Archive for May 1, 2013

What a great daynight!

There is so much going on here and on the tour!

Enjoy the post, and make sure you visit the other stops on the tour.

There are many, many giveaways happening!

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On Tour with Prism Book Tours

It’s time to leave Earth and cross over to the other side… it’s not as far away as you think!!

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Daynightdaynight

by Megan Thomason

Paperback, 324 pages

Published November 26th 2012 by Creatspace

Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Earth’s benevolent non-profit by day, Thera’s totalitarian regime by night. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance™. Reality: the SCI subjects Second Chancers to strict controls and politically motivated science experiments like Cleaving—forced lifetime union between two people who have sex. Punishment for disobeying SCI edicts? Immediate Exile or death.



Meet Kira Donovan. Fiercely loyal, overly optimistic, and ensnared by the promise of a full-ride college scholarship, Kira signs the SCI Recruit contract to escape memories of a tragedy that left her boyfriend and friends dead.



Meet Blake Sundry. Bitter about being raised in Exile and his mother’s death, Blake’s been trained to infiltrate and destroy the SCI. Current barrier to success? His Recruit partner—Miss Goody Two Shoes Kira Donovan.



Meet Ethan Darcton. Born with a defective heart and resulting inferiority complex, Ethan’s forced to do his SCI elite family’s bidding. Cleave-worthy Kira Donovan catches his eye, but the presiding powers give defect-free Blake Sundry first dibs.

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Available on Amazon

Daynight (Daynight, #1)  Clean Slate Complex (Daynight, #0.5)

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Introducing…  the new Novella:  FREE for the Tour!On Smashwords!
clean slate complex
by Megan Thomason
Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Worldwide non-profit and do-gooder organization. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Life(TM). Reality: hidden behind every kind act is a dark agenda designed to gain control and force societal and moral extremes. Currently, the SCI’s pushing Project Liberate, a program to woo the poor and downtrodden into their Clean Slate Complexes—where “everything is provided” from jobs to food, shelter, clothing, and education. Unfortunately, as with all things that sound too good to be true, there’s a catch…
 
Meet Alexa Knight. Feisty, tough and currently homeless in Los Angeles, Alexa agrees to help the SCI in return for medical care for her sick mother. When she starts to suspect there’s more to the SCI than meets the eye will she believe Adam—the boy who saved her life and the SCI’s biggest champion, or Joshua—the attractive enigma who sings about conspiracy theories and pretends to be someone he’s not?
 
Full of action, humor, romance, twists and turns, clean slate complex is a companion story to the highly-praised dystopian novel, daynight. It can be enjoyed before or after readingdaynight.
 
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Megan Thomason

Megan Thomason lives in paradise aka San Diego, CA with her husband and five children. A former software manager, Megan vastly prefers writing twisted tales to business, product, and marketing plans. When she isn’t typing away on her laptop, she’s reading books on her phone—over 600 in the last year—or attending to the needs of her family. Megan’s fluent in sarcasm, could potentially benefit from a 12-step program for road rage, struggles with a Hot Tamales addiction, loves world travel & fast cars and hates paperwork & being an insomniac. Daynight is Megan’s first published novel, but fourth written one.

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daynight Second Chances Giveaway:

Choose what you enter to win wisely. Your stay on Thera may be extended indefinitely.

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Highlighting a different giveaway every daynight of the Tour… International Winners will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate and US Winners may choose $25 GC in lieu of Prize Package.

US only. International winners will receive $25 Amazon gift certificate. US winners can opt to receive $25 Amazon gift certificate in lieu of any prize package.Open only to those who can legally enter. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Rafflecopter and Grand Finale posts as well as emailed and the winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Burgandy Ice @ Colorimetry and Prism Book Tours and sponsored by Megan Thomason. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Become an SCI RecruitThe Second Chance Institute (daynight’s Dystopia)

April   22 – Launch!

– My Seryniti – Review

– Little Library Muse

23 – Tressa’s Wishful Endings

– Buckeye Girl Reads – Teaser

– Marked by Books – Review

– Red Headed Bookworm

Welcome to Thera!Building Thera

24 – Coffee Books and Me

Stressed Rach

Snuggling on the Sofa – Review

25 – Christy’s Cozy Corner – Teaser

– All Fantasy Words – Review

Kira * Blake * EthanCharacter Backgrounds & Posters
           26 – Susie Q-Pons and Giveaways – Review– My Passion for Books – Review; Ethan– Paranormal opinion – Blake– The Cozy Reading Corner – Kira– Book, Books, the Magical Fruit – Teaser– Bookaroo-Ju – Teaser27 – Bookworm Lisa – The Characters– Getting Your Read On – Review

Cleavingdaynight’s Controversy of “Cleaving”

28 – Fantastical World of Wonders – Review

– Pause Time

– A Backwards Story

– Beck Valley Books

29 – I Am a Reader, Not a Writer – Teaser

– Books Mystify – Review

– Mel’s Shelves – Review

Vacation on Earth!Escapism
           30 – The Broke Book Bank – Review
                – Letters to the Cosmos – Review
                – Arriane Cruz
                – Candace’s Book Blog
May      1 – Life of a YA Girl – Review
                – Fuonlyknew – Teaser
                – Jack’s Junk Drawer – Review
Risking ExileDystopian Survival 101

