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Hi everyone My name is Victoria Zumbrum, 40 years old, married 14 years with 1 son. This is my very first blog. So bear with me. I have always wanted to have my own blog. I have always loved to read. I enjoy getting lost in a good book.
I love becoming part of the story and characters. I am hoping to bring my love of books to my readers.

I love reading different genres such as paranormal, young adult, romance, romantic suspense, mystery, Christian fiction, some horror, etc. The list goes on. I started reviewing books a couple of years ago and have done reviews for different blogs and even some authors. I really have enjoyed reviewing books and I will continue to do so. If anyone is interested in me reviewing a book for them, please contact me. I still have a lot to learn regarding my own blog so bear with me. I welcome and appreciate all followers.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Release Tour Wrapped Up In York by Erin Bevan

WRAPPED UP IN YOU
by Erin Bevan

Release Blitz The Gate Heartfire Books by Celeste Davis

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Release Blitz
Title: The Gate
Series: Heartfire Books
Author: Celeste Davis
Release Date: November 28, 2016
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Torn between two men who are more than human...

Kaylia and Dylan are on the run, awake and asleep. To protect his girlfriend, Dylan has turned their off-campus house into a fortress.

But to Kaylia, it has begun to feel like a prison.

Then there's the strange man who has been haunting her dreams. Kaylia can't tell if he's friend or foe, but he's been reaching out to her in a very persistent way.

He sends her flirtatious notes and, at last, a warning.

Kaylia resists until the unthinkable happens and she is forced to take a stand. Dylan has no choice but to follow her into the jaws of the beast...

The Gate is the latest installment in the Heartfire series! Look for the next book, and a parallel series, coming soon!

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The latest installment in the Heartfire Series is LIVE! The entire series is on sale for 99c, FREE in KU!
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Celeste Davis has been fascinated by the paranormal since a young age. She has studied various forms of magic and astral projection starting in her teenage years and still frequently travels at night!

Her new series of books will explore different dark worlds, and the things that remain hidden. Part the curtain and see what lies beneath!

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Cover Reveal Archangel's Touch by Karen Swart

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Title: Archangel’s Touch - Series: Archangels’ Series # 2 - Author: Karen Swart - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Audience: 18 + Adults - Formats: E-book and Paperback - Publisher: Karen Swart - Cover By: Jasmyn Designs - Editor: Jasmin Petricola (Blue Butterfly Editing) - Published Date: Dec 2016
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Gabriel is the Archangel that sounded the first Horn for the End of Days. He battles to recompose himself and continue with his duties. He searches for a missing part of himself but cannot find it. What he finds instead is his former enemy and lover, who is embarking on a dangerous mission to stop the prophecy of The End of Days. Certain that she would return to her old ways and betray them, Gabriel joins the mission to protect his brethren and destroy her.
Alexia, former Princess Demon of Hell, is thrown into a mission she wanted nothing to do with. With her knowledge of the demon world, she must act as a guide for a Fallen female and test a fable about a ring that might destroy Lucifer. Her new life as a human has been humiliating, her past haunts her, and her former lover hates her. Why fight for something you can never have?
Thrown together for this mission, Alexia and Gabriel will be tested. Will they destroy each other? Or will their love be strong enough to save them both, and the world?
She was his poison and antidote all wrapped into one.
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Series: Archangels’ Series # 1
Author: Karen Swart
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Audience: 18 +
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Published Date: April 30, 2015
 
