Chapter Reveal & INTL Giveaway: Taken by Erin Bowman

I'm participating in the Chapter reveal blog tour of Erin Bowman's Taken. Check out Chapter 4 below and enter the international giveaway for a chance to win Erin's debut novel.

Taken
by Erin Bowman
Expected publication: April 16th 2013 
Publisher: HarperTeen
Purchase: Amazon

Synopsis via Goodreads:

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER 4

About the Author

Erin Bowman used to tell stories visually as a web designer. Now a full-time writer, she relies solely on words. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and when not writing she can often be found hiking, commenting on good typography, and obsessing over all things Harry Potter.

www.embowman.com | twitter.com/erin_bowman

~INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY~

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See the rest of the reveals

Monday, 3/25 – Chapter 1

Wendy Darling @ The Midnight Garden

Tuesday, 3/26 – Chapter 2

Lena Ainsworth @ Addicted 2 Novels

Wednesday, 3/27 – Chapter 3

Erica Haglund @ The Bookcellar

Friday, 3/29 – Chapter 5

Stephanie Ward @ A Dream Within A Dream

Saturday, 3/30 – Chapter 6

Krystal Larson @ Live to Read

Sunday, 3/31 – Chapter 7

Alicia Guerrero @ Shooting Stars Mag

Monday, 4/1 – Chapter 8

Jessica Estep @ Total Bookaholic

www.epicreads.com

Book Blitz: Alienated by Melissa Landers

Alienated (Alienated #1)

by Melissa Landers

Expected publication: February 4th 2014

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Synopsis via Goodreads

Interplanetary relations have never been more exciting! The first in a funny, romantic YA sci-fi series.

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them. 

Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.

Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no human boy is this good-looking.

But when Cara's classmates get swept up by anti-L'eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn't safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara's locker, and a police officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class. 

Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.

About the Author

Melissa Landers is a former teacher who left the classroom to pursue other worlds. A proud sci-fi geek, she isn’t afraid to wear her Princess Leia costume in public—just ask her husband and three kids. She lives outside Cincinnati and writes contemporary romance as Macy Beckett. 

For more information, or just to say hello, visit her at melissa-landers.com

Blurb: All I Need by Susane Colasanti

All I Need

by Susane Colasanti 

Hardcover, 240 pages

Expected publication: May 21st 2013 

Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Synopsis via Goodreads:

The last night of summer is only the beginning.

Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences?

Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity-inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives forever.

~About the Author~

Susane Colasanti is the bestselling author of When It Happens, Take Me There, Waiting for You,Something Like Fate, So Much Closer, and Keep Holding On. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from New York University. Before becoming a full-time author in 2007, Susane was a high school science teacher for ten years. As a teenage Jersey girl, she felt like her true home was across the water in New York City. She now lives in downtown Manhattan. 

www.susanecolasanti.com  |  twitter.com/susanecolasanti

Blurb: Out of Reach by Carrie Arcos

Out of Reach

by Carrie Arcos 

Hardcover, 256 pages

Expected publication: October 16th 2012 

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository

Synopsis via Goodreads:

How do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found? A girl searches for her missing addict brother while confronting her own secrets in this darkly lyrical novel.

Rachel has always idolized her older brother Micah. He struggles with addiction, but she tells herself that he’s in control. And she almost believes it. Until the night that Micah doesn’t come home.

Rachel’s terrified—and she can’t help but feel responsible. She should have listened when Micah tried to confide in her. And she only feels more guilt when she receives an anonymous note telling her that Micah is nearby and in danger.

With nothing more to go on than hope and a slim lead, Rachel and Micah’s best friend, Tyler, begin the search. Along the way, Rachel will be forced to confront her own dark secrets, her growing attraction to Tyler…and the possibility that Micah may never come home.

I'm currently reading this book and it is so interesting. I've been devoting my time to mostly YA so its always good to step away from that and try other genres. The story is so realistic and so intriguing. I can't wait to finish so I can give a review on how much I like it, at least so far.

