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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction – Book Tour and Review for The Thunderbird Conspiracy by R K Price

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 I am a conspiracy buff and have read several books about the assassination of John F Kennedy. Could this tell me more?
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Stop by tomorrow for the Giveaway and Guest Post of Thunderbird by R K Price.
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Publisher: Quiet Owl Books (June 29, 2012)
Category/Genre: Historical Fiction
ISBN: 978-0615658353
Tour Date: October 21/November, 2013
Available in: Print & ebook, 338 Pages

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death!

The Thunderbird Conspiracy is the remarkable tale of Robert Kaye, a Hungarian freedom fighter who claimed he knew and collaborated with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. R. K. Price’s second novel is also a tale of a Nebraska farm boy who was a great admirer of President Kennedy and a true patriot who desperately wanted to believe his government’s hurried conclusion that Oswald had no accomplice. Yet his own harrowing experience at the hands of his government created profound doubt in his mind, and it haunted him to his death.

These two men, one willfully acting, the other a true victim, became entangled in the most notorious crime of the 20th century. This saga of intrigue and murder was revealed to the author on a wintry Colorado day about three weeks before the farm boy’s ravaged heart gave out.

That man was R. K. Price’s uncle. His name was Bud Carlson. Price stashed away Bud’s account of Robert Kaye, letting it lay dormant for nearly forty years until he could corroborate his uncle’s story with the release of previously secret FBI files from the National Archives.

Now nearing the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination Price has brought Robert Kaye and Bud Carlson back to life. Their incredible story will leave you questioning just how and why JFK was taken from America far too early.

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MY REVIEW

I saw the cover and read the title. I am a car nut, so this made me pause, thinking, what is this about?

Thunderbird by R K Price is a historical fiction novel that tells of two men’s “involvement” in the JFK assassination.

How much is true? How much is false? You decide.

I am not sure what I expected from the book, but I am a conspiracy buff and have never been satisfied with the results of the investigation into the JFK assassination. I knew I wanted to read on.

I found it very interesting and it created as many or more questions I had after reading it as I did before.

Thunderbird touches on many of the current events that went on during that era – immigration and segregation.

The rise and fall of money – the cost of a car or a gallon of milk.

It brought back memories of the times, like the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

R K Price writes about an immigrant’s life and the adjustments he has to make to assimilate into the US culture.

I feel it could be titled The Making of a Radical.

Two men trying to live their lives, but outside influences play a disastrous part, changing them forever.

I guess you could say Robert Kay, who is really Roman Sokolowski from Hungary, was doomed as soon as he came to the United States.

“you aren’t never gonna get along…..in this US of A with a name like….”

Thus, he became Robert Kaye.

I thought the women in this book were slightly nuts.

The book did what a book should do. It got my wheels turning

Thunderbird brought to mind ideas I had never thought of.

Did the Warren Commission write it up and drop the ball to keep the country intact?

Or to cover up the government’s part in it?

What do you think?

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Praise for The Thunderbird Conspiracy

“I have always been a JFK assassination conspiracy theorist and R.K. Price’s fictionalized account was a very believable account of what could have happened. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it. I was glad that the author provided such a thorough epilogue to explain what was actual and what was fictional. Great job!”– Judy, Amazon Reviewer

“Price does a wonderful job unraveling the behind the scene plan to assassinate President Kennedy, while entertaining the reader with fictional characters that make the story intriguing. Robert Kaye has a dark upbringing that haunts him in his dreams and eventually takes hold of his personality. The kindness that he bestows upon his boss and the love for his girlfriend gets upended by a woman that he meets in the boardinghouse. His goodness quickly fades and an accomplice to the one of the most tragic events of the 20th century is revealed. This plausible account convinced this reader that Oswald did not act alone.”– Trish, Amazon Reviewer

