tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61329228198946203532024-02-19T08:16:24.262-08:00 Romantic Vicodin Books and musings that make me happy and blissful without having to break a boneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526400413268382729noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132922819894620353.post-16008957052222561672013-11-22T10:07:00.001-08:002013-11-22T10:07:20.445-08:00I Smell Sheep: Grand Opening: Devil in the Details Editing Servic...<a href="http://www.ismellsheep.com/2013/11/grand-opening-devil-in-details-editing.html?spref=bl">I Smell Sheep: Grand Opening: Devil in the Details Editing Servic...</a>: It brings me great pleasure to announce that our girl, Sharon Stogner, has taken the leap into her own editing services mecca! She's br...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526400413268382729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132922819894620353.post-84702965865673613302013-11-16T00:30:00.000-08:002013-11-16T00:30:00.952-08:00Cover Reveal - Last of The Demons of Infernum<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Finally, Dagan's Book coming in 5/2014</i></b></span><br />
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Twenty-two-year-old Lucy Carver is like Sherlock Holmes in ballet flats, but her eidetic memory is more albatross than asset, and something she usually keeps hidden. When she notices that something’s amiss at her dead-end job, she jumps at the chance to finally use her ability for good. That is, until, a man is murdered, and she becomes the target of the killer.<br />
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Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn’t protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he’s never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn’t matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another. Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed.<br />
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One would think that Mary Cavendish was a saint in training with her volunteer work at the parish hospital, the Cockington Beautification Committee, and anywhere else that she can fit in her schedule. While she is indeed a lady filled with charity and compassion, she is also a woman with an urgent need to curtail her appetite for sumptuous holiday treats that attack her ever expanding waistline. With a corset designed to rob her of her ability to breathe and her quest to find a "knight on a white horse" to wed, it is imperative that she refrain from indulging in the holiday delicacies.<br />
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Acclaimed Shakespearean actor, Sir Wesley Darcy is not having a good start to his holiday. Enduring a robbery attempt, an overturned carriage, and a painful shoulder injury, Wesley now finds himself in a hospital on Christmas Eve being treated by a woman who makes it more than clear that she finds him to be quite the cad. Sensing the passion underneath her innocent exterior, Wesley is beyond pleased to find that his enticing nurse will also be spending the holidays at Rougemont. Despite their innocuous beginnings, he intends to win Mary's heart and show her the adventures that have been sorely lacking in her life.<br />
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Moriah Densley sees nothing odd at all about keeping both a violin case and a range bag stuffed with pistols in the back seat of her car. They hold up the stack of books in the middle, of course. She enjoys writing about Victorians, assassins, and geeks. Her muses are summoned by the smell of chocolate, usually at odd hours of the night. By day her alter ego is your friendly neighborhood music teacher. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband, four children, and two possibly brain-damaged cats. Published in historical and paranormal romance, Moriah has a Master's degree in music, is a 2012 RWA Golden Heart finalist, 2012 National Reader's Choice Award winner in historical romance and '12 NRCA "Best First Book" finalist.<br />
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2012 RWA Golden Heart finalist, Historical Romance<br />
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SONG FOR SOPHIA, Sept. '13<br />
To win a man's heart, a woman must have the mind of a diplomat, a general, and Cleopatra, all in one.<br />
MARY'S CHRISTMAS KNIGHT, Nov. '13<br />
Could a rogue be her knight in shining armor?<br />
THE KING OF THREADNEEDLE STREET, Dec. '13<br />
Lord Preston wants the one thing money can't buy...<br />
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<span class="s7" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It’s that time of year again. Alyssa Blakely is busy writing in her fantasy diary, filling it with all her forbidden, sexual fantasies. The star: her very sexy boss, Devin Jordan. Too bad for her, he’s never given her a second glance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6" style="font-weight: bold;">Genre:</span><span class="s7"> </span><span class="s7">Erotica paranormal</span><span class="s7"> Romanc</span><span class="s7">e</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi, my name is Siren Allen. I’m a writer and lover of all things erotic and romantic. I reside in southern Mississippi where I write steamy romances that are guaranteed to make you blush. When I’m not listening to the characters in my head and jotting down their adventures, I am busy working as a Clinical Laboratory Technician. </span></div>
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Knowing the backstory and being more familiar with Artemis and Orion, this book was a joy to read. This lesson dealt with the jealousy issue and also with the recovered memory of how Orion died. Orion is the epitome of a romantic hero (except for the whole hunting thing) gorgeous, strong, ethical and loyal. Artemis however needs the lessons she is so harshly learning.<br />
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Drunk and without hope, newly turned twenty-one year old Rena Novo has decided she's had enough and is about to step in front of a speeding eighteen wheeler. Saved from her folly, Rena is brought into the society of Everlife. A new concept in interactive gaming, where employees live, work and are totally immersed in the Everlife philosophy. Assigned to gaming lounges, "Lifers" move up the status ladder by a point system. They live on site, they eat and play on site, and they choose who they earn sex points with on site. Rena is a shining star in Everlife and is a fervent believer in their philosophy. She will do whatever it takes to protect her new family.<br />
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Gage Stone is an investigative reporter looking for his missing younger sister. She is his only family and he fears she has been sucked in by Everlife's questionable organization. Determined to find her, he goes undercover as an Everlife new recruit. His assigned mentor, Rena could be an invaluable resource but she has not only drank the Kool-Aid, she showers in it every morning.<br />
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Let me just say that I don't know what I expected from this book, but it wasn't what I got . When I first met Rena, my first reaction was "Oh no, another fidiot heroine". As I read on, I discovered some sterling characteristics though. On the surface, she is fearless, strong, smart and a leader. On the downside, she also seemed to easily swallow whatever tripe her Everlife gurus threw at her. It was no less than mindless worship. I understand she felt that she had found the home, purpose, and family she so desperately needed, however it was very difficult not to wish she had indeed stepped in front of the semi. She ignores her inner voice that says "Hey, get a clue!" But wait, don't runaway yet, it gets waaaaay better.<br />
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Enter my boy, Gage. Yaaaay, a person with working brain cells!! (Spoiler hint) That statement has MAJOR implications. Instantly attracted to Rena, he is frustrated by her refusal to see the cancer in the upper echelons of Everlife. He perseveres however because he is just that awesome. I loved Gage.<br />
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Now I know you must be thinking, "Wow, she does not like this book.". Au contraire, mon ami. I was enthralled by this book, and let me tell you it absolutely shocked me to my toes. It is an enormous testament to Dawn Atkins' talent as a writer. She not only answered every qualm and question that I had, but she did it in such a compelling way that I had finished the book and become an avid fan before I realized it. I was obsessed with finding out how Rena could prove my initial impression as dead wrong. The story was a wonderful thriller with twist, turns, surprises, heartbreak, and redemption. There is a thread of romance, but the actual story is the thing. The evolution of Rena and Gage as a couple and as individuals turned out to be a wonderful reading experience. Just goes to show that first impressions can be seriously flawed and for that I thank you Ms. Atkins, for the life lesson and the absolutely enjoyable read.<br />
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Just to give you an idea of what's ahead, this is approximately 10% of my print TBR. My kindle library is overwhelming as well. Can I get it done by the end of 2013? Let's see. I will post a complete list in the next couple of days.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526400413268382729noreply@blogger.com0