Wolf Marked by Harper A. Brooks Pre Order

 

Title: Wolf Marked
Author: Harper A. Brooks
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cover Designer: Trifbookdesign
Publication Date: September 9^th, 2021
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR

Blurb:

From USA Today Bestselling Author Harper A. Brooks comes a gripping tale of deadly curses and the strength of fated love.

 

The cycle of the moon can bring love... or death.

 

Time is running out for Astrid. If the wolf-shifter doesn’t find her soul’s mate before her twenty-fifth Blue Moon rises, the consequences will be fatal. With only three weeks left, things aren’t looking good... until Erec, a smooth-talking rogue wolf, lands at her feet.

 

The strange spark between them leaves Astrid wondering if this mysterious man could be the one meant to break her curse. But can she trust him?

 

From the moment Jerrick killed the only man Erec ever looked up to, Erec vowed to stop the crazed wolf. Partnering with the west-side pack seemed the logical move to accomplish that goal. But he never expected to fall for the alpha’s beautiful daughter, and now this lone wolf is wondering if she could be the one to save him from the curse.

 

With imminent dangers looming and the swirling patterns on their skin marking them for death, can Astrid and Erec save the west-side pack from the encroaching pack before their last Blue Moon rises in the sky?

 

 

Each book in the Shifters Unleashed series can be read as a standalone:

*Tiger Claimed

*Wolf Marked

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Harper A. Brooks lives in a small town on the New Jersey shore. Even though classic authors have always filled her bookshelves, she finds her writing muse drawn to the dark, magical, and romantic. But when she isn't creating entire worlds with sexy shifters or legendary love stories, you can find her either with a good cup of coffee in hand or at home snuggling with her furry, four-legged son, Sammy.

She writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

RONE Award Winner

USA TODAY Bestselling Author

International Bestselling Author

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Evil Seeds Book Tour and Giveaway

 

Evil Seeds:

The Ultimate Movie Guide to Villainous Children

by Vanessa Morgan

Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama, Movie Reference Guide

Something's wrong with the children. They're murdering classmates, torturing parents, speaking in tongues, drinking human blood, and practicing black magic. Your offspring is on the rise, their blood no longer innocent. There will be casualties, and you may be among them.

Featuring nearly 250 of the creepiest, weirdest, and most dangerous kids ever to inhabit the cinematic landscape and sourced from over 40 different countries, Evil Seeds is THE comprehensive movie guide to villainous children in all their incarnations: the supernatural horror of ghosts and demonic possession, twisted tales of twins and changelings, dark matters of witches and evil babies, visceral frights of werewolves and vampires, the lurid lore of golems and trolls, and shocking drama of murderous orphans, juvenile serial killers, survivalist youngsters, and disturbing family values.

From cult classics to obscure fan favorites, Evil Seeds proves there is no shortage of frightening children. So keep an eye on your little darlings, or they might just fix their sights on YOU.

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Vanessa Morgan is an author, screenwriter, and blogger. Three of her works (Next to Her, The Strangers Outside, A Good Man) have become films. When she's not working on her latest book, you can find her reading, watching horror movies, digging through flea markets, or photographing felines for her blog Traveling Cats. She lives in Belgium.

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Blonde Boy Red Lipstick Book Tour and Giveaway

 

Blonde Boy, Red Lipstick

by Geoff Bunn

Genre: LGBTQ Romance 

Boy meets... another boy. The first boy is straight. The second is a stunning blond(e) wearing red lipstick.

Touching on issues such as homophobia, gender, human relationships and insecurity, 'blonde BOY, red LIPSTICK' tells the story of a brief affair between two young people living in big cities more than 100 miles apart. But can their meetings, filled with love, music and laughter - not to mention dancing and shoplifting - overcome the inevitable barriers of naivety, doubt... and distance. 

'blonde BOY, red LIPSTICK' is an old-fashioned love story. But it's also a love story with a difference.

A marriage finally breaks up because of a photograph. A photograph taken years earlier...

- "A real page turner... it made me cry and laugh, often at the same time". Susan, Reader

- ”There is something singularly urgent about the appeal of a breakup story... like taking a photograph of a wave before it rushes back to sea.” Leslie Jamison. The GUARDIAN

- "The portrayal of gender, straight, gay and transgender issues in this book is hugely important". Clare Conville, one of the UK’s foremost literary agents.

- “The character of Alley is wonderful... I adore her. More please!” LGBTQ Review.

