A Mates Bite book tour Guest Post + Giveaway

 

 

 

 

Blurb

Mission: Don’t fall in love

After an explosive night of passion during a scenting ceremony, Karla Alves is sure she was just a one night stand for the man she'd been crushing on for years. She teased him and pleased him, and Nate hasn't been around since. Her fear of becoming clingy kept her from risking her heart and asking for more than a few hours of skin sin.

Mission: Crack her walls

She. Is. His. Nathan Wolfe marked Karla. His mate. Deeply involved in pack politics, Nate has had to stay away. When his sister warns that Karla needs him more than he thinks, he'll discover a bundle of secrets only his wolf can sniff out. But getting the woman he cares about to let down her guard may prove to be his undoing.

Mission: Embrace the bite

With Karla's wayward sister wreaking havoc and friends needing more of his time than ever, Nate will have to rearrange his priorities if he ever hopes to earn Karla's trust. But will time with her be enough? Only true love and a wolf's promise can hold together a relationship created with a bite, a scenting, and a hope for tomorrow.

 

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Excerpt

“I think you should get a tattoo with my name on it.” He grinned, eyes sparkling with mischief.

“You are drunk!” She accused, slapping his sweaty shoulder.

His laughter boomed with the rustle of the wind in the trees. His chest lifted her with each chuckle. “You should. You belong to me now.”

“Belong? Yeah.” She felt his forehead. “You’re either drunk or sick to be speaking that much nonsense.”

He had to be drunk. She’d been in love with him for years. And other than the kiss he’d given her during Ellie’s party, he’d never really done anything near like what he was doing now. A sound alerted her to turn toward the trees. The idea someone was near wasn’t one she liked. She hurried to dress before someone caught her naked.

“I’m going home, Spot.”

He helped her stand and cupped her face. “At least you’re not calling me Furball like Jordan does Aric. I’ll go see if there’s anyone in the area. Give me a few minutes, and I’ll take you home.”

She shook her head. “Not necessary. I’m…I need to think.”

“You’re not suddenly changing your mind about what happened here, are you?” He asked.

“No, but I don’t do these kind of things. You know that. It’s best if I go home, and we see each other in a few days. Take a break.”

“Not a few days. Tomorrow,” he said in the bossy voice she wasn’t very fond of.

“I’ll think about it. You know, for a mutt you’re quite bossy, Spot.” She spun to gather the equipment, but he turned her to face him.

She had to go. All kinds of confusion clouded her mind. She and Nate had finally done something special and incredible. She had a hard time stamping her own claim on him. And there lay her problem. Her heart pounded in her chest as fear flowed through her veins, urging her to move. To go. To run back to the safety of her home and keep away from the man making her want things she didn’t normally need. Emotional attachments frightened her, and she steered clear of them. But it didn’t help her idea of wanting a true family. No matter how she looked at it, at some point she would have to take the step to get past the emotional stuff that seemed so scary. Being always closed off really made her life difficult.

“I’ve made multiple attempts at asking you on dates, and I can never get you to say yes.”

“I didn’t really think you were being serious.”

His brows dipped low. “Why not?”

Why not indeed? There wasn’t a single valid reason for her to have rejected his advances all this time other than the fact she was afraid of the future with any man. Afraid of becoming a clingy copy of her mother. “I…”

“See, you don’t have a reason. This putting me off ends now. Tomorrow we’ll spend some time together. Just you and me. Now, say yes.”

What she wanted to say were a couple of choice words her mouth refused to let loose. But how could she say no again? She’d be turning him down when what she really wanted was to be with him. If she didn’t give it a chance, she knew she’d live with too many what ifs. “I will consider seeing you tomorrow, but I make no promises of any other time.”

He stalked her. Tension poured out of each of his steps toward her. Her hackles rose at the line bisecting his brow into a deep frown. Then he moved forward, crowding her and kissed her one more time before taking a step back from her. “Tomorrow.”

She nodded in defeat. “Tomorrow.”

Story? What Story?

