“Christmas in July” Giveaway Hop

 “Christmas in July” Giveaway Hop

July 22nd to 31st

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Laurie Here

Over 100 participating blogs are offering a book related giveaway and we are all linked up together so you can easily hop from one giveaway to another.  The hop runs from July 22nd to 31st.

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I AM GIVING AWAY A $15 AMAZON GIFT CARD TO BUY A CHRISTMAS BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE!!

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BLURB BLITZ + Giveaway: The Ashes That Remain By A.M. Griffin

The Ashes That Remain
By A.M. Griffin

BLURB:

We’re at war against the aliens that have invaded Earth, fighting the only way we can—by surviving. I have more than most people do, but although I know it’s stupid to hold on, I can’t let go of what might have been—can’t help dreaming of something more. No matter how I tell myself it would be easier to do what everyone else wants me to, there’s a part of me that can’t give in.

Making the best of the situation is one thing. Settling, even to make other people happy, is something else.

Then we hear the alien mother ships have disappeared. Of course we have to go and investigate. What we find lands us in a huge mess that we somehow have to clean up and, as our little enclave is rocked to the core with even more changes, I’m learning a hard lesson.

The more things change—for the better or the worse—there’s no fighting human nature, and building on the ashes that remain will take everything we have. And maybe more.

Excerpt 

A dark brown object comes slowly toward us, traversing up and over the uprooted street. The body of the vehicle has odd lines to it, jagged and sharp—foreign—making it hard on the eyes. The wheels move on continuous tracks. With no visible windows that I can see I wonder how it’s being steered…then my thoughts wander to who is steering.

“Is it a tank?” I whisper, glancing to Rocky briefly.

Squinting, he continues to peer at the vehicle. “It’s not any kind of tank that I’ve seen. It looks odd.”

“Misplaced,” I add. “It appears as if it doesn’t belong here…not on Earth anyway.” My heart seems to fall. Just moments before we’d talked about the alien invasion being over. I let myself believe, just for a minute, humans could reclaim Earth. But now, seeing this thing on what used to be Woodward Avenue, with its dark color contrasting against the pure-white snow, I’m gripped with fear.

These things never plan to leave us.

They’re here to stay.

“What are they doing?” Rocky mutters under his breath, talking to himself.

“Why are they traveling in that thing, when they have spaceships?”

Rocky scrunches his salt and pepper brows together. “Spaceships are good at hunting down humans and transporting them to wherever. But that thing…”

“Heavy machinery.”

“They’re working now.” Rocky turns my way. His piercing eyes settle on me. “With humans gone, they are free to build.”

Rocky lowers his head and tugs on my arm for me to do the same. He takes his rifle from his back and holds it in his hands. I press my back against the car and reach under my coat to retrieve my pistols.

My heart beats so hard against my chest that I feel nothing but pain radiating around my ribs. Blood rushes with such force through my veins that I have to struggle to listen to the vehicle above the noise of it pumping past my eardrums.

With a flick of my thumbs, I release the safety on both guns. I’m breathing so fast and hard that my head begins to swim.

Pull it together.

I close my eyes, trying to steady myself.

“Ian and Jorin are at your nine o’clock,” Rocky says. “Try not to kill them.”

I crack open my eyes and cut them in Rocky’s direction.

“What?” he asks. “You think you’ll have a clear shot of anything with your eyes closed?”

True.

The vehicle comes to a screeching halt almost directly in front of where Rocky and I are hiding. We exchange quick glances.

Why did they stop here? Had they seen us?

I tighten my grip on my weapons. Although it’s cold, my palms are wet with sweat.

I turn around slowly, my feet crunching against the snow. Looking down, instinctively I try to step in the prints that I’ve already made…

Our footprints.

My eyes follow the trail of fresh footprints we’ve made in the snow. One set leads from the street to where we’re hiding. I nudge Rocky with my elbow, drawing his attention to what I’m seeing.

