Afterlife by Willow Cross' Blog Tour!! Review + Giveaway

Afterlife Blog Tour by Willow Cross

Book Blurb:

When a recently deceased ghost teams up with a vampire who has remained 17 for nearly 200 years, hilarity and chaos ensues.

The day William met Angie, encountering the girl of his dreams was the last thing on his mind. But after a chance meeting in the woods, she seemed to be the only thing he thought about. If he'd known in the beginning that her beauty masked a darker secret and a penchant for finding trouble that was second to none, he might have chosen a different path in the Afterlife.

Review:

Afterlife is the story companion to The Dark Gifts series.  Well I dunno what to write without giving away a whole lot! :P What I'll say is I love Willow Cross' style of writing and this is yet another book I adored. I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard while reading a book in a while. Afterlife just grabs your attention from the first page itself and keeps you hooked. Its interesting so very interesting to see how a Vampire and a Ghost become friends! I can’t wait to read Birthright now!! :D

Author Bio:

Willow Cross resides in Arkansas with her husband, two children still young enough to live at home, an enormous cat named Bitsy, and a neurotic dog named Tank. Her home has been known to host the occasional ghost and several of her friends profess to be witches. Although she dearly loves Vampires and Werewolves, they are never invited for dinner.

Willow Cross fun facts:

Favorite food~The kind you eat. LOL

Favorite drink~Coffee/Sweet Tea

Favorite color~Pink

Favorite dessert~Chocolate Chip Cookies

Favorite book~The Hobbit

Favorite movie~Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  (No I’m not kidding.  I love to watch it with my grandchildren.)

Favorite tv show~Supernatural

Favorite band/singer~Evanescence

One place you would like to visit~Ireland!!!

One place you don't ever want to visit~Hell. LOL

What are you working on now?

I’m on a writing hiatus right now, so I’m not working on anything at the moment.  We are about to move to a different house/town so I’ve been pretty busy with that.  I don’t foresee any new working being released until possibly December or January at the earliest.

How do you like to spend your free time?

I try to spend my free time with my family and friends.  However, the concept of ‘free’ time, isn’t one I’m accustomed to having. LOL!!!!

You can get your own copy of Afterlife over at:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Afterlife-Dark-Gifts-Companions-ebook/dp/B007XY2SGA/ref=la_B0052ZBR6E_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1346774717&sr=1-4

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/afterlife-willow-cross/1110435875?ean=2940044748507

Here’s some stalker links for you all:

website: http://willowcrossbooks.weebly.com/index.html

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Willow-Cross/185071804869279

blog: http://willowcross.blogspot.com

amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Willow-Cross/e/B0052ZBR6E/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

B&N page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/willow-cross?view=list

Twitter: @willowcross

google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/102325293537769004653/posts

And finally the giveaway!! :D

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Elissa Daye Blog Tour: Guest Post

I love blog tours!! They are so much fun.. You get to know your authors better, Get a chance to read a little bit of their work, and of course free goodies! ;)
So anyhoo.. Here's the guest post by Elissa Daye!

The Roads I’ve Traveled

By Elissa Daye

Reading started me down the path to writing. I was an avid reader from the moment I could read my first words. I read everything I could get my hands on. I loved reading and escaping into other worlds. My favorite books when I was a child were written by C.S. Lewis, Judy Blume, and Jean Craighead George. I very much wanted to live on my own and survive in the forest.

As a writer, I started early. In second grade I remember getting a notebook as a prize from a teacher and I started writing poetry where every line had to rhyme. Something like “The little kitten lay, fast asleep in the hay.” In Middle School I constantly entered the Young Authors contests with my poetry. I remember when my mom attended a parent teacher conference for 8^th grade. My English teacher told her how impressed she was with my writing and told her that I wrote like a 20 year old. It was the best compliment I had ever received at the time and it made me want to do even better.

When I entered high school I started writing short stories, mostly for school assignments. By the time I was a junior in high school, my English teacher encouraged me to enter for a chance to attend the Illinois Summer School for the Arts. At that point in time I had already been writing longer short stories, one of them being a ghost story, which I entered as an example of my writing. I won a scholarship to attend the two week summer camp and had the time of my life. That summer allowed a whole new door to open for me, and while my journey through that portal has not been without challenge, it has certainly been worth it.

 The Destined Series started after I had completed my first two books, and while it was not the first completed, it had been in my head for many years. First it was a series of scenes that I thought would work well together. Then I discovered that there really were no limitations for what I wanted to do. A story with magic? Absolutely, no problem. Add some werewolves? Ok, why not? A steamy love story? Of course, what other kind is there? When I let go of all my preconceived notions of what should and could be involved in a romance novel, writing it was easy. It was passionate, it was uplifting, and it was freeing.

 

In Flames is the first in the series, and perhaps the easiest to write, for the beginning is just a starting point in the world. Connecting each story and growing the world in each has been more of a challenge. Each book has to be able to build on the other and stand on its own. With book one, I introduce Lysandra, who enters the story with pretty much the worst case scenario thrown at her from the beginning. She channels the power of love through her journey and becomes quite a striking heroine. Aiden is our love interest, a man who really has no interest in love at all. He lives with the curse of his people, a curse that becomes a blessing in disguise.

In Flames is just the first leg of the journey. My goal is to create a diverse series that shows the empowerment of women, and how the world could work in balance. I hope that my readers will appreciate these stories and get a break from their world, if only for a moment.