 

Oh the joys of being a writer. Sometimes we sit there writing absolute nonsense before we come up with a plot that works. And even then it could just be a poorly constructed idea. There have been times I start writing and stop after a few thousand words because I can't figure out where the story is going.  So I leave it and come back later on. I think a lot of authors forget to return later on to a story. They end up with a bunch of short beginnings and that's it. A story won't always come to us as a whole in one shot.  Heck at times I wake up in the middle of the night with a plot fully worked out. Now that's awesome. Doesn't always happen though.  But you don't stop even if you're rewriting useless stuff. Writing the things clogging your imagination will help keep the artistic juices flowing. Sometimes we write a lot of stuff that makes no sense but eventually we find that one line we need to make the plot work. And sometimes, we leave all that other stuff we thought was nonsense alone and later on it creates a brand new story we can use to give our readers something new to love. So while we all have those this story sucks moments, eventually it works out. Though eventually may be  a while, don’t give up

Author Bio

Hi! I'm Milly (AKA April Angel) I love to write sexy stories. They're usually either paranormal or contemporary with a large dose of heat. My paranormal stories can be anything from wolf-shifters (my favorites) to witches, demons and anything in between. My contemporaries are usually anything from soldiers to corporate romances.

I was born the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. Currently, I live in New York City with my hubby, the bossy kiddo and our little dog "Needy Speedy". Don't ask.

When I'm not working some really long hours at the day job, or hanging out in the awful life-sucking invention known as Facebook, messaging my bestie in the UK or shopping with my sis Julie, then I can be found watching scary movies. Buuut when I'm not doing that, I'm usually writing because the voices won't shut up.

I am addicted to shoe shopping, chocolate (but who isn't, right?) and Dunkin' Donuts coffee.

Come on over and visit me! I love to meet new readers!

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Find out more about Milly Taiden here:
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Guest post & interview:Divided Loyalities by Lia Davis + Giveaway

Divided Loyalties, Ashwood Falls, #4

By Lia Davis
Blurb:
Trained to hunt rogues and protect the human race from the threat of shifters, Christa Baker is beginning to rethink her career choice. Especially when her niece and nephew—who she’s raised on her own—end up in the crossfire. Now she’s looking for a way out and disappear off Shield’s radar for good. She never thought her out would be a gorgeous wolf who kidnaps her after raiding Shield HQ.

Hayden Raines has always followed the rules. As the Ashwood Fall wolf Marshal, he has to set the example for those working under him. When he sets his sights on the beautiful human hunter things go downhill, fast. Fate has a funny way of turning things inside out—because the woman he kidnaps, the enemy he might need to protect his family from, just happens to be his mate.


Warning: Contains one woman on a path she’s not ready for, a man who thought things would be different, and a heated exchange that turns out to be the best thing ever.

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Interview with Christa and Hayden from Divided Loyalties

 

It’s so wonderful to be here today with Hayden and Christa. They agreed to be interviewed and share a few things with you. Thanks for stopping by.

 

Lia: Hi, Christa and Hayden! Please start off by tell everyone about you: job, hobbies, special talents, and anything else you would want to share.

Christa: Hi. It’s great to be here. Well, right now I’m unemployed, but I’m loving the time I have to spend with my niece and nephew and my new mate. I don’t have any hobbies, never had time for them. As for special talents, that would have to be killing rogues. It’s what I was trained to do when I worked for shield.

Hayden: She has many other talents too. *he dodges Christa’s slap* My job is to keep the enforcers and sentries in line. I manage their schedules and training along with issues that come up with the junior soldiers.

 

Lia: Tell us about the first time you met. Was it love at first sight?

Christa: He stormed into Shield HQ with his brother and a leopard sentry named Kirk. They killed everyone I worked with and kidnapped me. So, no, it wasn’t love at first sight.

Hayden: I knew she was my mate the moment I caught her scent. That’s why I took her with me.

Christa: *rolled her eyes* He’s so romantic.

 

Lia: Okay, so the first meeting didn’t go so well. But you did eventually come to a consensus and the attraction grew.

Christa: Yes, Hayden can be persuasive.

Lia: What is your favorite part of each other?

Hayden: Her eyes. They hold so much passion and light.

Christa: *links her fingers with his* His alpha strength.

 

Lia: Care to share future plans?

Hayden: It’s all about the rebuild now and securing the den.