Blurb: Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier

Shadowfell (Shadowfell #1)

by Juliet Marillier

Expected publication: September 11th 2012 

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Synopsis via Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him. Eager to hide her own canny skill—a uniquely powerful ability to communicate with the fairy-like Good Folk—Neryn sets out for the legendary Shadowfell, a home and training ground for a secret rebel group determined to overthrow the evil King Keldec.

During her dangerous journey, she receives aid from the Good Folk, who tell her she must pass a series of tests in order to recognize her full potential. She also finds help from a handsome young man, Flint, who rescues her from certain death—but whose motives in doing so remain unclear. Neryn struggles to trust her only allies. They both hint that she alone may be the key to Alban’s release from Keldec’s rule.

Homeless, unsure of who to trust, and trapped in an empire determined to crush her, Neryn must make it to Shadowfell not only to save herself, but to save Alban.

About the Author

Juliet Marillier was born July 27, 1948 in Dunedin, New Zealand and grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic roots inspired her to write her first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she majored in music and languages, graduating BA and a B Mus (Hons). She has said in an interview that this academic training strengthened her writing, and that her lifelong interest in history, folklore and mythology has had a major influence on her storytelling style.

She lives in a hundred-year-old cottage in a riverside suburb of Perth. She shares her home with four dogs. She has four adult children and six grandchildren, all of whom live in Australia. She has been a full-time writer since 2002, having previously worked at a variety of jobs including music teaching at both secondary and tertiary levels and in the Public Service.

www.julietmarillier.com

Blog Tour Stop: The Red Serpent Trilogy

For my stop on the  Red Serpent blog tour, I decided to do a blurb, excerpt and author bio. 

The Red Serpent Trilogy
by Rishabh Jain & Delson Armstrong
Released: August 14, 2012
Publisher: AJ International Press
*Book provided by author.

Blurb:

The Red Serpent Trilogypresents a highly evolved vampire to fear: cold and callous, powerful and dangerous, possessed by mystic promises and destroyed only by silver. It is the year 2021 — the human world has degraded, its inhabitants unworthy of the supernatural gifts bestowed upon them. Compelled by ancient prophesy, an ancient vampire army takes the human race by force, sparing few lives. They await the second coming of their king, Anaxagoras, which will hurl the world into a final battle that will free the vampires from their infinite hiding. But by the hands of fate, there is one human who may save his entire race.

The Red Serpent Trilogy is a celestial fusion of science fiction and fantasy, unfolding conflicting intentions for the survival of both the human and vampire races. But in a world ruled by supernatural and mythological forces, there is only room for one race, and neither will go easily. The few survivors of the fatal vampire onslaught escape to an asteroid space station, Regnum, where they thrive as they keep an attentive watch on the vampires on the earth below. But unbeknown to himself or anyone else, Alex, half human half vampire, holds the keys to secrets that will help him realize his duties and cement his fate as either a human or a vampire.

~Excerpt~

The night had become a very enchanting one for Alex, as he saw his mother and felt her warmth around him. When he awoke, he expected to be in the passage, but instead he was in his own room. He realized he was caught and consequences were going to be harsh—or were they?

After getting ready, he went to the family room, where his uncle was reading the local newspaper, scanning through the headlines. 

“Good morning, Uncle John,” he said to him. Uncle John looked back and saw his nephew standing, with his head down, like a little boy who had done something wrong. 

“Where were you last night?” he asked with a harsh tone.

“In my room, sleeping.”

“Then why did I find you behind the library at three o’clock in the morning?” Alex stayed quiet, trying to control his anger, but then Uncle John sighed and told Alex, “Come here, my boy, I want to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

“You see, Alex, your mother had done a lot of things in her life that were crazy, but what she did craziest was marry a vampire in the Army that made us come here. But with that curse came also a blessing.” He pointed to Alex. “And that was you, Alex, a newborn baby boy, the pride 

of our family. Unfortunately, your father left you along with your mother 

to do his duties, and she stayed with your grandmother and me. When 

Earth was taken over, she told us something she wouldn’t tell even her husband, and that was that you are really the one in the prophecies; you  are the Falsifier. But listen to me very carefully, Alex; you are still too young to fight or to do anything. The vampires want to get you for your blood, for some prophecies are truly real. Let me show you something, Alex.” 

