Book Review (193): Deliver Me From Darkness (Paladin Warriors #1) - Tes Hilaire

Deliver Me from Darkness (Paladin Warriors #1)

by Tes Hilaire

Publication: 7th February 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pages: 323
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Appropriate: Adult

A STRANGER IN THE NIGHT...

He had once been a warrior of the Light, one of the revered Paladin. A protector. But now he lives in darkness, and the shadows are his sanctuary. Every day is a struggle to overcome the bloodlust. Especially the day Karissa shows up at his doorstep.

COMES KNOCKING ON THE DOOR

She is light and bright and everything beautiful—despite her scratches and torn clothes. Every creature of the night is after her. So is every male Paladin. Because Karissa is the last female of their kind. But she is his. He may not have a soul, but he can't deny his heart.

My Thoughts...

I really loved this book and the world that Tes has created, the band of warriors that form the Paladins all seem extremely intriguing and I can't wait to read more books in this series about the other warriors.

Roland was once a Paladin warrior, but after being tricked he was unwillingly turned into a vampire, and so he has mostly shut himself away from society, apart from night time when he is out fighting the vampires, demons and merkers, he is still loyal to the Paladins although they don't extend the same courtesy to him anymore.

His only friend left of the warriors is Logan, he is the son of the Paladin leader and one of the last pure line of Angels, and his Father and the other Paladin's believe that Logan killed Roland 94 years ago.

One night Logan brings a woman named Karissa to his apartment and leaves her there, of course once she wakes up and discovers that Roland is a vampire she's not exactly happy and tries to escape, what ensues had me laughing to myself, Roland who had just gotten his apartment the way he liked it everything new and clean, is destroyed by Karissa while he slept, but he discovers that she is not exactly human by the way she can transport herself from place to place and that she is the only remaining Paladin female left and he realises that she is also his bond mate.

As with all books in the paranormal genre we have our main baddie, in this book we have a few Christos who was the vampire that turned Roland, Ganelon a former Paladin who went rogue after the death of his mate years before and they both work for Lucifer himself. 

There are quite are a couple of characters in this book that I felt stole the show as it were, Valin a Paladin warrior and Gabrielle 'Gabbie' another vampire that Christos turned who is friends with Roland and refuses to drink blood until Christos forces her too, I have a feeling that both Valin and Gabbie will end up together in future books and I think I know who Gabbie's father is and I hope it's not long till we discover who that is.

I loved this book and I look forward to the next book in the series.

I give this 4/5.

Blog Tour: Stones To Ashes (The Alchemists Academy #1), Elemental Explosions (The Alchemists Academy #2) - Kailin Gow, Book Review (191) & (192).

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The Alchemists Academy Book 1: Stones to Ashes by Kailin Gow
Publication: 7th January 2011
Publisher: The Edge
Pages: 198
Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: Young Adult

What do you learn here...at the Academy? Wirt asks. Magic? The responsibility to use your powers responsibly? Uh...something like that, his roommate Spencer said. More like how to rule worlds. Wirt, is used to being shuffled from foster home to foster home, adopting a devil-may-care attitude toward the world along the way. Now he s in a school he can t escape, learning to develop his latent magical abilities, for what use, he doesn't know...to save his world or to destroy it...
My Thoughts...
The Alchemist's Academy is another winning series for Kailin Gow.

Every series that I've read so far has such different characters and storylines, and I always love delving into a new book to see what new and exciting world Kailin has come up with.

This time we have Wirt (a very unique name and a nice change having a male protagonist) who discover's he has magical abilities after he 'accidentally' transports himsefl to a school for magical children, but don't mistake this for a Harry Potter knock-off, the basis for the magic in this story is the legend of King Arthur and Merlin.

With the help of his roommate Spencer, Alana (the girl that they both have a crush on) and Miss Lake (a well known person from the Arthurian legend) the try to find an Urn which is a magical artifact stolen from the school, and not a good thing to fall into the wrong hands.

I really liked the descriptions of the school and all the different magical subjects that the students can enrol in.
A really fun, fast paced read, now onto the next one.

I give this 4/5.