Christa: And getting use to the mating bond. *she laughs* But seriously, the twins and I will be getting settled into our new lives with our new family.

 

Lia: Thanks again for chatting with me.

 

For find out more about Christa and Hayden, check out their story, Divided Loyalties.

 

Ashwood Falls reading order:

 

Winter Eve, #0.5

A Tiger’s Claim, #1

A Mating Dance, #2

Surrendering to the Alpha, #3

A Rebel’s Heart, #3.5

 

Divided Loyalties by Lia Davis – Excerpt Six

 

Ana must have been staring at the family photo for hours. At least that’s what it seemed like, even though she’d arrived at Blaine and his mates’ home fifteen minutes ago.

The Alpha family home.

The one she should have grown up in, but didn’t, thanks to Felix Darwin, the bastard Alpha of the rogue Onyx Pack and the same male trying to destroy so many shifter communities and innocent lives. The one she believed was her father until a few weeks ago. That was when she had left the only life she’d known for a new one within a new Pack where her real family lived.

The family in the photo was hers, at least should have been hers. Longing filled her, making her chest ache and her eyes burn. The three males, Keegan, Blaine, and Alec, circled a dark-haired female. Keegan, her biological father, stood at the female’s back, hands resting on her shoulders.

The female was her mother. Cate. Ana’s nose tingled and vision blurred. Taking a deep breath, she blinked the tears away. She would not cry, damn it.

Ana wasn’t as sad as she was angry. She’d missed out on so much of life because Felix stole her away her parents and her brothers. Now she had thirty-eight years to catch up on.

She reached out and brushed a finger over Cate’s smiling face. The only difference in their looks was Cate had brown curly hair, and Ana had straight black hair like Keegan’s.

“I still can’t believe how much you look like her.”

Ana whirled around at the sound of the male voice, startled and a little embarrassed to be caught nosing around. Alec leaned against the kitchen island with his arms folded. His expression was devoid of any emotion, just like all the other times she’d seen him. “I’m sorry, I…”

Alec straightened and walked toward her. Something flashed across his face that looked a little like sadness, but it was gone almost as fast as it appeared. “Don’t apologize. This is your home, too.”

She shrugged and turned back to the photo. “All my life I’d wondered who my mother was. I imagined what she looked like. If she would have told me bedtime stories.” She sighed and swallowed the lump in her throat. “All silly little-girl dreams.”

Alec stepped next to her and pressed his shoulder into hers. His warmth and the connection she felt whenever she was near her new family was almost too much for her. She fought not to move away from him. The discomfort of all the kindness and acceptance was making her sappy.

She didn’t have time for softness. She had to hunt Felix down and stop him before he did any more damage.

“She did read to you when she was pregnant. I used to sit nearby to listen while pretending to work.”

She peered at his profile, studying his sculptured features that she guessed females embarrassed themselves over. When Ana had first seen Alec, she’d thought he wouldn’t welcome her. In the medical center, he’d just stared at her, brows dipped in a frown, and shadows showed beneath the surface. Her first thought had been stay away.

And that’s what she’d done.

Now to stand shoulder-to-shoulder, as he shared a private moment with her made her heart ache all the more. He took in a deep breath and rolled his shoulders then stepped away from her. “What are you doing today?”

“I’m shadowing Cameron.”

He nodded and put his hands in the back pockets of his blue jeans. “Good. Well, I have junior soldiers to train and the computers in the new nursery need setting up.”

Alec and the wolf Beta, Dane, were the go-to people for technical issues, and they’d built and monitored the electronic part of the security system for the den.

Silence filled the small space between them. Ana looked around the room, unsure what to say to the brother she felt a connection to, but had never known.

Finally, Alec spoke. “Well, I better get going. I’ll see you at dinner?”

She smiled. The Andrews family along with a few extended family members and friends got together every night for dinner at Keegan and Addyson’s home since it was large enough to accommodate their growing number.

“Yes, I’ll be at dinner.”

Alec smiled, wide, making his brown eyes crinkle a little. “Good. See you then.”

He turned and left. Ana was still smiling when the front door closed, and Cameron came into the room from the hallway behind her.

“Was that Alec?”

