Press Release: Lucky Stars Box Set

Leprechauns, Beasts, & Gods Inspire Romance Press release Los Angeles, March 17, 2015— Lucky Stars, a Box Set of romantic sci­fi and paranormal novellas, releases March 17, 2015 on Amazon. From leprechauns to aliens to gods, ghosts and shifters, this collection of stories from some of today’s hottest new authors provides entertainment for readers who like a dose of the supernatural in their romance. Lucky Stars features stories from Louisa Bacio, Kim Carmichael, Solera Winters, Christine Ashworth, Fred T. Kerns, Erzabet Bishop and Sascha Illyvich. Irksome Rebel Press’s Director of Operations, Scott Evans says, “We’re proud to follow up our successful box set, Three Times Lucky, with another collection of romance stories guaranteed to satisfy anyone needing a bit of romantic luck.”

Breathless Monday: Asylum

Asylum Media Kit:

ISBN: 978-1-77101-393-2

By Dana Wright

Heat Rating: 1

Word Count: 16435

Release Date: October 10, 2014

Blurb:

The voices of the past are alive behind the iron gates of Bremore Asylum. Can Rachel and Matt deduce its secrets before it's too late?

When Rachel agrees to take the job investigating the disappearance of a fellow ghost hunter at Bremore Asylum, she is totally unprepared for the sexy and stubborn psychic debunker Matt Rutledge to be a part of the package. Can these two opposing forces find the answers behind the asylum's crumbling walls before they become the newest victims to the asylum's grim history?

Excerpt:

Rachel narrowed her eyes. What little hold she held on her frayed temper snapped. Self-doubt flared, but she stamped it out as quickly as it came.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She stepped forward, hands clenched into fists, her foot brushing against the luggage. Her hoodie slid off the suitcase and flopped unceremoniously into the dirt.

"We haven't even started on the project and you're trying to displace me already?"

Rutledge stepped back, surprise clear on his lightly parted lips. Lips she apparently still wanted to kiss, damn his eyes. God, what was wrong with her?

"My friend almost died because of a mistake I made. But you're already aware of that, aren't you, Mr. High and Mighty? Listen to me and listen good. I'm here because my grandmother needs me. I'm a damn fine ghost hunter, which you would already know if you bothered to see beyond what happened to Jeannie." She poked her finger into his chest and had the satisfaction of seeing him wince.

Matt stepped back and held up his hands, a ruddy flush creeping up his cheeks. "Okay. I was out of line. Truce?" He bent down and carefully picked up her hoodie, handing it to her gingerly.

"Thank you, Mr. Rutledge." Rachel snatched the hoodie from his hands and tied it around her waist with a firm yank. She didn't want to chance it falling in the dirt again and it was going to be a long weekend. At the rate they were going, it was going to be a full-on ice storm between them.

A flash of humor crossed his face. "Do you think maybe you could call me Matt?"

"That depends."

"On what?" Matt cocked his eyebrow with surprise.

"On whether you can stop dissecting me like one of your frauds."

Buy Link:

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ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-asylumghostechoesbook1-1646698-140.html

Guest post:

Hi and thanks for having me on the blog today. I'm Dana Wright and I'm the author of the new Ghost Echoes series. The first book is called Asylum and it introduces a line of ghost hunting characters. Rachel is the central figure. She can see ghosts and interact with them. Matt is the skeptic and he finds out the hard way that Rachel knows what she's about. It's a story I really love and I see it going lots of places. 

Ten things to know about me:

1. Chocolate-It's an addiction.

2. I am a dog mom.

3. Reading is an obsession.

4. Some of you probably know me from my pen name. 

5. Tacos are a good group.

6. When I'm not writing I love to knit and crochet.

7. I am a bookstore manager in my day to day life.

8. I've been writing steadily for about 2 years now and it has started to really take off.

9. My favorite comfort foods are pizza and macaroni and cheese.

10. I write every day. No matter what. 

Thanks for having me. I hope you'll check out Asylum and share with me what places creep you out the most. Who knows-you may find your idea in one of the upcoming books in the series.

Happy reading!

