Blog Tour: Fall For Me - K.A Last, Guest Post, Giveaway & Book Review (212).

Fall For Me (The Tate Chronicles #1)

by K.A. Last

Title: Fall For Me (The Tate Chronicles #1)

Author: K. A. Last

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Date of Publication: January 17th 2013

Number of pages: Paperback – 312

Word Count: 71,000

Formats available: eBook and Paperback

Cover Artist: KILA Designs – www.facebook.com/KILAdesigns

Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/ar_JVC2AgzE

Purchase Links:

Amazon eBook http://amzn.to/10aQzet

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Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/279983

“Angels aren’t supposed to fall in love, especially with each other. But for the record, you were worth it.”

Grace Tate is a Protection Angel and Vampire Hunter, and she has always followed the rules. But some rules are made to be broken…

Until now the fight against evil has been simple, and falling in love was never part of the plan. So what happens when it’s beyond Grace’s control, and when she least expects it she falls for the wrong person?

All hell breaks loose, that’s what.

At Hopetown Valley High, not everything is as it seems, and the one person Grace thought was her enemy becomes her most important ally.

Blood will be shed, lives will be lost and friendships will be tested. It all comes down to one decision, and when Grace tries to save all those dear to her, she realises not everyone can be—or wants to be—saved.

My Thoughts.

I'm a huge paranormal genre fan, any kind of supernatural entities and I'm pretty much guaranteed to read it, this time we are focusing in Angels And Vampires.

Grace is a Protection Angel, destined to be reborn into the Tate family over and over to protect them in their jobs as Vampire Hunters, Grace in this lifetime has a twin brother Archer, they are the only two Tate's left in this generation.

One night while patrolling they come across a girl Charlotte, who they realise is a Vampire, but Grace who has the ability to read minds discovers that she has a pure soul and has never ever killed a human being, intrigued they seek her out never realising the huge secret that she is hiding will change both of their lives forever.

Told in alternating perspectives each chapter, the other character sharing their story in the book is Josh, a human who has had a crush on Grace for years, and she for him but being together with a human is forbidden.

Rounding out the cast is Fallen Angel Seth, whom Grace used to be friends with back before he fell and who nowadays spends his days hanging around with Vampires, but there is a story as to why he fell, their story is told in the prologue, also featured are the respective best-friends of said chapter holders Emma and Ryan, their lives will also be impacted in a major way in this book.

I'd be very interested to see where the next book and the rest of the series goes, a good quick read, ready to pique your interest in the lives of the Tate family.

I give this 3.75/5.

Guest Post.

Hi Sarah, and thanks for having me at your blog today. Since today is Valentine’s Day I thought I’d talk about the one thing every girl loves to get from their beloved (apart from flowers). Jewellery!

Throughout Fall For Me, rings play a pretty important part. Grace wears a ring on her right hand as a symbol of her connection and devotion to Heaven. The traditional symbol of eternity lies within it, the never-ending circle that represents union, love and unyielding faith. All the angels in my world are given a ring when they first come into creation and each ring—like each angel—is unique. The rings also play another very important part in the story, but you’ll have to read the book to find out what it is!

Grace actually has two rings in Fall For Me. Her creation ring is a blue sapphire surrounded by flowing curves that look like wings.

And, Josh gives Grace a ring at some stage during the story. It’s also a sapphire and has a sparkling diamond on either side. He has his name engraved on the inside of the band for her.

The other great thing about Valentine’s Day is, of course, kissing! I’d love to share with you Grace and Josh’s first kiss in Fall For Me.

This teaser is from Chapter Fifteen, and from Josh’s point of view.

Grace turned her face up to mine and finally I felt the velvet soft touch of her lips. We both trembled as our bodies intertwined. Grace ran her hands up my neck and curled her fingers into my hair. Nothing else mattered and we were lost in one another. I moved my hands from her waist around to her back then traced the line of her spine up to her wings, ever so gently caressing them. Grace tilted her head back and I placed feather light kisses down her neck to her collar bone then back up the other side.

“You are heaven in the flesh,” I whispered, gazing into her sparkling blue eyes.

