the book covers and also inside the books as my book is full to bursting with colour drawings of me and my vampire friends and family.

Once you get to know me and my writing you will discover that I am a little crazy ……heck make that a lot crazy as Amy Mah the vampire character is me!

In creating my vampire world I have added a lot of real stuff which happened in my past and added it into my writings so yes my life has been real crazy in the past to fit into a self help vampire guide!

Fangs Rule (a girls guide to being a vampire) is a funny, cynical and sarcastic look at the problems of life as a teenage vampire, if you think being a teenage human can be problematic you try being a teenage vampire with hormones that mean you may like boys but in a way you would like to know their blood group before you date.

Amelia

Pagan Blog Prompt: What's in a name?

Artemis

The Snake.    The Bear.    The Deer.

It is on a moon lite night when everything comes to view in my mind. Thoughts of the day as unsettled as they may have been during the light of the sun, become less harmful, less terminating, and a certain passive ease takes over my mind. Is it the moon? Or is it something other?

What's in a Name?
Do you have a witch/magic name(s)?
If more than one, is one reserved for ritual use, with another that you go by to everyone else?

If you do use a witch/magic name, how did you come by yours? Was it 'given' to you? Were you lead to it? Or did you pick it yourself?
If you don't use a witch/magic name, why not?

From a land of long ago...gentle wind this way blow...

When we first meet, we always lead off with our name. It is the beginning. Maybe even the crust of who we are...who we strive to be...and it does fit to take on this topic at the start of a new year, a new beginning. The lights are taken down, and the decorations packed safely away, and now to find something to write about. Well, first off...

Hello, my name is Cynthia.

Where is my name from? It is actually from Kynthos or Mount Cynthus to be exact. According to Greek Mythology, Leto was mortal and a lover of Zeus, an immortal Greek God. Hera, Zeus' wife, was jealous and sent Leto away to Mount Cynthus, an isle of Delos and part of the Greek Cyclades where Leto gave birth to Artemis, of the moon. Artemis is also referred to as Cynthia and the name Cynthia is associated with light and moon. Leto also gave birth to Artemis' twin brother Apollo, and he is of the sun. I usually work with these two deities as opposites, my day and my night, my god and my goddess, my male and female. I am certain that my Mother did not know any of this information when she named me, but she was aware of Cynthia being associated with the moon. Even before I began working with the craft, I have always felt glad about my name and it's meaning. The moon is a driving force for me and with its phases, so does my life.

O' Spirit and Wind of Delos

What's in a Name? We deem our name pretty important... don't we? I mean, I do. But, there are a lot of people that share the same name, so that sort of takes away from the individuality of our name. Maybe that is why folks like to change their name or find a magic name. For me, I have seriously considered changing my name legally to shed away a lot of pain and parts of the past that I want to be done with. For the longest time I thought I could change things, change the way I felt or even maybe change me, if I changed my name. After going over some of that, and soul searching, I realize that I am who I am with the bad and the good. Changing my name really will not change anything at all. And, there are aspects of the name Cynthia that I hold dear to me and will always cherish. I mean, that story about where Artemis was born and the association with Cynthia, hell yeah I will take it! I think it's extremely cool :) and embracing Cynthia has been an undertaking as I was always Cindy growing up.

Magic flows here... and it is Magick!

I do have a witch name though that I use on a very personal basis and when writing in my book of shadows. I found my magick name after years of thinking on it. I have read about deities coming in our dreams and I had so hoped something really splendid would happen to me like that. But, I was wide awake and tried to be in tuned with how I wanted to take my journey.  If using numerology, the count is equal to Cynthia. It is cool really if you want to try it with your name. Spell out your name and add the numbers matching each letter.

Mine goes like this...

C   Y   N   T   H   I   A

3 + 7 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 9 + 1 = 3 + 5 = 8

F   Y   A   M   E   T   A

6 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 2 + 6 = 8

Numerology Chart

   1      2      3      4      5      6       7     8      9

   A     B     C      D      E      F      G     H     I

     J      K     L     M     N     O      P     Q     R
S      T     U     V     W     X     Y      Z   

Take your birth date and add those numbers together like so...

(my birthday is March 29, 1965)

3 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 9  + 6 + 5 = 3 + 5 = 8

My birth date and my birth name Cynthia both equal 8. That feels like another reason to hold on to my birth  name. Like I said, Mom did not know any of this when she was naming me. The numerology thing might not mean anything at all or maybe it does not work for anyone else. That is fine. I just like the idea of it.

My witch name is for my own use, just something I use as a tool to feel with and absorb when I am in that state of thinking and working. It takes me out of the fact that someone else decided what name I would have, and placed an identity on me of who I would be. Breaking from that is a process and for everyone it is going to go differently. Crafting is personal and so should a working magic name be and how one gets to that name should be a personal choice too, and no rules really, just how it makes one feel.

For me, this path is one of study and of learning. I never want there to be an end to that need nor an end to the fuel that is my hunger and craving. When I was searching for mine, I wanted to keep the fire burning with in and to always search for more, to want more, to yearn for... and that led me to my witch name that means firey one. I like knowing one name is cooling, evening, night, and of the moon, and one name is heated, fire, day, and of the sun.