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The Alchemists Academy Book 2: Elemental Explosions by Kailin Gow
Publication: 25th July 2011
Publisher: The Edge
Pages: 220
Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: Young Adult

A new student has entered The Alchemists Academy, and he brings with him an explosive power that threatens the Academy and the legend of Merlin. Wirt thought he was the only bad boy at the Academy, but he was wrong. Not only is Roland Black worse than Wirt, but a new teacher had replaced one of their beloved teachers, and she has more planned for Wirt and his friends than just lesson plans. Alana, his crush has grown prettier, and now he is rivals for her attention with not only his best friend Spencer, but newcomer Roland, as well. On top of that, it is their second year, and the year where all the students must pass a test to move on to the Elite Class at the Academy. The Elite Class is the only class in the third year at the Academy, and the students who fail will be sent home, others will face something even deadlier.
My Thoughts...
The second instalment in the series finds Wirt with a new roommate, new kid Roland Black who isn't very friendly towards Wirt or Spencer but seems very interested in spending time with Alana.

Wirt feels that there is something that Roland is hiding but he can't quite put his finger on it until one night in their dorm room he hears Roland having a conversation with someone about what his plans are while he's at the school and it's not good, but with Alana infatuated with him and Wirt and Spencer not spending that much time together Wirt is determined to find out what's going on with Roland himself.

And if that wasn't enough to keep Wirt on his toes, the Headmaster announces that exams will begin to pick the fourteen students who will commence into the Elite class next year, whoever doesn't make it will be sent home.

The ending of this book was frustrating only for the fact of the way we were kept hanging, I need to get my hands on the third book, this was definitely my favourite of the two books so far and I look forward to continuing on to see what happens next.

Another Kailin Gow series highly recommended.

I give this 4/5.

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Author Kailin Gow

Kailin Gow is the award-winning, international bestselling author of over 80 distinct books.

Kailin Gow is also the President of a media company, a media personality, and has been writing full-time since she was first published. Holding a Masters in communications management and leadership positions in Fortune 500 corporations, she puts her leadership abilities, her experience, and desire to help others into her fiction books. As a result, she has written the forthcoming, Finding the Heroine in You book which is also a national tour. She is a mother and spends whatever spare time she has volunteering at the Red Cross, Battered Women's Shelters, and other organizations.

Currently her Frost Series is in development for a major international MMO Game, and she has over 14,000 and growing Frosters on her facebook fan page.

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Top 10 Of 2012: Best Books I've Read In 2012.

This event is hosted by Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic, Rachel from Fiktshun, Jaime from Two Chicks on Books and Mindy from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.

Today's List Is...

Best Books I've Read In 2012.

(In No Particular Order)

Obsidian (Lux #1)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 

I have heard so many good things about this series, Daemon Black in particular and after having read this I can see what all the fuss is about.

Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2)

by Cassandra Clare

I love this series and I loved this book better than the first one although the end had me in tears.

Hallowed (Unearthly #2)

by Cynthia Hand

This book had me in tears at the end, after this book I went from Team Tucker to Team Christian.

Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10)

by J.R. Ward

One of my all time favourite series I've waited so long for Tohr's book, and I was not disappointed.

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1)

by Katie McGarry

This book got me into reading Contemporary Romance, a genre I never really cared for.

Deity (Covenant #3)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I love how Jennifer creates such fantastic male leads in her books, and in this series we have the gorgeous Aidan St Delphi.

My Favorite Mistake

by Chelsea M. Cameron

Two words for why I loved this book so much Hunter Zaccadelli!

Storm (Elemental #1)

by Brigid Kemmerer 

Ah yes the Merrick brothers, I love this series.

Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)

by Jamie McGuire

Travis Maddox is the reason for my love of this book, I cannot wait for Walking Disaster, this book from his pov.

Daughter of the Earth and Sky (Daughters of Zeus #2)

by Kaitlin Bevis

I loved this second book in the series more than the first, with a cliffhanger ending I cannot wait for next year for the next book.

Book Review (190): Waltz With A Stranger - Pamela Sherwood

Waltz with a Stranger

by Pamela Sherwood

Publication: 4th December 2012

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Pages: 448

Genre: Historical Romance

Age Appropriate: 16+

One dance would change her life forever...