“This is a thought provoking novel that I just couldn’t put down. Historical fiction based on facts. How many other things in our past have been hidden from us? Cant wait for Volume 2 Mr. Price!! Bud would be proud of the excellent presentation…. job well done!”– Deb, Amazon Reviewer

“If you like historical fiction, Price will knock you out. This clever mix of detailed factual elements mixed with a wildly creative fictional storyline will keep you reading – even if you’re really supposed to be cooking a holiday dinner. The Characters are real enough to draw you into their world and era – you will have stepped back into history in a way that is immediate and sensitive to modern sensibilities.”– Luanne R. Haggerty: Theater Professional, Amazon Reviewer

“What a page turner! It was such an interesting story interspersed with so much real history and intimate details. I think the author really paid a fine tribute to his Uncle Bud and the story he carried to his grave. The characters were very real and so were the locations. It was a fast-paced read that I was disheartened to see finished. Can’t wait for the real history to reveal itself in documents released or uncovered in our lifetime. Thanks to the author for sharing family lore and crafting an engaging narrative.”– Michael D. Bluestein, Amazon Reviewer

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About R.K. Price:

R.K. Price is a Colorado native. He lived in Pueblo for a number of years, earning his way through college as a radio/television and newspaper reporter. He moved north to Denver in the mid 70s, joining a major advertising/public relations firm as a writer, producer and press agent. Later, he formed his own media relations and political consulting firm. He spent the early 1980s in Washington D.C. actively involved in national politics, and returned to Denver in the mid 80s to become an investment and mortgage banker — a profession he remains in today. He now lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife Janet and daughter Sara in Alexandria, Va.

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Book Blast Giveaway – Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala

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SYNOPSIS

Some secrets are best untold.

Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach’s mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago.

After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life—and realizes he’s falling in love with Vera. When she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer.

Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on each other for survival. Love blossoms, but the truth explodes everything Vera knows about herself. Will she close her heart forever or risk it all for a shot at happily-ever-after?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

clare-ricoRachelle Ayala is the author of dramatic fiction crossing genres and boundaries featuring strong but flawed characters. She writes emotionally challenging stories and is not afraid of controversial topics. However, she is an optimist and laces her stories with romance and hope.

Rachelle Ayala has written four novels. Michal’s Window is a powerful and emotional journey as lived through the eyes of Princess Michal, King David’s first wife. Broken Build is a story of redemption and healing where a man learns to love and trust the woman who destroyed his life. Hidden Under Her Heart is a heartfelt love story mixed with controversy over difficult decisions.

Her latest is Knowing Vera , a steamy romantic suspense involving family secrets, disability, and an unsolved murder.

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Monday Mini # 4 – Ready To Die by Lisa Jackson

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Lisa Jackson has many novels and I have read a lot of them. Ready To Die is a new release that I picked up at the library.

The yellow of the cover grabbed my attention and as I looked at the tree branches, the face emerged. Is that a tear I see in her eye?

Ready to Die (Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli) by Lisa Jackson

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Detective Regan Pescoli had called Sherriff Dan Grayson and told him she needed to talk to him. She arrives at his home as he is being gunned down by a sniper.

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I never hesitate to pick up a book by LIsa Jackson. Her stories have entertained me for many hours and I was happy to add Ready To Die to that list. The mystery of the sniper will keep you guessing. I thought I knew who the perpetrator was, but Lisa added some twists and turns that left me shaking my head, telling myself I should have seen that coming. Just when I thought the story was told, Lisa took it a step further and then another. As I closed the book, I couldn’t help but smile.

My only complaint was the quality of the editing. It was bad enough, that it interrupted the flow of the story. I do not expect to stumble through a book written by a New York Times Best Selling author like Lisa Jackson.