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Raven Black is no martyr, but she has a secret she deems worth protecting. Placed into the care of Zadkiel, the Archangel of Mercy, Raven Black tries with all her might and main to hide her deadly secret. It’s difficult to know who to trust or who to confide in, but Raven knows she’s unwilling to be exploited to get the Archangels’ greatest enemy. She seals her lips, refusing to speak and enduring the ensuing torture in silence.
After centuries of nothing but duty, Zadkiel is tormented by the hellhound Raven. The closer he gets to her, the more he discovers about this lethal beauty. With each passing moment an uncontrollable desire is awakened, and with it an ancient evil is provoked.
When he discovers her secret, Zadkiel must choose between all of mankind and the woman he has come to love. Can he save her in time, or will his failure bring forth the end of days?
He would awaken a desire that would burn through hell.
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The door opened and Zadkiel marched into the room. He looked around and found me sitting on a few flour bags where I was trying to remain hidden from the world. I was beyond angry with him. How dare he take my picture! He had no right!
“Raven.” He walked over to me.
“Go to hell, Zadkiel,” I sneered at him.
“Well, actually that is where I am going. But first, I need to make sure that you will be alright while I am gone.” His words had me finally looking at him.
“You are going into hell?” He seemed determined enough.
“Yes, I need to find the other female and try and get more information. Her sister is lost about her research and is unable to make out what we are supposed to know.” He didn’t even flinch when he replied.
So, why did I?
“Are you serious?”
“Yes, we have no choice.” He seemed way too nonchalant for a guy taking a trip down to hell.
I wished I had the courage to tell him I would go with him, but I was scared shitless of the place and what lay within it. “How long will you be gone?” I asked instead.
“I am hoping to find her in a day or two. But I am concerned about you.” He turned his back to me, and I couldn’t see his eyes. A strange combination of sensations took hold of me with his words. First I was delighted, and then I was just plain devastated. How the hell would I be able to stay awake? Shit! I am not going to be able to and then…
“I will be back before each nightfall to help you sleep, of course. Then I will return to the hunt the next morning,” he interjected, as if reading my thoughts. My heart leapt with gratitude. “Would you be able to help the others in the gym while I am searching?” He finally looked at me.
“It’s difficult,” I replied. Kasadya was always bugging me and then the others would soon be here bugging me too.
“Please, for me.” His pleading had my heart jumping.
“Okay, I’ll try, but if they start bugging me, I am out of here.” My eyes roamed over his huge frame, his soft hair begging for my fingers to rub it.
“Fair enough, but please stay here. Try to assist them as much as you can. I don’t know if I will be able to find the other female, and we need your assistance.” He bent down and cupped my face in his hand, his eyes roaming over me.
“Why didn’t you just give the picture to them?” I breathed.
“Some things are personal and don’t need to be shared with everyone. I will not share what I have seen, Raven. I know trust is difficult for you, but I would like nothing more than to earn that trust.” His thumb rubbed over my lower lip, his eyes fixed on the action.
 
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Born and raised South African, Karen spends her time with her family and writing her next novel. You can learn more about Karen, her love of books and all her upcoming books at www.authorkarenswart.com
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Review of Hawaiian Christmas Misadventures by Giulietta M. Spudich




Stacey, a happily-married 38-year old hidden poet is abandoned for Christmas by her husband, who chooses to stay in wintery Chicago rather than join her and her colleagues in tropical Hawaii.

Kevin, Stacey’s best friend, has trouble attracting women who can’t see past his chipmunk cheeks. He manages to catch the eye of the most attractive woman in the office ... using trickery.

Christine, a fit and gorgeous accountant, isn’t that interested in dating men until a poem wins her heart. But who wrote it?

Join them in gorgeous, palm-tree filled Hawaii and find out who loves who ...

MY REVIEW:

STACEY IS ABANDONED BY HER HUSBAND AT CHRISTMAS.  HE REFUSES TO GO TO HAWAII WITH HER AND HER CO-WORKERS.  KEVIN IS STACEY'S BEST FRIEND BUT HAS TROUBLE FINDING A DATE UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN HE WRITES A POEM?  AFTER WRITING THE POEM FOR THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS, CHRISTINE, SHE IS NOW INTERESTED IN DATING KEVIN.  BUT DID KEVIN REALLY RIGHT THE POEM?  AND IF HE DIDN'T WHO WROTE IT?  FIND OUT WHEN YOU READ THIS ENJOYABLE STORY FILLED WITH SO MANY UNDERSTANDINGS ESPECIALLY BETWEEN STACEY AND HER HUSBAND.  

