Book Review – Bittersweet Christmas

05 Tuesday Dec 2017

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Bittersweet Christmas

The Order series

by Nina Croft

Orphan Liam Ryan isn’t asking for much this Christmas–just his Uncle John. And he’s counting on Father Christmas to find a way to make that happen.

But when Father Christmas tosses Liam’s letter, claiming that the kid is asking the impossible, his daughter, Winter, takes over. Half-pixie, Winter, longs to do something important with her life, starting with getting a job at the Order of the Shadow Accords, the organization that polices the supernatural world. When she discovers Liam’s uncle works for the Order, it seems like fate.

Savaged by werewolves and bitten by a vampire, no one knows what to expect of John

Ryan, but it won’t be anything good. So there’s no way he’s getting involved with his nephew…or anyone else. Worse, he’s getting a babysitter over the holidays. But when he meets irrepressible Winter, all that matters is whether she likes her guys to be naughty or nice….

I’ve never heard of this series but I saw Nina Croft on the cover and I knew I needed to give it a go. And she definitely didn’t disappoint!

John Ryan is struggling with his new state of being. A vampire-werewolf is something new and no one knows what to expect. He’s getting a little tired of everyone hovering but he also understands why they have to. He doesn’t even understand himself or know what to expect next so how can he expect anyone else to … then he meets Winter. And his instant and undeniable attraction to her just complicates an already overly-complicated situation.

Winter really wants to start over somewhere that people don’t have certain expectations about her – yes, she’s made mistakes, been a little flighty, and overly … enthusiastic sometimes but she’s older now. And she really wants the chance to prove herself. Babysitting Ryan may not be what she expected but if she can get him together with his nephew then maybe she can finally get her chance. Finding him super sexy and hard to resist is definitely not the best way to do that.

Bittersweet Christmas isn’t really a holiday read (Winter’s dad is Santa and it all starts with the letter) but it is definitely super enjoyable. There’s the perfect amount of heat and heart and danger to meet anyone’s wants. And now I’m super curious about what else is going on in the world that Croft has created 🙂

(This is the first in the series that I’ve read but it can easily be read on its own. Croft does a great job of keeping you in the loop of anything that you might need to know.)

Spotlight – Brazen Blitz – His Fantasy Girl by Nina Croft

20 Tuesday Oct 2015

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If you like your heroes hot, the sex hotter, and a swoon-worthy romance to swoop in and save your happily ever after, Brazen has the story for you. Sinfully sexy soldiers. Alpha cops who demand control. Sweet guys with a naughty side in the bedroom. At Brazen, they’ve got the hero destined to melt your… heart. Visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, Like their Facebook page, and follow them on Pinterest.

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Today’s featured read:

His Fantasy Girl

by Nina Croft

Blurb:

There’s nothing like a near death experience to make a guy reassess his life. And that’s exactly what nightclub owner Logan McCabe decides to do, starting with looking up the girl he spent one wild night with eleven years ago, right before his life turned to crap. He spent a year fantasizing about her. Now he’s ready to see how reality matches up.

Abigail Parker is a perfectionist. She’s only strayed from the straight and narrow once in her life, on her eighteenth birthday. It was supposed to be one wild night with a totally unsuitable man before she settled into her sensible future. Instead it changed her life forever.

Logan might still be the sexiest man Abigail has ever seen, but a dirty-talking, tattooed, ex-con is the last thing she needs in her perfect life. He claims she’s his fantasy girl, but what he doesn’t know is she’s also the mother of his ten-year old daughter…

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Author Info:

Nina Croft grew up in the north of England. After training as an accountant, she spent four years working as a volunteer in Zambia, which left her with a love of the sun and a dislike of nine-to-five work. She then spent a number of years mixing travel (whenever possible) with work (whenever necessary) but has now settled down to a life of writing and picking almonds on a remote farm in the mountains of southern Spain. Nina writes all types of romance, often mixed with elements of the paranormal and science fiction.

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Don’t miss all five fabulous 10/19 Brazens!

Play. Or be played.

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When Fantasy and reality collide…

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He can fight anything…except his need for her.

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Sometimes you have to break the rules…

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Good girl, meet bad cowboy…

Find out more!

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Come back every day this week as I highlight each of these great books!

