The Winter Bear's Bride Tour and Giveaway

The Winter Bear’s Bride

ARe Dubious

Mina Carter

Genre: Paranormal Shifter Romance,

Bears

Publisher: All Romance eBooks

Date of Publication: May 1, 2016

ISBN: 978-1-943576-76-0

Word Count: 32k

Cover Artist: Erin Dameron Hill

Book Description:

To stop a war, she must become his.

Analise, daughter of the Bear Elder, has status and luxury, though she’s a prisoner of her birth and despised by her father because she’s not the alpha son he needs. She keeps her head down and hoards lost knowledge that nearly destroyed the planet. She dreams of escape, but her father decides it's time for her to marry.

He's hated her and all she represents for years. But once he meets her...

Scar, rebel leader and were-polar bear, wants nothing more than to burn the clan system to the ground. It's cruel, unfair, and dedicated to keeping most of the populace in its place. To do so, he needs to take out the Bear Elder and his scheming daughter. As soon as he sees the delicate beauty of his enemy, though, all he can think of is making her his. And he's prepared to go to war to do so.

Not all battles need to be fought in the field. Some are of the heart and the mind and he intends to win hers, whatever it takes. Trouble is, what it takes might be all he has.

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Excerpt:

“Whether you like it or not, Analise, you will marry and ensure the continuation of our bloodline,” Magnus, alpha of the Asmundr clan and Elder of all the bear clans, bellowed loud enough to rattle the hall windows. “Do you understand me?”

Analise stood before the dais and throne-like chair that marked her father’s status as alpha, gritted her teeth and answered with a nod. There was nothing else she could do. Her father ruled the clans with an iron rod, and argument was not tolerated. Ever.

Duty, honor and sacrifice.

The words had been drilled into her relentlessly from the day she’d been born. The day her mother had died giving birth to her. In one fateful moment, she’d not only stolen his wife, but also a bear-mate, one of the few women capable of bearing him an alpha son. He’d never forgiven her for that.

“Speak up, girl!” Magnus roared. The guards who flanked the dais looked ahead. All bears, they were used to their alpha’s rage and volume. There would be no help from that quarter. None of them would risk incurring her father’s wrath. Not for her.

“Yes, Father. I understand.”

The words were dust in her mouth and her stomach churned. She’d always known she would have to marry one day; she just hadn’t expected it to be so soon. Most of the time her father ignored her existence as long as the holding ran smoothly and when he did notice her, his disdain was apparent. It didn’t help that she was small and slight. Her appearance, though, had its advantages. Most people assumed she was years younger than she was. Being called a “girl” had gone from being an insult to a cloak to hide behind.

She’d thought she had years yet before her father realized she was of marriageable age. Years to study the books their ancestors had brought from the south lands after the wars and learn something useful. Years to learn how to survive in the snowy wastes outside the thick walls of the stronghold so that one day she could make her escape.

But she didn’t have years after all. She had to marry, and that marriage would not be of her choosing. Her father would trade her in marriage to further the clan’s interests and his own agenda.

Taking a deep breath, she ignored the crushing disappointment. Her happiness was not a consideration. It never had been.

“Good!” Magnus levered himself out of his chair, stomping down the steps to tower over her.

She looked up at him, her expression carefully neutral. Not too happy, but not cold. She’d perfected the look years ago. Nothing that could be considered insolent or anything other than the perfectly dutiful daughter in any way.

“The ball will begin at nine,” he rumbled, reaching out and gripping her chin in one massive hand.

Review:

I love Mina Carter's books and this one is no exception. This book is a page turner and one I couldn't put down. The chemistry between Analise and Scar is epic.

5/5

About the Author:

Mina Carter is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romance in many genres. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and a bossy cat. For more information on other books by Mina, visit her website: www.mina-carter.com

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Mated by the Cyborg Tour and Giveaway

Mated with the Cyborg

by Cara Bristol

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GENRE:  Sci-fi Romance

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BLURB:

Kai Andros’s orders were simple. Get in. Gather the intel on the terrorist organization. Get out.

Then he met her. Mariska. Beautiful. Innocent. Ignorant of her father’s atrocities. And marked for death.

His orders said nothing about saving her. But he did. He went off-mission.

Can a rogue cyborg outrun both Cyber Operations and the terrorists to save the woman he loves?

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Excerpt Three:

Some might have cheered Mariska’s impending demise. The organization’s brutality had incited a backlash of negative sentiment against all its members. Many espoused the notion that the only good Lamis-Odg was a dead Lamis-Odg.

Kai couldn’t buy into that. Mariska had been no party to the actions of her father or Lamani. She was vulnerable. Innocent. But not stupid or cowardly. In the month spent observing her, her quiet fortitude and inner strength had impressed him. Even before he’d caught the shocking glimpse of her face, he’d been struck by her beautiful eyes. A rich shade of melted caramel, fringed by dark lashes. Expressive in their attempt not to be. She didn’t trust him.

