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Review The Three Hour Man by James Cox

Title: The Three Hour Man (Man Love at the End of the World #2)

Author: James Cox

Source: Request

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Erotic Romance (M/M)

Length: Novella

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

Getting away from murderers was the easy part, surviving in the storm was the hard part, and inhabiting a paradise island may just lead to true love.

In the year 2014, a virus wiped out most of the population. Those that survived learned to trust in no one but themselves. Deon first laid eyes on the beautiful Chase with a noose around his neck and an angry mob ready to kill him. He was not about to let such a good-looking white boy die. Deon saves the sexy man and it leads to a wild adventure neither of them saw coming.

Guest post with romance author Ava Delany + Giveaway!

Please welcome romance author Ava Delany! 

Why Did I Choose to Write an Unconventional Paranormal?

Let’s talk about paranormal romance. Sit with me for a while and I’ll share what I love about the various types, and why I chose to make Dark Daze what I call an “unconventional paranormal”.

Why I love Vampire novels

A hot and powerful man who wants only you.

One who has waited not just a lifetime, but several lifetimes, to be with you.

With strength, paranormal sex appeal, and deadly fangs, he is the ultimate bad boy.

He’s usually a loner and often taciturn, yet he shares himself with you. (As much as he’s able, with the tortured past and all.)

There are so many wonderful vampire characters, from Lestat to Dracula to Edward and everything in between. Need I say more?

Why I love Werewolf novels

Another wonderful example of the sexy and dominant hero.

He’s the best of the “best friend” hero. He’s going to nuzzle you like a cuddly, furry lapdog and protect you like a fierce wolf.

The pack mentality brings a level of loyalty to the romance I find appealing.

Sexy and strong werewolf characters abound as well, from Jacob to Lachlain. And who could forget Michael J Fox’s teen wolf. (Kidding.) Seriously though, there are some sexy and loyal wolves out there waiting to fall in love.

Why I love Unconventional paranormal novels

This encompasses all the other types of paranormal romance, from witches and trolls to psychics and those with telekinetic abilities. These novels can have a wide range of times, places, and hero/heroine types, and the versatility appealed to me. You never know what you will find when you open one of these books. Ghouls, Ghosts, the Easter Bunny, they can all pop out at you. Your hero or heroine can possess any number of powers and have any kind of past.

Why I chose Unconventional for this series

A little background on my writing process. When I write a novel, the characters come to me fully formed and show me why they should be the hero/heroine. Then the story forms out of how those characters interact and react during the situations thrown at them.

When I began the process of writing this book, I’d just heard about the end of the Mayan calendar (12-21-2012) theories. Some said it would bring the end of the world, and others suggested it would mean a major change. I also recall hearing something about a rare planetary alignment. All these changes begged for a story.

Then I wondered, “What if the world could end without ending? Better yet, what if scientists explained it away, as they have so many unexplained things, and life went on as usual?” The basic idea formed.

Then I looked to see who might step forward as my hero and heroine. I was pleasantly surprised to see the wounded yet strong Ian and Brie step forward. Their pasts and the things they were trying to hide fit perfectly into my scenario and sparked off each other.

I hope my rather unusual explanation helps you to understand what I love about unconventional paranormal romance. I do hope that one day a sexy vamp or a loyal werewolf will find their way into my stories, but until then, I’m happy to write tales of my flawed yet courageous humans and the powers they find themselves in possessing.

Leave a comment and tell me why you love paranormal romances, (any type) and be entered to win a copy of Dark Daze.

Find me and my books

You can visit my website for general updates, www.avadelany.webs.com. For personal interaction, you can join me on twitter - https://twitter.com/avadelany. And you can find me on facebook - http://www.facebook/avadelany and Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3346936.Ava_Delany.

Please feel free to check out Dark Daze.

Released June 30th on

Kindle  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GYF81S/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Allromanceebooks http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-darkdaze-857348-140.html

smashwords   https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/177526

and many other places where ebooks are sold.

Blurb -

On Dec 21, 2012, at 2:12pm, the sky went dark all over the world, and people's lives changed in ways they feared to admit. Thousands died in accidents while others claimed to have seen demons and found themselves locked up in their local psychiatric ward. Scientists explained away the phenomenon, and things seemed to return to normal.

After a decade of trying to conceal a power she never expected or wanted, Brie Duval was used to being alone. When life—or more appropriately, a meddling friend, sends her on a blind date with Ian Connors, she discovers she wasn't the only person to gain powers that day.