Yesterday’s featured read:

Wild Ride by Cathryn Fox

Spotlight – Blood and Metal

07 Monday Sep 2015

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Hope you are having a fantastic long weekend … and here’s a little sci-fi treat to make it even better 🙂

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Blood and Metal

A Dark Desires Novel

by Nina Croft

Release Date: 24 August 2015

Genre: Sci-fi/paranormal/romance

Publisher: Entangled

Blurb:

Copilot of the Blood Hunter, Daisy is a newly-turned vampire, and she’s hungry. Really hungry and it’s interfering with her plans for revenge. Unfortunately, the only thing that can distract her from said hunger is sex…which is a problem when she can barely refrain from draining any man dry within moments. But old flame Fergal Cain might just be the sexy-assed solution to her problem.

Part human, part cyborg, and with a poison coursing through his system, Fergal’s running out of time to find the scientist who has the cure. Unfortunately for him, the misfit crew of the Blood Hunter put a serious kink in his plans. And if the poison doesn’t kill him, the hot little vamp he can’t resist might do the honors herself…

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Author Info:

Nina writes all types of romance, often mixed with elements of the paranormal and science fiction.

Website: http://www.ninacroft.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nina_Croft

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nina.Croft.author

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NinaCroft.Writer

Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/rZ5rz

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Giveaway:

2 sets of the paperback copies of the first three books in the series, Break Out, Deadly Pursuit and Death Defying

5 ecopies of Temporal Shift, book 4

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Guest Post – Out of Control

01 Thursday May 2014

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This morning Nina Croft shares her thoughts on every romance junkie’s favorite thing … falling in love. And then we’re going to take a look at her newest book, Out of Control, complete with my review and a contest for a $25 gift card so make sure you check out all of the fun.

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Why do people fall in love?

I write romance and one of the first things I have to decide when I’m planning a book, is just why is this couple perfect for each other? What makes them the ideal match, who despite all the odds, will fall madly in love and stay that way for the rest of their lives.

The problem is, at the start of the book my characters usually seem far from a perfect match. In fact, often my characters are so far from a suitable match that’s it’s a wonder they ever look twice at each other. In my latest release, Out of Control, the heroine, Dani, is an army sergeant wounded in the line of duty and waiting to see if she can return to her unit. In the meantime, she takes a job protecting Zach a billionaire playboy/writer. At first sight, they seem to have nothing in common except for a deep-rooted fear of commitment.

So why do people fall in love?

I did a bit of research and there’s a lot of speculation out there. Here’s a few of the (sometimes amazingly contradictory) reasons; because they’re similar, because they’re different, symmetrical features, proximity, age, apparently men can fall in love with a woman’s hip to waist ratio (how shallow!) Alternatively, it could just be a matter of timing. Or a simple chemical reaction, pheromones or over-active hormones. Or how about genetics and you have absolutely no choice in the matter; it’s predetermined from the moment the sperm meets the egg.

I also read that all of us have an internal set of criteria which sets out what we find attractive and what are absolute essentials in a partner, tall, short, blond … so if we come across someone who combines all those criteria then perhaps love at first sight would be inevitable.

I’m not sure I’m convinced by any of this, so how does it happen, what triggers love?

A lot I think depends on how love comes about and there are a number of different situations I can think of:

Love at first sight – I’ve got to be honest, I can never quite believe this one, but maybe if every single box is ticked.
Lust at first sight, which then turns into love. Relationships that start out as sex only but the people realize they love each other.
Friends to lovers – one of my favorites. The relationship starts out as best friends and then one or both realize they love the other.
People who know each other but don’t notice each other and then something happens (maybe he finally notices that perfect hip to waist ratio!) and POW—they’re in love.

So why do you think people fall in love?

*****

Out of Control

by Nina Croft

She’s a challenge he can’t resist.

Hollywood heartthrob Zachary Hunter loves women—as long as they don’t want more than a little fun in the bedroom. When his most recent movie stirs up the wrong kind of attention, the kind that includes an attempt on his life, he hires a friend’s company to locate the threat. The pint-sized redhead assigned to protect him isn’t what he expects—or wants. Worse, he can’t take his eyes off of her.

After ten years in the army, Danielle Sinclair knows how to handle men. With a new security gig to pass the time until she’s cleared to return to the military, she’s figures her sexy new client will be easy to manage. And then he opens his gorgeous mouth, and she can’t decide whether to kiss him or kill him. His sex appeal may tempt her into his bed, but his sexist attitude is unbearable, and she’s going to make him eat every single word…

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Author Info:

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Review:

I’m not sure why, but I’m a little surprised by how much I liked these two. Dani’s kinda prickly and very much a woman working overly hard to fit in to a man’s world. It could easily have made her off-putting but she’s totally fun. And Zach, while a bit debauched, is smooth and charming and, because he’s honest about it, totally likeable in his womanizing ways.