He doesn’t say a word, but his facial features twist with emotion. I knew what I was getting myself into when I pressed to come. There was always a possibility of encountering the aliens. There had also been a possibility of having to defend ourselves from them—the reason for the weapons.

I’ve got on my big girl panties.

I’m ready.

A. M. Griffin is a wife who rarely cooks, mother of three, dog owner (and sometimes dog owned), a daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She’s a hard worker whose two favorite outlets are reading and writing. She enjoys reading everything from mystery novels to historical romances and of course fantasy romance. She is a believer in the unbelievable, open to all possibilities from mermaids in our oceans and seas, angels in the skies and intelligent life forms in distant galaxies. 

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REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: The Loving Husband Trilogy Box Set by Meredith Allard

The Loving Husband Trilogy 
Box Set- All Three Books
by Meredith Allard

Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Copperfield Press
Date of Publication: 6/10/14
Cover Artist: LFD Designs

Book Description:

Meredith Allard’s beloved bestselling paranormal/historical Loving Husband Trilogy is now available together for the first time, with bonus material about the series. The collection includes the full texts of Her Dear & Loving Husband, Her Loving Husband’s Curse, and Her Loving Husband’s Return, plus a Q&A with Meredith Allard, series inspirations, and discussion questions. The Loving Husband Trilogy Box Set will please the most devoted James and Sarah Wentworth fans as well as fans new to the series.

Book One: Her Dear & Loving Husband

James Wentworth has a secret. He lives quietly in Salem, Massachusetts, making few ties with anyone. One night his private world is turned upside down when he meets Sarah Alexander, a dead ringer for his wife, Elizabeth. Though it has been years since Elizabeth's death, James cannot move on. 

Sarah also has a secret. She is haunted by nightmares about the Salem Witch Trials, and every night she is awakened by visions of hangings, being arrested, and dying in jail. Despite the obstacles of their secrets, James and Sarah fall in love. As James comes to terms with his feelings for Sarah, he must dodge accusations from a reporter desperate to prove that James is not who, or what, he seems to be. Soon James and Sarah piece their stories together and discover a mystery that may bind them in ways they never imagined. Do vampires and witches live in Salem? Will James make the ultimate sacrifice to protect Sarah and prevent a new hunt from bringing hysteria to Salem again? 

Book Two: Her Loving Husband’s Curse

How far will you go to protect the one you love?

Finally, after many long and lonely years, vampire James Wentworth's life is falling into place. Together with his wife, Sarah, the only woman he has ever loved, he has found the meaning behind her nightmares about the Salem Witch Trials, and now they are rebuilding the life they began together so long ago. 

But the past is never far behind for the Wentworths. While Sarah is haunted by new visions, now about the baby she carried over three hundred years before, James is confronted with painful memories from his time with the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears. Through it all, the persistent reporter Kenneth Hempel reappears, still determined to prove that the undead walk the earth. If Hempel succeeds in his quest, James and Sarah will suffer. Will the curse of the vampire prevent James and Sarah from living their happily ever after? 

Book Three: Her Loving Husband’s Return

What would you do to return to the only one you have ever loved?

Vampire James Wentworth’s secret is no longer a secret, and now he and his beloved wife, Sarah, have been separated. While suffering his own internment, James is reminded of his time with Japanese-Americans in the Manzanar Relocation Camp during World War II, and he cannot allow the past to repeat itself. With the help of his friends—Chandresh, Jocelyn, Timothy, even the irreverent Geoffrey—James learns what it means to return, and he is determined to return to his Sarah no matter the challenges—or the consequences. In the end, it may be up to Olivia, the most powerful of witches, to grant James’s most fervent wish. Will James and Sarah be reunited once and for all despite the madness surrounding them?

REVIEW

To read my review of the Book One: Her Dear & Loving Husband go here. Go here to read my review of Book Two: Her Loving Husband’s Curse.

