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August 2019 Books Bought

Since starting my blog back in August of 2008  I always want to share what books I get with you so that you can see what I will be reading and what new books there are out there and I am always looking for a place to link them so that others can see them so from now on I will be sharing my links on Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. As Marlene has offered to co-host Stacking The Shelves with Tynga’s Reviews.

I am also going back to sharing my link on Mailbox Monday’s blog. This was originally hosted by Marcia but it now has its own blog which you can see by clicking on THIS.

I have decided to go back to how I was originally posting my monthly book hauls and just showing the books I bought in the month.

One of the things I love about these kinds of posts is finding new books that I might not normally hear about and I always seem to find quite a few of them. What do you or don’t you like about book haul posts?

It’s hard to believe that we are already the last weekend of August. Where did the summer go? I am not ready for back to school considering this is Michael’s last year of high school and I am not ready for what is coming weather wise.

Bought:

  1. Seal Wolf Surrender by Terry Spear (6th book in the Seal Wolf series)
  2. Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
  3. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
  4. Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
  5. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle
  6. Layover by David Bell
  7. I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
  8. Wherever She Goes by K.L Armstrong
  9. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
  10. The Beholder by Anna Bright

Publisher sent:

To see what I graciously got from a publisher this month be sure to click HERE to see that post.

Monthly Stats:

  • Total books bought this month: 10
  • Total books I got for gifts/gift cards/redeeming points/won: 0
  • Total books Publishers sent: 2
  • Total books rec’ed for blog tours: 0
  • Total books from netgalley: 0
  • Total books read from this months haul:

Blog Tour/ Immortal Skye

About the Book:

Title: IMMORTAL SKYE (A Vampire Mates Novella)

Author: K.L. Bone

Pub. Date: August 28, 2018

Publisher: Midnight Coven

Formats: eBook

Pages: 138

Find it: GoodreadsAmazonB&NBooks2Read

Amid the Isle of Skye’s silvery waves, a vampire fell in love with a selkie.

***Every vampire dreams of finding their destined mate—the one who brings the beat of life to their undead heart. Nearly two millennia ago, a pure-blood daughter of the Skye vampire bloodline found her soulmate in Rónán, the selkie knight charged with protecting her from all harm.

Rónán had saved Julia’s life when she was a child. Instead of being rewarded, he was enslaved by her father. Forced to serve the Skye family against his will, Rónán’s only comfort comes in watching over the lord’s daughter, whose innocence and sweet nature steals his heart.

Lord Skye has other plans for his only heir, including a politically advantageous pairing, and protecting her pure-blood lineage. Forced into an arranged marriage, Julia struggles to resist her father’s plans, but an ancient spell is cast upon her, rendering her helpless to the manipulations of others. As a result, Julia shatters the heart of the man she swore to love above all others.

After centuries apart, Julia is summoned home to the Isle of Skye, where she must face her past, and attempt to set right the wrongs committed against the man to whom her heart is eternally entwined.

About K.L:

K.L. Bone is a bestselling author of dark fantasy and paranormal romance. Her works include the bestselling Black Rose Guard dark fantasy series. The bestselling Flames of Kalleen paranormal romance series. The Rise of the Temple Gods fantasy series. And a stand-alone science fiction novel, The Indoctrination.

Bone has a master’s degree in modern literary cultures and is working toward her PhD. She wrote her first short story at the age of fifteen and grew up with an equally great love of both classical literature and speculative fiction. Bone has spent the last few years as a bit of a world traveler, living in California, London, and most recently, Dublin. When not immersed in words, of her own creation or studies, you’ll find her traveling to mythical sites and Game of Thrones filming locations.

 

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Giveaway Details:

 

1 winner will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, International.