Grace smiled and more tears spilled down her cheeks, shimmering in the sunlight like tiny flecks of quartz. I kissed her again, only this time with a hunger so intense I never wanted it to end.

Thank you again for having me today, Sarah. I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

K x

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About the Author:

 

K. A. Last was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and moved to Sydney with her parents and older brother when she was eight. Artistic and creative by nature, she studied Graphic Design and graduated with an Advanced Diploma. After marrying her high school sweetheart, she concentrated on her career before settling into family life. Blessed with a vivid imagination, she began writing to let off creative steam, and fell in love with it. She now resides in a peaceful leafy suburb north of Sydney with her husband, their two children, and a rabbit named Twitch.

Website: www.kalastbooks.com.au

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Cover Reveal: Teardrop (Teardrop #1) Lauren Kate

Teardrop (Teardrop #1)

by Lauren Kate

Never, ever cry. . . . Eureka Boudreaux's mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander, the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn't, who tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry than anyone has before.

But Ander doesn't know Eureka's darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident, Eureka wishes she were dead, too. She has little left that she cares about, just her oldest friend, Brooks, and a strange inheritance—a locket, a letter, a mysterious stone, and an ancient book no one understands. The book contains a haunting tale about a girl who got her heart broken and cried an entire continent into the sea. Eureka is about to discover that the ancient tale is more than a story, that Ander might be telling the truth . . . and that her life has far darker undercurrents than she ever imagined. From Lauren Kate comes an epic saga of heart-stopping romance, devastating secrets, and dark magic . . . a world where everything you love can be washed away

Expected publication: October 22nd 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

(ARC) Book Review (211): The Indigo Spell - Richelle Mead

The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3)

by Richelle Mead

Publication: 12th February 2013

Publisher: Penguin Books Australia

Pages: 401

Genre: Paranormal

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.


Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, the Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood.

My Thoughts.

Richelle Mead has got to be one of the most gifted authors around, with her ability to capture your attention and emotions so completely whilst reading one of her books, that you feel a loss once the book comes to an end.

While quite a few authors release subsequent books in a series that aren't up to par with the first book, Mead has the ability of writing books that get better with each new release, she could write a shopping list and I'd probably find it fascinating!

I was so excited to receive an e-galley of this book, I've read every series that Mead has written so to receive an arc of one of her books was very exciting to me, and as always this book was brilliant and had me doing a happy dance, those who've read it already know what I'm talking about.

I love these characters, I'm a HUGE Adrian fan, he's a favourite of mine from the Bloodlines and Vampire Academy series, his one liners have me in stitches, and I can never get enough of his wit.

After the ending we were left with in The Golden Lily I was a bit upset, to be teased the way we were and then to have it taken away from us was cruel, but Richelle after this book all is forgiven. *Smiley Face*.

Sydney's on the search for Marcus Finch, a former Alchemist whom she hopes will help her, Miss Terwillger's sister is going around sucking the youth out of young witches to stay young and Sydney's persuaded to help her find the possible victims beforehand, we have a wedding and some cameos from characters of the Vampire Academy series and of course what we're all reading this series for SYDRIAN (Sydney and Adrian).

I'm not going to say anything else about this book because I don't want to spoil it for anybody, but I strongly suggest that everybody pick this up A.S.A.P, you won't be disappointed.

Another stroke of genius from Richelle, highly recommended.

I give this 5/5.

Book Review (210): The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) - Richelle Mead

The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2)

by Richelle Mead

Publication: 12th June 2012

Publisher: Penguin Books Australia

Pages: 418

Genre: Paranormal

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

My Thoughts.

I love anything that Richelle Mead writes, her books always keep me entranced and enchanted and I can never, ever get enough, and this series Bloodlines which is the Vampire Academy spin-off is no exception.

What I love most of all about this series is Adrian, he was definitely one of my favourite characters from Vampire Academy and I was ecstatic when he was made one of the central figures in this series, I also like Sydney but I'm not kidding myself, it's all about Adrian Ivashkov for me!