I can't even begin to tell you guys how much I love this series. All of these books are filled with interesting historical facts and one of the the most beautiful love stories that I have had the privilege to read. All three times that I have begun one of these books, I have been sucked in to a flash of James remembering his experiences of historical periods that we only know in history books. It has been an enjoyable ride through history.

This book picks up where the last left off with all of the vampires being rounded up, just as the Japanese were in WWII and taken to holding camps which were a lot like the interment camps the Japanese were held in. I am a history buff of some sort and love reading about history in the fiction that I read and this one was so interesting. It was fun to read about James's time volunteering in the Japanese camp teaching the high school kids night classes. This is where he made a friend that would later come back as a grandmother to help James and his friends. The whole time James is at the camp, Sarah is finding out more and more about James past. And it was very colorful indeed. But no matter what he did, it was always to  helped people that desperately needed help. And then they in return were there for him when he needed them. That just shows you that you reap what you sow.

There is so much that I could say but I don't want to re tell the story for you. Meredith has written such an inspiring paranormal love story with a lot of underlying lessons that we could all learn. And the wonderful and not so wonderful at times, history if our country. This all intertwined with wonderful love story spanning hundreds of years. If you haven't started this series DO SO RIGHT NOW!! They are wonderful books!

 5 HOOTS

 for Her Loving Husband’s Return & FOR THE ENTIRE Loving Husband Trilogy!

About the Author:

Meredith Allard is the author of the best-selling novels The Loving Husband Trilogy, Victory Garden, Woman of Stones, and My Brother’s Battle (Copperfield Press). She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from California State University, Northridge. She has taught writing to students aged ten to sixty, and she has taught creative writing and writing historical fiction seminars at Learning Tree University, UNLV, and the Las Vegas Writers Conference. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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GIVEAWAY!

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INTERVIEW + Giveaway: MIRROR X by Karri Thompson

Title: MIRROR X
Author: Karri Thompson
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pub. Date: June 23, 2014


I was born more than a thousand years ago.

Put into a cryogenic tube at age seventeen, forgotten during a holocaust that decimated the world, I've finally been awakened to a more serene and peaceful future.

But things at the hospital are new and strange. And it’s starting to scare me.

Everyone is young. Everyone is banded and tracked. And everyone is keeping secrets.

The cute geneticist Michael Bennett might be the only good thing in this crazy new world where “life is precious” but no one seems free to live it. The problem is, I don’t think he’s being totally honest with me, either.

When I’m told only I can save the human race from extinction, it’s clear my freeze didn’t avoid a dreadful fate. It only delayed the horror…

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INTERVIEW

When you were little, what did you want to be when you "grew up"? 

When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor. In fact, for Christmas I asked for the “Invisible Man,” and I got one. I’m not sure if they sell them anymore, but it was a 12-inch model of a man, and all of its muscles and organs showed through its clear, hard plastic skin. All of the plastic organs were also removable. The heart even opened in two, so one could see its chambers. I changed my mind about being a physician during my sophomore year in high school when I had to dissect a fetal pig. Yuk! I was immediately over that career choice. Because I loved to read and write, I ended up majoring in English at SDSU, got my teaching credential, and became a high-school English teacher.

You have won one million dollars what is the first thing that you would buy?

Oh, boy. The first thing I’d do was pay off my house, my credit cards, and then I’d buy a white BMW M6. That’s my dream car. I’m also really interested in helping disabled vets, so I’d contribute to the Wounded Warrior Foundation.

Print or Ebook? 

I never thought I’d get used to reading e-books, but after I read one on a Nook, I was hooked. But if I read an e-book, and absolutely love it, I’ll also buy it in print, so I can sit it proudly on my book shelf.

What movie are you looking forward to this year?

I’m looking forward to seeing THE GIVER. I taught this book for many years, so I’m extremely familiar with it. I watched the trailer, and I already see some differences from the movie. For example, Jonas is older, and he has a love interest. This isn’t the case in the book. I’m a fan of Jeff Bridges though, and he plays the Giver, so I will definitely see this movie.