A man who never expected to inherit. A woman who never expected to wed. A choice that pits their honor against their hearts.

Crippled after a riding accident, Aurelia Newbold shuns Society—until a dashing stranger draws her into a secret waltz and changes her life forever. After a year abroad, she returns home and discovers that the one man she's been dreaming of is engaged to her beloved twin sister. 

James Trelawney is not prepared for the vibrant woman who returns to London in the place of the wounded girl he took pity on—or his growing need for her. But forbidden love is not the only danger...a chilling secret reaches out from beyond the grave, threatening both Trelawney and the woman he loves.

My Thoughts...

I've long been a fan of Historical Romance books, having not read one for a long time  this was the perfect story to get right back into it, and although I pretty much guessed the ending  I still loved the story and all of the characters.

One night while at an engagement party James ventures into the conservatory to find some peace and quiet, it's there he finds a woman Aurelia, hiding away from the other guests after a horse accident which left her crippled and her face scarred, after asking her for a dance they both feel a connection but neither do anything about it.

A year later and Aurelia has returned from abroad, happier, healthier and a lot more confident than she was after the accident, after reuniting with her identical twin sister Amelia she is introduced to her sister's fiancee who happens to be none other than James the one person she was hoping to reacquaint herself with after having him constantly in her thoughts for the past year.

James has also had Aurelia in his thoughts since the night that they met, but after inheriting the title of Earl from his recently deceased cousin he needs money to repair his crumbling estate and so proposes to Amelia for her dowry, while she agrees to marry him because of his title but once Aurelia comes back into the picture that both find themselves falling in love with each other but to save hurting Amelia they keep their feelings towards each other hidden.

There is also a subplot involving the mysterious death of James' cousins death, the search for the killer and the motive.

I really liked that the pov in the story was shared between Aurelia, Amelia and James, it helped knowing what thoughts were going through the heads of these three and their complicated relationships.

This was a top notch historical romance, Pamela Sherwood is a new author to watch out for.

I look forward to reading the next book set in this world, highly recommended.

I give this 5/5.

Blog Tour: Bound - Jennifer Dean, Book Review (189).

Bound

by Jennifer Dean

 

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance

ISBN: 9781300196211

Number of pages: 254

Word Count: 89,600

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Book Description:

Once finally back in her hometown of Washington, North Carolina, seventeen year old Emma Morgan learns the simple life she knew has changed from the moment she meets the charmingly, bright-eyed Liam Alexander.

The problem?

Her brother and best friend, Sean, doesn't approve. Only the more Emma tries to avoid Liam the more she finds him in her constant company. A risk that will expose his supernatural calling and both of their hearts. But what happens when Emma learns that Sean is the real one keeping secrets....

My Thoughts...
I really liked this book, there were quite a few similarities to Twilight but as it is my favourite book series I didn't mind and I really enjoyed it.
The mystery surrounding the Alexander's and what they are had me gripped right from the start, and I never guessed at what their secret would be.

Emma has come back to her hometown after being away for four years, finally reunited with her brother Sean whom stayed behind, on her first day at school she meets Liam, before even having a proper conversation with him Sean warns her away from him with no reason why.

Add in Liam's evasiveness and Sean's  dislike for Liam and you have a story with a mystery of what is going on, throw in a couple of big twists and you have yourself  an intriguing and very entertaining story.

The characters were extremely likeable and I would definitely read a sequel if there was one as I felt that the ending was left open for that reason.

I give this 4/5.

Excerpt...

This is the end of chapter five, after a very intense scene.

Once I shut the door behind me, I felt as if the imaginary director had yelled “cut”, letting me finally involuntarily collapse to my knees. I closed my eyes, sitting on my heels with my hands resting on my thighs, slowly filtering in a shaky breath. What the hell just happened? I wanted to hear Sean’s voice to soothe me, but I didn’t have the strength to grab my phone from inside my purse, which I had thrown to the bed a moment before my collapse.

Suddenly I heard a knock at my door. Damn. I opened my eyes before my hands helped lift me back to my feet. I knew my mom would definitely question me if she found me on the floor like that. I breathed out two deep sighs in order to calm my expression before I was ready. Action, I thought.

 “Come in,” I said.