Dana

About the author:

Dana Wright has always had a fascination with things that go bump in the night. She is often found playing at local bookstores, trying not to maim herself with crochet hooks or knitting needles, watching monster movies with her husband and furry kids or blogging about books. More commonly, she is chained to her computers, writing like a woman possessed. She is currently working on several children's stories, young adult fiction, romantic suspense, short stories and is trying her hand at poetry. She is a contributing author to Ghost Sniffer’s CYOA, Siren’s Call E-zine in their “Women in Horror” issue in February 2013 and "Revenge" in October 2013, a contributing author to Potatoes!, Fossil Lake, Of Dragons and Magic: Tales of the Lost Worlds, Undead in Pictures, Potnia, Shadows and Light, Dark Corners, Wonderstruck, Shifters: A Charity Anthology, Dead Harvest, Monster Diaries (upcoming), Holiday Horrors and the Roms, Bombs and Zoms Anthology from Evil Girlfriend Media. She is the author of Asylum due out in October 2014.   Dana has also reviewed music for Muzikreviews.com specializing in New Age and alternative music and has been a contributing writer to Eternal Haunted Summer, Nightmare Illustrated, Massacre Magazine, Metaphor Magazine, The Were Traveler October 2013 edition: The Little Magazine of Magnificent Monsters, the December 2013 issue The Day the Zombies Ruled the Earth. She currently reviews music at New Age Music Reviews and Write a Music Review.

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The Victorian Lure by Sky Purington

The Victorian Lure

Sky Purington

Calum’s Curse Ardetha Vampyre - Book 1

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

ISBN: 1601549903

ASIN: B00654CY2W

Number of pages:  310

Word Count:          80,000 words

Book Description:

Is it true love...or is the magnetic pull just another part of the Victorian's lure?

Dakota Allerton depends on no one but herself, but then she's never needed a ghost hunter. When her dream home becomes a house of horrors that is holding her hostage, her only hope is a Scotsman who investigates the paranormal.

The supernatural is nothing Leathan Stewart can't handle. However, trapped in Dakota's cursed Victorian home, he finds himself falling back in time. Only those who persevere can survive the dark domination.

Fear has a way of drawing two people together...but so does the need to be loved. Dakota and Leathan must fight against unknown enemies, discover the secrets of Calum's Curse and defeat a vampire bent on finishing the legacy it began.

What I Liked:

Online interaction is vast becoming the way most of us communicate with people. I love stories where you are chatting with someone and the unexpected happens. Usually, it is in erotica stories. In this one, you have a creepy vampire that is up to no good. Author Sky Purington does an amazing job at setting the stage for an online chat that goes horribly wrong, to the point where the heroine, Dakota, has to reach out for paranormal help. That's when things get mighty interesting. From hunky paranormal investigators, ghosts, vampires, secrets and some wizardry, this book has it all.

What I Didn't:

Not a thing. I am excited to read the rest of the series.

Overall:

This paranormal romance is the beginning of a series and I couldn't be happier with it. It has spice, a main character that kicks butt and some hunky guys to make things interesting. The onset of the book really draws you in and then slams the door. Wham. You are hooked. Dakota is a software engineer on an online chat that goes horribly wrong. No, he is not some creepy perv, but a vampire out for blood and terror. Calling in paranormal investigators, they find she can't leave the room and things get really interesting. *no spoilers*

I liked the voice of this book. Dakota practically breathes off the page and you start to care about her right away. The action is spot on. There are a few bumps in the dialogue but other than that, it is a smooth ride. The plot is twisty (yay!) and I am eager to read the second book in the series. The vampire politics, magic, creepy haunted houses and ghosts make this a great paranormal romance to keep you up at night.

4/5 

The Guest Blog:

Hello all! I’m totally thrilled to be joining you here today.  A huge thanks to Erzebet’s Enchantments for having me. While my novel, The Victorian Lure, isn’t exactly considered erotica it definitely skirts the ‘holy-heck-that’s-hot’ border.

This novel dares to conquer all. With vampires, warlocks and ghost-hunters, I left no rock unturned.  I suppose it all began when I became fascinated with the paranormal. I already loved romance and sex so combining it all was a no-brainer.

So let’s start at the beginning. The Victorian Lure is the first in my Calum’s Curse Series.  So who’s Calum? Well, he was born a witch in colonial period America but long story short; he turned to dark magic and became a powerful warlock. Eventually, he got too cocky and his coven turned on him. In anger they sent three creatures of the night out into the world to destroy his descendants.

But Calum had a plan. Through the use of time-travel, he trapped the creatures in three separate houses he had built... a Victorian, Georgian and Tudor Revival.

Over a century later three paranormal investigators, Calum’s descendants, unleash the first beast in the Victorian. And though he’s only a ghost now, Calum is determined to help his young offspring, Leathan, Devin and Seth. These men are in all three Calum’s Curse books.

The Victorian Lure (Calum’s Curse: Ardetha Vampyre) is Leathan’s love story. The eldest and most knowledgeable of the three paranormal investigators, he leads. But even he could not have anticipated what the Victorian would hold within its walls. When he meets Dakota, the owner, he’s taken on a wild ride.