Here are some stalker links for you all! ;)

http://daenira.wordpress.com

http://www.amazon.com/Elissa-Daye/e/B008K1YK48/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com/author-elissa-daye.html

Twitter @daenira

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Elissa-Daye/167094080042272

And finally..... The GIVEAWAY!! :D

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Till later!!
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Freebie Friday: More Than Magic by Elizabeth Kirke

 Jump aboard Anchor Group Publishing's Friday Freebie. Check out Elizabeth Kirke's book More than Magic: Semester Aboard. It is a fabulous read for Freebie Friday. Freebie Friday's are sponsored by Anchor Group. And remember, while you're downloading, click the:  

Each like, tag, or review helps the author out. Your small chance to pay it forward. Happy reading!

5.0 out of 5 stars So good I could not put it down. I love reading and I enjoy many different kinds of books, mostly paranormal YA romances. At least lately. The market is flooded with vampire books, werewolf books. Read more

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Crusin I loved this book. I would hope there will be a second book to this one .. I want to know if anything happens with jen and thomas . ts and dani and the others. Read more

5.0 out of 5 stars FAST PACED< VERY WELL WRITTEN I loved this book! It had everything paranormal possible in it!! Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, Mermaids, Fire Elemental, Water Elemental, Wizards, just everything you can think... Read more

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.

Download your free copy: HERE.

You can follow Elizabeth Kirke via Facebook, Goodreads, or her Blog.

Till later!
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Freebie Friday: Embrace by Stacey Rourke

Its that time again Freebie Friday!!! :D This week one of my FAVORITE books is up for grabs!! Go get your copy now! :D

 Jump aboard Anchor Group Publishing's Friday Freebie. Check out Stacey Rourke's book Embrace. It is a fabulous read for Freebie Friday. Freebie Friday's are sponsored by Anchor Group. And remember, while you're downloading, click the:  

Each like, tag, or review helps the author out. Your small chance to pay it forward. Happy reading!

Fifty-one 5 star reviews:

“I can't wait to read the next book in the series which will be out November 2012. ”Leslie D.  |  31 reviewers made a similar statement

“It is such a great continuance from The Conduit with new added characters and no lack of humor. ”Crystal Clifton  |  24 reviewers made a similar statement

“There is plenty of adventure and twists and turns to keep the reader on their feet...and not wanting to put the book down. ”Melissa R  |  19 reviewers made a similar statementSynopsis:Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a “normal life” would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn’t know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her. Now, she’d like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won’t allow time for that. Soon, Celeste finds herself surrounded by darkness and wondering who she can trust—if anyone.
Download your free copy HERE!You can follow Stacey Rourke via Facebook, Twitter, or Goodreads.

Freebie Friday: Golden by Monika Pardon

Jump aboard Anchor Group Publishing's Friday Freebie. Check out Monika Pardon's book Golden. It is a fabulous read for Freebie Friday. Freebie Friday's are sponsored by Anchor Group. Also, while you're there to download the book, please remember to hit the famous Facebook like button by the author's name. Every little bit helps!

With her long golden hair and tragic run-in with three impossibly large bears in a remote cabin, seventeen-year-old Sonora Martin is a modern day Goldilocks. Yet her life is no happy, romantic fairy tale. Instead she finds herself thrust into a dark magical world of the fae and shape shifters and questions 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 a web of family secrets and of a startlingly pact for revenge with her as the target. Now with the help of a pair of unlikely allies Sonora must travel to the Shadow Realm in search of a way to survive.

“Monika's debut novel is definately original. ”Csloat  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement

“There are some characters I love to hate, and that includes Sonora's Aunt and cousin. ”Lynn Worton  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement

“Golden, for me, was one of those "Can't put down until you finish it" books. ”JaimeCr  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement Download your free copy: HERE.You can find Monika Pardon on Facebook, Goodreads, or Twitter.


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Freebie Friday: S.P.I.R.I.T - Fire Storm by Dawn Grey

When Samantha Ricketts finds herself placed in a town half-way across the country, her only worry is how did she get there. But when her life is saved by a handsome and mysterious man, the connection they feel is almost more than she can stand. Zander Smith was only acting on his instincts and training when he moved the dark-haired woman to safety but what he got from his heroics wasn't the distressed woman he had thought he was helping but a fireball of fury that sparked a storm within himself. Together they tap into the supernatural to uncover the mysteries surrounding the strange town they were slowly growing fond of before they became part of its history.

“You usually can't find that many "ghost" stories that have a great romance feeling in the book, but this book has that and I enjoyed it. ”VANNASMOM  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement

“Im looking forward to the next books in the series that she writes... I definitely recommend this book to everyone. ”Keelie  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement

“I couldn't put this book down, I had to know what happened next, page after page I found myself wanting more. ”The Mystical World of Book Reviews  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement

Download your free copy: HERE!You can find Dawn Gray on Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
Till Later!
oxox

Attention Authors!!

I'm just starting on this whole blogging thing.. If any of the authors wants me to Review their books or Beta for their books or make a Cover for FB page or anyhow... :)

I'd love to give it a shot!! You can contact me over at my Facebook Page: The Curiosity Key and leave me a message/post there! :D

I pretty much read whenever I get free time.. I post reviews on Amazon,Goodreads, Smashwords and well over here :P When I don't feel like reading I do random edits... :)

I'd love to try just about everything... Looking forward to the replies!! <3

Till later!!

oxox