Uncle John went to the library and got out two books. “I bet you have already read your mother’s journal?” Alex nodded, and Uncle John continued. “Here, Alex.” He pointed to a book with  strange inscriptions on it and said, “This book is about you and your 

counter-blood, Anaxagoras.” Alex looked confused. “Listen to me carefully, Alex,” Uncle John said, getting his head closer to Alex’s, who was also getting closer. Uncle John whispered, 

“Long ago, it was said that the vampires’ origins were from Christ himself, when a serpent crawled unto the crucifix, drank a drop of his blood, and suddenly became immortal; it was a blessing. But, the greedy serpent had need of more and more of His blood and was cursed to live a life of pain, where he could see no light or be near Christ, nor could he touch silver, which had been in the nails, which hung Christ. And through this serpent came the vampires.”

-Chapter 2

About the Authors

Rishabh Jain

Rishabh Jain was born in the city of Kanpur, in India, in 1990. From a young age, he displayed remarkable traits of creativity and inventiveness. When a young boy of 8 or 9 years old, Rishabh left his father (himself an electrical engineer) shocked and speechless one day, when he managed to make an asymmetrical and unbalanced structure made of blocks, with which he was very fond of playing, stand stable for 2 to 3 minutes, blissfully unaware that the laws of physics and mechanics made it impossible.

Rishabh entered Pathways World School in 2003, an International Baccaulaureate School on the outskirts of New Delhi, in the 8th Grade. Here, his multidisciplinary talents and interests blossomed in the creative environment of an International Level School. He was awarded an Academic Merit Scholarship from Pathways World School, for the academic years 2004-05 and 2005-06 (his 9th & 10th Grades). Being an absolutely ardent fan of and enamored by the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the Harry Potter series, it was his dream to write a story of his own as a “Trilogy.” This was the inspiration from which he conceived the genesis and plot of this current book The Red Serpent Trilogy, and he finally realized his dream and completed the book in 2006 and was issued the copyright to the same in January of 2007.

Delson Armstrong

Delson Armstrong was born in Bombay, India (he prefers to call his hometown by its anglicized name) on March 9th, 1990 and moved to the US in 1995.

At an early age, Delson was encouraged to read as many books as he could, which fuelled his imagination and sparked the desire to become a full time writer. He began writing short stories and enjoyed the class fiction writing assignments he was given, which helped him to develop his skills as a writer. It also made him really look into pursuing writing as a serious craft, and the first time he thought of doing that was in the sixth grade when he was around eleven. He began to outline The Falsifier and based many of the characters on his friends in school, but left it that for some time.

He went back to India to and attended Pathways World School for three years in Gurgaon and then moved to Bombay. There he pursued the idea for the book once again and continued writing, rewriting and finally finished in 2008. But that was not the end. He knew the story was not going to fit in one book and as he explored the history of the characters and the history of the Vampires in the novel, he realized it spanned a timeline of 150,000 years. That was a lot of stories to tell! And now, he has decided he wants to tell all of them, or at least the highlights, in an epic fourteen book saga.

He currently transits between New York and Bombay, spending equal amounts of time in both cities and embracing the best of both cultures as well as soaking in the inspirations he encounters daily.

He enjoys practicing yoga, meditation and philosophy, as well as classical music. His favorite composers include Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Chopin and he plays the piano occasionally, wishing he could find more time to continue his practice. He is also a major film buff and watches movies all weekend long every week with his family and is currently working on some screenplays, one of which he wrote during a year online at the New York Film Academy.

www.the-red-serpent-trilogy.com

Blog Tour Stop: Soul Sisters by Janiera Eldridge

I'm participating on the Janiera Eldridge Soul Sisters Blog Tour hosted by SupaGurlBooks. On my stop I decided to do a blurb and author bio.