The door opened, but it wasn’t my mother. It was Sean that peeked his head through the frame gap, before stepping inside my room and shutting the door behind him. I didn’t waste the time to rush him. I wrapped my arms underneath his as I laid my head to his chest. The instant warmth of his presence lifted me to a better place.

“I thought you had to work late,” I said.

“I just got back and felt like I should stop by and see you.” I felt him gently pat the back of my hair comfortingly. “Is everything all right?”

“I don’t know how you do it,” I said.

“Do what?”

“Make yourself appear right when I need you. But I’m glad that you do.”

“It’s a gift. Now are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”

I finally stepped back to look up at him. But now in the moment of truth, I knew that I couldn’t say anything. I couldn’t be the reason that Sean lost his friends. But I also knew that was what Ross and Nick were hoping on, and I wasn’t keeping quiet for their sake. I have to tell him. I opened my mouth, but still nothing came out. I curled my fingers into fists, looking for the courage to speak.

“I got . . . ” This was my chance as my tongue lingered with the words. Say it. “Freaked out earlier.”

Sean narrowed his gaze with a prepared anger. “Freaked out by what?”

I gulped, not quite sure why this was so hard to say. I hadn’t even begun to wrap my head around Liam Alexander. “I forgot my purse, and when I went back for it the janitor was really creepy.” I rolled my eyes for dramatics with a small shrug. “But you know how my imagination can be.”

I sighed with the guilt weighing me down like lead. I’ll admit the janitor wasn’t going to be my friend but he didn’t deserve the persona I was building of him. I expected a lecture of any kind for being stupid enough to not bring a friend with me. I even welcomed it in order to serve as punishment for lying.

Instead Sean merely pulled his neck back to gaze at me with his brow lifted. “Are you sure that’s all?”

I nodded, maybe a little too much. It wasn’t as if he knew I was lying but more that I wasn’t telling the truth. Luckily he was choosing to ignore it, and I was grateful.

 My eyes shifted to the floor with guilt.

“I know it sounds a bit childish, but would you stay until I fall asleep?”

 “Sure,” he said.

I wasn’t sure how long it would take me to fall asleep, but I was glad Sean had stayed to do what he had always done best, protect me. Lucky for him, I would have no problem staying away from Liam Alexander now. I wasn’t even sure where to begin with Liam. My mind could barely decipher the idea of what I had seen, let alone how to articulate it into words.

There must be an explanation for it all, but for now I laid under the covers, moving to curl into Sean, with my head rested on the warmth of his chest. It was like sunshine that radiated around my body. The warmth on my skin was like that sensation of hot water from the shower on a cold day. Just being near him made me feel better.

“Sean,” I said.

“Yeah, Em?”

“I’ll stay away from Liam.”

There was a few seconds of silence where I felt like I could almost see his eyes shift away with a smile of accomplishment.

“Why now? Did something happen with him tonight?”

I shook my head, while my mind knew the opposite. “No, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that I believe you. There is something strange about him.” I paused to exhale at the memory of tonight. “So, you don’t have to worry about him anymore.”

 I thought of how different things would be if Sean had seen what I did. He would surely be even more protective of me. But if he had known, then it would be something he would have already told me. Even if I knew how hypocritical I seemed by withholding what I had seen tonight.

I felt Sean’s light, comforting kiss on my scalp before he laid his head on top of my own. “Promise?”

I sighed into the warm silence crawling around the two of us.

“I promise.”

About the Author:

Jennifer lives in Dallas, Texas with her family. When not immersed in her writing, she is either engaged in a book or one of her favorite television shows.

www.jenniferdean.net

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Book Review (188): Daughter Of The Earth And Sky (Persephone #2) - Kaitlin Bevis And Guest Post

Daughter of the Earth and Sky (Persephone, #2)

by Kaitlin Bevis

Publication: 21st December 2012
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Pages: 267
Genre: Mythology
Age Appropriate: Young Adult
Buy It: Amazon   Barnes And Noble

Some vows can never be broken.

Persephone thought she could go back to her normal life after returning from the Underworld. She was wrong.
The goddess Aphrodite is born among the waves with more charm than she can control. Zeus is stalking Persephone and her loved ones, and Thanatos is no longer content with Persephone’s silence.

