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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 ...

We are today's stop on the Swift Book Tour presented by  The Bookish Brunette Book Tours . Swift is a paranormal YA novel and it's only .99 at Amazon . Swift (Swift, #1) by Heather London YA paranormal*Paperback*Self-published August 29, 2012  Purchase: Amazon Meredith Martin is being hunted by evil, for something she is destined to become, but knows nothing about. After graduating from high school, Meredith is ready to leave the place that has been a constant reminder of what happened to her as a child. She was just eight years old when her family died in a mysterious car accident, taking the secret of her destiny with them. It’s not until a new family moves to town that she realizes leaving may not be as easy as she once thought. Meredith feels an instant connection towards the Harpers, especially the good-looking, mysterious Blake and his overly friendly sister, Abby. After a series of bizarre events that happen too often to be coincidence, Meredith begin...

The Monster of Fame by Aimee Duffy ebook*Published October 15th 2012 by Beachwalk Press, Inc. Purchase:  Publisher Can the voice of an angel heal a tortured soul?  Annabelle MacIntosh enters a reality singing contest to save her family from their mounting debt. Miles Oliver, celebrity judge and the owner of the biggest record company in the UK, doesn't think she has what it takes. She sings like an angel, but when she performs all he can focus on is the terror in her eyes. It's a look he knows only too well. After the pressure of fame destroyed his wife, Miles swore he'd never let the same thing happen to anyone else. Driven by the guilt he's carried for years, Miles tries  everything in his power to make sure Annabelle doesn't succeed, because he doesn't believe she'll survive it.  Annabelle needs that prize money, and she's determined to win it. As she fights to make it through each round of the contest, an attraction begins to...

As we prepare for Frankenstorm Sandy, we need to be like the book listed here, fearless. Welcome to our blog this Saturday as we host the Fearless Blog Tour presented by Shades of Rose Marketing . Fearless by Christine Rains YA Paranormal*ebook, 41 pages*Published August 7, 2012 Buy Links:  Amazon  |  Smashwords  |  B&N  |  Kobo  Abby White was seven years old when she killed the monster under her bed. Now she slays creatures spawned by the fertile imaginations of children, and the number of these nightmares are on the rise. Neither she nor her guide - a stuffed hippo named Tawa - know why. When she rescues Demetrius from an iron prison, he pledges his life to protect hers until he can return the favor. She doesn't want the help. And how can she concentrate on her job when the gorgeous wild fae throws himself in front of her during every fight? No matter how tempting, she can't take the time to lose herself to him. T...