“Yes.” Ana turned to look at the Alpha’s mate, her new sister-in-law, and frowned. Cameron seemed a little pale. “Are you feeling okay?”

Cameron smiled, but it wasn’t a very convincing one. “Yeah, just a little queasy. Probably something I ate.”

On the heels of that statement, Graham, one of Cam’s mates, walked into the room bare-chested and the top button of his jeans undone. Ana felt her cheeks heat, and she turned her head when he wrapped his arms around Cam and kissed her neck.

A few moments later Cam met her at the door. “Where do you want to go first?”

“I’m not sure. I’m just shadowing today, so whatever you need to do is good with me.”

“Cool. It’s my off day, so we can see if we can stir up some trouble.”

Ana smiled, deciding she liked her new sister-in-law.

About the Author:

Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.

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Lia is hosting a tour-wide giveaway of a $50 gift card to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, OR All Romance eBooks (Winner’s choice), an eBook from her back list (Divided Loyalties not included), and a swage pack. Just leave a comment and follow the Rafflecopter instructions below to enter.

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E.J. Wesley's Winter Thrills and Chills tour! + Giveaway

I'm hosting a stop on  E.J. Wesley's Winter Thrills and Chills Tour for his Moonsongs Series.  This tour is running January 6-17 and consists of reviews, interviews, top tens, guest posts and of course, giveaways!  Be sure to check out the tour page for the full list of stops.

~Book 1 - Blood Fugue~

“Some folks treated the past like an old friend. The memories warmed them with fondness for what was, and hope for what was to come. Not me. When I thought of long ago, my insides curdled, and I was left feeling sour and wasted.”

Jenny Schmidt is a young woman with old heartaches. A small town Texas girl with big city attitude, she just doesn’t fit in. Not that she has ever tried. 

Life has pummeled her heart into one big, lonely callus. She has no siblings, both parents were dead by sixteen, and her last grandparent—and caretaker—was in the ground before she turned twenty-one. She’s the last living member of her immediate family. Or so she thinks…

“We found my ‘grandfather’ sitting at his dining room table. An entire scorched pot of coffee dangled from his shaky hand. His skin was the ashen gray shade of thunderclouds, not the rich mocha from the photo I’d seen. There were dark blue circles under each swollen red eye. A halo of white hair skirted his bald head, a crown of tangles and mats. Corpses had more life in them.”

Suddenly, instead of burying it with the dead, Jenny is forced to confront the past. Armed only with an ancient family journal, her rifle, and an Apache tomahawk, she must save her grandfather’s life and embrace her dangerous heritage. Or be devoured by it.

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~Book 2 - Witch's Nocturne~

After receiving an ancient tribal journal from her grandfather, Jenny is sent on a mission of discovery in an attempt to unravel clues to her family's monster hunting past. The journey becomes more than academic when she is asked to confront a coven of dangerous witches who plan to cast an insidious spell on the plains of West Texas.

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 ~Book 3 - Dark Prelude~

 

Jenny Moonsong recently inherited the title of "monster hunter" and an ancient tribal journal/how-to manual passed down by her Apache ancestors. Unfortunately, a lot of on-the-job training is required to be a monster hunter, and unlike her computer repair business, this gig could literally kill her.

Dark Prelude finds the feisty protagonist, Jenny, searching for her best friend Marshal's missing father in the midst of a freak, West Texas winter storm. To survive the frigid night, she'll have to deal with a hated town rival, face a monstrous creature no Moonsong hunter has ever encountered before, and undo a mysterious curse. Can she keep everyone alive? If not, who will pay the ultimate price?

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~Book 4: Dragon's Game~

Jenny Moonsong recently inherited the title of "monster hunter" and an ancient tribal journal/how-to manual passed down by her Apache ancestors. She has already faced a werewolf, witches, and a troll. But nothing could prepare her for her latest confrontation...

Dragon's Game, Moonsongs Book 4, finds Jenny out of her rural West Texas element, searching for an evil witch in an urban Houston nightclub. After attempting to help a handsome and mysterious stranger out of a jam, she finds herself on the run from a ruthless gang who are even more dangerous than they initially appear.