Her wariness pierced him in a way it shouldn’t. She was a person of interest and her emotions shouldn’t impact his decision-making. And, in fact, she was wise to be suspicious. Obido had bugged her quarters and employed spybots to keep tabs on her. While Kai wouldn’t intentionally harm her, he would manipulate her to obtain whatever information he could on Lamis-Odg.

The reign of terror had to be stopped. Direct intervention in Mariska’s fate jeopardized that goal. Doing nothing was the right thing to do. Sacrifices had to be made for the greater good.

Why did he feel like he was no better than Obido?

When they approached the gangway inside the small cargo transport bay, one of the smaller shuttle ports on the station, two Lamis-Odg guards drew their weapons. “Halt!” one of them cried.

“It’s okay. He’s with me,” Mariska said.

While one guard leveled his weapon, the other scanned him. “The android is not authorized to board,” the guard said.

“He’s not boarding; he’s loading my luggage. He’ll disembark after he carries it to my stateroom.”

“Negative. He shall remain here.” The guard motioned. “Leave the cases.”

Kai set the bags down, and the sentry scanned them. “Clear,” he announced. He jerked his head at Mariska. “You may take them now.”

She dragged one toward the craft.

“My duty is to serve the daughter of Obido. Allow me to set the bags inside the door. I shall not enter,” Kai said.

The two guards glanced at each other and shrugged. “All right.”

Under armed watch, he deposited both bags inside the portal. There was nothing else he could do. He sought Mariska’s gaze. Don’t go. “Have a safe flight.”

“Thank you.”

She boarded. Kai stomped down the gangway.

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10 Favorite Places to Visit

By Cara Bristol

My husband and I love to travel and have been all over the world, but still have much to see. My goal is to visit all seven continents (yes, even Antarctica!) and all fifty states of the U.S. (I’ve visited thirty-nine). In the U.S., everything is so new. A 100-year-old wooden schoolhouse or church is treated a historic landmark. In Europe people are living and working in 1,000-year-old buildings with amazing architecture. I think all Americans should travel outside the US. It’s an eye-opener.

I was given an option to blog about my 10 Favorite Places to visit. I’m going to break it down into two parts: five places I’ve been that I loved and would return to, and five places I haven’t been, but that I’d to see.

Five favorites

1.       Italy. Italy was the first place I traveled outside the U.S. (other than Mexico and Canada), and it’s just awesome. I loved the culture, the scenery, the food, the ancient history. I’ve been to Italy three times. I’d still go back.

2.       China. Simply amazing, and so very, very foreign to one from a Western cultural background. You definitely feel like a stranger in a strange land. I went once; I want to go again.

3.       Sedona, Arizona, U.S. I’ve been to Sedona four times. I love the red rocks, the hiking, the feel of the Sedona desert. It’s my number one favorite place in the U.S. to visit.

4.       Washington, D.C., U.S. I think the capital of the U.S. presents the best the U.S. has to offer in terms of monuments and architecture. It’s a beautiful city. The museums of the Smithsonian make it worth the trip alone. When my husband and I visited DC, we drove from Idaho to Washington, which itself was an experience. I’d like to go to DC again. I still need to take the White House tour!

5.       Catalina Island, California, U.S. – A quaint, charming little island with lots to see and do. Accessible by ferry. It’s a great weekend getaway. I’ve been to Catalina three times, I think.

Five new places on my list

1.       Australia. I want to see all the stuff I’ve heard about: the Great Barrier Reef, the Opera House in Sydney, koalas, kangaroos, the outback. All the Aussies I’ve met have been really friendly people, and I’d like to visit their country (and add another continent to my list!).

2.       Someplace in South America, maybe Brazil or Peru. Maybe take an Amazon River cruise.

3.       Antarctica. I wouldn’t want to spend a lot of time there, but how many people ever visit the South Pole? It would be cool just to say I’ve done it.

4.       The United Kingdom. This is high on my list. On one of our cruises, we stopped in Dover, England, but I can’t honestly say that qualifies for seeing the UK. I want to take my time and see England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland.

5.       Space! I write sci-fi, so of course, I’d love to go into space and see the earth from afar. I would like to walk on the moon, maybe visit a space station. Space is probably the one “place” on my list I won’t get to see. I’ll have to keep imagining and writing sci-fi romance set on alien worlds.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Multi-published, Cara Bristol is the author of more than 23 erotic romance titles. She writes science fiction, contemporary, and paranormal erotic romance. No matter what the subgenre, one thing remains constant: her emphasis on character-driven seriously hot erotic stories with sizzling chemistry between the hero and heroine. Cara has lived many places in the United States, but currently lives in Missouri with her husband. She has two grown stepkids. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading and traveling.

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