2 – A Tiffyfit’s Reading Corner – Review

– Lovin’ Los Libros – Review

– Paulette’s Papers

– Becky’s Barmy Book Blog 

3 – Backing Books – Teaser

– Book Snob – Review

4 – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks

– Living a Goddess Life – Review; Recipe

Clean Slate Complex
             5 – Mortality Bites– The Book Eater– Deco My Heart – Review6 – Passion and Life – Teaser- The Reading Diaries – Review7 – Grand Finale Blast!!

Just to let you know, this is the second book in the Halo Trinity.

I’ll try my best not to spoil it for you.

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Halo of the Nephilim

Book Two in the Halo Trinity

Halo of the Nephilim

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Releasing May 1st!

As soon as buy links are available, I’ll add them in.

So lets talk Nephilim.

It’s been just under a year since the Easterhouse sisters went through hell. It seems like the worst is over and done and they can get on with their lives.

But then they discover Armaros isn’t dead, as everyone believed. He’s in Hell and he’s planning a comeback.

Armaros is in the deepest, hottest level of Hell. Level Nine, Pandemonium.

“The city’s architecture used chrome, mirrors, and other reflecting glass and metal, casting images of evil in all directions.”

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And Satan has handed him over to a few damned souls who can’t wait to exact their revenge.

I wondered how you could torture a Fallen One. Can you hurt something that can’t die? The author got very creative.

“The stitches firmly held his wings back, leaving him in human form, able to feel every nerve ending inside of his body, and every pulse of pain.”

The descriptions of Hell and its many levels is fascinating. Who would have thought there would be car dealerships there.

While Armaros suffers one torture after another, his mind is plotting, always plotting. His arrogance might have landed him back in Hell, but maybe it will get him out too. He plans on being the first to break out of Hell.

When Kim and Joanna learn of his plans, they bring family and allies together.

Armaros reaches out to his followers on Earth.

It looks like things are going to be plenty hot when everyone comes together at the gates of Hell.

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Besides the descriptions of Hell and its many levels, my other favorite part of this story is Joanna. It was hinted in the first book that she may go through some changes. She sure does, some exciting ones.

Halo of the Nephilim reads even faster than Halo of the Damned. So much is going on from one end of the globe to the other and underneath our feet.

It all comes to a head in an exciting conclusion.

The ending caught me by surprise. I didn’t expect it to go down the way it did. But, I liked it. Now I can’t wait to see where Dina takes me in the final book.

5 Stars for Halo of the Nephilim. Gimme more!

Breaking News

A little birdie told me Dina is working on a short prequel for this Trinity and also plans to begin writing the third book soon!

I just recently did my review for Halo of the Damned, Book #1 in the Halo Trinity.

Halo of the Damned

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A chain of advertising agencies, a new breed of humans, and a fallen angel to worship… Andel Talistokov is known for his slick advertising agencies across the globe. He is a fallen angel that uses advertising as a weapon for Satan‘s work. His growing power emboldens him to break several of Hell‘s Commandments. Furious with his arrogance, Satan commands him to return to Hell after finding his own replacement. Yezidism, an ancient angel worshiping religion, quietly expands throughout the West. Armaros appears as a guest of honor during their ceremonies. He mates with young women to produce nephilim, a mixed race of humans and angels. They are alone and unprepared for their supernatural power. Joanna Easterhouse, a recovering drug addict, steps out of prison shortly after her mother’s fatal accident. She and her sister, Kim, unravel their mother’s secretive past. Intrigued, they learn their bloodline is part of a celestial legacy. Both worlds collide. Halo of the Damned is a horrifying tale that weaves research together with suspenseful twists and turns.

My Review

I’ve also read Bad JuJu by Dina Rae.

Bad Juju

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A Haitian bokor mentors two teens in the dark arts. Their spells backfire.

Lucien Nazaire flees his Haitian homeland and meanders around the United States for decades. He settles in a Wisconsin trailer park filled with elderly tenants. He meets Jake and hires him for odd household jobs. As their relationship progresses, Lucien invites the boy into the world of Voodoo.
Jake LaRue lives in foster care with his abusive uncle. The Voodoo lessons give him a sense of power within an otherwise helpless situation. Despite his loner status, he instantly connects with Henry, his only friend in high school.
Henry Novak has Asperger’s Syndrome. He fixates on historical events, most recently the 2010 Haitian earthquake. Like Jake, he becomes passionate about the dark side of Voodoo. They learn how to cast spells on those they hate and lust, leading up to dire consequences.
Months after the Haitian earthquake, Henry convinces his family to volunteer for the island’s reconstruction. Their mission turns into a nightmare when he mysteriously walks off of the campsite.
Bad Juju is a balance of horror, romance, and literary fiction intended for adults and mature teens. The plot uses research involving the Voodoo religion.