They find themselves falling in love while on the run from a creature with eyes that suck in light and a force that controls their wills, but Brie can't help but fear their love is a side effect of the menace. In order to survive, they must put aside their fears and embrace the gifts they've fought so hard to deny.

ARC Review The Devil You Know by Victoria Vane

Title: The Devil You Know (The Devil DeVere #3)

Author: Victoria Vane

Source: Request

Genre: Historical Erotic Romance

Length: Novella

Release Date : July 27, 2012 from Breathless Press 

When dealing with the devil it's easy to be burned… 

especially when passion ignites the flames.

Blog Tour with author Felicity Heaton

Please welcome paranormal romance author Felicity Heaton! 

Creating the world of the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series

It’s wonderful to be back here at Bitten by Paranormal Romance for the next stop in my Vampirerotique Summer Book Tour.

Today, I’m going to talk about creating the world of my Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series.

The thing I love most about writing vampire romances is that I get to play with a societal structure and I often get to really flex my world-building skills. I can’t help it. Whenever I write a vampire romance, I have to dream up a different sort of society, a world in which they live with laws they abide or break, people they either look up to or down on, and other fascinating aspects. It’s an intrinsic part of my vampire worlds and as important to me as what sort of vampire I’m writing.

Vampires are ageless. They live for centuries if not millennia, so it makes sense to me that they would have a very structured society that might seem antiquated to humans and perhaps a social divide too. You have to consider that they’re from a different time. When they were raised (or turned, but more about that later) it was probably in a very different world to our modern one, a time when humans had a very structured society too. The divide in modern human society is less noticeable than the one that existed a century or more ago. The divide in vampire society in this world isn’t.

Review For the Love of a Gypsy Lass by Juliet Chastain

Title: For the Love of a Gypsy Lass (Gypsy Lovers #2)

Author: Juliet Chastain

Source: Request

Genre: Historical Romance

Length: Novella

Publisher : Breathless Press

While trying to woo Gypsy singer Talaitha Grey, Lord Harry Beresford does everything wrong. Is her attraction to him strong enough that she can forgive him?

Lord Harry Beresford is used to having everything his way—that is, until he falls in love with Gypsy singer Talaitha Grey. Proud Talaitha is as unimpressed by his title as she is by his wealth, but can she fight her powerful attraction to the man behind those things?

Review Whistle Down the Wind by Sibelle Stone

Title: Whistle Down the Wind (Mystic Moon #1)
Author: Sibelle Stone
Source: Author request
Genre: Historical paranormal romance- Witch
Length Novel
Reviewed by Laurie

Arrested for using her magical powers to protect herself, Catlin Glyndwr faces the hangman’s noose. Descended from a long line of elemental witches, she can control the wind and weather. But the worst thing that can happen in 1664 England is to be charged with practicing of witchcraft. Especially when the accusation is true.
Sir Griffin Reynolds is visiting his closest childhood friend before embarking on a secret mission for King Charles II to the New World. 

When his friend becomes deathly ill while interrogating a beautiful woman accused of witchcraft, Griffin accepts her offer of help. In exchange for her freedom, she’ll heal his friend.
When Griffin and Catlin embark on a journey to Virginia to save the colony, they succumb to the temptation of a white hot passion that blazes between them. But a Dark Druid stalks Catlin, and if he can’t possess her and her magic -- no man will.

A beautiful witch discovers there’s more than one way to be wicked.

Review Dream Job by Mickey J. Corrigan

Title: Dream Job

Author: Mickey J. Corrigan

Source: Request

Genre: Sci/Fi Romance

Length: Novella

Publisher : Breathless Press

 

He’s the hot, sexy man of her dreams. 

And her new boss.

 But someone else is dreaming about her, 

someone even more dangerous…

Review Spanked By An Angel by Carolyn Rosewood

Title: Spanked By An Angel - Notorious Nephilim Book 1 

Author: Carolyn Rosewood

Source: Author request

Genre: Erotic paranormal romance- Angel and M/F/M

Length: Novella  

Reviewed by Laurie

Fleeing memories of her recent divorce and longing for some control over her life, Abigail Cosslin takes a two-week vacation at an exclusive resort that caters to its guests’ every desire. When she becomes involved with two of the resort’s mysterious, sexy owners, she doubles her pleasure, but what are they hiding?

