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We wanted to mention with Hurricane Sandy set to hit New York (where we live) on Monday, we will probably lose power. I have set up as many scheduled events for this week--time permitting--so if something is missing this week we apologize beforehand. To anyone in this storm's path, we hope you stay safe.

Affinity: Bird in a Gilded Cage (Affinity Book #1) by Mary E. Merrell  YA Urban Fantasy*Publisher: Morningglory Publishers*  ISBN 978-0-9882973-1-9*Cover Artist: Dara England  The crows followed Talon around. Everywhere. When he graduated from high school, Talon moved to Sacramento to work with his Uncle Nate. The birds were there. He recognized the same straggly-tailed old crow that had followed him since junior high. Iris Yorita, who lived in his mother's neighborhood called their ability an AFFINITY, claimed it was a gift from God, and they should use it to help people. Iris' animal was the snake. Talon thought she was out of her mind. How could a bunch of mangy crows or slimy snakes help anyone?  When a thief targeted the people in his uncle's neighborhood, Talon became the main suspect. It was time to put Iris' theory to the test. Find out who was robbing their neighbors and clear his name. As Talon learned to communicate with his crows, it b...

Broken Aro (The Broken Ones) by Jen Wylie YA fantasy*Paperback and e-book. 264 pages Published September 26th 2012 by Untold Press  Purchase: OmniLit  | Amazon  |  Smashwords  |  Barnes &Noble Open your eyes to darkness. What do you see? Does the darkness frighten you? Now imagine the darkness being the cargo hold of a slave ship. Your city has fallen. Your family is most likely dead. You don't know anyone around you, and some of them aren't even human. Giving up would be so easy to do, but not for Arowyn Mason. Not after being raised in a military family with seven brothers. Every great story should begin with a plan. Aro’s was to escape and to survive.  Escape comes, but at a price. As they reach the shore, Aro and the other survivors learn that freedom doesn’t mean safety. The slavers want their property back and will do anything to get it. The party uses every ounce of their brute strength, a hearty helping of cunnin...

This Sunday we host The Witches Dream Blog Tour . The complete tour listing can be found  here . The Witch’s Dream ( The Order of The Black Swan #2)   by  Victoria Dannan Paranormal Romance*Number of pages: 288*Publisher: 7th House (October 14, 2012) Purchase The Witch’s Dream:  Amazon Purchase My Familiar Stranger (Book One):  Smashwords  |  Amazon This second, or middle, book in the First Trilogy of the Black Swan series is a pure romance. Whereas the first book, My Familiar Stranger, could be read as a stand alone novel, BOOKS TWO and THREE are interdependent.  He was left behind when Elora Laiken made her choice. Now he’s had it with love, but a transplanted witch who happens to be the world’s best tracker hopes she can change his mind. The Witch’s Dream begins with B Team on loan for temporary assignment to Black Swan headquarters in Edinburgh where they are supposed to fill in for stretched-thin resources and assist ...