"Wonderful!" The TIMES

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"Humour, romance, society, gender, those are the sort of things I write about. I like true stories."

An established author, Geoff Bunn was born in Birmingham, England. He left school at the age of 16, without any qualifications, and began working in a factory. After four years of that... he left the factory and went back to college. And today, as both a writer and artist, he divides his time between homes and studios in rural France, the UK and southern Sweden.

Geoff is always happy to hear from readers and can be contacted in person via his website or on social media.

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The Wicked Seduction of Wallace Macleod Book Tour and Giveaway

 

The Wicked Seduction of Wallace Macleod

MacLeods of Skye Book 5

by JR Salisbury

Genre: Steamy Historical Victorian Romance

After Wallace MacLeod scandalizes his family in a brazen attempt to put a stop to the wedding of the woman he thinks he loves, Wallace flees to the small cottage he's built on land his father left him on Loch Coruisk. There he intends to make good on his dream to raise and train the finest racers. Women can just be damned. Or at least he says that. . .until he is reacquainted with Lady Catriona Gordon, and falls head over heels in love.

Lady Catriona Gordon discerns that the rumors of the wild Wallace MacLeod are just that - rumors. She finds him handsome, generous and deliciously wicked. She also knows he dangerous to her reputation, but throws caution to the wind, falling madly in love with Wallace.

Twists and turns become a way of life as the couple settles into their new life. Who is behind the accidents and destruction that seem to follow them. Is it a jilted suitor who was not at all happy with her choice of a husband or is it someone closer to the young pair.

The Wicked Seduction of Wallace MacLeod is the fifth book in the MacLeods of Skye series. Each book is a standalone and can be enjoyed out of order.

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I've always been a creative individual. Writing is just a facet of that creativity...

My careers in public relations in and around the entertainment industry, photography, editing,  artist management, modeling and special event planning all elevated my passion for writing, not to mention gave me a treasure trove for story lines.

I write women's fiction; contemporary romance (as Jamie Salisbury) and historical romance (as JR Salisbury) which is ever evolving. I am fortunate enough that writing (and marketing of said product(s)) is my full-time job, although I always have one or two other projects going at the same time.

I now live in a suburb of Atlanta. Some of my other interests include photography, equestrianism, reading, and of course, travel.

I sincerely hope my writing will entertain, enlighten, and inspire others to pick up the pen and pursue their own dreams. I love to be contacted by readers, writers, and history buffs.  

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Magnificent Mind

 

GENRE: Self-help

 

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BLURB:

 

This book will help you understand your thinking. You are never broken inside; you just need to take yourself, your thinking, and your life less seriously. There is a divine wisdom always present and waiting for you to listen to it. There is no one — and I mean no one — wiser than you and me. We all have available to us this wisdom that is ready and willing to help you to be safe, to be happy, and to live a most fulfilling life. There is really nothing for you to do except read and watch for a lovely feeling to develop inside of you. This feeling is with you from birth; it is your ever-present inner energy of psychological well-being. Most of us cannot experience this inner spark of well-being because we have learned to think of ourselves as inadequate. The words in this book are meant to take you back to the gentle feeling of peaceful contentment and love for self and others. Relax, and see if you can find your way back to yourself, your inner home inside of you. You need not look anywhere other than inside yourself to find all that you truly want and need. It doesn’t matter what your life looks like now; you are capable of turning it around into a heavenly life while here on this Earth.

 

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EXCERPTS (Exclusive Excerpt):

 

 

Your inner wisdom will always guide you, if you listen and let it in. If you get quiet inside of your head, then your inner thoughts can come from your inner wisdom. When we are feeling judgmental, or self-conscious, or just plain uncomfortable inside, then usually it is just that noise in our head talking loudly. I call this noise your intellectual thinking which results from your opinions and beliefs. True wisdom holds pretty much no opinions or judgments. A lot of inner chatter is usually just going to mess you up with ideas that are not coming from your true inner wisdom or your mind.

 

Most of our creative and helpful thoughts come from our true wisdom, or universal mind, or universal intelligence. In contrast, many people will go their whole lives mostly just thinking from their intellect or their personal mind where they only have access to information that is learned in this life and now held in the brain as a memory. To get to your really interesting thoughts, your truly creative mind, you must access the universal mind. You do this by learning to quiet your mind.

 

You are now on your way to realizing that your unhealthy thoughts don’t have to mean anything at all; they are not usually true or helpful for you to reach the best solution. Most people do not realize that most of their thoughts do not require an action. They think that if they have a thought, they have to act on that thought. Yet you do not need to react to most of your thoughts. This leads to the realization that often we can turn away from our thoughts; often nothing needs to be done. We don’t have to believe most of our thoughts.