Dani had a devastating event in her childhood that has affected her for a very long time. It’s very understandable why she’s hesitant to get involved. But I’m not sure I totally understand Zach’s aversion to commitment, other than the fact that he can. And though he’s spent his time being footloose and fancy free, like any good rake, it just takes the love of a good woman to change his mind.

The story might seem a little clichéd, but it is extremely well-written, with engaging characters, and a smooth flowing plot. (It’s part of a series but it definitely can stand on its own and totally one I’d recommend.) If you are looking for some humor and heart and just a touch suspense, then Out of Control is for you. It’s not an adventure romance and the threat to Zach’s life plays only a small part except to get the two together. Instead it is all about two people who are afraid to give their hearts away, only to find out that they don’t have a choice. I loved watching them get to know each other and fight their feelings, only to realize that it is definitely out of their control, and the ending was one of my favorites for its simplicity and honesty.

*****

Giveaway:

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Interview – Nina Croft

07 Friday Mar 2014

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I’m so pleased to have gotten the chance to do a little Q&A with awesome author Nina Croft. And to also get a double whammy look at her books, Bittersweet Darkness and Death Defying. Enjoy!

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What do you like best about writing romances?

I write a lot of paranormal romance, and while I love the happy endings, it’s the journey there that I really enjoy. I love the idea that I can take a couple with seemingly insurmountable odds, have really bad things happen to them, litter the way with carnage, but still know everything will come out well in the end.

What is your favorite romantic story (movie/book. fact/fiction)?

I don’t think I could pinpoint a single story, but one that sticks in my mind is The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I love that book and still have it on my bookcase. It was the first big romance I read (I think I was around twelve at the time) and the book that started me on my life-long love of romance.

Film wise, I love Office and a Gentleman and Pretty Woman (or maybe I just love Richard Gere!)

If you could be any romantic heroine, who would it be and why?

Hard one. I suppose it’s guaranteed I’m going to get my happy ever after because this is romance, so maybe I should look at the question from another direction. Which hero do I want to spend the rest of my life with (or even eternity as I do meet a lot of immortal characters in my reading and writing.)

From my own books, I’d have to choose Skylar, the heroine from Break Out, book 1 in my Blood Hunter series. Skylar is a kick-ass soldier, immortal, and she gets to spend eternity with Rico, a stunningly gorgeous, two thousand year old vampire and my favorite hero.

From other authors, I think I’m going to choose MacKayla Lane from Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. I know poor Mac suffers a lot but she does get Jericho Barrons in the end and that has to be worth a little suffering.

Which of your characters/books was the most fun to write?

By far the most fun to write is my Blood Hunter series. They are a mix of science fiction, paranormal and romance and absolutely anything can happen. I’d been watching my favorite TV show, Firefly, for the third time, and decided I wanted to write a space opera. But I’d also been going through a stage of writing contemporary and was in need of a paranormal fix. So the idea for Break Out, book one in the series came about—vampires in space. I’m working on book 6 in the series now and still loving it.

If you weren’t a writer, what would you be doing instead?

I honestly don’t know. Growing up, I wanted to be a vet, or an assassin or a space explorer, but none of them seem a likely alternative career at this point in my life.

In a long ago existence, I was a chartered accountant, but I really didn’t like it very much and have no wish to do it again.

I now live on an almond farm in the remote mountains of southern Spain. It’s a long way from anywhere and the chances of finding employment here are zero, and I don’t want to move. So maybe I would have to pick almonds. Sadly, the pay is really bad so maybe I’ll keep writing.

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BITTERSWEET DARKNESS

by Nina Croft

EBook: 251 pages

Release Date: February 24, 2014

ISBN: 978-1622661138

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Blurb:

There are no monsters, only good guys and bad guys. That’s the creed by which Detective Inspector Faith Connolly has always lived.

When Faith discovers she has a time bomb counting down in her head, she has one goal: to solve the murder case she’s working on and gain closure. Her investigation brings her in contact with Ash Delacourt, who is definitely one of the bad guys, albeit a stunningly gorgeous one.