HAWAIIAN CHRISTMAS MISADVENTURES IS AN ENJOYABLE STORY FILLED WITH LOVE AND SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS.  I ENJOYED THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN KEVIN AND STACEY.  THEY HAD A LOT OF CHEMISTRY.  THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY BELIEVABLE AND WHO WOULDN'T WANT THEIR BOSS TO TAKE THEM TO HAWAII FOR VACATION.  A MUST READ.  LOOKING FORWARD TO READING MORE BOOKS BY GIULIETTA M.  SPUDICH.  4 STARS





Biography
I was born in Berkeley, California in 1973 (Peace!) and "hopped the pond" to England in 2002. I've also lived in New York and Houston, and travelled worldwide teaching science (bioinformatics) for my day job. With relatives in both the US and Italy, and friends all over the earth, writing on airplanes and trains is one of my favorite activities. My housemate is either a big domestic cat, or a tiny panther.

Catch me @spudichpen on Twitter
I'm also on Goodreads.

Release Blitz At the Barre The Studio Collection #2 by E.M. Denning

AT THE BARRE
The Studio Collection #2
by E.M. Denning

Review of Cinderella's Enchanted Night (The Cinderella Body Club Book 4) by Amber Daulton




Annalise Gallagher wanted Elijah Burleigh. Plain and simple. She’d watched him from afar for months, her friends called her ‘his own personal stalker’, and then she made a wish on a magic pendant for a full-body makeover. Transformed into the gorgeous knockout she’d always wanted to be, she asked Elijah out on a date and wore a haute couture gown straight from Paris to his friend’s wedding.
With just twenty-four hours on the clock, her enchanted night faded into the morning hours and everything crashed down around her. Annalise harbored a shameful secret and Elijah demanded the truth with the veil of magic gone.
The truth, however, could destroy her fragile confidence and push him away forever.

MY REVIEW:

CINDERELLA'S ENCHANTED NIGHT IS BOOK 4 OF THE CINDERELLA CLUB SERIES. I HAVE ENJOYED EACH AND EVERY BOOK IN THIS SERIES.  CINDERELLA'S ENCHANTED NIGHT WAS A VERY FAST READ FOR ME.  WE MEET ANNALISE WHO IS IN LOVE WITH ELIJAH.  ONE NIGHT ANNALISE AND THREE OF HER FRIENDS MAKE A WISH ON A MAGIC PENDANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL.  THE ONLY CATCH TO THE WISH IS THAT THEY WILL ONLY BE BEAUTIFUL FOR 24 HOURS.  ANNALISE AND HER FRIENDS DECIDE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR TIME BEING BEAUTIFUL.  ANNALISE FINALLY ASKS ELIJAH OUT WHO ASKS HER TO HIS FRIEND'S WEDDING.  AS THEY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, ELIJAH AND ANNALISE FALL MORE DEEPLY IN LOVE.  WILL ANNALISE AND ELIJAH HAVE THEIR HAPPY EVER AFTER?

I  LOVE FAIRY TALE AND HAPPILY EVER AFTER STORIES AND THAT IS HOW I FELT ABOUT CINDERELLA'S ENCHANTED NIGHT.  AMBER HAS WROTE ANOTHER GREAT BOOK THAT MAKES YOU WISH THAT YOU HAD A MAGIC PENDANT TO MAKE A WISH TO BE BEAUTIFUL.  EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL AND DESIRABLE.  I LOVED THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN ANNALISE AND ELIJAH.  THEY WERE PERFECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.  ANNALISE LEARNS THE MAGIC AND BEAUTY WAS IN HER ALL ALONG.  SHE DIDN'T NOT NEED A PENDANT FOR THAT.  ELIJAH NOTICED HER ALL ALONG.  I LOVE AMBER'S WRITING AND THIS STORY DEFINITELY SHOWS YOU THAT BEAUTY IS FOUND INSIDE OF YOU AND NOT ON THE OUTSIDE.  I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE WRITES NEXT.  5 STARS




Biography
Writing is the fruit to happiness.
Amber Daulton lives her life by that one belief even though she normally isn’t so Zen.
Author of several novellas, she published her first book in 2012 and hopes to publish countless more in the future. As a fan of contemporary, paranormal and historical romance novels alike, she can’t get enough of feisty heroines and alpha heroes. Her mind is a wonderland of adventure, laughter and awesome ways of kicking a guy when he’s down. She probably wouldn’t be too sane without her computer and notebooks. After all, what’s a girl to do when there are people jabbering away in her head and it’s hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing else works.
Reviews are available on Amazon, Goodreads and Shelfari, as well as on numerous blogs. Please check out my blog or FB page to stay connected.
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Promo Tour Pretty Things: The Rock and Roll Fantasy Collection: Rosalyn and Friends by Diane Rinella

PRETTY THINGS:
THE ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY COLLECTION:
Rosalyn and Friends
by Diane Rinella

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Cover Reveal Taken by the Hitman by Alexis bbott

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Title: Taken by the Hitman A Bad Boy Mafia Romance
Author: Alexis Abbott
Release Date: December 4, 2016
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Out of the darkest evil will come the strongest love.