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Flash Bookblast for Order of the Seers by Cerece Rennie Murphy

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Order of the Seers (Order of the Seers, #1)  The Red Order (Order of the Seers, #2)

 

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What would you do if you heldinfinite power

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Order of the Seers begins with the journey of Liam and Lilith Knight, a brother and sister who are hunted by The Guild, a ruthless world organization that seeks to capture and exploit Lilith’s unique ability as a Seer to envision the future. Soon after they are forced to leave their home, Lilith and Liam discover that she is not alone. Other Seers like Lilith are routinely kidnapped and enslaved by the Guild for the purpose of consolidating wealth and power around the world… see more on Goodreads

In The Red Order, Book II in the Order of the Seers Trilogy:

The Lost Seers embark upon a world-wide mission to save their kind from the tyranny of the Guild and unveil their greatest weapon –  Developed in secret, The Restoration Project has the potential to awaken the supernatural ability within every man, woman, and child on earth and bring down the very foundation of the Guild’s power and authority.



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Order of the Seers
Chapter 1: The End

Sunday, June 22, 2008 

Liam was losing his patience. “Aw, come on! Are you serious? You can’t

want to ride this thing again!”

Instead of answering her older brother, Lilli remained in her seat as

the Ferris wheel conductor looked on expectantly, hand outstretched and

waiting for another two tokens.

The way Lilli’s skinny arms hugged her book bag while she stared

blankly at the pressed metal floor of their “Fairy Land Caboose” made it

hard for Liam to stay angry. The sight of her looking so dejected softened

him enough to give the conductor his fifth set of tokens in less than 45

minutes. Liam settled back into his seat just as the lap bar clamped down

uncomfortably against his thighs.

“Lilli, say something. Why’d you drag me out here if you were just gonna

sulk? I hate the carnival, you know that.”

“I know something… okay? Just… trust me. We have to stay here.” Her

voice was so low he could barely hear her over the wind-up music that was

blaring from the overhead speakers.

“Did Mom say something to you?”

Lilli responded to his question with silence and a barely discernable

shake of her head back and forth. He tried again.

“Lilli! Did Mom…?”

“Yes,” she snapped.

They both fell silent again as Liam took in the latest weird thing of the

day. Lilith Knight, or Lilli as she preferred to be called, had always been

strange. Even when she was five, she could beat Liam at chess lazily, without

even thinking about it. She would find things and give them to you before

you asked for them. Before you, or even she, knew why. Up until recently,

he thought she was just a freak. No biggie. All little sisters are like that, he told

himself.

It was only in the past few months that his perception of her began

to shift, after her prediction that he would catch his new girlfriend, Krista,

kissing his teammate Lance in the locker room after their championship

game. At the time, he’d brushed off her premonition as meddling. Krista

wasn’t even his girlfriend and his team was 1-1 with the whole basketball

season ahead of them.

He’d forgotten her warning completely until two months later when he

ran back into the locker room after winning the championship to get the

jacket he’d left behind and immediately smelled Krista’s perfume. When he

found them, two thoughts overshadowed the scene unfolding in front of

him. The first was that what they were doing wasn’t really “kissing,” though

he could see how a sheltered thirteen-year-old would describe it that way.

His second thought was that Lilli was right; she was exactly right. He was so

stunned by Lilli’s accuracy that he didn’t even bother to disturb them, leaving

his new ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend to their business. From that

moment, Liam understood that Lilli wasn’t just a freak, or more accurately,

that she wasn’t a freak at all. She was special…gifted.

The sound of Lilli’s sniffling followed by the trembling of her body

as she began to cry uncontrollably broke the long silence that had fallen

between them. What the…, Liam half-mumbled as his mind swung from

irritation to absolute bewilderment. Slowly and deliberately, Liam moved his

palms down the front of his face as he fought the urge to shake the truth

right out of her and end whatever this was. But he couldn’t. She’s so brittle

already, he thought, without any idea as to why. So instead, he reached out

to envelop his sister in his arms, trying to soothe her and comfort her from

some unknown force.

“Lilli, it’s all right. I’m sorry, okay? Don’t cry. Just… tell me what’s going

on. Why are we here?”