Here’s a little taste of the story. A moment when spooky meets sexy…

Leathan froze when a black figure caught the corner of his vision from deeper inside the room. His flashlight dimmed then snapped off without him touching it. Those in the paranormal world speculated spirits drew energy from their surroundings to manifest. He waited and watched.

“Leath─”

He snatched Dakota from the doorway, brought her between him and the wood and brought a finger to her lips. “Quiet,” he whispered close to her ear.

“Heard you the first time,” she whispered back.

What?

No time to wonder what she meant. Something was happening in the corner. With a protective arm around Dakota, he peered into the dark recesses of the room. Someone whispered. She trembled. He peered closer. Nothing. The temperature rose, returned to normal. Leathan stroked her shoulder reassuringly. Whatever it had been hadn’t stuck around long. While he wanted to explore the area more the feel of her long body against his drove all logical thought from his mind. Her heart pounded against his. Breath rushed from their lungs. They were caught in a heady mix of adrenaline combined with lust.

At last she spoke. “Did you see anything?”

What scent was she wearing? It smelled sweet and inviting. “Nay.” He continued stroking her shoulder, then the side of her neck. “You okay? Frightened?”

“At first,” she admitted, her body relaxed and pliant between his and the wood stack.

Without consciously realizing it, he had her sandwiched; his front nestled against hers, his renewed arousal pressed against her with interest. Spirit activity, no matter how slight, usually had him interested. Right now, nothing but the feel of her lithe body flattened against his mattered.

Leathan pressed closer, gently kissed the side of her neck, said very softly, “Does this frighten you?”

“What do you think?”

Hungry, eager, he found her mouth. Willing, her lips opened beneath his and as before, her hands came around his neck. Wedging a knee between her legs, he found her backside and lifted until he held her locked and secure, inescapably lodged between him and the woodpile. Her firm backside filled his palms perfectly. Her slender athletic thighs straddled his leg. Heat emanated from her core, and he nearly groaned. Tilting his head further, he explored her mouth, their tongues and lips in perfect unison. He could kiss her forever and never get bored.

Grinding his thigh against her, he protected her backside with his hands. The ache rose sharp and hard when he felt the heat increase between her legs, when a small whimper left her lips. All he could imagine was the moist clinging heat within her. What would she taste like? Feel like?

Her hands left his neck, bunched his sweater until she touched bare back. The light scrape of her nails made him grunt and thrust. His need was so strong and painful that he slid her down, and dropped to his knees. Unzipping her pants, he pulled them and her panties down. When he looked up her head was thrust back against the wood, eyes closed, chest rising and falling harshly, hands moving restlessly over the wood behind. She was damn hot and only lit by the small light at his hip.

Leathan wished she was naked.

Grasping her waist, he felt the taut smoothness of her backside with his fingers while grazing her curved hip bones with his thumbs. A trickle of sweat made its way down his forehead despite the frigid temperature. Carefully, feather light, he trailed the tip of his tongue around the tiny ring piercing her bellybutton.

Dakota groaned.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispered across her belly. She shivered. “Has anyone ever told you that before?” He moved his hands upward, allowed his thumbs to lightly skirt the underside of her breasts.

“Not sure,” she breathed.

“No?”

As he moved his hands down over her waist once more, he peppered kisses over her smooth stomach. When he reached the area beneath, he moved slowly, savored every inch. She stopped breathing. Inhaling, he knew she was ready for him.

Sky here! Hope you enjoyed. And it gets even better. But only so much is allowed at a blog. *winks*

I love to hear from readers so be sure to visit me at my website, www.skypurington.com, to learn more about this book and those that follow.

Best Regards,

Sky

Thanks for joining us today Sky! I can't wait to read more of the series!

 Author Bio:

Best-selling author, Sky Purington lives in southern New Hampshire with her son and husband. The written word has been her obsession from the very beginning. Purington writes time-travel paranormal/fantasy romance heavily influenced by history.

From Irish Druids to Scottish Highlanders many of her novels possess strong Celtic elements. More recently, her vampire stories take the reader to medieval England and ancient Italy.

Enjoy strictly paranormal romance? Sky's latest novels follow three haunted houses in New England and the sexy ghost hunters determined to make sense of them. Make no mistake, in each and every tale told you'll travel back to another time and revisit the romanticism history holds at its heart.

Sky loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at Sky@SkyPurington.com Interested in keeping up with Sky's latest news and releases? Visit Sky's Website, www.skypurington.com to download her FREE App on iTunes and Android.

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