Finish the sentence- one book I wish I had written is.... 

THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Why didn’t I think of this? Love this series!

About Karri:

Karri’s debut YA novel, Amateur Angel, was released May 1, 2012. The next book in that series, Hollywood Angels, came out September 1, 2013. The first book in her upcoming dystopian trilogy, The Van Winkle Chronicles, will be released by Entangled Publishing Summer 2014.

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Schedule

Week One:

7/7/2014- Pieces of Whimsy- Excerpt

7/8/2014- The Cover Contessa- Guest Post

7/9/2014- K-Books- Excerpt

7/10/2014- Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance- Interview

7/11/2014- Two Chicks on Books- Guest Post

Week Two:

7/14/2014- Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf- Interview

7/15/2014- A Book and a Latte- Excerpt

7/16/2014- Step Into Fiction- Interview

7/17/2014- Addicted Readers- Excerpt

7/18/2014- Mom With A Kindle- Interview

Giveaway 

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Interview + Giveaway: Vampire Lies by RaShelle Workman (Blood and Snow S2, #1)

Vampire Lies 
by RaShelle Workman 
(Blood and Snow S2, #1) 
Publication date: April 19th 2014

Synopsis:
Genre: YA Fractured Fairytale
Blood and Snow Season 2
Book 1 ~ Vampire Lies

*** Eyes like violet sapphires. Wings of smoldering fire. Consume your true love’s blood. Become the Eternal Vampire. ***

Once upon a time there lived a vampire with wings and the genie who loved her…

Born of the seven magics, Jasmine is different in every way, including the obnoxious wings on her back courtesy of the original Vampires. She wants to be normal, to be a regular teenaged girl.

When a gorgeous dark-haired boy named Laeddin shows up and promises to sneak her away from all her problems and hide her in the human world, she agrees.

But an evil lurks in her nightmares, a man with red eyes. It doesn’t take long for Jasmine to realize that no matter how far she tries to run from who she is, he’s only a dream away. He wants her. He needs her. He acts as though he loves her.

It’s becoming harder and harder to tell the difference between the path that’ll lead to her happily ever after, and the path that’ll lead to her destruction as well as all magic.

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INTERVIEW

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? 

Rocky Road. Chocolate, marshmallows, nuts all mashed into chocolate ice cream. Yum!!!

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? 

Chocolate chip waffles with whipped cream. 

Night owl, or early bird? 

Night Owl

One food you would never eat? 

Animal organs… bleck. 

Skittles or M&Ms? 

M&M’s

When you were little, what did you want to be when you "grew up"? 

A mom and a teacher. I’m a mom and their teacher so it worked out. grins 

You have won one million dollars what is the first thing that you would buy? 

Liposuction… I mean a family trip to Europe. =D 

Print or Ebook? 

Ebook

What movie are you looking forward to this year? 

Transformers: Age of Extinction. I have a thing for dinosaurs and Optimus Prime rides a T-Rex. That I HAVE to see.  

Finish the sentence- one book I wish I had written is.... 

Angelfall by Susan Ee. It’s been more than a month since I read it and I still think about it. 

What is next on your to read list? 

City of Heavenly Fire

Any other books in the works? 

A Beauty so Beast is out July 3rd. Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-So-Beastly-Book-ebook/dp/B00KHZ2F1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403060159&sr=8-1&keywords=a+beauty+so+beastly

AUTHOR BIO

RaShelle Workman is the international bestselling author of the Dead Roses series (“Sleeping Roses,” book 1 in the series, has been translated into Turkish and is NOW available wherever Turkish books are sold), the Immortal Essence series, the Blood and Snow series, the Cindy Chronicles, and Touching Melody (A Forever First Novel). She’s sold over five hundred thousand copies of her novels worldwide. You can find RaShelle all over the web, but the best place to start is on her blog: rashelleworkman.com.