Continue Chapter 1 of Order of the Seers HERE.
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My name is Cerece Rennie Murphy, but, among my 5 siblings, I am known and teased by my superhero name, Wonder Worry, (and yes, I am a little worried about your reaction to what I just said). While in my youth, I used my superpower to whip minor setbacks into epic tragedies in 60 seconds flat, I no longer have the time to hone the skills I once possessed, which were handed down to me VERY CAREFULLY by my mother and her mother before. 

Instead of spending my days imagining worst case scenarios, I am now on the front lines of true disaster prevention – treading the fine line between boo-boos and permanent brain damage, fighting crimes of curiosity, omission, absent-mindedness and sleep deprivation. I carry others down the winding, bumpy road of youth that starts out at the nexus of unique and brilliant but intersects with narcissistic serial killer at some distant point I hope fervently to avoid. As you might have guessed, I am a wife and mother of 2 small children. Luckily, my family lights up the sky so I never stumble too hard or lose my way.

I would lament the luxury of needless worry, but alas, I don’t have the energy. As I write this, I am losing a battle fought between my trusty sponge and a hardened glob of half-eaten cheese that traveled from the kitchen to the living room rug in the palm of a very small, but mischievous hand. Its stronghold on the fibers suggests occupancy of at least 2 days, but I’ll never know for sure. Rather than despair, I’ve chosen to retreat to my keyboard, noting that I have won the war – most of the rug is un-cheesed. 

Before I worried. Now, I write. 

I look forward to slowly, quietly, in my own shy way, becoming a part of this community. If you would like to get to know me and my work a bit better, you can visit me… 

 

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Book Trailer – Halloween Humor – Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett

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I came across the book trailer for Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett and fell in love with it.

Hope you get a couple of chuckles, like I did.

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New Release – Chosen by Paulina Ulrich

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One of my favorite colors is read, so this cover really caught my eye.

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Goodreads | Releases October 31, 2013

New Adult Paranormal Romance

Fighting Fate Series, Book 1



Chosen

Nothing can stand in the way of outspoken, rule-breaker-extraordinaire, Kaddy Richston…except destiny. Born with wildly colored hair and piercing gray eyes Kaddy knew she was different, but she set her sights on her ambitious dreams of being in a rock band and leaving her small town behind along with the painful memories of her past.

But destiny has other plans for her. 

When the calm, cool, and always collected Cole Huntington enters her life he takes a strange interest in her, his striking blue eyes never wandering far from her every move. Despite her efforts to push him away, he plans on unraveling every single one of Kaddy’s dark secrets even though he has some of his own. 

Despising each other from the start, Kaddy is determined to undermine whatever intentions he has until she learns of a destiny she never asked for. The fate of the world lies in her hands as she learns how different she really is. The only person she can turn to for answers is the last person she’d want help from: Cole Huntington who seems to dislike her rule-breaking as much as she dislikes his rule-following.

Sometimes destiny sucks.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I have always loved writing, telling stories, and the idea of dreaming big because where I come from, you dream big or you don’t dream at all. I’m a full-time author with my slightly insane cat, Juey, who is always happy to keep me company as he so often thinks he can lay on my keyboard to “assist” my writing. I write stories because life wouldn’t be as fun without the occasional break from reality.
 
I am the author of the YA paranormal romance Flightless Bird series, the mature YA/New Adult paranormal romance Fighting Fate series and many more stories to come. When I’m not writing it’s either because I ran out of iced tea, I’m out 
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EXCERPT
 
“Kaddy, wait.” I heard Mike trailing me as I turned out of the Wheel Barrel.
 
 I pressed a hand to my temple and sighed. “Yeah?”
 
“You okay? I know you didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.” Mike scratched the back of his head and looked down at me, worried. “Maybe some lunch will help.”
“What I need is sleep, and what needs to happen is for me to stop having these stupid night terrors.” I leaned back against the hot brick building for a moment.
 
