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Cabin Fever Monthly – November edition

December 12, 2016 by Nicole Leave a Comment

I’ve spent the last few weeks switching email marketers from Mailchimp to Convertkit, so my apologies for the lateness of this! Better late than never *grin* Congratulations to the three winners from the October newsletter, David, Roberta, and Rowena! The last month and a bit has been pretty crazy busy for me, with various projects and here’s one I’ve been waiting to show off! Check out the brand new cover of The Arrival. Isn’t it stunning! I’ve wanted a cover with all the girls on it for so long, it feels great to finally have it a reality. You can click the link to check out the new blurb on Amazon – and it’s back on the free listings, so feel free to let friends/family or anyone you think will enjoy it know.

The Arrival

This month’s free books

I haven’t made a video review of them due to time constraints, so I’ve given a short blurb on my thoughts. They are all fantastic reads, and very, very hard to put down. Enjoy! And don’t forget to hit reply if you have any recommendations you’d like to share.

The Courtlight Series Boxed Set, Books 1-3

A boxed set of three free books seems almost too good to be true! I’ve only read book one so far, but I’m itching to get to book two (once I sort out this month’s freebies *lol*). The lead character is invited to learn to be a Companion, essentially a highly skilled Courtesan, but less in the ways of the erotic and more in ways of the arcane. The world and the magick system in this book are just incredible, you’ll be thinking about it days later.

Destiny Blues, Hand of Fate, Book One

This was my first pick for November, and it was so enjoyable. It’s set in present time Earth, but one where demons are real. So real in fact, that if you happen to have the misfortune of attracting one (like stray animals) you have to register it. And that will pretty much ruin your life. When the lead character ends up with not one, but three demons she’s desperate to get them gone and that leads her to all sorts of dark, and fascinating places. Not to mention a dark and fascinating guy… A great modern paranormal romance.

Watcher, The Shining Ones, Book One

If you loved the Sookie Stackhouse books (which I do) you will very likely love this. It has a similar vibe. The lead character works in a bar in her small town and in comes an intriguing stranger. From there life starts to get fairly crazy. No vampires in this book, but a definite supernatural culture.

The books up for grabs in this month’s draw!

The Courtlight Series, Boxed Set, Books 4-6

Legacy Soul, Hand of Fate, Book Two

Protector, The Shining Ones, Book Two

To win any of these books follow the link below to the entry form, and good luck!

I want to WIN!

Keep your eyes open, in the next few days there will be a new blog post about the other project I’ve been working on… It’s soon to be released and I can’t wait to share it with you all! The first reviews from the ARC readers have been fantastic!!

Have a safe and happy holiday period!

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Cabin Fever Monthly – Free books, and books to WIN!

October 1, 2016 by Nicole Leave a Comment

Hi Everyone!

I thought I would share the contents of my Cabin Fever Monthly newsletter, this comes out once a month to those readers who’ve signed up for it. I thought you all might enjoy it, the books I recommend personally after reading them during the last month. If you have any recommendations, or have read and enjoyed the books I suggested, let me know in the comments 😉 To enter the draw to win the books I’m offering, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the link.

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FREE – An A to Z of Creepy Hollow Fae – Click here to grab it!

Before Violet met Nate, the human boy who followed her into the fae realm and turned her life upside down, she was the perfect guardian trainee. She followed all the rules and did her best to protect her human assignments. Goblins, ogres, trolls—Vi learned how to handle them all.
In “An A to Z of Creepy Hollow Fae”, catch a glimpse of some of Vi’s past assignments, and experience the life of a faerie training to be a guardian.

***Includes the first five chapters of THE FAERIE GUARDIAN, first novel in the Creepy Hollow series***

My Review

This is a fantastically entertaining read. Snippets of moments in the life with fae as they tackle a complete menagerie of creatures. Some you’ll know, some you won’t. I love this book, it’s inspiring me to do the same for my fantasy series (in the future). This book also contains the first five chapters of Book One in the Creepy Hollow series, and those pages just flew by! If you love paranormal, with a touch of Buffy personality, and not your average heroine, then this is your book. Grab this, and the first in the Creepy Hollow series through the two buttons below. I’m giving away a BOXED SET of the first three books in this fantastic series. The button to enter is at the bottom of the email/page.