After the last sentence in Bloodlines I was desperate to get my hands on and read this book, unfortunately I've only just gotten around to reading it *hangs head in shame*, but it has worked out well as I was accepted for an e-galley of The Indigo Spell on NetGalley it gave me a reason to pick it up.

Obviously as it has been a while since I'd read Bloodlines I was a bit hazy on what had happened in the previous book but throughout the story it recounted what happened previously and I sort of got caught up, although I really don't remember Angeline at all, I really should have found the time somewhere to reread Bloodlines.

So this time around we have a secret society of sorts that used to be connected to the Alchemist's centuries ago who take the spotlight in this book, an old myth of a group of vampire hunters have found to be verified and have their sights set on Sonya who used to be a Strigoi and who has now been turned back into Moroi.

Sydney is set up with Brayden whom is described as her soul-mate, they are both interested in the same things and have intense, academic discussions, but we all know who she really likes as much as she denies it and we just are waiting for the time when she will finally admit her feelings to herself.

Fingers crossed that Jill finally realises what a great guy Eddie is and gives him a chance, Eddie and his unrequited love for her while she's dating his roommate Micah is just heartbreaking the way that he thinks that he's no good for her, Richelle hopefully won't be so cruel as to not pair these two up.

And then THE ENDING!, Richelle How could you? I mean to get so close to what all the fans want but yet so far, just frustrating.

Another fantastic book, I don't expect anything less from Richelle these days, and I hope it continues in The Indigo Spell.

I give this 5/5.

A Big Thanks To Penguin Books Australia.

Romance Is In The Air Giveaway Hop (INT).

Featuring Young Adult & Clean Adult Romance.

Win any one book pictured here, (Int) as long as The Book Depository ships to your country.

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The Three Main Roles Have Been Cast For The Vampire Academy Movie.

Rose (Zoey Deutch)

Lissa (Lucy Fry)

Dimitri (Danila Kozlovskiy)

I'm not sure about the actor playing Dimitri, I would have preferred Ben Barnes.

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Do you agree?

Who would you have liked to have been cast?

Blog Tour: Unmaking Hunter Kennedy - Anne Eliot, Book Review (209).

Unmaking Hunter Kennedy

by Anne Eliot 

Publication: 17th October 2012

Publisher: Butterfly Books LLC

Pages: 437

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

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After a car accident--an event he considers a prank gone bad--pop star, Hunter Kennedy is forced to hide out with his aunt in small-town Colorado. He’s supposed to rest, heal his scars and attend high school in disguise until the press dies down. But he only wants to get back to work.

Worse, the girl who’s been assigned to make him over into a geek is a major geek herself. Vere Roth is a chattering pixie, a blushing tornado and a complete social disaster. He’s never met a girl who’s never-been-kissed, believes in romance and thinks Hunter’s a 'nice' guy.

Funny thing is...Hunter is nice around Vere because she’s his first real friend. He also can’t seem to stop sharing his secrets or keep her out of his heart. Knowing he’d never deserve a girl as sweet as Vere, he resigns himself to the friend zone, and helps his new bestie with her own makeover. 

She tortures him daily for ridiculous guy advice on how to snag her life-long crush. A guy Hunter thinks is totally wrong for Vere, and sadly, one who has taken note of Vere’s transformation.

When Vere asks her best friend for some kissing advice, Hunter can’t resist...

And that’s when things get out of control...

High School Romance, first love, sweet romance

My Thoughts.

Over the past year I have become a big fan of contemporary romance books, so when I was sent an invitation to be a part of this blog tour I jumped at the chance, and I'm happy to say that this book was fantastic and it has definitely been added to my favourite books of this genre.

I'm sure every young girl has dreamed of their favourite celebrity falling in love with them, but what if you're a girl who is making under a celebrity that you don't really know of?

Well that's what drew me to this book.

Vere and her brother Charlie are roped into disguising and be-friending the gorgeous pop star Hunter Kennedy, lead singer of the group GuardeRobe.

After a car accident and prank that went horribly wrong, Hunter was sent into hiding by his Mum and manager Martin.