Soul Sisters (Soul Sisters #1)

by Janiera Eldridge

Published: May 24th 2012 

Purchase: Amazon

Blurb via Goodreads:

Soul Sisters is an urban fantasy novel about African-American twin sisters Ani and Dana who have a rather unique secret: one sister is human while the other is a vampire. While the sisters have lived peacefully with each other for many years one fateful night will change both their lives forever. When a drunken man tries to attack Dana (the human sister) Ani (the vampire sister) protects her sister with all of her ferocious power. 

However, when the vampire’s leader Donovan finds out about the public display he calls for the sisters to be assassinated for disobedience. Ani and Dana now are in for the fight of their lives to protect each other as well as the lives of their dedicated friends who have joined them on their mission for survival. If Dana and Ani can make it through this time of uncertainty, Ani can take her new place as vampire queen. Soul Sisters is expected to be a trilogy; The book also features a multicultural cast of characters that brings a new edge of chic to the vampire world.

*will be re-released under Mystic Press this fall!

About the Author

Janiera Eldridge loved feeding her book addiction and putting all her crazy stories on paper. When she is not immersed in the world of fiction, she is working as an entertainment freelance writer.

Janiera also enjoys connecting with other authors and supporting their work on her book blog Books&Beauty.

www.janieraeldridge.blogspot.com

twitter.com/lazenbeauty

Blurb: My Heart Be Damned by Chanelle Gray

My Heart Be Damned (Damned #1)

by Chanelle Gray

Expected publication: September 15th 2012 

Publisher: Knight Romance Publishing

Pre-order: Barnes & Noble | Amazon

Synopsis via Goodreads:

If you're a Hunter, there are only three things you must know about the Damned. The Damned can't lie, can't live without a body, and can't leave you alone.

Amerie Carter has the blood of a Hunter, unfortunately. She is one of a rare line of women who, upon her sixteenth birthday, will come into extraordinary powers used to hunt the Damned; escaped souls from Hell who take up residence in human bodies. It's supposed to be her sweet sixteen, but Amerie has never dreaded a day more, and her worst fears are confirmed as the celebration turns tragic when her mother is killed.

Grief-stricken, Amerie vows to never hunt a day in her life. She's determined to hide behind normalcy, attending school, hanging out with her friends and working an after-school job at The Hut. All Amerie wants is to be left alone. But try telling the Damned that. The harder Amerie tries to ignore her powers, the more the Damned come looking for her.

When an attack leaves one of Amerie's friends in the hospital, and endangers the lives of her fellow students, she knows she has no choice: Hunt or Be Hunted. Thankfully, the gorgeous, secretive, and so-off-limits Marshall offers to train Amerie to take out her supernatural enemies. But training with Marshall means lying to her friends, her family, and confronting the mysterious circumstances surrounding her mother’s death.

Amerie soon discovers she’s not the only one with something to hide, Marshall's secrets might kill her before the Damned get the chance.

About the Author

A Young Adult author whose debut novel MY HEART BE DAMNED is due for release on 15th September 2012 by KRP. Look out for it in stores and online! Not just a writer, but a reviewer too. 

For more information visit: chanellegray.blogspot.com

Blurb: The Innocents by Lili Peloquin

The Innocents (The Innocents #1)

by Lili Peloquin

Expected publication: October 16th 2012 

Publisher: Razorbill

Synopsis via Goodreads:

Nothing ever came between sisters Alice and Charlie.
Friends didn't.
Boys couldn't.
Their family falling apart never would.
Until they got to Serenity Point. 
"The Innocents" is the first in a new series of young adult novels that weave a saga of nail-biting drama, breathless romance, and gothic mystery.

This book has me anticipating so bad. I've been reading so many similar plots lately that I'm in need of something new and different. Hopefully this new series won't disappoint me. 

Blurb: Bane by Trish Milburn

Bane (The Coven #2)

by Trish Milburn

Paperback, 178 pages

Published: May 31st 2012 by Bell Bridge Books

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Synopsis via Goodreads:

To protect those she loves from herself, Jax will leave them all behind. She'll risk everything in a desperate search for answers. 

Jax Pherson fled the darkest of covens and from her own father's evil. For a brief moment, her courage was rewarded. She found everything she'd ever wanted. A normal life. An amazing boyfriend. An envy-worthy best friend . 