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INTERVIEW & MUSIC PLAYLIST + Giveaway: THE LEGACY LETTERS by Carew Papritz

A tragedy begins.

A husband and wife separate.

He’s dying. She doesn’t know.

She’s pregnant. He can’t return.

Now he races against time—

In the solitude of a mountain cabin.

In a faraway mountain range.

Trying to finish . . .

For his children—

his captivating stories and memories,

turned into practical, moral, and spiritual instructions,

now their “guidebook to life.”

For his wife—

his intimate words of great love and deep regret,

now his journey of redemption,

now her passage to forgiveness.

Ultimately, he gives his final gift

to her, to them,

and now,

to us all.

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INTERVIEW

When you were little, what did you want to be when you "grew up"?

I wanted to be everything.  When I realized I couldn’t be everything that’s when I decided I wanted to be a writer because then I could still be and do everything, wherever and whenever I wanted.  The only limit was going to be my imagination.  

You have won one million dollars what is the first thing that you would buy?

      Another second honeymoon for my wife ring—Bora Bora, where she’s always dreamed of going.  

Print or Ebook?

     Is that real question to ask a writer?  Always and forever a real book (that’s print)!

Finish the sentence- one book I wish I had written is....

 For Whom the Bell Tolls.  The 

What is next on your to read list?

    Following the Equator or  Fifty Shades of Grey—I can’t decide which to start with.

Any other books in the works? 

Yes.  It’s top secret but look forward to it coming out next year!

Music Playlist for 

THE LEGACY LETTERS

Fly Me to the Moon—Frank Sinatra

At Last –Etta James

Beethoven’s 9th—Beethoven

Me and Bobby McGee—Janice Joplin

Take me Home, Country Roads—John Denver

Crossroads—Robert Johnson

Melissa—Allman Brothers

Clouds of Jupiter—Train

Winter—Vivaldi

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carew lives life as a series of great tests of the spirit. Born with an adventurer’s heart—a fierce and undying curiosity to see and explore the world—he takes to his challenges as if they were fatefully created just for him. He is determined to be a Renaissance Man in an age that lauds the specialist. As seen by his writings and songs in The Legacy Letters, he is fascinated with the human condition and chronicles it by immersing himself in all its endless variations.

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GIVEAWAY

 2 Winners will receive a Copy of  The Legacy Letters+$20.00 Amazon Gift Card by Carew Papritz.
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Interview + Giveaway: Divide by Jessa Russo

Divide
by Jessa Russo

Genre: Young adult, fantasy, fairytale redux
Date of Publication: 4/17/14

Cover Artist: Michelle Johnson of Blue Sky Designs 

Book Description:

From senior class president to dejected social outcast, with just the flick of a match.

After accusations of torching her ex-boyfriend’s home are followed by the mysterious poisoning of her ex-best friend, seventeen-year-old Holland Briggs assumes her life is over. And it is. But not in the way she thinks.

As Holland learns the truth about her cursed fate—that she is descended from the Beast most have only ever heard of in fairytales—she unites with an unlikely ally, good-looking newcomer Mick Stevenson.

Mick knows more about Holland’s twisted history than she does, and enlightening as it is to learn about, his suggestion for a cure is unsettling at best. Holland must fall in love with Mick in order to break the spell, and save their future generations from repeating her cursed fate. Having sworn off love after the betrayals of her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, this may be difficult to accomplish.

Complicating things further for Holland and Mick, time runs out, and Holland’s change begins way before schedule. With Holland quickly morphing into a dangerous mythical creature, Mick struggles to save her.

Should they fail, Holland will be lost to the beast inside her forever.

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INTERVIEW

If you could have any superpower what would you choose?

Ooh! Um . . . wow, I have no idea! Probably flying or time travel. Hmmm . . . yeah, definitely flying. I’d like to see the world but plane tickets are ridiculous. 

Tell us your most rewarding experience since being published. 