As payment for a debt, Asmodai, AKA Ash Delacourt, finds himself working with the Order of the Shadow Accords. He’s the demon representative on the newly formed committee for the integration of mankind and well…everything else. It’s a chance to be near his daughter, make a new start, and—once he’s met the delectable Detective Connolly—maybe have a little fun.

But as Faith’s investigation deepens, her beliefs are eroded and for the first time, she is falling in love—with one of the bad guys. How can she ever let Ash close when her time is running out…?

*****

DEATH DEFYING

by Nina Croft

EBook: 400 pages

Release Date: February 24, 2014

ISBN: 978-1620610220

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Blurb:

Captain Tannis of the starship El Cazador is part snake, part human, and—according to some—all bitch. She is one job away from her lifelong goal—to achieve the immortality she craves. The assignment: protecting the most powerful man in the Universe.

After five hundred years, Callum Meridian, founding member of the Collective, is bored out of his mind. Until he realizes he’s physically changing—into what, he isn’t sure. Callum is determined to discover the truth, but his own people will stop at nothing to prevent it from coming out.

With a coup brewing and the crew of El Cazador close to tossing him off the ship, Callum turns to Tannis. Sparks fly as they work together to make it out alive. But can Callum really trust the one woman hell bent on using him? Defying death has never been more dangerous, more sexy, or more fun.

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Author Info:

Nina Croft grew up in the north of England. After training as an accountant, she spent four years working as a volunteer in Zambia which left her with a love of the sun and a dislike of 9-5 work. She then spent a number of years mixing travel (whenever possible) with work (whenever necessary) but has now settled down to a life of writing and picking almonds on a remote farm in the mountains of southern Spain.

Nina’s writing mixes romance with elements of the paranormal and science fiction.

If you’d like to find out about new releases then sign up for my New Release Newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/rZ5rz

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Giveaway:

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Tour Schedule:

Week One

2/24/2014- The Gal in the Blue Mask– Review/Interview

2/24/2014- Dear Brighton– Excerpt Bittersweet Darkness #1

2/25/2014- Simply ali– Spotlight

2/25/2014- Dawn’s Reading Nook– Interview

2/26/2014- The Book Swarm– Review

2/26/2014- Books & Bells– Review

2/27/2014- Bea’s Book Nook– Review

2/27/2014- Toot’s Book Reviews– Excerpt Bittersweet Darkness #2

2/28/2014- Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile– Review

2/28/2014- Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh my!– Excerpt Bittersweet Darkness #3

Week Two

3/3/2014- Reading Reality– Review

3/3/2014- Bibliophile Mystery– Excerpt Death Defying #1

3/4/2014- Fab Fantasy Fiction– Review

3/4/2014- kate george – author– Excerpt Death Defying #2

3/5/2014- Picked by Poison– Review

3/5/2014- Fantasy Book Addict– Guest Post

3/6/2014- All Things Romance– Review

3/6/2014- Urban Fantasy Investigations– Excerpt Death Defying #3

3/7/2014- Romantic Reads and Such– Interview

3/7/2014- Imaginary Reads

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Release Day – February Edge Books

24 Monday Feb 2014

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Edge, a digital-first single-title romance line from Entangled Publishing, takes its lead from their popular Select imprint but gives its novels an edge in the marketplace by bringing great stories to readers at reasonable prices in a quick-and-easy way. Whether sexy or sweet, traditional romance or love and lust with a women’s fiction bent, at the center of every Edge book is heart. From Urban Fantasy to Contemporary Romance to Science Fiction Romance, Edge has a book for all romance readers—and right at their fingertips! As they say, all’s fair in love and war. To find out more about their titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books are coming next, visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, and like their Facebook page.

Today I’m happy to be featuring Edge’s February releases:

Mustang Sassy

by: Daire St. Denis

Release Date: 2/24/14

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb:

When Sass Hogan catches her boyfriend slow-dancing and doing the tongue-tango with Tori Double-D-Cup Hunter, she pays him back the only way she knows how—by taking a tire iron to his beloved ’67 Mustang Fastback. There’s only one problem. She’s destroyed the wrong car.

Jordan Michaels wants his car fixed, now, and he wants Sass’s auto body shop to do it. But the handsome blond has a secret−he’s really Jordan Carlyle of Carlyle’s Classics, Hogan’s biggest competitor, and he’s determined to prove himself to his family.

As Sass and Jordan get to know each other, the depth of the attraction has them falling in love. But a relationship based on lies will only leave them primed for the worst wreck of their lives.