Vere's job is to turn him into a nerd, to completely disguise who he is, miraculously she has no trouble talking with Hunter, unlike her crush on her brother's best-friend Curtis, she's loved him ever since she was younger, but after "The Incident" which left Curtis in hospital, she is left a severe stammering, blushing mess everytime she comes into contact with him.

As thanks for helping him, Hunter agrees to help Vere with her confidence in having a normal conversation with Curtis without embarrassing  herself, between helping with that, he also helps with a makeover and as she has never been kissed before he offers to help her with that too, but when Hunter realises that he's falling for Vere himself, what's a guy to do, especially as he knows that he will eventually end up leaving and going back to his life as a world famous celebrity.

Unmaking Hunter Kennedy is a very fast, exciting and fun read, with a dose of romance that will leave you with a really good feeling, I definitely recommend this one.

I give this 5/5.

About the Author:

 Anne Eliot writes middle grade and young adult fiction full time. She's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and Pikes Peak Writers. Anne lives in Denver, Colorado, USA. Anne's favorite thing to write about is a first kiss. She loves to hear from readers. For more information, please visit her website.

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January Wrap-Up.

These are the books that I read this month:.

A total this month of 16 books.

5/5 Stars: 6 books (The Doorknob Society, The Impossible Engineers, Boyfriend From Hell, Reaper, Anna And The French Kiss, Reaper's Novice)

4.5/5 Stars: 0 books

4/5 Stars: 5 books (Lola And The Boy Next Door, Shadow Of Time, Burning Skies, Brink Of Eternity, Infinite Days)
3.5/5 Stars: 2 books (Earth Angel, Waterfall)

3/5 Stars: 1 book (Veiled Mist)

2.5/5 Stars: 1 book (Two And Twenty Dark Tales)

2/5 Stars: 1 book (The Darkening Dream)

1.5/5 Stars: 0 books

1/5 Stars: 0 books

0.5/5 Stars: 0 books

0/5 Stars: 0 books

A somewhat good month for reading, because there were a few that I read that I didn't really care for it put my reading back a bit (unfortunately I'm one of those people who has to finish reading a book even if I don't like it) and so I didn't get through them as fast as some of the others.
I'm hoping to read more than 16 in February, fingers crossed.
Two books really stood out for me this month, they are:
Reaper's Novice (Soul Collector #1) - Cecilia Robert I loved this book everyone should definitely pick it up,  it's currently $2.99 on Amazon, and well worth the money. (My Review)
Anna And The French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins I'm happy to say that for me this book definitely lived up to it's hype.

I hope everyone had a great reading month, and another good one coming up.

Blog Tour (Guest Post & Giveaway): Waterfall (Dragon's Fate #1) - Lacy Danes, Book Review (208)

Waterfall (Dragon's Fate #1)

by Lacy Danes

Publication: 1st January 2013

Publisher: Samhain Publishing

Pages: 153

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Appropriate: Adult

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It’s easy to fall in love. Destiny requires tooth and claw.

Dragon’s Fate, Book 1

Curses are designed to be cruel, but the one afflicting Jordan and his brothers is almost beyond bearing. A dragon born by blood magic, he is an immortal trapped in human form, with only one hope of finding his eternal mate. He must bite her—and pray she lives.

One dark night, he senses the wounded heartbeat of a woman in the shadows, begging him to end her life. Ever the gentleman, he chivalrously obliges her wish. Only to discover three days later that she lives. And has married another.

Celeste always dreamed of marrying for love, but the nightmare of living in her father’s home drives her to wed the Duke of Hudson. Yet on her wedding eve, she is compelled to follow a mysterious man who professes to know her secret. A man with curious blue scales on his muscular arms—whose shadowed eyes reflect a dangerous mix of destiny and desire… 

My Thoughts.

Being a huge fan of the paranormal genre I'm always excited when I come across a book/series that features Dragons that are also hot guys in their human form.

For only being a novella this sure does give you a lot of story for the shortness of it, four brothers, the only four Zir (Dragons) in existence who were created after Carmen a Vampire sprinkled their eggs with her blood and a little magic.