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FREE – The Faerie Guardian (Creepy Hollow Book 1) Click here to grab it!

Enter a hidden world of magic, mystery, action and romance …
Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale has one job: protect humans from dangerous magical creatures. It’s a job she’s good at—until her latest assignment, a cute human guy who can somehow see through her faerie glamour, follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild law and risked her future as the top graduate of her class.

The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the guy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? Not when you factor in evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. Vi is about to find herself tangled up in a dangerous plot—and it’ll take all her training to get out alive.

Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments, Unenchanted, and Graceling.

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WIN a copy of Creepy Hollow: Violet’s Story (Books 1, 2 & 3) Click here to view on Amazon

Kick-butt faerie Violet Fairdale is about to graduate as the top guardian trainee of her class, but when an assignment goes wrong and the human guy she’s meant to be protecting follows her back into the fae realm, a dangerous plot is set in motion. Enter evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. The stakes are higher than Vi could ever imagine, and it’ll take every bit of her training to survive the coming ordeal.
Get Violet’s story in one complete digital boxed set and find yourself swept away in the magic, intrigue, action and romance of this bestselling YA fantasy world! Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments, Unenchanted, and Graceling.

**Together, these three books have over 3000 5-star Goodreads ratings!**

Includes the following Creepy Hollow books:
The Faerie Guardian (2014 Readers’ Favorite GOLD MEDAL WINNER in YA Fantasy)
The Faerie Prince
The Faerie War

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FREE – Nolander (Emanations, an urban fantasy series Book 1) Click here to grab it!

Beth Ryder knows she’s different. In a tiny rural town, being an orphaned and perpetually single amateur photographer crippled by panic disorder is pretty much guaranteed to make you stick out like a sore thumb.

But Beth doesn’t understand just how different she really is.

One day, strange things start cropping up in her photos. Things that don’t look human. Impossible things. Monstrosities. Beth thinks her hateful sister-in-law, Justine, has tampered with her pictures to play a cruel joke, but rather than admitting or denying it, Justine up and vanishes, leaving the family in disarray.

Beth’s search for Justine plunges her into a world she never knew existed, one filled with ancient and terrifying creatures. Both enemies and allies await her there—a disturbingly sexy boss, a sentient wolf with diamond fur, body-snatching dinosaur-birds. Separating the allies from the enemies is no easy chore, but in this strange new world, allies are a necessity. A plot is afoot, and Beth—whose abilities no one seems able to explain—may well hold the key to solving it.

My Review

This is a long, and intense ride. But good, so damn good. The author has created an incredibly detailed paranormal world that draws inspiration from all sorts of places. I couldn’t stop reading, even when I was starting to turn a bit green on the bus! This is more adult, less humor, and a real depth of story that many paranormal writers seem to miss. An extremely impressive novel. Grab it and another short story set in the same world from the buttons below! I’m giving away a copy of book two, Solatium, to one lucky reader – button to enter at the bottom of the email/page.

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FREE – Theriac: A Short Story – Click here to grab it!

In the small town of Dorf, Wisconsin, a shy, damaged seer named Callie McCallister struggles with a frightening mission — a mysterious half-demon child must eat a “Sweet-‘n-Salty Rudolph” Christmas cookie in her presence, or all will not be right with the world.

 

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WIN – Solatium (Emanations, an urban fantasy series Book 2) Click here to view on Amazon

Beth Ryder’s dangerously sexy and seemingly all-powerful boss has disappeared, leaving an increasingly desperate group of Nolanders — and one inept Second — in charge of policing other-worldly activity across much of North America. What better time for a legendary monster to emerge from the Second Emanation and make New York City its hunting ground? But little does Beth know that dealing with the voracious Thirsting Ground will pale in comparison to a shocking betrayal that threatens to destroy her new life among the Nolanders.

 

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FREE – The Blacksmith (Tales from the Graveyard Book 1) Click here to grab it!

My name is Ainsley. I live among the dead.
Meet Ainsley.  Ainsley lives alone, and she likes it that way. Ainsley has some secrets. Dark secrets. Sometimes, Ainsley feels like the Blacksmith is the only one who will ever understand her. The Blacksmith resides in the graveyard in her garden.  You see, Ainsley’s heart was broken long ago, and now it’s dead. As dead as the Blacksmith’s. They belong together. Then there’s Sam: sweet, loving Sam. Ainsley was abandoned by anyone she ever loved, but Sam has always been there. If her heart weren’t already dead, Ainsley might even say she loved him. Not even Sam knows the depth’s of Ainsley’s darkness…and lately, she’s come very, very close to revealing it to him. But the Blacksmith says no. And what the Blacksmith says, goes.