Forced into a twisted game of life and death, Jenny must navigate the complexity of a budding relationship, and somehow survive a night filled with unexpected horror and paranormal mystery.

Dragon's Game is approximately 14,000 words or 45 pages of humor, horror and paranormal mystery. It is the fourth volume of the Moonsongs Books, an ongoing series of New Adult, urban fantasy novelettes by author E.J. Wesley.

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~Book 5- Vampire's Ball~

Jenny Moonsong recently inherited the title of "monster hunter" and an ancient tribal journal/how-to manual passed down by her Apache ancestors. Being a girl of action, she has found herself particularly capable when it comes to battling the werewolves, trolls, and other supernatural denizens lurking in the Texas night. Until now.

Vampire's Ball, Moonsongs book 5, finds Jenny and her best friend Marshal in their most harrowing adventure yet. Traveling by boat to an extravagant masquerade party located at a Galveston Island mansion, Jenny must parlay with an ancient vampire in order to secure the release of the dragon princes, Isis. The unexpected return of an old "friend" turns the evening into chaos, and leaves Jenny and company once again fighting for survival amidst a sea of supernatural foes.

Vampire's Ball is approximately 12,500 words of humor, horror and paranormal mystery. It is the fifth volume of the Moonsongs Books, an ongoing series of New Adult, urban fantasy novelettes by author E.J. Wesley.

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~Moonsongs Anthology~

The Moonsongs Anthology 1 collects the first three Moonsongs books--a series of New Adult paranormal-horror-action novelettes--in one exciting volume. Follow Jenny and her best friend Marshal on their dangerous quest to unlock the secrets of her past.

Moonsongs Anthology 1 collects the three previously published Moonsongs adventures: Blood Fugue (Book 1), Witch's Nocturne (Book 2), and Dark Prelude (Book 3).

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~About the Author~

Growing up in small-town Oklahoma, there were limits on the amount and types of entertainment at my disposal. Perhaps that’s why I set my imagination free. After collecting degrees in psychology and counseling, life brought me to Missouri, Texas, and Northern California—where I currently read, write, and live. I fill my spare time playing video games, watching movies, planning for the zombie apocalypse, reading graphic novels, and playing with my dogs.

My passion for New Adult literature led me to producing the weekly New Adult Lit Chat on Twitter, and contributing to the NA Alley Blog. I’m also the author of the Moonsongs Books, a series of New Adult, speculative-rural fantasy novelettes.

~Links~

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My review:
  I was given the first 3 books in the series in exchange for my review. 
  The 1st story hooked me right off the back with the main character Jenny's unique voice. She's a very sarcastic and witty character.  I could tell this was going to be a very quirky and unique series.  Book one was mostly just a build up to find out the truth about Jenny's heritage and what her family's "Job" is.
 Book 2 has a lot more action and adventure. Jenny's really trying to do her family duty. Her best friend Marshall is a really great character too. The 2 really play well off each others antics.
Books 3 is probably my favorite since it seems to have more depth. The series just keeps building with the storyline and growing. There was still a lot of humor and fun in this installment but it was also more emotional. There is definitely more insight into the characters. 
 So overall I really did enjoy these. I definitely plan on reading the rest. The author really gives the characters a great voice and a new take on fighting the supernatural. 

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Cover reveal: Romance through the Ages + Giveaway