I’d say positive reader feedback has been the most rewarding, though I still have trouble believing it. A little voice always pops up and says “they’re lying” . . . not sure why, but I’m hoping that will eventually fade, because hearing that someone loved your work and really understood your beloved characters . . . that’s something truly amazing. 

Please tell us in one sentence only, why we should read your book.

I think you should read DIVIDE because it’s a bit different than other fairytale retellings—I mashed it up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! 

Favorite food?

Pasta.

What book are reading now?

None. Well, I’m editing right now—eight books in my queue!—so I’m reading, just not books I’ve purchased. But, the most recent book I finished was TAKEN BY STORM by Tamara Mataya (swoony fireman alert! hello!) and my gorgeous signed paperback ARC of BLACKFIN SKY by Kat Ellis is sitting on my coffee table, waiting patiently for my full attention. 

What’s your favorite season/weather?

Late Summer into Fall. Warm. I want sunlight, lots of it, period. 

What was your favorite children's book?

The Giving Tree.

Beach or Pool?

Both! With all the warm weather I love so much, there’s room in my heart for both places! 

What is one book everyone should read?

Oh wow, that’s a tough one. I can’t answer that because ‘everyone’ is such a broad spectrum. You know what? I’d love to hear reader feedback on this one. Any suggestions? 

Any other books in the works? Goals for future projects?

Always! Next up is CHLORINE&CHAOS, an edgy erotic romance written under my pen name (Parker Jameson). After that, the third book in The Ever Trilogy, ENTWINED, will release in October. I have a few other YA projects in the works as well, and too many story ideas to count! 

About the Author:

Jessa Russo believes in fairytales, ghosts, and Jake Ryan. She insists mimosas were created for Sundays, and that’s not up for discussion.  She’s obsessed with the great city of New Orleans—where she’s collected too many beads to count, eventually married her sweetheart, and visited graveyards they don’t include on maps.

She’s loud, painfully honest, and passionate about living life to the fullest, because she’s seen how abruptly it can be taken away.

What began as a desire for reading and writing young adult paranormal has bled into stories of all kinds. From fantasy to pre-dystopian to erotic contemporary, Jessa’s stories always include romance, though she’s given up on pigeonholing her work into a category or genre box.

Jessa was born and raised in Southern California, and remains there to this day with her husband (a classic car fanatic), their daughter (a Tim Burton superfan), and a Great Dane who thinks he’s the same size as his Chihuahua sister.
ENTWINED, the final installment of Russo’s Ever Trilogy, will be released later this year, as well as an erotic romance written under the pseudonym Parker Jameson, so please stay tuned!

If you'd like to connect with Jessa online, please visit the following pages: 

GoodReads | Website | Twitter | Facebook 

Tour Giveaway 

1 book bundle that includes:

1 signed paperback of DIVIDE

1 signed paperback of EVER (Book One of The Ever Trilogy)

1 signed paperback of EVADE (Book Two of The Ever Trilogy)

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EXCERPT + Giveaway: Tortured Souls (Orion Circle #1) by Kimber Leigh Wheaton

Tortured Souls (Orion Circle #1)

by Kimber Leigh Wheaton

Release Date: July 2014

Summary from Goodreads:
Sometimes Rest in Peace isn't an option.

Kacie Ramsey sees ghosts—and it's ruining her life. Her mother left, her father blames her, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't keep the ghosts away. Now a new power has emerged. Nightly visions of grisly murders and a relentless predator draw her to the brink of insanity.

When the phantom appears at a party, Kacie's longtime crush, Logan, saves her. He invites her to join the Orion Circle, a group of supernatural hunters with chapters in schools all over the country. Through the Circle, Kacie learns to embrace her spiritual powers, and for the first time in her life she feels in control rather than a victim.

But the Foxblood Demon will not give up so easily. A demented serial killer in life who trapped the souls of the thirteen children he murdered, imprisoning them within the walls of his mansion. Now in death, he plots his return while drawing power from the pure souls of the children. He recognizes something in Kacie he's never seen before—a medium powerful enough to provide a vessel for his tainted soul.