 

We have between sixty thousand to one hundred thousand thoughts per day and we just let most of them slide on through us; we don’t give them our attention. It is when we stop on an unpleasant thought that we get ourselves into trouble. Maybe the thought that you stop on is, “I am a useless person,” and then you start to feel like a useless person. You may start acting like a useless person. You mistakenly believe the thought because you thought it, so it must be true. Now you are acting like a useless person.

 

The truth is that thoughts are not necessarily true; you may just need to ignore the thoughts that don’t serve you well. Once you learn to let the unwanted thought pass through your head, you can then begin stopping on the thoughts that serve you well and just simply ignore the thoughts that are not good for you.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

I live in Canada. This is where my husband Rae and I have raised our two daughters; they are our absolute pride and joy in life. Along with a career in nursing, I received my B.A. in psychology at the University of Manitoba. I have also undertaken the study of developing an understanding of the three principles of mind, consciousness, and thought. This understanding has enhanced my life immeasurably. Following a workplace head injury and depression, I went through a long climb back to health. I learned of an ever-present, inner psychological health that I have always had and just needed to understand once again. The result of this knowledge has led me to a life of peace, contentment, and love. I hope this book will lead you to a similar place.

 

 

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WEBSITE: https://janchristensonauthor.com/

 

 

PURCHASE LINKS for MAGNIFICENT MIND

 

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Unseen Evil Lurks Among Us Book Tour and Giveaway

 

Unseen: Evil Lurks Among Us

by Jeffrey James Higgins

Genre: Crime Thriller 

Rookie Homicide Detective Malachi Wolf investigates a string of murders in Washington, DC and uncovers both a vigilante killer and a terrorist conspiracy—making himself a target.

After his father’s murder, Malachi abandoned his economics doctorate to become a police officer and protect the innocent. Now, he must solve his first homicide to prove himself worthy of the badge.

Austin grew up in a strict religious home, with an abusive father who taught him to solve problems with violence, so when an Islamist infiltrator murders Austin’s girlfriend, he seeks revenge the only way he knows how.

The body count grows as Malachi hunts the brutal assassin and unearths a sinister scheme that threatens the country. The former academic seeking justice and a vigilante set on revenge travel on a collision course—two men fighting evil by different means. Can Malachi stop the murders and expose the plot before the streets run with blood?

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Jeffrey James Higgins is a former reporter and retired supervisory special agent who writes thriller novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. During his career, he made the first narco-terrorism arrest, convicted the world’s most prolific heroin trafficker, and arrested an Iranian operative trying to acquire surface-to-air missiles. Jeffrey received both the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor.

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Guest Post For Such A Time As This

 

 

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-week book tour and Amazon Gift Card Giveaway For Such A Time As This, by Waletta Dunn. The book tour will run August 16-27,2021.

 

Genre: Christian Fiction

ISBN-13: 979-8529440100

Waletta Mason Dunn (W Mason Dunn) is the author of More Than Sisters, Faithful Father, A Family Dilemma, Positions of Compromise and Tell Me Your Story: A Family Journal. 

 

Waletta is a Louisiana native. She was born in Shreveport and raised in Bossier City. Reading has been a part of her life from a very young age. 

 

Graduating from Texas College in Tyler, Texas, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She also holds a Master of Public Administration from The University of Oklahoma. For over twenty years, she worked for higher education before deciding to write full time. She currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband, Donald.

Kiesha Jackson's peaceful life is about to change!

 

Her mother receives military orders to Afghanistan. Keisha goes to live with her grandparents in Magnolia, Florida. The new high school principal is far more concerned with protecting her career than protecting innocent students. When Kiesha unintentionally breaks the school's zero-tolerance policy, she enters the school-to-prison pipeline.

 

Will Keisha muddle in the injustice of it all? Or will she become a conduit for change?

