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Minder by Sandra Cox  Upper YA paranormal Format: ebook (373 kb) Publisher: MuseItUp (June 2, 2012) Blurb: Among the northern tribes there is a legend passed down from generation to generation about shape-shifting Minders—guardians of the innocents—and how they came to be. It is said that nowadays only a handful of Minders exist, hunted to near extinction by a fearsome beast. Of the remaining Minders, only one wears a garnet-studded collar, the symbol of protection and royalty. Even when my aunt told me the story, and handed me an ancient garnet-studded band, I had no idea the tale applied to me. After all, it’s only a legend… An excerpt: At the cliff’s edge, I stopped and listened to the steady lap of the waves against the rocks. I sucked cold air deep into my lungs. Night sounds surrounded me. A purr of contentment rose in my throat. I’m getting used to the purr. It’s a great way to express pleasure. I pivoted toward the house and saw my aunt silhouetted ...

Title: Antique Charming  Author: Natalie-Nicole Bates Genre: Paranormal Romance The night he came home…forever. Third-generation funeral director Lizzie Morton is about to have her dream realized. She has purchased the long abandoned Nichols Funeral Home and its upstairs flat, determined to restore the funeral home to its once former glory. But a late night visitor, Adam Nichols, claims the funeral home still belongs to his family. Lizzie scoffs at his odd behaviour and outlandish claims, but when a vintage photograph appears, she soon realizes, to her horror, that Adam Nichols did once own the funeral home—more than one hundred years ago—and now she has allowed this entity to pass into her home. Guest Post by Natalie-Nicole Bates    The Allure of the Short Story Since the release of my short story, Antique Charming , I have been consistently asked the same question— Why did I opt to write it as a short story versus a full-length novel? The answer is actually...

The Progeny  ( Book One of The Progeny Series ) by Ashlynne Laynne   Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance Blurb: “No fate other than the one I choose.” The timeless creed, and tattoo, bore by the Rousseau’s— a vampire clan with the purest bloodline of any vampire family. Out of this clandestine group came one who was different, yet the same: Ascher-a half-bloodling— half- human, half vampire. Ascher questions the purpose for his existence and which world he truly belongs to: the human world or the vampire world. Two months from sealing to Ursula— a prearranged union to a woman he abhors — he’s at his wit’s end. He knows if he calls off the sealing, the Romanian clan will strike with deadly force, but he cannot see eternity with a cold empty shell of a woman like Ursula. Just when he thought life was complicated enough, he meets Shauna— a beautiful, bi-racial human Wiccan — and immediately develops an unshakable attraction to her. She makes him feel alive and vital despite h...

We have fallen behind on posting our WOW posts but when I saw the picture for the book below online I had to write up a meme post. Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at her blog, Breaking the Spine . It's easy to participate in this meme--all you need to do is post the title(s) you're really really waiting to read. Here are our picks. Foretold ( Demon Trappers Book 4)   by Jana Oliver  (YA paranormal, paperback, US, 352 pages). Expected publication: December 11th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin I still have to write up my reviews for the first three books in the Demon Trappers series, but my heart went a racing like a derby horse when I saw this picture posted online this week. That cover rocks by the way. The mysterious and complex Georgia boy I love will finally have his secret(s) revealed! Oh Beck, Beck, Beck. Will our girl Riley hang around long enough to hear them? Knowing our tough heroine (and after reading the last section of F...