Tagline: On a crash course for love… and disaster.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20697920-mustang-sassy

Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.to/1bDk1TU

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/1cbfTY7

Author Info:

With a degree in archaeology, Daire St. Denis was sure she was destined to be the next female Indiana Jones. That didn’t quite pan out but she still managed her fair share of exotic adventures. Some of her most daring escapades include, skydiving in Canada, being trapped in the Great Pyramid of Giza, searching for tigers in the foothills of the Himalayas, touring Germany by motorbike, scuba diving off the coast of the Philippines, meeting Medusa in the bowels of Istanbul and climbing her way to the top of a number of mountains and crags in Canada and the US.

Daire loves to pen erotic tales full of passion and unexpected adventure and her colorful past has provided ample inspiration for her muse. She now lives in the wilds of Canada with her two poorly trained dogs, two insufferable cats, two spirited children and one extremely patient husband.

Website: http://dairestdenis.com/

Blog: http://dairestdenis.com

Twitter: @DaireStDenis

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dairestdenis

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/DaireStDenis

Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/qz39gzz

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DEATH DEFYING & BITTERSWEET DARKNESS

by: Nina Croft

Release Date: 2/24/14

Genre: Accessible Sci-Fi Romance

Death Defying Blurb:

Tagline: Irreverent. Irresponsible. Instatiable. Who says immortals can’t have any fun?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17378073-death-defying

Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.to/MTCMcT

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/1nK2hey

Bittersweet Darkness Blurb:

There are no monsters, only good guys and bad guys. That’s the creed by which Detective Inspector Faith Connolly has always lived.

Tagline: There are no monsters, only good guys and bad guys…

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20697869-bittersweet-darkness

Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.to/1dniZrp

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/MqDayH

Author Info:

Nina’s writing mixes romance with elements of paranormal and science fiction.

Website: http://www.ninacroft.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Nina_Croft

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NinaCroft.Writer

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3378320.Nina_Croft

Newsletter: http://ninacroft.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=93c3e3f0504da76b1ddd09e76&id=51b781af2a

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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

by: Patricia Eimer

Release Date: 2/24/14

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Blurb:

Not Even Death Can Keep a Good Demoness Down

There’s never an end to the crazy when you’re demon spawn. Not that Faith Bettincourt’s complaining. She’s been patching things up with her angelic on-again off-again boyfriend, Matt, and her best-friend-turned-sister-in-law is soon giving birth to the Anti-Christ Part Deux. Oh, and Faith is saving kids from Death in her pediatric unit, one soul at a time. Life is good.

Or at least it is until Faith accidentally runs over the Angel of Death and is forced to take his place. Now she’s taking lives instead of saving them. This is kind of a problem when you’re a nurse. As if that weren’t bad enough, she is suddenly thrust into the worst scenario of them all–Matt’s ex is back, and she’s brought the Apocalypse with her.

Faith’s not about to give up the world…or her man. But when the chips are down, what’s a girl to do but take matters in her own hands, consequences be damned?

Tagline: Not Even Death Can Keep a Good Demoness Down

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17978242-before-the-devil-knows-you-re-dead

Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.to/1k56XeQ

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/LsJHIt

Author Info:

I’m a small town girl who was blessed with a large tree in the backyard that was a perfect spot for reading on summer days. Mixed with too much imagination it made me a bratty child but fated me to become a storyteller. After a stint of “thinking practically” in my twenties I earned degrees in Business and Economics and worked for a software firm in southwestern Germany but my passion has always been a good book. I currently lives in Pittsburgh with my two wonderful kids and a husband that learned the gourmet art of frozen pizzas to give me more time to write. When I’m not writing I can be found fencing and arguing with my dogs about plot points. Most days the Beagle wins but the Dalmatian is in close second. I’m in a distant third.

Website: http://www.patriciaeimer.com/

Blog: http://www.patriciaeimer.com/blog

Twitter: @PATRICIAEIMER

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/patriciaeimerofficialpage

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4977539.Patricia_Eimer

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Spotlight – Break Out

30 Monday Dec 2013

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This morning we’re looking at Nina Croft’s book, Break Out.

Make sure you enter her cool contest. She’s giving away a $25 gift card and a cool necklace, but you have to check out each stop on the tour to get your Scavenger Hunt Quote. Contest link and links for all the tour stops can be found below.