My Review

This was the story I ummed and uhhhed about sharing. First things first, this is most definitely ADULT. There is explicit sex and murder. It’s quite clearly a first novel (short novel) for the author, and there are moments where the writing could be stronger. But the story, the intriguing, quirky, and rather disturbing story, makes up for all that. If you like thrillers, if you ever enjoyed watching Dexter, you might rather enjoy this creepy little tale. Click the button below to grab your free copy! I’m giving away one copy of the COMPLETE collection of tales by this author, scroll down to the button at the bottom of the email/page to enter. Good luck!

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WIN – Tales From the Graveyard: The Complete Collection – Click here to view on Amazon

In a pleasant little New England town, there is a house on a hill. Its garden is decorated with gravestones. The house has stood for ages now, and occupants have come and gone. But those who died there never leave. They just watch…and wait. Susan Shultz’s haunting Tales From the Graveyard series is now available in one complete digital collection.

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FREE – I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Series) Click here to grab it!

In the middle of America, Amy Lewis is on her way to her grandma’s house. She’s being chased by a very bad wolf. Galaxies away Loki is waking up in a prison cell, strangely without a hangover, and with no idea what he’s done wrong — this time anyway. But he does know Thor is hiding something, Odin is up to something wicked, and there seems to be something he’s forgotten…

In this urban fantasy tale that is equal parts “Dresden Files” and “American Gods,” a very nice midwestern girl and a jaded, mischievous Loki must join forces to outwit gods, elves, magic sniffing cats, and nosy neighbors. If Loki can remember exactly what he’s forgotten and Amy can convince him not to be too distracted by Earthly gadgets, Earthly pleasures, or three day benders, they just might pull it off…

This first installment of “I Bring the Fire” is for anyone who suspects chaos and mischief makers might have their own redeeming qualities, and anyone who just wants a good fantasy romp through modern Earth, ancient Asgard, and beyond!

My Review

This story I had to pick up in the last week of September, as the other’s I’d downloaded weren’t up to recommending. This doesn’t fit my requirements of low reviews, but for this story (and my desperate need for another book! *lol*) I’m including it.

I LOVED this book. It’s action all the way through. The beautiful scenes written in Asgard are so incredibly inspiring, and while she doesn’t in any way describe Loki to look like Tom Hiddleston, that’s all I saw and that is in no way a bad thing ;D Amy and her adorable Nana are the perfect balance to Loki’s extremeness and there are so many amazing moments through out.

You won’t want to put this book down. It does end in a cliff-hanger, so if you can’t handle cliff-hangers I’d recommend grabbing the next as soon as you’re sure your enjoying this one. Grab your free copy via the button below! I’m giving one free copy of the BOXED SET that includes the first free books of the series, and an extra tale too. Scroll down for the button.

 

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WIN – I Bring the Fire Parts I, II, III, & In the Balance (A Loki Series) Click here to view on Amazon

 ~ USA TODAY BESTSELLER ~

Sometimes the hero is the wrong guy at the right time.
When Amy Lewis prays for a savior, Loki Norse God of Mischief and Chaos isn’t who she has in mind. Loki can’t resist Amy’s summons, but he can insist she help him outwit Odin, ruler of the Nine Realms. Can Amy trust a so-called God of Mischief? With a powerful evil calling him from beneath the city’s streets, can Loki even trust himself? This box set contains the first three installments of I Bring the Fire plus In the Balance. It is perfect for fans of The Dresden Files, American Gods, and Terry Pratchett

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed this chance to grab a bunch of fantastic books! To enter the draw to win any of the four books on offer, Creepy Hollow: Violet’s Story (Books 1, 2 & 3), Solatium (Emanations, an urban fantasy series Book 2), Tales From the Graveyard: The Complete Collection, I Bring the Fire Parts I, II, III, & In the Balance (A Loki Series), Click HERE to fill out the google form.

Have a fantastic weekend!

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