A row of sparsely planted shrubs extended along the front of the house. She watched a large lizard leap from one of the front windows onto the decorative plant before knocking on the front door. After a moment, the door swung open to reveal a petite blond-haired, blue-eyed woman holding an adorable blond-haired, blue-eyed toddler boy. The child removed the sippy cup from his lips and tendered a delightful gum-filled smile. Chaos lay on the other side of the threshold—scattered toys and clothes, and a child dancing with Barney the Dinosaur blaring from the television. The clamor of screaming children reverberated out from other places in the house.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The woman wrinkled her nose before speaking. “Hello? 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I have black friends.” Vickers crinkled up her nose and mustered up a fake smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Shirley raised her hand and cut her off as she opened her mouth to speak. “Congratulations. I’m not here to argue with you. I’m here to warn you. Stay away from my daughter. Don’t say another word to her. If you see her walking down the street, don’t even speak to her. Not one word. 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I wish I’d known that sooner.

It was a phrase I used often when I was a new mother. Parenting a new baby was overwhelming and I had no idea what I was doing. Occasionally a seasoned parent would share a parenting tip that would make my life easier. “Get as much sleep as you can when you can” or “accept all the help you can get” were two of my favorite ones. When I brought my newborn daughter home, I wanted to be the best mother possible. I’d spend her sleeping moments doing the things I couldn’t get around to do when she was awake. I was exhausted most of the time. But I heeded the advice of other parents and began sleeping when my daughter was asleep. I even asked and received help from other family and friends.

If only I’d known those tips on the first day my daughter came home.

Each time I release a book it’s like giving birth. I put in a lot of hard work and sacrificed a lot of time to share my new book baby with the world. There were mistakes learned along the way and lessons learned as well. Here are 10 things I wish I knew about being an author I didn’t know before. Perhaps these tips will help other new authors.

1. Read-Read often. It will increase your vocabulary and your creativity. You’ll also learn what good writing looks and sounds like. 

2. Write-Release your thoughts. Practice your skill.

3. Study-Perfect your craft by taking classes and workshops.

4. Network-Get to know others who are doing what you want to do. 

5. Ask for feedback-It can be difficult for a writer to read their work with objectivity. Feedback can provide an unbiased perspective.

6. Know your audience-Focus on what your reader will read, understand, and they will hunger for more.  

7. Research-Get the facts right. 

8. Save your work-Recycle deleted scenes into future manuscripts.

9. Edit-We all make mistakes. Sometimes they are easy to identify; Sometimes, they are not. After you complete a self-edit, spend money on professional editing. It is worth the time and money.

10. Outline-Creating an outline for your manuscript is like using a roadmap for travel. There are lots of ways to reach your destination. Using a map will help you stay on track. 

The journey from idea to print can be both scary and rewarding. But with a few insider tips, the new author can avoid a few pitfalls. So, birth your book and share it with the world. And don’t forget to enjoy the journey. 

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The Owl and the Pussycat

by Dahlia Rose

Genre: Historical Interracial Romance 

They never knew who she was though she hid in plain sight. Among the people there was awe of her, and the way she managed to slip in to steal valuables and leave without a trace. Woman were offended because she wore tight men’s trousers and apparently the bounty on her head wasn’t just for money but for lust. There was a bigger reason, why stealing was necessary, the divide between the rich and the poor was vast, and she intended to fix it by hook…. or by being a crook. Now she heard the set ‘”The Owl’ on her trail. No matter to her because she had the intelligence and skill to outwit even their most willy investigator. She was Ella Covington, the burglar called, “The Pussycat.’ She would not be caught.

There was never a perfect crime just inept investigators and detectives who cheated people out of hard-earned money. The Pussycat was just another robber who would inevitably show their hand when over confidence came into play. A female burglar intrigued him especially when he uncovered her true identity. Now it was a cat and mouse game, to tease himself and to tempt her. Like two dueling swords they parried and each time it was simply delicious. Alas, there were bigger players on the board, and he grew impatient for his prize The growing attraction for the woman whose motivation eluded him had overflowed. This was a frivolity that could catch her a hangman’s noose. He would protect her and he wanted to make her his. He was, Duke Richard Vance and “The Owl’ always caught his prey.

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Dahlia Rose is the USA Today best-selling multi genre author from Urban fantasy to Romance with a hint of Caribbean spice. She was born and raised on the Caribbean island of Barbados and now currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her life revolves around her five kids, who she affectionately nicknamed "The Children of the Corn and her husband and longtime love who is also a honorable retired Army veteran. She has a love of dark fantasy, sci-fi, and the things that go bump in the night. With over seven dozen books published Dahlia has become a reader favorite. Not only because of her writing but her vivacious attitude in talking to her fans online and at various events. Her books feature strong heroines with a Caribbean or African American culture, that is showcased in the vibrancy of her words. Books and writing are her biggest passions, and she hopes to open your imagination to the unknown between the pages of her books.

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