But her past put them all in danger, forcing a confrontation with the dark covens. In a life-and-death battle to save those she loved from the covens, Jax gained staggering power. Power so intense, so dangerous, she fears the darkness that now dwells inside her like a living thing. 

If she can't control the power, she may yet become as evil as the witches she conquered. 

With her friend Egan, Jax leaves all she's built and heads for the one place that might hold the answers she desperately needs to hold back the darkness-Salem, Massachusetts. Her research unearths a shocking discovery: the Bane, a secret group of witches dedicated to thwarting the covens. 

Jax desperately needs their help in her fight against the covens, but finding the Bane is easier said than done and takes all her skills and courage. As Jax gets closer, her dark powers begin to rise and control her actions. If she succumbs to the darkness, Jax may have as much to fear from the Bane as the evil covens and the determined hunter on her trail.

Why I like it: I really enjoyed the first book in the series so I absolutely cannot wait to read the second. I'm eager to know how the story picks up after such a suspense at the end of White Witch. I'm sure you'll feel the same if you read the book as well. Read my review here

About the Author:

I was born and grew up in Kentucky and began reading so long ago I don’t remember how it all started. I do remember loving a little book called The Runaway Pancake, then the regular treasures that would appear in our mailbox from the Weekly Reader Book Club, then books like the Little House on the Prairie series. The library was one of my favorite places. And even though being a bookworm didn’t do wonders for my social life when I was in my teens, I wouldn’t trade my love of books for the world.

www.trishmilburn.com

Blurb: The Reckoning by Alma Katsu

The Reckoning (The Taker trilogy #2)

by Alma Katsu 

Expected publication: June 19th 2012 

Gallery Books (first published April 2nd 2012)

A love triangle spanning 200 years…Alma Katsu takes readers on a breathtaking journey through the landscape of the heart.

New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan) praises Alma Katsu’s The Taker as, “a centuries-spanning epic that will keep you turning pages all night. This marvelous debut is a thinking person’s guilty pleasure.” And Keith Donohue (The Stolen Child) says, “The Taker is a frighteningly compelling story about those most human monsters—desire and obsession. It will curl your hair and keep you up late at night.”

Now Alma Katsu delivers the highly anticipated follow-up to her haunting novel about an immortal woman learning firsthand that the heart wants what the heart wants…no matter how high the stakes. Fans ofThe Taker can finally indulge in their next juicy fix with the second book of the trilogy, The Reckoning. In this gripping, pulse-pounding supernatural sequel, discover what happens to Lanny, Luke, Adair—and Jonathan. The Reckoning picks up where The Taker leaves off, following Lanny on her path to redemption—and creating a whole new level of suspense.

 About the Author

Alma Katsu lives outside of Washington, DC with her husband, musician Bruce Katsu. Her debut, The Taker, a Gothic novel of suspense, has been compared to the early work of Anne Rice and Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian. The novel was named a Top Ten Debut Novel of 2011 by the American Library Association and has developed an international following. The Reckoning, the second book in the trilogy, is coming out in June 2012. The Taker Trilogy is published by Gallery Books/Simon and Schuster. Ms. Katsu is a graduate of the Master's writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University, where she studied with John Irving. She also attended the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.Prior to publication of her first novel, Ms. Katsu had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several US agencies.

www.almakatsu.com

Blurb: The City's Son by Tom Pollock

The City's Son (The Skyscraper Throne #1)

by Tom Pollock

Expected Publication: September 8th 2012 

Flux Books (first published August 2nd 2012)

Running from her traitorous best friend and her estranged father, graffiti artist Beth Bradley is looking for sanctuary. What she finds is Urchin, the ragged and cocky crown prince of London's mystical underworld. Urchin opens Beth's eyes to the city she's never truly seen-where vast spiders crawl telephone wires seeking voices to steal, railwraiths escape their tethers, and statues conceal an ancient priesthood robed in bronze.