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Break Out

Nina Croft

Genre: Accessible Sci-Fi

Tour Run Dates: 12/30-1/17

Break Out, book one of the Blood Hunter Series, is now on sale for a limited time. Get your copy for only $.99.

Blurb:

The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they’ve discovered the secret of immortality—Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they’re called, rule the universe.

Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can’t resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective’s maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous—or so fun.

Irreverent. Irresponsible. Insatiable. Who says immortals can’t have any fun?

Get your copy here!

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11829006-break-out

Amazon Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Break-Out-Blood-Hunter-Novel-ebook/dp/B0059IXO56

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/break-out-nina-croft/1104075463?ean=9781620612279

Book Trailer Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTWHSXcHy7Q

*****

Excerpt:

“Mr. Sanchez—Rico—”

“Sit.”

Had she really thought his voice sounded like warm honey? That one word cut through the air like ice. She didn’t even have to think about it. She sat right down. Her lips were suddenly dry, and she ran the tip of her tongue over them.

“Is there a problem?” She decided that the squeak in her voice was quite allowable within the parameters of her character.

He strolled into the room, one hand resting on the laser pistol at his thigh, and came to a halt in front of her chair, far too close. He was tall. And broad. And menacing. She licked her lips again.

“Just a small one.”

“Well, I’m sure we can sort it out.” When Rico didn’t rush to agree with her, she decided to give the bimbo smile another try. Her dry lips stretched across her teeth in what she hoped would bring an answering smile from Rico.

He grinned, but for some reason it didn’t make Skylar feel any better at all. “Oh, I’m sure we can.” His smile broadened and the tip of one white fang showed briefly.

Skylar’s heart stopped. Then started again, so loudly she could hear the blood thundering in her veins.

Holy Meridian. What the hell was this guy?

Her mind flashed back to the rumors she’d heard about him, rumors she had ignored as too ludicrous to even consider. Just legends dredged up from the past.

She forced herself to take a deep breath. He could be any number of things. One rather large tooth did not mean he was a….

He reached up and slipped the shades from his eyes. His gaze locked with hers, and ice-cold prickles skittered down her spine. “Er—I just have to pop back to my shuttle for a moment.” She stumbled to her feet. “I forgot to—”

She closed her mouth as he continued to stare at her out of those crimson eyes. Who, or rather what, had eyes the color of blood?

He reached out a hand, placed one finger on her shoulder, and pushed her down. Closing her eyes, she tried to remember her training. What to do if caught. What to do if facing torture. Unfortunately, nothing was coming to mind.

Taking a few deep breaths, she pushed her fear to the back of her mind. She knew they wanted the money. She just had to hope that they wanted the money more than Rico wanted—

Again, her mind refused to finish the sentence. After all, she didn’t actually know what he wanted.

He licked his lips, ran his tongue over one sharp white fang, and stepped toward her.

Okay. She didn’t know, but her mind was doing a good job of guessing. Or a bad job.

She shook her head, took another deep breath, and sat up straight. “So,” she said and was proud of how normal her voice came out, “this problem… Are you going to tell me what it is, or are you just going to stand over me and drool?”

Scavenger hunt quote: “Is she dead?” Tannis asked. Rico frowned. “Of course she’s not dead. What do you take me for—some sort of monster?”

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Author Bio:

Nina’s writing mixes romance with elements of paranormal and science fiction.

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Tour Schedule:

12/30: Romancing the Dark Side

12/29: Book Bliss (R)

12/30: Romantic Reads and Such

1/1: Harlie’s Books

1/2: Book Reviews and More

1/6: Mark of the Stars

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1/17: A Little Bit of R & R

Blog Tour – Bittersweet Magic

18 Monday Nov 2013

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Bittersweet Magic, Nina Croft

This morning we’re going to take a quick look at Nina Croft’s Bittersweet Magic. Make sure you check out her giveaway for a $25 Amazon gift card!

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Bittersweet Magic by Nina Croft

Blurb:

Only he can save her…

Roz has been indebted to the demon Asmodai for five hundred years, and her freedom is just around the corner. All she has to do is complete one last task for him—obtain a key that had been hidden in a church centuries ago.

Piers, the Head of the Order and an ancient vampire, is intrigued by the woman who comes to him for help. She’s beautiful and seemingly kind, but she’s hiding something. And he’ll find out who she is and what she really wants once he uses his power to get inside her head. But Piers has no idea that Roz is immune to his mind-control…or that he is simply a pawn in her dangerous mission for freedom.

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