Unfortunately they don't know much at all about their heritage or who they really are, one thing that they do know is to find their mates (which will eventually reveal all of things that have been kept from them), to find them means to bite them, unfortunately they can never be too sure that the person they're biting is for them and their bite is venomous to whomever is not their mate, so over the years they've killed a few women.

Jordan who's element is the water comes across a shipwreck and the lone surviver Celeste is dying, so to put her out of her misery he bites her so as not to prolong her death and leaves her there to die, and then a few days later Jordan and his brothers attend their friends Wedding Party and discover that his Bride is none other than Celeste, which means through her survival after the bite that she's Jordan's mate, but what to do when she's married to a really good friend, especially when said friend seems like he's losing his mind!

I'd be interested to read the other three brothers stories and see how they meet their mates.

I give this 3.5/5.

Guest Post.

Hello and thank you for having me here today as I promote my new novella Waterfall, the first story in the Dragon’s Fate series.

This past week I have been editing and writing a lot. Everyday in fact.   The story I am working on is the second in the Dragon’s Fate series.

Because I have been so busy writing, cooking has fallen to a lower priority. Yesterday, my hubby and I picked up lamb, scallops, steak, and pork chops for dinners this week.

My hubby makes the most amazing lamb, so I know he will create something fantastic for that meal. He also makes wonderful scallops.  The steak and the pork will be up to me.   

For the steak I’m going use a tip I read in a copy of my hubby’s Playboy years ago. (See some of us do read the articles)

Make sure your steak is at room temperature.

Salt and dry rub season your meat to your liking. (I use a little extra salt as I think beef needs a bit more, and Cajun spices which includes garlic.)

Make sure your oven is turned on to 350 degrees

In a fry pan, add butter and sear your steak for 3 min on each side.

Transfer your steak to a pan and put in the oven to cook it to the doneness you like.

I like mine medium rare, so I typically do 5-10 min more depending on the thickness.  Yummy!

I am at a loss for a recipe for the pork chops.   Do you have any suggestions on how to cook them up to be mouthwateringly good?

Kindly, Lacy. 

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Lacy Danes made a New Year's resolution to write a hot, historical romance.

 

A year and a half later, she achieved her goal. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where besides writing she enjoys playing cards, chasing her kids around, and savoring a great martini with the man of her dreams all while watching the world go by.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Brink Of Eternity (Guardians Of Ascension #2.5) - Caris Roane, Book Review (207).

Brink of Eternity (Guardians of Ascension #2.5)

by Caris Roane

Publication: 11th May 2011

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Pages: 168

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Appropriate: Adult

Guardians of Ascension novella, tracks vampire Militia Warrior Gideon, who is on the brink of becoming an elite Warrior of the Blood. The Militia Warriors strive to keep the peace on Second Earth while battling death vampires whenever they can. Brink of Eternity gives a glimpse into the Militia Warrior world as Gideon breaks all the rules to protect his ex-girlfriend, Elise, during her rite of ascension, a process that puts her directly in the path of a dozen lethal enemies.

My Thoughts.

I loved this novella that featured a Militia Warrior instead of a Guardian Of Ascension which is what this series is pretty much based on.

Although this book is numbered #2.5 I think it should be numbered #1.5, Warrior Marcus and Havily are not even together in this novella yet.

But no matter I still enjoyed this and it makes me wonder if eventually Gideon will one day join the Warrior's although he doesn't seem to want to anytime soon.

I loved the appearance of Endelle, I think she's a hoot, with her blunt but brutally honest opinions and thoughts, I'd love for her to get her own book.

Being only a Militia Warrior Gideon is not supposed to experience the breh-hedden but he does with none other than his ex-girlfriend who had been hiding some secrets of her own through the two years that they dated, one being that she has visions and after having one involving Gideon's sister Rachel she knows that she needs to tell him, it's here that he also learns that she has other powers and that she has chosen to ascend.

Assigned to protect her, Gideon will have to rely on her if he wants to save his sister's life, but what happens when their plane to save Rachel goes awry?

I'm really loving this series more and more with each story I read.

I give this 4/5.

Reader, please note:  BRINK OF ETERNITY was published under a different cover, same title, in July of 2011.  The content is the same.