 
Coming February 1, 2014 Romance through the Ages brings you SEVEN NOVELS from 7 bestselling authors (including New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers). Join us for a fabulous collection.
  *7 Romance Novels, 7 Bestselling Authors, 1 Amazing Price*   99 cent Romance Boxed Set for a limited time only!  
Running Barefoot by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Amy Harmon!— Deeply romantic and poignant, Running Barefoot is the story of a small town girl and a Native American boy, the ties that bind them to their homes and families, and the love that gives them wings.
Masquerade by Janette Rallison, who has sold more than 1 million books!— It's hard for a woman to keep up the masquerade when her boss is as handsome as Slade Jacobson and the job takes her to Hawaii with him. In between handling his whirlwind four-year-old daughter and dealing with a whole cast of Hollywood personalities, Clarissa has to keep a tight hold on her heart.
The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson, Amazon Bestseller!—Unknowingly cast as the bachelorette for her town's charity event, Shelter’s Bachelorette, Taycee Emerson is in for the ride of her life. Especially when she discovers her old teenage crush, Luke Carney, is one of the bachelors and it's up to the viewers—not her—to decide which bachelors stay or go.
Pride and Precipitation by Heather Horrocks, Amazon Bestseller!— Breezy Jones is crazy about the weather, rain or shine, which makes her job as the local television station’s meteorologist perfect. That’s before she meets the attractive new general manager, Noah Drake, who is determined to repackage everything—including Breezy’s down-home delivery.  
My Own Mr. Darcy by Karey White, Amazon Bestseller!— Lizzie falls hard for Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Darcy character and makes a promise to herself that she will settle for nothing less than her own Mr. Darcy. When she meets two men, Chad—a science teacher, and Matt Dawson—who looks and acts like Mr. Darcy, she’s forced to re-evaluate what it was she loved about Mr. Darcy in the first place.  
She Owns the Knight by Diane Darcy, Amazon Bestseller!— Why does Gillian Corbett have to travel seven hundred years through time to find a decent guy?... Why can't Sir Kellen Marshall find a lady who is obedient, submissive... or at least not trying to kill him?  
Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore, Amazon Bestseller!— A dark secret . . . a grieving ghost . . . a handsome stranger . . . What more could Eliza Robinson want? Except for maybe her life. When Eliza discovers that Jonathan Porter’s dark secrets may be the link between the dead woman who haunts her and her aunt’s murderer, Eliza realizes that Jonathan is the one man she should never trust.  

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Book Blast: Task Force:Gaea by David Berger + Giveaway

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During the age of Olympos, when a vengeful goddess shatters the Sacred Scales, both immortals and humans alike suffer. Apollo, the god of truth, goes from a glorious existence as The Shining One to a victim of Zeus’ wrath, and his journey makes him question his godhood, his role in the cosmos, and his views on humanity. Prophecy and the Fates direct his course, and he must make difficult, yet vital, choices. Millennia pass, and Dan, Aleta, Brandon, and Sarah—four reluctant modern-day heroes gifted by ancient civilizations born of the gods—bound by prophecy, have to choose whether or not to save their world when it could mean they never existed. They must master their new powers while battling against incomprehensible forces from the Underworld and repairing the Sacred Scales, destroyed long ago. With the equilibrium between Order and Chaos unhinged, and the Olympian gods struggling to exist, these four must ally themselves with the United Nations to protect an endangered world, becoming the only group who can fight against metaphysical threats to the Earth, forging Task Force: Gaea. Can mortals succeed where gods cannot go?


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David Berger
Boston born, I grew up on Long Island in New York, and have my B.A. in English with a Master's in Secondary Education. I currently teach AP English Literature, IB English, and Creative Writing in Land O' Lakes, FL. My avid appreciation for fantasy fiction came from a childhood love of Greek mythology and comic books, especially Wonder Woman. Stemming from this literary love affair, I published my first novel, Task Force: Gaea—Finding Balance, in February 2012.

In addition to my fantasy writing, I have written poetry, much of which was influenced by my travels abroad, namely to Ireland. My hibernophilia extends not only to a great love of the Emerald Isle itself, but also to the writers who hail from there, namely W. B. Yeats, and I studied this poet in a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship at the National University of Ireland in Galway in 2005.

Additionally, I have traveled to Spain, France, and England—all with trips I have led with students—and hope to show more of my students what the world beyond Florida looks like.

I'm "living the dream," as it were, and I love life—I just hope it loves me in return. I reside in Land O' Lakes, FL with my partner of 13 years, Gavi, and our two cats, Yankel and Shayna.

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Book Blitz: Divided Loyalties by Lia Davis

                   

 

Divided Loyalties, Ashwood Falls, #4

By Lia Davis

 

Blurb:

  Trained to hunt rogues and protect the human race from the threat of shifters, Christa Baker is

beginning to rethink her career choice. Especially when her niece and nephew—who she’s raised on her own—end up in the crossfire. Now she’s looking for a way out and disappear off Shield’s radar for good.

  She never thought her out would be a gorgeous wolf who kidnaps her after raiding Shield HQ.