“You can’t help it. It’s not your fault.” Mike leaned on his shoulder next to me, his hands deep in his apron pockets.
 
“I know, but I hate it. Why can’t they stop?” I smacked my hand to my forehead and sighed. Against my palm, my skin felt too warm. Was I getting sick? Great. It was the last thing I needed. “Do I feel warm to you?” I dropped my hand and looked over at Mike, giving him permission to touch me with a simple confirmation from my eyes.
 
Slowly raising his arm, the back of his hand pressed against my cheek. “Damn, Kaddy. You’re burning up! Do you feel all right?”
 
I shrugged. I did feel all right, just a little warm. “I feel fine. I need some sleep. Promise to plan on going to bed early tonight?” I doubted he would keep this promise. He and I always stayed up late writing music.
 
Mike got a playful glint in his eye. “You know I’m a night owl. No promises there.”
I sighed and rolled my eyes. “We both are.”
 
Mike still had his hand pressed against my cheek until it shifted up to tug his gray beanie down on my forehead. “Maybe it’s just my awesome hat that’s making you overheat. Who wears a beanie in August?” he joked and I playfully scowled at him as I readjusted the knitted beanie.
 
“Oh, I’m sure that’s it,” I laughed and gave him a gentle punch on the arm.
 
“Whoa.” He took a step back. “You been working out or something? That hurt.” Mike held his upper arm like I had socked it with everything I had. I stood there waiting with my “really?” look and raised my eyebrows in anticipation for his mischievous face to appear. If Mike was anything, he was a jokester. Just like I expected, a few seconds later, he cracked a smile on his lips and started laughing.
 
“You always think your little jokes are hilarious!” Even when I rolled my eyes, I couldn’t stop his infectious laughter from causing me to laugh.
 
“Kadster, we know I tell the best jokes. I eat sarcasm for breakfast every day.” He winked and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I didn’t shy from his touch.
 
“So do I, but no one but you find anything I say funny.” I looked up at him as he walked me to the corner of the block, the direction of home. Only Mike called me the Kadster. Actually, he had a lot of nicknames for me and I didn’t mind it. He was one of the few I would let getaway with calling me things other than my name.
 
“It’s because everyone is just jealous of the awesome friendship we’ve had since we were eight. Haters gonna hate.” He shrugged and his other hand pretended to dust off his shoulder. Mike was the only friend I counted on for anything. Long ago, we made a pact, and so far, he’s kept every word he promised to keep.
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Freakin Friday #12 – Halloween Humor – Celebrating the Ta-Tas

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Freakin Friday!

Freakin Fridays is a meme brought to you by fuonlyknew. We will be posting about books, movies, and all things scary.

Feel free to join in and do your own Freakin Fridays posts!

Tune in every Friday. Get your scare on!

Let’s have some fun!

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Hubby is home today, no time to play.

So, this will be my Freakin Friday with some Halloween Humor thrown in.

Adding a celebration of the Ta-Tas for Breast Cancer Awareness.

 

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Cover Reveal for Beneath Manhattan Skies by Emma Meade

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Emma Meade is an accomplished author who writes some fantastic stories.

I am very happy and honored to be a part of this cover reveal for Beneath Manhattan Skies.

Emma always has beautiful covers, full of meaning, that draw me in.

I can hardly wait to begin reading this one!

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Beneath Manhattan Skies by Emma Meade
Publication date: November 2013
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance

A 45,000 word Novella

SYNOPSIS

November in New York is cold but full of possibility for college freshman Erin Harris. When her twin brother, Nick, shows up on her doorstep for a surprise visit, Erin is delighted. Unfortunately, Nick’s arrival coincides with the discovery of a body outside her apartment building, a body drained of blood. Right away, Nick assumes vampires are involved. He’s not exactly their biggest fan since Erin dated one in high school.