 

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

8/26/2019- Country Road ReviewsExcerpt

8/27/2019- BookriotReview

8/28/2019- BookHoundsExcerpt

8/29/2019- Simply Daniel RadcliffeReview

8/30/2019- Cindy’s Love of BooksReview

 

Week Two:

9/2/2019- Novel NoviceExcerpt

9/3/2019- Two Chicks on BooksExcerpt

9/4/2019- Jaime’s WorldExcerpt

9/5/2019- Book BriefsReview

9/6/2019- ColorimetryExcerpt

Release Blitz/ Infernally Mine

I am so excited that INFERNALLY MINE by Jewels Arthur is available now and that I get to
share the news!
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by
Author Jewels Arthur, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $15 Amazon
Gift Card, International, courtesy of Jewels and Rockstar Book Tours. So if
you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this
post.
About the Book:
Title: INFERNALLY MINE (The Infernal Blade Book 1)
Author: Jewels Arthur
Pub. Date: August 29, 2019
Publisher: Jewels Arthur
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 197
Find it: GoodreadsAmazon
READ FOR FREE ON KU!
I’m a killer and I’m good at it.
It’s not something you can put on a resume or bring up during a
date — but we all have our secrets.
The visions I see at night are part of mine.
The Elders send me visions of my new targets — chosen by them —
for me to kill. I don’t determine if they are good or bad — just that their
fate is to die by my hand.
Questioning the Elders is suicide. I am just a monster for them to
direct.
One night my vision features four sinfully yummy men. They seem to
find me delicious as well.
When my life gets thrown into chaos, these men are the only ones I
can trust.
What happens when I am not the monster I’ve always believed myself
to be?
I went from being the killer to the target.
One thing is for sure, I don’t plan on remaining anyone’s prey.
Infernally Mine is the first book in a paranormal RH/#whychoose
romance series with assassins, shifters, and a succubus. Intended for mature
audiences (18+). Contains MM, foul language, and violence.
Excerpt:
When
our eyes connect, it’s electrifying. I feel it deep in my bones and I sense the
same reaction from Everett. When I see her grab the captain and Coke I sent
over to her, I know I have my ‘in’ and rush over to grab her for a dance. Bars
aren’t the easiest way to meet someone, well, someone you want to have a
conversation with at least. As Everett and I pull her out onto the dance floor,
I see her friend begin talking to another man at the bar. Knowing she is
occupied, I turn my attention back to the stunner in front of me. The music
blasts so loud I can’t hear anything she says. The only upside to this is that
it encourages me to get closer to her. As I lean in to whisper in her ear, her
scent floors me. Like the sweetest smelling fruit with a small amount of
vanilla. I want to roll around in her scent. I want to live in the sound of her
voice.
I
have never seen such a beautiful creature in all my life. I knew she could feel
my erection as she pressed that tight ass into my crotch, I couldn’t help it.
As I graze my lips across her ear and introduce myself, it takes all that’s in
me to refrain from biting her ear, from dragging my lips and tongue across her
neck. My dragon growls his indignation at my lack of action. If it were his
choice, I would have claimed her on sight, showing every single male that she
is mine. Ours. I feel her purr reverberate through her body as she leans back
into my chest to hear what I’m saying. I just want to keep talking to her so
she doesn’t stop touching me. When I hear her smoky voice as she gives me her
name, I groan and give her my most devilish smirk. I try to give off an
arrogant persona, but I feel deep down that this woman has the power to destroy
me. Suddenly, she turns around and places her hands on my shoulders, and
presses her gorgeous ass into Everett. I immediately feel the loss, but regain
my composure upon realizing I get to stare into her eyes now. See her gorgeous
tits bounce as she sways her ass against Ev’s pelvis. His dark gaze tells me
that he’s feeling the same effects from this woman as I am. It’s like her
energy has drugged my entire being and I am drawn to her. Drawn to take her.
Make her mine.
About Jewels:

 

Jewels Arthur has lived
in Central Illinois her entire life, she is a small town girl at heart and is
terrified of city life. She grew up on a farm with 27 barn cats, video games,
movies, and books to keep her company. She is obsessed with romance and swoon.
As a hopeless romantic she wants everyone around her to be in love and wants to
read about love all the time. She got married at 19 (suprise suprise) and she
had a beautiful baby girl 3 years later when she finished college. Her
obsession with love led her to decide that she needed to write her own swoony
books, with a bit of dirty of course 😉
 
 
Giveaway
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winner will win a $15 Amazon Gift Card, INTERNATIONAL.
 

Blog Tour/ The Cait Lennox

About the Books:

Title: THE AWAKENING (Cait Lennox: Femme Fatale Series Book 1)

Author: Roderick Donald

Pub. Date: July 7, 2019

Publisher: Roderick Donald

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 304

Find it: GoodreadsAmazonKindleB&NTBD

 

A violent bashing; a life destroyed. But why has such an obscure occurrence touched so many lives?