He wants her soul.

Persephone can’t tell anyone about Thanatos’ betrayal, and it drives a wedge between her and Hades. Her mother is still keeping secrets, and Melissa’s jealousy of Aphrodite threatens to tear their friendship apart.
Alone, Persephone turns to a human boy for comfort. But will their relationship put him in danger?
Sacrifices must be made, and Persephone must choose between her human life and her responsibilities as a goddess. If she doesn’t, she could lose them both.
But will either life be worth choosing once Zeus is through with her?

My Thoughts...

OMG! Kaitlin how can you do this to me?

That ending was was so good/bad, good in the sense that it was a bloody fantastic cliffhanger and bad because well it's a cliffhanger and we have to wait till Spring 2013 to be able to find out what happens!

 This book is in my opinion definitely better than the first book Persephone, I loved it, loved it, loved it, but jeez I will not sit here and wallow in the fact that 2013 still feels like years away when you're waiting to find out how this ending will resolve itself, ok so maybe I'll wallow a little.

God how I love Hades character, and although he was in the book quite a bit, I still wanted more, I can never read too much of him and his gorgeousness, but I'm also a fan of Persephone as well and life didn't exactly go so well for her this time, in the first book she found out who she was in this one she lost herself through the interference of Zeus, Thanatos, The Reapers and even Aphrodite.

Through the oath that Persephone made to Thanatos in the previous book, she cannot tell anyone, especially Hades, about his dealings and betrayal of secretly working with Zeus to bring down Hades, knowing this secret and not being able to tell Hades drives a wedge between the two of them, Hades knows that she's hiding something from him but he can't figure out what.

Persephone is effectively alone in this book, she's not talking to her mother Demeter, her best friend/priestess Melissa or Hades, and this is what Zeus wants, and he uses it to his advantage, but can Persephone and Hades defeat Zeus?

And will Hades find out about Thanatos and his intentions before it's too late?

I cannot explain how much I loved this book, Kaitlin you've got another winner on your hands.

A fast-paced, unputdownable series that gets better with every book, definitely pick this one up.

I give this 5/5.

Guest Post...

Which authors have influenced my work? That's a tough question because I feel like everything you read plays a part in how you end up writing. But I would have to say my biggest influence is L.J Smith.

I read everything by her (written prior to the year 2000) repeatedly while I was in middle school. I've always enjoyed reading, but her books were the first books that allowed me to escape into a magical world when I was reading them. Everything else was either too far fetched or too preachy to put myself into. Through L.J Smith, I discovered the young adult genre.

Her books were set in this world (mostly) and featured typical teenagers discovering that the world around them wasn't what they thought. It was magic. Sometimes the teen themselves were or became something supernatural, but sometimes they were just normal. Well, no matter what they were they were always possessors of "unearthly beauty."

I  have no idea how much of her work influence mine, but it's there. And I'm not the only one. Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" has several scenes that I'm pretty sure were put there to pay homage to L.J Smith's work. I know reading over her stuff now, it doesn't look like much, but here's what you have to understand, she set precedence. I'm willing to wager pretty much any urban fantasy writer that grew up in the eighties or nineties read her work because there wasn't much else out there. The young adult section didn't used to take up half the book store. There was L.J Smith, R.L Stine, Christopher Pike, and Sweet Valley Twins,  Babysitters Club, and random books by Caroline B Cooney. If I close my eyes and picture a bookstore I see that one to three shelves with those books on it.  It wasn't until I hit High School that Harry Potter came around and transformed young adult literature. Now it's half the book store and the genre is thriving!

All young adult writers owe early young adult books a debt. I know I do. They made me love reading, and planted a spark that grew into a love of writing. I never even considered writing a "grown up" book.:)

About This Author

I spent my childhood curled up with a book, and a pen. If the ending didn’t agree with me, I rewrote it. I’ve always wanted to be a writer, and I spent high school and college learning everything I could so that one day I could achieve that goal. I graduated college with my BFA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, and am pursuing my masters at the University of Georgia.
My young adult fiction novel “Persephone,” will be released this summer. I also write for Athens Parent Magazine, and truuconfessions.com. I have also published several short stories, my latest, Siren Song, is available on amazon.com.