Everyone who purchases the book 

will receive a free arc of the next book in the series "The Darkening"! 

" Simply email your Proof of purchase of "

Vampire Collection: Brink of Eternity and Embrace the Dark" 

to Caris and she will send you a free arc of 

"The Darkening"

. Here is her E-mail carisroane@gmail.com .   Caris would love to see your reviews posted on Amazon for both "

Vampire Collection: Brink of Eternity and Embrace the Dark" and 

"The Darkening" once you have a chance to enjoy them. 

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BIO:

I was ten when I first watched an old movie version of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and loved it!  Movies led to books, which led to writing and after a good long while, publishing.  I wrote sweet Regency romance for Kensington for 19 years and recently fell in love with paranormal, although I’ve always had a thing for vampires.  I currently write paranormal romance for St. Martin’s Press but I self-publish as well.  Building an online platform has been an enormous but rewarding challenge.  I think all the changes in publishing will alter how authors approach the business going forward and I for one am thrilled to have so many options. 

Caris Roane has published over fifty Regency romance novels and novellas under the pen name, Valerie King.  In 2005, Romantic Times gave her a Career Achievement award in Regency Romance.  Having had a long-time love affair with vampires, Caris tackled the paranormal genre and built a unique vampire world based on ascending dimensional earths.  Her series is called Guardians of Ascension. 

Her most recent self-published project, The Blood Rose Novella Series, launched in May of 2012 with the first title:  Embrace the Dark. 

Currently, Caris is working on a new vampire series set to launch in the Fall of 2013:   WARRIORS IN CHAINS with the first novel, BORN IN CHAINS.

Caris lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her two cats, Sebastien and Gizzy.

BRIEF BIO:

Caris Roane has published nine Paranormal novels and novellas and writing as Valerie King, fifty Regency works.  In 2005, Romantic Times gave her a Career Achievement award in Regency Romance.  As Caris Roane, she currently writes paranormal romance for St. Martin’s Press and also dabbles in a few self-pubbed projects.  www.carisroane.com 

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Book Review (206): Burning Skies (Guardians Of Ascension #2) - Caris Roane

Burning Skies (Guardians of Ascension #2)

by Caris Roane

Publication: 26th April 2011

Publisher: St Martin's Paperbacks

Pages: 464

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Appropriate: Adult

A vampire warrior in exile, Marcus Amargi resists the call to return to the ranks of the Guardians who fight the death vamp armies. Here on Mortal Earth, Marcus has another battle on his hands—the seductive lure of Havily Morgan. The woman meant for him. Whose blood he craves. The one who comes to him in dreams—and demands his surrender…

A beautiful immortal with extraordinary powers, Havily lives in the realm of Second Earth but, in her fantasies, yearns for her winged lover Marcus. Soon, their bond will be put to the ultimate test. When their bloodthirsty enemies set the night on fire with sky-blazing weapons, Marcus and Havily must unite body and soul, to unleash the full power of their passion—and fight fire with fire…

My Thoughts.

This is the second book in the Guardian Of Ascension series and focuses on the relationship of Warrior Marcus and Havily.

We saw the start of the breh-hedden in the first book Ascension, and I love that we find out who the next couple will be in each book.

Taking place a few months from the end of the previous book, Marcus has returned to Mortal Earth but every night since he has been visited by Havily for some steamy moments, Havily whom thinks of him as a deserter after having left Second Earth and the band of Warrior's that he used to fight with, believes that these nightly visits are just dreams, but when she discovers that it is real and is in fact a new power among many emerging powers then she is assigned Marcus to guard her after it's discovered Greaves and his associate Crace are after her.

With both of them not wanting a relationship with each other afraid to get their hearts broken again if one of them should die, they agree to a physical relationship, but how long will it be until one of them will admit to their growing feelings towards one another?

I love the breh-hedden that started in this book between Medichi and Parisa and I can't wait to get to their book, and I'm very interested to find out more about her ascendance.

Full of lots of steamy scenes, action and adventure, this is a great instalment to this series.

I give this 4/5.