My Review

Biography of Dina Rae

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Dina Rae is a new author here to stay.  As a teacher, she brings an academic element to her work.  Her three novels, Halo of the Damned, The Last Degree, and Bad Juju weave research and suspense throughout the plots.  Her short story, Be Paranoid Be Prepared, is a prequel of sorts to The Last Degree, focusing on the James Martin character.  In the spring of 2013, her latest novel, Halo of the Nephilim, will be released.  Dina also freelances for various entertainment blogs.

Dina lives with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs outside of Chicago.  She is a Christian, an avid tennis player, movie buff, and self-proclaimed expert on several conspiracy theories.  She has been interviewed numerous times in e-zines, websites, blogs, newspapers, and radio programs.  When she is not writing she is reading novels from her favorite authors Dan Brown, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Brad Thor, George R.R. Martin, and Preston & Childs.

Links

http://dinarae.co

www.dinaraeswritestuff.blogspot.com

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/dinaraebooks/

Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/DinaRaeBooks

@haloofthedamned

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I’ve only just started reading this series and heard great things about it.

With the final book, Endure, set to be released in June, I wonn’t have to wait for the books. I can load them all in my kindle and read from beginning to end. That works for me, as I’ve heard once I start I won’t want to stop.

Available June 5th 
YA Urban FantasyFinal book in The Protector Series

Wrapped in darkness and woven with defeat, every action Chase has taken since being exiled from the Circle has been met with a devastating response. Now heÕs been burdened with a quest that seems impossible, and he needs to evolve into something moreÑsomething greater than he ever thought he could be.Armed with magic, friendship, and an unbreakable will, Chase must build an army and find a weapon capable of defeating the ultimate evil. But he knows that nothing great comes without sacrifice. Blessed by the very gods who have abandoned him and carrying the fate of all the worlds on his shoulders, Chase Williams is about find out just how much one man can endure.
 Book 1 – Exiled is FREE!

About the author:

M.R. Merrick is a Canadian
writer, and author of Exiled, the first installment in The Protector
Series. Having never traveled, he adventures to far off lands through
his imagination and in between cups of coffee. As a music lover and
proud breakfast enthusiast, he’s usually found at the computer, between a
pair of headphones and in front of a large bowl of cereal.

WWW Wednesday

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Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

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What are you currently reading?

How (Not) to Kiss a Toad

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Life isn’t always sweet for magical baker, Cindy Eller. All her life she’s been cursed– every man she’s ever kissed has turned into a toad. Love isn’t likely to come her way.

If that weren’t a big enough problem, her ‘curse’ has come to the attention of the Council of Magic and she may never be able to use her powers.

Enter the perfect man– handsome, sweet, and loves food just as much as Cindy does. It would seem to be a match made in Heaven, or is it?

Cindy isn’t the only one keeping secrets.

With toads, cupcakes, romance, magic and ice cream, life never has time to get dull!

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What did you recently finish reading?

Frostwalker

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Coming In 2013!

There’s something in the woods behind Jake Marsden’s house – and someone wants him to find it. A strange dream shatters his sleep, night after night, and a compulsion to find the dark presence in the forest wars with his logical and ordered nature. What’s a geek to do?

When his small hometown of Wynn falls under an ancient curse, Jake will find himself in a battle against creatures worse than any he’s faced in a game. Playing for keeps, it will be geek versus god in the fight to stop an evil force bent on destroying everything he holds dear.

The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth – If They Live Long Enough.

For more information, or to sign up to be notified upon release, please visit the Frostwalker site.

My review is coming soon.

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What do you think you’ll read next?

Jaded (Rock Star, #1)

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I’m Scarlett Ryan.

Yes, THAT Scarlett Ryan.

I live an extraordinary life: millionaire rock star, owner of exotic cars, pictures of me in every magazine, millions of fans, and a name that is recognized world wide. It’s supposed to be my dream come true. But, my life IS a fantasy, and I want real. I want exciting. I want… NORMAL. So, I moved from California to Florida, hoping to obtain some normalcy. Instead I find…

Stephan Montgomery.

He’s an arrogant jerk. Seriously, I hate him. I swear if he tells me one more blonde joke, I will punch him… again… Unfortunately  I can’t stop thinking about him, or his gorgeous green eyes. Trust me, I know that he’s bad for me. If only my heart would listen.

I also find out that my parents have kept a LIFE CHANGING secret from me. I need to know the truth.

The harder I strive for normal, the stranger things seem to get.

Jaded is book 1 of the Rock Star trilogy.

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So, whatcha readin?

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It’s that time again.

Time to announce the winners!

Spare Change

The winner of the paperback copy is

Emily G.

The winner of the e-book copy is

Josie

Congratulations!

All winners have been notified.

Thanks to everyone for your comments.

I do love reading them and hope you continue to visit fuonlyknew!

Thanks so much to Bette for her wonderful books and for letting me host her giveaway.

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I’d love to keep telling ya’ll about some really great books.

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