The Bratva is changing, but whenever there's change, there's resistance. I have to prove I’m one of them or else I’m dead.

I wasn’t prepared for what they wanted. They gave me a young and beautiful woman, to defile and break.

With a gun to my head, it's not like I have a choice.

I've never met a woman like her. Damaged, just like me, but with a clever mind that she knows is a dangerous weapon, and curves for days. Every second I spend with her, it becomes less about business, less about the darkness I'm trying to leave behind, and more her. About us, against the world.

We're going to rise above the shadows the Bratva have cast on us.

They made a dangerous mistake. They bound her to me in a way that those monsters could never comprehend. She has a part of my soul now, and I have a part of hers. Soulmates, in a way.

I'm a bad man, but I'm going to do right by her. I'm going to prove to her that even in the darkness, there's always something worth fighting for.

I’ll kill them all for her. When it’s all over, and she doesn’t need me for revenge anymore, we won't be able to walk away from our love. She’s been taken by the hitman, and I won’t let her go.

A full length Standalone Romantic Suspense novel. No Cliffhangers. Safe from cheating. Dark romance. Explicit language & swearing.


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Friday, November 25, 2016

Promo Tour Kenneth Eade presents three of his legal Thriller genre books

KENNETH EADE
presents three of his Legal Thriller genre books

Release Blitz Past, Darkly by Hunter S. Jones

PAST, DARKLY
by Hunter S. Jones

Pre Order Blitz Weighting for Christmas by AJ Harmon

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Title: Weighting for Christmas
Author: AJ Harmon
Release Date: December 1, 2016
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Kate Evans is a vibrant beautiful woman. Chad Rockwood is the personal trainer her mother has hired to help her lose the extra pounds she carries.

They start out as trainer and client and quickly move to friends, but when Kate’s mom signs her up on an online matchmaking site, Chad sees red.

Do opposites attract? Can Chad convince Kate that she is more than a number on a scale?
A funny and emotional look at romance when it’s least expected.
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aj-16AJ grew up in Perth, Western Australia. She is the third of six children and her first exposure to romance was her parents. Now married for over 55 years, they have always been her example when working on her own marriage and parenting skills.

Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters and Georgette Heyer, were the writers she grew to love in adolescence and still loves now. Her list of favorite authors now has grown to include, not only historical but also contemporary authors as well. Sadly, she doesn’t have as much time to indulge in novels as much as she would like. Her family and now writing her own novels, keeps her very busy, but you will always find a book on her nightstand and hundreds on her Kindle.

Other hobbies include cooking, one her favorite television shows is The Next Iron Chef on Food Network, and traveling, the UK and the Caribbean her favorite places to visit.
She and her husband of 30+ years, reside on the west coast of the USA and have two grown children, making them empty-nesters, and an active loveable mutt named Max.
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Release Blitz Liah The Gargulem by Lola White

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She’s an empathic warrior who refuses to feel her own emotions. He’s an abomination hiding his truth within the robes of a priest.

When Liah travels to Red Leaf City to investigate a group of clergymen she believes might be corrupted beyond forgiveness, she meets Father Anthony Angelli, a man who sends her suspicions—and her libido—into overdrive. He’s hiding something, but Liah can’t find any evidence of wrongdoing and she’s got her own issues to deal with.

Tony can’t drop the matter. Refusing to let his colleagues get away with their crimes, he starts his own investigation, dragging Liah back to town even as he vows not to fall to the temptation she embodies. Unfortunately, his interference puts them both on display at a wicked gathering, and the only way to get out alive is to expose the truth—then pray for mercy.

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