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Waiting On Wednesday.

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight an upcoming release that you're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm waiting on....

Strength (Mark of Nexus #1)

by Carrie Butler

When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, her rumor-laced notions are shattered. Handsome, considerate, and seemingly sane, Wallace Blake doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, screaming and banging on the walls of his dorm room. Hell, he doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, period.

Too curious for her own good, Rena vows to uncover the truth behind Wallace’s madman reputation--and how two seconds of contact had left her with bruises. Of course, there are a few setbacks along the way: guilt, admiration, feelings of the warm and fuzzy variety…

Not to mention the unwanted attention of Wallace's powerful, supernaturally-gifted family.

They’re a bloodline divided by opposing ideals, two soon-to-be warring factions that live in secret among us. When Rena ends up caught in their crossfire, Wallace has no choice but to save her by using his powers. Now they’re really in trouble. With war on the horizon and Rena’s life in the balance, he needs to put some distance between them. But Rena won’t let go. If fighting is what it takes to prove her own strength and keep Wallace in her life, then that’s what she’ll do--even if it means risking a whole lot more than her heart.

Expected publication: March 7th 2013 by Sapphire Star Publishing

ACID

by Emma Pass 

A fast and furious thriller featuring the coolest, toughest bad girl since Lisbeth Salander. Meet Jenna Strong.

In Jenna’s world, ACID – the most brutal, controlling police force in history – rule with an iron fist. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a bloody crime she struggles to remember.

But Jenna’s violent prison has taught her a thing or two about survival. And when a mysterious rebel group breaks her out, she must use her strength, speed and skill to stay one step ahead.

A gripping futuristic debut that will hook you from the very first page.

Expected publication: April 25th 2013 by Corgi Children's Books/Random House Children's Publishing

Ashes and Ice (Book #1)

by Rochelle Maya Callen 

She is desperate to remember.
He is aching to forget.
Together, they are not broken.
But together, one may not survive.

​Jade wakes up with no memory of her past and blood on her hands. 

Plagued by wicked thoughts, she searches for answers. Instead, she finds a boy who doesn't offer her answers, but hope. But sometimes, when nightmares turn into reality and death follows you everywhere, hope is not enough. 

LUST. LOVE. LOSS. Sometimes, all that is left are Ashes and Ice.

Expected publication: February 4th 2013 by C&C Legacy Publishing

Blood, She Read

by Sara Hubbard 

Keeping secrets from a psychic can be murder.

Petra Maras lives a charmed life, but only in the magical sense. Her absentee father is a criminal, her mother is emotionally dead, and everyone at her new school knows she comes from a family of witches. All she wants is to be normal, but that’s impossible, given her family. And given that she’s psychic. When the police request help with a murder investigation, Petra reluctantly agrees. Which isn’t such a good idea since the prime suspect wants to date her, and she really wants to say yes. Her gut says he’s innocent, but since she can’t get a read on him she can’t know for sure. And when she discovers he’s been keeping secrets, she wonders if maybe she’s been following her heart instead of her head…

Published November 2nd 2012 by Etopia Press

What Lies Beneath

by Richard Denney

When Blair Lewis is left for dead in a freezing lake, she can't get over the fact that her boyfriend tried to kill her. And when she begins to receive disturbing gifts and letters from her supposed dead boyfriend, she attempts to figure out what is going on before the darkness consumes her. Nothing is as it seems and the startling truth is going to rip Blair right out of this world. Is Blair simply losing her mind? Or is something vicious and dark after her sanity and soul?

Expected publication: 2013 by CreateSpace

Sweet Damage

by Rebecca James 

I still dream about Anna London's house.

In my dreams the house is more than it was in life; the building taller and more imposing, the hallways longer and more labyrinthine, the inside colder and darker than the real thing ever was.

Anna is sometimes in these dreams, lingering ghost-like and elusive ahead of or behind me, and no matter how much I chase her or call her name, I can never reach her.

In my dreams it's as if the house itself has sinister intentions. In real life, though, it wasn't the house that was responsible for what happened there. It was the people who did the damage.

A gripping new novel from the author of Beautiful Malice.

Expected publication: April 2013 by Allen and Unwin