 

When twenty-three-year-old Cait’s lover is brutally and randomly murdered, this violent assault has far-reaching effects not only for Cait, but also for her baby boomer parents, their close friends and business acquaintances, plus their millennial children.

In her darkest moments, Cait’s shamanic mother introduces her daughter to the Otherworld, a Druidic realm that parallels the world around us. Cait’s ancient bloodline whispers to her enticingly from the other side, bestowing amazing paranormal powers of insight and perception upon her—the power of The Gift.

 

But will Cait accept this strange multi-dimensional world? Or is it just New Age mumbo-jumbo?

 

The Awakening is a contemporary urban adventure peppered with a touch of the paranormal. It’s an insightful tale about family, friendship, love, sex, beliefs, and personal growth. It follows Cait’s personal journey, along with that of her family and close friends as they change, grow, and adapt to the challenges placed in front of them after this random and senseless attack.

 

This must-read tale is the scene setter for Cait’s later exciting adventures as her amazing paranormal powers of insight and perception grow and develop.

 

Start reading the first book in this exciting series today!

 

Title: THE MIND CONTROLLER (Cait Lennox: Femme Fatale Series Book 2)

Author: Roderick Donald

Pub. Date: July 7, 2019

Publisher: Roderick Donald

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 302

Find it: GoodreadsAmazonKindleB&NTBD

A lover brutally murdered; a violent kidnapping; a female scorned. And no closure. Insights from the Otherworld shed light on a case going nowhere.

 

When twenty-three-year-old Cait is violently kidnapped by her lover’s murderers, her once-pleasant life is shattered. She’s haunted by terrifying, evil nightmares-apparitions that are really a calling card from the Otherworld.

 

The cops are making zero headway locating the perpetrators, so she takes matters into her own hands. Cait demands payback.

 

But first she must overcome her scepticism. In the face of overwhelming odds, Cait unknowingly transforms into a dangerous femme fatale; a ruthless Otherworld being with the power to read minds and control the world around her.

 

Will this be enough to conquer the vile beast pursuing her in her prophetic visions?

 

If you love contemporary urban fiction, mystery and action, exotic Asian locales and paranormal forces you’ll devour this second book in Roderick Donald’s page-turning series.

 

Download The Mind Controller today!

 

Title: THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE (Cait Lennox: Femme Fatale Series Book 3)

Author: Roderick Donald

Pub. Date: August 2019

Publisher: Roderick Donald

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: ?

Find it: Links coming soon!

 

It’s time to panic. The Gatekeeper is about to cut you’re beating heart out and steal your soul . . .

 

When Cait’s younger brother Dec is mortally injured by a terrorist’s deadly car bomb during a chilled-out family holiday in Sicily, Italy, she is totally devastated. Distraught. And determined to chase down the perpetrators. But happy-go-lucky, congenial Cait is not a person to cross. Especially when it comes to family. They’re sacrosanct, and the line in the sand was crossed when the bomb exploded.

 

Cait demands payback. And retribution.

 

But how? She’s in a foreign land, the odds are totally stacked against her, and she’s on her own. Or is she?

 

Voices from the Otherworld—Cait’s ancient Shamanic grandmothers—are constantly in her ear as she wanders between this and the Otherworld, coaching her, guiding her, protecting her. An innocent fourteen boy who was ritually sacrificed, his soul then stolen by the evil Otherworld beast Soran, the Gatekeeper of Lost Souls, constantly haunts Cait as the child drifts aimlessly in an ethereal no-man’s land, half way between Heaven and Hell, searching for release and a life in the next dimension.

 

Then Sergeant Tony ‘Ice’ O’Donnell enters Cait’s world: terrorist hunter, trained killer, assassin. A fractured SAS soldier of fortune and an Australian Security Intelligence Organisation field agent who operates on the edges of legal. Together they stumble across a secretive and dangerous sect dating back to the Crusades: The Brethren of the True Believers. Ruthless tyrants and captains of commerce and industry who are under the control the Gatekeeper.

 

Somehow this is all inter-related. But how? Will Cait manage to locate the terrorists and extract the revenge that she so desperately wants to mete out? And will she beat the odds and save the next child to be ritually slaughtered?