Juggling nosy roommates, a first date with a gorgeous guy from college and a brother on a Van Helsing kick is enough to keep any nineteen year old girl busy – And then Erin’s old flame walks back into her life.

Is Erin destined to be caught up in supernatural shenanigans, or will she choose a different path?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

EmmaEmma Meade writes paranormal fiction.
She lives in rainy Ireland and loves all things supernatural. Stephen King’s The Stand is one of her most loved books and she’s lost count of the number of times she’s read L.J. Smith’s trilogy, The Forbidden Game.Books, DVDS & TV show boxsets take up lots of space in her home and she collects all the Point Horror books she can get her hands on.She is not ashamed to admit that Dirty Dancing and Twilight make her top ten movie list but wishes to point out that The Last of the Mohicans, Reality Bites, Dead Poets Society, Stand by Me and The Goonies are in there too.Writing supernatural stories & watching marathon re-runs of Buffy are some of her favourite ways of escaping reality..
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I have read a couple of Emma Mead’s books and found them to be of the highest caliber. Her books are some you will want to have on your to-be-read shelf.
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Gena Showalter’s BLACK AND BLUE Halloween Hop!

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SPOTLIGHT FOR BLACK AND BLUE BY GENA SHOWALTER
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BLACK AND BLUE
Otherworld Assassins, #2
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date:  October 22, 2013
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 New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s pulse-pounding paranormal series continues with an electrifying story about the ultimate warrior and his prize: a beautiful woman he will do anything to possess.
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HE IS EVERY WOMAN’S FANTASY. . .
Corbin Blue is a man of many talents. One of the most powerful otherworlders ever born, he is wealthy, a professional football star, and a legend in the bedroom. But only a select few know he is also a black ops agent…and there is no better killer. When he and his crew are attacked and separated, he’s forced to turn to his boss’s daughter for help―a woman with even more secrets than Blue.
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. . .SHE BECOMES HIS ONLY OBSESSION
Evangeline Black has always been wary, guarded. No man has ever breeched her walls. Until Blue. He has never been denied something he wants, and now, he’s decided he wants her. As he sweeps her into his double life of seduction, intrigue, and danger, he helps her see beyond the darkness of her past. But as an enemy closes in, Blue will have to let Evie go to keep her safe—even though he’d rather die than live without her…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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GenaShowalter2Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the White Rabbit Chronicles, Otherworld Assassins, Angels of the Dark, Lords of the Underworld, and several of other series.  She has written over thirty novels and novellas.  Her books have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazine, and have been translated in multiple languages.

Connect with Gena:

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HALLOWEEN HOP Tour Schedule- 10/18 – 10/31
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OCTOBER 18
Books and Their Seven Deadly Sins (mandatory contest entry)
Curse of the Bibliophile (optional extra points)
Nette’s Bookshelf Reviews (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 19
Window Seat on A Rainy Day  (mandatory contest entry)
Manga Maniac Café   (optional extra points)
Paranormal Book Club  (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 20
Eclipse Reviews (mandatory contest entry)
My Book Addiction  (optional extra points)
Book Nerd  (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 21
Booked & Loaded (mandatory contest entry)
Toot’s Book Reviews   (optional extra points)
Darkest Addictions Reviews (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 22
Book Monster Reviews (mandatory contest entry)
Victoria’s Gossip  (optional extra points)
Who’s Reviews (optional extra points)
Taking It One Book at a Time (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 23
Vampires, Werewolves, & Fairies, Oh My (mandatory contest entry)
The Reading Café (optional extra points)
Darker Passions (optional extra points)
Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance  (optional extra points)
Paranormal Romance Fans for Life (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 24
 Mad Hatter Reads  (mandatory contest entry)
Fundinmental   (optional extra points)
Urban Girl Reader (optional extra points)
Little Read Riding Hood (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 25
 10/25 A_TiffyFit’s Reading Corner (mandatory contest entry)
Tome Tender (optional extra points)
My Secret Romance (optional extra points)
Queen of All She Reads (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 26
Reading Between the Wines   (mandatory contest entry)
Mythical Books  (optional extra points)
Coffee Talk Writers   (optional extra points)
Rumpled Sheets Blog (optional extra points)
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 OCTOBER 27
Books, Books and More Books   (mandatory contest entry)
 Close Encounters with the Night Kind   (optional extra points) http://closeencounterswiththenightkind.blogspot.com
Diane’s Book Blog (optional extra points)
Crazy Four Books (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 28
KT Book Reviews (mandatory contest entry)
New Adult Addiction  (optional extra points)
LilyElement  (optional extra points)
Coffee and Characters  (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 29
Romance with Flavor (mandatory contest entry)
FUONLYKNEW (optional extra points)
 Miscellaneous Thoughts of a Bookaholic (optional extra points)
Same Book, Different Review  (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 30
Under the Covers (mandatory contest entry)
 Literal Addiction (optional extra points)
I Smell Sheep   (optional extra points)
Romance Junkies  (optional extra points)
 Wicked Readings by Tawania  (optional extra points)
Where the Night Kind Roam  (optional extra points)
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OCTOBER 31
Books-n-Kisses  (mandatory contest entry)
Babbling about Books and More  (optional extra points)
 Inner goddess  (optional extra points)
Snarky Mom Reads… (optional extra points)
Book Bliss (optional extra points)
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SPOTLIGHT/REVIEWS ONLY 
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 10/20 Underworld Love Addiction (Spotlight / Review)
10/22 Book Lovin’ Mamas (Spotlight/Review)
 10/23 Night Owl Reviews  (Spotlight)
10/24 Sun Mountain Reviews (Spotlight/Review)
 10/25 Eclectic Passions (Spotlight/Review)
 10/25 Musings From an Addicted Reader (Spotlight/Review)
 10/25 Sassy Book Lovers (Spotlight)
10/27 In Shadows (Spotlight)
10/29 Paranormal Haven  (Spotlight/Review)
 10/30 Ramblings From This Chick (Spotlight/Review)
 10/31 Shayna Renee’s Spicy Reads  (Spotlight)
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At the end of the tour Gena will pick THREE (3) winners to receive the following prizes:
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taiwan flag smiley animated gif Pictures, Images and PhotosGRAND PRIZE:
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$100.00 gift card to Amazon
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RUNNERS-UP:
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TWO (2) winners will each get an autographed copy of BLACK AND BLUE and some SWAG from Gena.
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Ghoulish Giveaway – Crazy Ex-Ghoulfriend by Angela Roquet

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CRAZY_EX-GHOULFRIEND_Tour_Sidebar_ButtonI saw this title and busted out laughing.

This is the perfect time of year for Crazy Ex-Ghoulfriendby Angela Roquet.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

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Crazy Ex-Ghoulfriend by Angela Roquet

Release Date:  September 17, 2013

Genre:  YA Zombie Standalone

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Janie Parker is in love with the boy next door, but he’s dating Miss Popular. That is, until she wraps her car around a tree and bites the dust. Just when things settle down and Janie thinks that she might have a shot at going to prom with the boy next door, Miss Popular comes back from the grave, and she’s one crazy ex-ghoulfriend.

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Angela_Roquet_PicABOUT THE AUTHOR

Urban Fantasy Author Angela Roquet lives in Sedalia, Missouri with her husband and son. When she’s not swearing at the keyboard, she enjoys painting, goofing off with her family and friends, and reading books that raise eyebrows.

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GIVEAWAY

Angela is giving away the following prizes at the end of her tour:

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$20.00 gift card to Amazon, an autographed paperback of CRAZY EX-GHOULFREIND, a Ghoul Friend hand sanitizer and bookmark

 3 RUNNERS-UP: 

THREE runners up will receive an eBook of CRAZY EX-GHOULFREIND

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