Zachary Neville and Emmett Fallon are Nephilim who’ve been imprisoned on Earth for ninety years, and unless they fall in love with a mortal woman, they’re destined to live out eternity indulging in their favorite vices with no permanent satisfaction.

Zach and Emmett helped start Lilith’s Playground during Prohibition as a way to snub those who had a hand in their punishment, but each man longs for true love.

When they meet and seduce Abigail, hope begins to build. But will she believe their story and accept them on such terms? Or will she be lost to them forever?

Guest romance author Grace Callaway + Giveaway

Please welcome romance author Grace Callaway! 

What inspired the writing of Abigail Jones?

I had just finished writing Her Husband’s Harlot, the first in my erotic Regency series, and I was looking for a new creative challenge. While I am a historical reader at heart, I do love paranormals, and I thought, Why not combine the two? The two genres have a lot in common, I think, in terms of the world building and levels of eroticism (I like to read and write hot!); in fact, when you examine the "horrid" or "sensation" novels of the 1800's, with the emphasis on the gothic supernatural, the connection between the two becomes quite obvious.

So I drew upon one of my favorite gothic stories of all time, Jane Eyre, and created Abigail Jones, a sheltered young woman who is cursed with terrifying erotic visions. When her aunt dies, Abby goes to work at Hope End, a gothic castle, and catches the eye of its mysterious master, Lord Huxton … who just happens to lead a secret life as a demon slayer. As the passion between them blazes, Abby comes to a startling realization: her visions and his quest for vengeance are intricately linked, and they will have to battle the ultimate evil together if their world—and their love—are to survive.

The Dead I Owe by Julie Ann Michaels

Title: The Dead I Owe
Author: Julie Ann Michaels
Source: Author request
Genre Paranormal romance- vampire
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Laurie

Destined for greatness in the corporate world, Olivia Dahl's only regret is that an ideal love life eludes her. After crossing paths with the irresistible vampire, Benjamin Ward, Olivia is propelled into the middle of a demon invasion and forced to rely on the vampire that took her life. Olivia fights to save the city from being overrun by demons while resisting her unyielding attraction to Benjamin.

Together, can they stop a demon invasion? Can Olivia learn to forgive the Vampire that changed her life forever?

In a world of vampires, demons, and heady revelations, Olivia struggles to find new purpose.

ARC Review giveaway Stealing Fate by Berinn Rae

Title: Stealing Fate (Unspun)

Author Berinn Rae
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal romance
Length: Novella
Release date: July 24, 2012
Reviewed by Laurie

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She stole his fate…


Lachesis is a Fate, an ancient goddess in whose hands our destinies are unraveled. When she’s not weaving fortune, she does what she wants when she wants. That all changes when she runs into the man she craves but prayed to never see again. And she'll soon discover the god of terror can really hold a grudge.


Now it’s his turn…

The most frightening of gods, Phobos is a predator who takes pleasure in terrorizing the world. After millennia of relentless searching, he finds the Fate who caused him to be cast down from Olympus. Now he plans to use every bit of his talents on the goddess to regain his lost heritage without losing his heart in the process.

Review Shifter In Ascent by Vivian Wood

Title: Shifter In Ascent (Louisiana Shifters Book One)
Author: Vivian Wood
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel




     Tessa Anderson has been dragged, wide-eyed, into the world of Shifters – beings capable of changing into wolves. Unfortunately for Tessa, her new world is fraught with danger from Shifters and human enemies alike. She finds shelter from the storm with deeply conflicted Shifter Jace Copeland, and a breathless passion is sparked – but when all the secrets come out, Tessa will have to choose who to protect. - blurb taken from Goodreads.

Review: Crimson Sunrise by J.A. Saare

Title: Crimson Sunrise (Crimson Trilogy: Book Two)
Author: J.A. Saare
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Reviewed by Danielle

After eradicating the obstacles between them, Emma Johnson and Caleb Blackney are ready to embrace their future together. They have a lot of decisions to make. There is the issue of Emma's Fae heritage, her choice to become a werewolf or remain human, and Caleb's refusal to partake in anything that would cause harm to his mate.

When Caleb's sister goes missing, personal issues are forced aside, and he and Emma are faced with a past threat that has come knocking at their door. As the search for Sammie reveals plans more sinister than they could have imagined, Emma and Caleb will be faced to confront their fears, confront their enemies and unite their families to stand against an evil that won't stop until vengeance is served.