 

Cait’s paranormal powers of insight and perception are pushed to the max. But will this be enough to survive the mayhem and onslaught?

 

About Roderick Donald:

 

But first, call me Rick – all my friends do!

 

Rick is the creator of the breakout contemporary paranormal Urban Fiction series detailing Cait’s dramatic journey from a happy-go-lucky, 23-year old millennial to a powerful and ruthless femme fatale.

 

When Rick initially wrote The Awakening in 2011 it was a stand alone book. However, as soon as he finished it he sensed that there was an even bigger story wanting desperately to emerge, so he put the book aside to percolate and it was never published.

 

Then one day, in a blinding flash of the obvious seven years later, Cait started screaming at Rick from the pages of his novel: “Let me loose. I’ve got a journey to pursue”. Her remonstrations led to the second book in the series, The Mind Controller, being written over a three month period in 2018. To tie the two books together, The Awakening then required revisiting and totally rewriting. All up, it took a further four months for Rick to put the whole series together from nose to tail.

 

While the first two books were being prepared for publication, a third book in the series quickly followed as Cait had another adventure to embark on. The Assassin’s Apprentice is a nail-biting urban adventure where Cait’s powers of insight and perception are stretched to the max. as she travels the world, chasing down the murderous and illusive secret sect, Brethren of the True Believers.

 

Book number four is currently gelling in Rick’s head and will be out in early to mid 2020. Cait’s amazing paranormal powers continue to grow and mature as she seamlessly moves between current reality and the Otherworld. On the recommendation of fractured and secretive ex-SAS soldier of fortune, Tony ‘Ice’ O’Donnell, she is picked up by ASIO as a specialist undercover operative. Cait ends up their go-to person when all else has failed and they are at a dead end with a case going nowhere.

 

Rick is a bit of an adventurer, a sometimes adrenalin junky and a world traveller (67 countries and still counting). He’s into competitive bay sailing, ocean racing, road bike riding, scuba diving, natural health and keeping fit. Rick lives in Melbourne, Australia, with Sandi, his wife of many years, and is the proud father of two thirty-something millennial children. There are also two beautiful young grandchildren in the mix who Sandi and Rick spoil to excess!

 

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

 

Giveaway Details:

 

3 winners will receive signed finished copies of their choice of book in the CAIT LENNOX:FEMME FATALE Series, US Only.

 

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/29/2019- K.L Novitzke – AuthorExcerpt

7/30/2019- My Creatively Random LifeReview

7/31/2019- Country Road Reviews– Excerpt

8/1/2019- Books a Plenty Book ReviewsReview

8/2/2019- Jaime’s WorldExcerpt

 

Week Two:

8/5/2019- ParajunkeeExcerpt

8/6/2019- ColorimetryExcerpt

8/7/2019- Mythical BooksExcerpt

8/8/2019- Owl Always Be ReadingExcerpt

8/9/2019- Smada’s Book SmackExcerpt

 

Week 3:

8/12/2019- PopTheButterfly Reads– Excerpt

8/13/2019- Book BriefsReview

8/14/2019- Cindy’s Love of BooksReview

8/15/2019- A Dream Within A DreamExcerpt

8/16/2019- A Gingerly ReviewReview

 

Week 4:

8/19/2019- Simply Daniel RadcliffeReview

8/20/2019- the suburban lifestyleReview

8/21/2019- Daily Waffle– Review

8/22/2019- TBD

8/23/2019- TBD

 

Week 5:

8/26/2019- BookHoundsInterview

8/27/2019- The Tired BuyerGuest Post

8/28/2019- Two Chicks on BooksInterview

8/29/2019- Good Choice ReadingExcerpt

8/30/2019- TBD

Blog Tour/ Dark Sun Rising


Title: DARK SUN RISING (The Continuous War, #1)
Author: K.M. Martinez
Pub. Date: August 2, 2019
Publisher: K.M. Martinez
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 272
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon
FREE on KU!

Melanie Mendez of Clan Kale isn’t sure if she believes in angels, but she’s pretty sure she’s not a descendant of one.