Hayden Raines has always followed the rules. As the Ashwood Fall wolf Marshal, he has to set the

example for those working under him. When he sets his sights on the beautiful human hunter things go downhill, fast. Fate has a funny way of turning things inside out—because the woman he kidnaps, the enemy he might need to protect his family from, just happens to be his mate.

 

Warning: Contains one woman on a path she’s not ready for, a man who thought things would be

different, and a heated exchange that turns out to be the best thing ever.

 

Excerpt:

  Something didn’t ring right with Christa Baker as she sat in the conference

room listening to the new leader of Shield rattling on about rogue shifters. He said they were

growing in numbers, yet he hadn’t provided any physical proof. Sure a few humans had gone

missing, most of whom were homeless, and according the police, their disappearances weren’t

that unusual.

 She failed to see his point because shifters were born, not created. So why would they

need to kidnap humans?

  Her new boss had gone on and on for the last several weeks about an increase in shifter

sightings. Again, no proof. Christa had checked.

She could pull up anything from the Internet. Social networks like Facebook and

YouTube were the best places to look for the weird and unusual.

 There hadn’t been a human attack by a shifter since she’d killed the beast in her home

eight years ago. It had been her first encounter with what she now knew was called a mutant, a

half-animal, half-human creature with no regard for life—its own or others’.

  However, Vance Miller believed a civil war was raging among the breeds that had spilled

over into the human world. There was something he’d left out, something bigger than he wanted

her and the others in Shield to believe. So what if the shifters were at war with one another and

killing themselves? Was it the mutants? If so, then they deserved what they got. They’d created

the damned creatures; they could all go to hell as far as she cared.

  It wasn’t Shield’s place to get involved in the shifters’ civil war. Shield was a human-
run group of rebels that went above the law to protect mankind from the were-kind or shifters,

as they liked to be called. She didn’t care what they called themselves as long as they left the

humans alone. So far, in the eight years she’d been with Shield, the shifters had. However, there

was the occasional mishap—like the mating-gone-wrong situation her sister had suffered.

  Mary didn’t have the chance to run when her mate turned on her in a fit of jealous rage.

Or at least that’s what Christa believed happened. Her niece and nephew, fraternal twins Brenna

and Bryce, had been only eight at the time and thankfully not at home to witness how their

mother died.

  However, Christa had been the one to ID the body.

  From that day forward, Christa had fought for Shield to protect humans from the shifter

races.

  Up until a few months ago, Shield hadn’t attacked innocents or started wars between the

shifters, but then Vance had stepped in as the new leader of Shield. He’d changed the way the

others thought, more like manipulated them into believing his load of bullshit. She wasn’t sure

how he’d done it, but the others just bowed down to him and believed every lie out of his mouth.

  How could they be so blind to his cause?

  Then again, the other soldiers couldn’t detect a shifter like she could. Sure, they all

had training to know what to look for. Eye color was the biggie. Most shifters had an unusual

coloring, and when they were challenged or provoked, their eyes seemed to glow. Plus the pupils

were reflective like the animal that lived within.

  Christa had lived with two shifters for the last seven years. She’d been there when Brenna

and Bryce shifted for the first time. She’d also helped them control their wolves, thanks to the

information her sister had shared with her when she was alive.

  “My sources tell me that the rise in shifter attacks points to a hybrid Pack of wolves and

leopards called Ashwood Falls,” Vance said then tapped on the table to get her attention.

  She met his gaze and held it until he looked away, but not before she caught the flashing

shift of color in his irises. Satisfied she wasn’t being paranoid about what he was, she asked,

“How trustworthy is this source? Why haven’t we heard about attacks from our police contacts?

It should be all over the Internet.”

  Vance set his jaw and turned away from them to study the map on the wall. “The

shifters are very good at hiding these things from humans. You, of all people, should know that,

Christa.”

  Fucking ass…

  What she really wanted to say was, “Like you, asshole,” but she refrained and squashed

her temper down before it got her in trouble. Again. “How sure are you?” she asked in a slightly

softer tone.

  See? She could be calm and cool.

  He peered at her over his shoulder and smiled one of those smiles that held no humor or

amusement. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were protecting the shifters.”