But it all teeters on the brink of destruction. Amid rumors that Urchin's goddess mother will soon return from her 15-year exile, Reach, a malign god of urban decay, wants the young prince dead. Helping Urchin raise an alleyway army to reclaim his skyscraper throne, Beth soon forgets her old life. But when her best friend is captured, Beth must choose between this wondrous existence and the life she left behind.

This book seems really interesting and I'm anticipating getting my hands on it. 
And most importantly, look at that cover. Isn't that dude just hot? 

Blurb: Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield

Hanging by a Thread

by Sophie Littlefield

Publication: September 11th 2012
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Random House Children's Books

Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. But the perfect town Clare remembers has changed, and everyone is praying that this summer will be different from the last two—that this year's Fourth of July festival won't see one of their own vanish without a trace, leaving no leads and no suspects. The media are in a frenzy predicting a third disappearance, but the town depends on tourist dollars, so the residents of Winston are trying desperately to pretend nothing's wrong.

And they're not the only ones hiding something.

Clare, a seamstress who redesigns vintage clothing, has been blessed—or perhaps cursed—with a gift: she can see people's pasts when she touches their clothes. When she stumbles across a denim jacket that once belonged to Amanda Stavros, last year's Fourth of July victim, Clare sees her perfect town begin to come apart at the seams.

In a town where appearance means everything, how deep beneath the surface will Clare dig to uncover a murderer?

About the Author

Sophie grew up in Missouri, attended Indiana University, and worked in technology before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She lives in California with her family. Sophie's first novel, A BAD DAY FOR SORRY (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2009) has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Barry, and Crimespree awards, and won the RTBookReviews Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Mystery. Her other titles include

A BAD DAY FOR PRETTY (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2010)

A BAD DAY FOR SCANDAL (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2011)

BANISHED (Delacorte, 2010)

UNFORSAKEN (Delacorte, 2011)

AFTERTIME (Harlequin Luna, 2011)

REBIRTH (Harlequin Luna, 2011)

HORIZON (Harlequin Luna, 2012)

www.sophielittlefield.com

Blurb: 'Secret of the Wolf' by Cynthia Garner

Warriors of the Rift #2

Expected publication: June 26th 2012 by Forever

Once a generation, the rift between the paranormal world and the human world opens, allowing supernatural entities to cross. Vampire, demon, or shapeshifter, they can save the world-or send it spiraling into chaos.

As a werewolf liaison to the Council of Preternaturals, Tori Joseph is used to straddling the world between humans and immortals. She plays by the rules and always delivers justice, no matter the cost. But after a string of increasingly brutal attacks results in humans turning into werewolves, Tori doesn't reveal her horrifying suspicion: Someone very close to her might be responsible.

Investigating the paranormal violence, no-nonsense detective Dante MacMillan believes Tori is hiding something. His search for the truth draws him into greater danger as he gets closer to the dark realm of the immortals-and to the sexy werewolf who stirs his primal lust. Now with evil closing in around them, Dante must convince Tori to trust him . . . before her deadly secret destroys them both.

Why I like it: This is a hot urban fantasy that excites and intrigues. A nice summer read.

About the Author

My interest in writing got an early start when my sixth grade teacher told us to complete the following sentence:  “It was a dark and stormy night…”  With that my love of all things paranormal was born.I didn’t start writing with an eye toward publication until 1999. I had a few short stories win some contests and get published in now defunct publications. A move to Arizona in 2000 and a new job put my writing on hold. In early 2005 I couldn’t keep the stories inside any longer, and made the decision to focus on a writing career, beginning with electronic publishers. Under the pen name Sherrill Quinn, I signed my first contract in September 2005, and my first novella was published in March 2006. In 2009 the first of three Kensington Brava books was released.I’m very excited to have my Warriors of the Rift series find a home with Grand Central. You’ll get to meet vampire Tobias Caine, half-demon Nix de la Fuente, werewolf Victoria Joseph, human cop Dante MacMillan, demon Finn Evnissyen and fey princess Keira O’Brien.By day I’m a mostly mild-mannered Human Resources Manager for a local non-profit organization. I’m originally from northeast Ohio and fled the snow over ten years ago to live in the heat of southeastern Arizona. 

www.cynthiagarnerbooks.com