Her grandmother, the Elder of Clan Kale, would beg to differ. Her brothers, Victor and Gabe, would tell her to shut up about it and just do what she’s supposed to do: fight. Specifically, they want her to follow The Ways by participating in the Agora–the annual gathering where the seven clans compete for honor.

But Mel has never been one for competition, and the other clans have started to take notice. When she narrowly avoids being killed by a mysterious man the night before the Agora, she can’t help but wonder if the other clans have judged her according to The Ways: as a traitor.

One way or another, this Agora is about to turn deadly.

About K.M.:
KM Martinez lives in San Antonio, Texas. She is a fan of books, sports, and movies/television. Her first novel, Dark Sun Rising, is set to be released in August 2019.
When she’s not writing book two she is busy with work, friends, family, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page | Bookbub

Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win an eBook of DARK SUN RISING, INTERNATIONAL.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

8/19/2019- Dorky Girl and SkeletorExcerpt
8/19/2019- WonderstruckSpotlight
8/20/2019- Smada’s Book SmackSpotlight
8/20/2019- Country Road ReviewsExcerpt
8/21/2019- Book Sniffers Anonymous– Excerpt
8/21/2019- Jaime’s WorldExcerpt
8/22/2019- ParajunkeeExcerpt
8/22/2019- ColorimetryExcerpt
8/23/2019- PopTheButterfly ReadsExcerpt
8/23/2019- Owl Always Be ReadingExcerpt

Week Two:

8/26/2019- BookHoundsInterview
8/26/2019- Book BriefsReview
8/27/2019- Cindy’s Love of BooksReview
8
/27/2019- Two Chicks on Books Interview
8/28/2019- Good Choice ReadingExcerpt
8/28/2019- Simply Daniel Radcliffe– Review
8/29/2019- JypsylynnReview
8/29/2019- Daily WaffleSpotlight
8/30/2019- the suburban lifestyleReview

Release Blitz/ Lycan’s Blood Queen

I am so excited that LYCAN’S BLOOD QUEEN by Catherine Edward is available now and that I get to
share the news!
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by
Author Catherine Edward, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for three copies of the eBook, International, courtesy of Catherine, GenZ Publishing, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if
you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this
post.
About the Book:
Title: LYCAN’S BLOOD QUEEN (Randolph Duology #1)
Author: Catherine Edward
Pub. Date: August 22, 2018
Publisher: GenZ Publishing
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 358
Find it: GoodreadsAmazon
Aaron George Randolph, ruling King of the Lycans, is hell-bent on
revenge for his mother’s brutal death at the hands of Vampires. But when a
suspicious student takes up resident on his turf, he can’t help but be drawn to
her despite knowing what she is.
Taken into custody by the ruling family of Brookedge, Mia’s life
is complicated by the whole different world of mythical creatures living among
humans. Now she must survive the impending civil war between old rivals, all
the while learning about her true self and the power she holds. Torn between
the nature of who she is and the overwhelming desire for the Lycan king, her
choices are minimal.
What begins as vicious hostility changes into defying desire as
Aaron and Mia are brought together by an unforgiving grudge that miraculously
blooms into something unexpected that neither knew they needed.
With the war on the rise and a powerful enemy at the head of it,
will their feelings for each other heal them in time? Or will they be forced to
part ways and deny each other what was fated to be?
 
Read chapters 1-3 on Wattpad!
About Catherine:

 

Hailing from India, Catherine is an
author and law graduate, specializing in Intellectual Property & Copyright
Infringement. She is passionate about Lycans, Werewolves, Witches and Vampires,
and writes sizzling tales of love and betrayal.
Her love for books started from a
very young age, when her loving father would gift her books like Russian Tales
woven with fantasy. But it was in late 2015 when she found the books of
Paranormal Romance author Cynthia Eden, whose books introduced her to the whole
new world of paranormals. The more she read the more she got enticed and she
penned her first novel in 2016. Since then, she has resigned her full time job
as the HR and Operations Manager at a marketing/event management firm to pursue
her passion as a writer.
When she isn’t writing, she likes
to travel and read. Music and writing goes hand in hand for this night owl. Her
family and furbabies are her world. 
She also loves to chat with her
readers and fellow authors. You can find Catherine often chatting on Twitter or
on her Facebook page.
Giveaway
Details:
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winners will receive a eBook of LYCAN’S BLOOD QUEEN, International.