  She narrowed her eyes and wished she had the gift of pyrokinesis so she could light

his ass on fire. Okay so maybe that was a little extreme, but she didn’t trust or like him. The

darkness he held around him put her on edge every time he was near. “I wouldn’t want to go in

and destroy the wrong den when there could be a bigger threat out there. I just like to be sure.”

  The truth was Vance had taken all the control of research and strategy from her when he

took over the unit. That annoyed the hell out of her, and it also left her feeling as though she was

going into an OP blind.

  She swore he let out a low growl before he called the meeting to an end. Gathering her

notebook and pen, she moved toward the door, only to stop when Vance stepped in her path. She

fisted her free hand by her side and silently counted backward from ten. One corner of Vance’s

lips lifted. She wanted so badly to punch that smirk right off his face.

  Or just shoot him.

  If there was a rogue, it was him for sure.

  “What’s the rush?”

  She stared into his dark brown eyes and squared her shoulders. “I skipped lunch.”

  He moved to the side, and she stepped forward. He gripped her biceps and leaned in to

whisper in her ear, “Tell the brats to stay safe.”

  She jerked out of his grip and stormed down the hall to the lobby of Shield HQ, away

from the bastard shifter-acting-human. Only then did she allow her heart to pound uncontrollably

and let fear consume her.

  Pulling out her phone, she sent a one-word text to an untraceable cell.

  Marco.

  A few seconds later she got a reply.

  Polo.

  Relief flooded her system and threatened to make her knees give out. She had to get a

grip. The twins were safe and very smart. But still she insisted on the text codes for her own

piece of mind.

  Although Vance had just threatened her niece and nephew. At least that was what she

took it for, a threat. Maybe he knew they were wolves. No. He’d never met—or even seen them.

She had to get out of Shield and disappear. Fall off the radar for good.

But how?

  When she reached the lobby door, she jerked back as it flew open to reveal a large man

with black hair and bright green eyes that bored into her as he moved forward. She sidestepped

him, but he was too quick. He snaked one arm around her waist, drew her into the hard length of

his side, while he held a gun straight out, and fired at everyone around them.

  She screamed, but no one heard her over the gunfire. Shield soldiers came from the back

offices, weapons drawn. Two more men stepped up beside her and her captor then rushed the

wall of Shield soldiers, killing them with ease like trained assassins.

  Christa twisted and kicked with no results. The man had a death grip around her waist.

“Let me go. We don’t have money in here.”

  He didn’t reply, which was no surprise to her. She didn’t expect him to. Think, Christa.

She scanned the large lobby, and her heart ached for the men and women she’d worked with for

the last eight years. They were giving it their all, but it wasn’t good enough. One by one, they

fell.

  And she was helpless, trapped in the arms of the murderer.

  One of her captor’s allies, an auburn-haired man, advanced down the hall. He came back

a few minutes later and said, “He’s not here.”

  The man holding her firmly to his body growled. “Let’s go.” He shot the last soldier

before turning her around to face him.

  She gasped. No fucking way. He was a shifter.

  The way his eyes reflected off the light told her that. Frantic, she shoved against his

chest. He wouldn’t budge. “Let me go!”

  He lifted a brow and studied her for a moment or two as though he was trying to read her

mind or something. Oh, no he wouldn’t. She yanked her knee up and connected with his balls,

hard. He cursed and let go of her as he doubled over.

  She didn’t waste time. She ran for the door, only to skid to a halt as the auburn-haired

man appeared in front of her. What the fuck? A teleporter? No, he hadn’t materialized in front of

her. She’d seen it done before. Fucking shifter speed was what he’d used to reach her so fast.

  Christa patted her hip. Damn. She’d left her gun in her car because it was always too

tempting to shoot Vance if she took it into the meeting.

  She tried to fake a left and then moved right to move around him when the other man

gripped her by the arm. A sharp stick in the arm made her jerk. She peered at the man as he

pulled a needle out of her arm.

  Son of a bitch.

  Her vision blurred, and her legs wobbled, no longer able to hold her up.

“Bastards,” she managed to say before everything went black.

 

About the Author:

  Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a

paranormal romance author, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in   Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

  An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

  Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.