Haunted Moon (A Moon Coven Novella) by Kymberlee Burks-Miller

   Where to start? When I first read Compulsion I was in love. It was one of my first true five star books for review. So I was very excited when Kymberlee Burks-Miller posted that she was coming out with novella series books based on the Moon clan. It allowed me to continue on with the Moon family addiction. Luckily for me, Haunted Moon did not disappoint. 

Limelight: Author Monika Pardon

  Book Synopsis:

   Seventeen-year-old Sonora Martin is a modern day Goldilocks thanks to her long, golden hair and a tragic run-in with three impossibly large bears in a remote cabin. Yet her life is no happy, romantic fairy tale. Instead, she finds herself thrust into the dark, magical world of the fae and shape shifters and begins to question who she can trust. 

   After the sudden death of her grandmother, Sonora is forced to live with an aunt that she barely knows, her cousin, and Luke, her aunt's reluctant boyfriend. A fight with her aunt sends Sonora running into the woods, where she inadvertently learns of a pact for revenge with her as the target, and a web of family secrets. Now, with the help of a pair of unlikely allies, Sonora must travel to the Shadow Realm in search of a way to survive.

Limelight: Author Jade Varden

Author's Bio: 

Jade Varden writes young adult novels for teen readers. When she’s not working on her books, Jade contributes freelance fashion articles to VAR magazine, and blogs practical writing tips for authors who self-publish. Follow her on Twitter @JadeVarden. 

Book Synopsis:

A House of Cards…

When you build an entire life on a foundation of lies, it only takes one truth for the whole thing to come crashing down. I never invited the truth in. I never went searching for it. I never had any reason to suspect that the two people I loved most were dishonest with me every second of every day.

I made one bad decision, and in a single day my entire world changed. If I’m ever going to discover the truth about myself and my parents, I have to trace all the lies back to their source. I have to try to find the truth that they’re hiding.

The more I discover about myself, and my past, the more I realize that lies really are better than the truth. But now that I know the lies are all around me, I can’t stop until I’ve discovered them all. I’ll pull each lie away, one by one, and examine it to see what’s underneath…until this house of cards crumbles into dust at my feet.

I just hope I can survive the crash.

Drusilla Blood (The Blood Trilogy) by Miriam Cooke

   As an American I love reading a book with an English "voice". It's so quaint and quirky. That automatically made me enjoy Drusilla Blood. The other fantastic part was how well researched the story line was. A lot of the history appears to be very well researched by the author. A big positive in my book. And of course, there's the paranormal side!

   The book is the story of two primary characters, Drusilla or Drue as she's called, and Edith. The author is able to have two main characters, including their thoughts, by jumping back and forth to the past, which is Edith, and Drue in the present. When Edith has a seance that goes terribly wrong, it opens the gates to something bad... something that carries all the way into present day and effects Drue.

Limelight: Author Danielle Peterson

Author Biography

Danielle Peterson hails from Spokane, Washington, but for the past several years has lived in The Netherlands with her boyfriend and dog. Her first published work, Our Blissful Bayou Beginnings, Part One of The Duck and The Doe series, is available on Amazon.com. She is currently working on the second volume of the series. She loves history, traveling, and vintage vinyl. She can be reached at dani@wordswithdani.com or followed on Twitter @WordsWithDani

Book Synopsis:

  

The Duck And The Doe is the tale of two immortal beings whose eternal love has soured a bit in the last two centuries. Written as memoir by the "hero," this novella is a musing on both what love is and how much America has changed since the early 19th century. The first volume deals with both the supernatural and the racism of the old American south. Told with humor and passion (and the occasional rant) the story of these strong characters, including a wealthy young lawyer (the titular duck) and a clever courtesan (Ma Bichette, French for My Little Doe) , will change your idea of what "love forever'' really means.

Limelight: Jill Cooper, Author of The Dream Slayer

Book Synopsis:

When your dreams come true, sometimes you get more than you bargained for...

Natalie Johnson has always dreamed she’s someone else; calm, beautiful, in control. A chosen warrior with a maniacal arch nemesis and a dreamy boyfriend, the type that can make your knees melt and your heart quiver.

Real life is much different. She’s tormented by a bully and endures the sharp tongue of her father, but finds solace in her dreams.

When her bully ends up dead, de ja vu from a dream hits her hard as everything around her begins to fall apart.

Whatever killed Sarah in her dreams is now in reality, hunting her from the shadows. And it wants her dead. 

Somehow as the lines between reality and nightmare blur, Natalie must discover hidden strength to pull her friends and family back from the brink of madness.

Author Bio:

Jill Cooper loves tea more than coffee and is obsessed over finding that perfect recipe. She lives in Danvers, MA with two cats, a toddler, a husband, and a 1964 yellow taxi. Her life is chaotic, but fun. The first book in an adult urban fantasy series, Glistening Haven, will be released fall 2012, and the second in The Dream Slayer series is set to hit in the winter. She can be contacted at http://www.jillacooper.com 

Limelight: Elizabeth Kirke and Character Interview

Mariana, one of the many characters in More than Magic, Semester Abroad, has stopped by to give us some info on the book and answer some in depth mermaid questions! Read on to find out a little more and, as always, the links are at the bottom to follow... and buy :)


Synopsis: Jen is looking forward to spending an entire summer studying abroad on a cruise ship and she knows the experience will change her life. Then she sees something she wasn't supposed to see, something she can't explain. Jen finds herself thrust into a world she never knew existed and her life will change more than she imagined. That is, if she can survive the dangers lurking on the ship. 


Bio: Elizabeth Kirke wanted to be an author before she even knew what an author was. She used to say that she wanted to be an artist, but that was only because she was too young to write and had to tell stories with pictures instead. She hasn't stopped writing since she learned how. It wasn't long before she dreamed of becoming an author and couldn't be happier now that that dream is a reality.


If she isn't writing...well, let's be honest; if she isn't writing she's probably on Facebook thinking that she should start writing. But, if she isn't writing or on Facebook, she's probably doing something involving books, baking, gardening, or yarn.