Kacie can't ignore the tortured souls of the children crying out to her every night. With Logan at her side, she will fight the Foxblood Demon. But can they banish this powerful phantom, or will Kacie lose not only her body, but her eternal soul to the monster.

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Praise

“Tortured Souls was a wonderful YA read. It was light and enjoyable all the way through. From the romance, to the thrills, this book was fantastic. YA lovers, this is definitely a book you'll want to check out.” ~ Farrah at Imagine a World

“Tortured souls by Kimber Wheaton........ omg!! Great book!!!! This is one you don't want to miss out on.” ~ Paranormal Romance & Authors That Rock

“The plot is wonderfully spooky with just the right amount of suspense and mystery to keep the pages turning.” ~ James Luby– Amazon Reviewer


Excerpt

Excerpt from Chapter One ~ Something Wicked

Deafening music shakes the walls, vibrates the floor, and pounds a rhythmic beat in my skull. Gyrating bodies turn every bit of space into a dance floor. Sweat breaks out on my forehead, and my heart races. Strobe lights flash, teens dance with wild abandon. Shrieking laughter bubbles around me.
“Gotta take a leak!” my dance partner shouts over the music.
He races off, weaving through the thick wall of bodies. Mike or Mick or something—I didn’t catch the name he yelled when he asked me to dance. Doesn’t matter, he wasn’t my type at all. I mean, the guy guzzled beer while dancing. After grabbing a diet soda from a nearby cooler, I’m about to search for my friends when a dark feeling washes over me. My feet refuse to move, and I stand rooted in place.
The once loud music is now hollow in my ears. I gasp for breath, choking on the lack of air around me. Tiny hairs on the nape of my neck rise to attention. Something wicked is behind me. I know I’m the only one here who feels a difference in air pressure. An oppressive weight presses against my skin, making me feel as though I’m underwater. I blink a few times, watching the people around me continue their manic dancing—oblivious to the bogeyman that just entered the room.
Afraid to turn around, I stand my ground, sipping my soda. I pretend I’m unaware of the shuffling noises behind me, sounds I shouldn’t be able to hear over the blaring music. Swaying my hips, I hum along with the music, trying to ignore the ominous presence crushing me.
Whatever it is, I can’t let it know I sense it. Evil pours off it in waves, blanketing the entire room. I close my eyes, willing the creature to go away, return to whatever mausoleum or grave it calls home. Malevolent spirits feed on fear. I must control mine at all costs.
When I open my eyes, I’m gazing into the face of an angel. Not literally, but he may as well be in my book. Logan glances behind me, and I know he sees the spirit. He doesn’t gasp or scream or faint dead away. His golden eyes narrow as though he’s in a staring contest with the specter.
“You’re not welcome here,” Logan says to the presence behind me. He meets my gaze again. “You know it’s there.”
It’s not a question but a statement. I nod, a weak bob of my head, unsure whether this intimate moment with my dream guy is a good thing or not. Meeting over a nasty phantom is not my idea of romantic. And yet I can’t stop staring at the way his blue t-shirt hugs his broad shoulders and chest—how his light brown hair curls around his earlobes. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. For six weeks I’ve wanted out of the friendship box with Logan, but I was hoping for girlfriend, not crazy girl.
“Kassandra,” a voice rasps behind me.

About the Author
Kimber Leigh Wheaton is a YA/NA author with a soft spot for sweet romance. She is married to her soul mate, has a teenage son, and shares her home with three dogs, four cats, and lots of dragons. No, she doesn’t live on a farm, she just loves animals. She is addicted to romance, videogames, superheroes, villains, and chocolate—not necessarily in that order. (If she has to choose, she’ll take a chocolate covered superhero!) She currently lives in San Antonio, TX but has been somewhat a rolling stone in life, having resided in several different cities and states.

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