Giveaway Interview OUT OF BOUNDS by DAWN RYDER @SourcebooksCasa

Power may be best when it's shared...

He's used to dominating...
Tarak Nektosha is a self-made man, against all odds. He accomplished that by making sure he's the one in charge, both in the boardroom and in the bedroom.

She's taking her power back...
Sabra Donovan has ambition to spare and energy to burn. So what if her last lover was a disappointment? She's never going to be anyone's plaything ever again.

Sabra's outstanding performance at a corporate photo op attracts Tarak's attention, and the lines begin to blur. What happens when the one on top surrenders and the one used to obeying begins to call the shots?

Praise for Dawn Ryder:

 "Deeply romantic, scintillating, and absolutely delicious." --Sylvia Day, New York Times #1 best selling author
"Not to be missed." --Lora Leigh, New York Times #1 best selling author

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Author Bio: Dawn Ryder is the erotic romance pen name of a bestselling author of historical romances. She has been publishing her stories for over 8 years to a growing and appreciative audience. She is commercially published in mass market and trade paper, and digi-first published with trade paper releases. She is hugely committed to her career as an author, as well as to other authors and to her readership. She resides in Southern California.

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PLEASE WELCOME DAWN TO BOOKHOUNDS

Dawn Ryder is my naughty inner child. Under my pen name of Mary Wine, I write a lot of historical. Part of writing those books is understanding the clothing of the period. I love to sew period garments and have even adopted a treadle powered machine because I was curious how it would feel to make some of my garments without electricity. When I am doing that, the entire house is a non-electric zone. It really changes the mood. Here’s a shot of me in costume.

1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child?

My mother was a Liberian. She often had to work night shifts at the public library and took me along. Reading came hard for me but boredom drove me to work my way through the only entertainment at hand…books. I recall discovering the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ books and I recall very clearly when I discovered the romance section. My first romance was by Johanna Lindsey, So Speaks the Heart.



2. What are you reading right now?

Cynthia Eden.



3. How does your garden grow?

Not so great. You see, I live in Southern California’s and we are in an extreme drought at the moment. So I am not watering, which tends to end badly for gardens.

(me too -- all of my rose burnt in the Santa Ana winds) 



4. What is the last thing you Googled?

Parrot sexual maturity age.



5. What makes you cringe? 

Underwear showing because dudes think it’s cool to let their jeans sag to their buns.



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$25 Giveaway Interview GODDESS BORN by KARI EGREN @toobusyreading @CarinaPress

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Goddess Born 


 Pennsylvania, 1730


Selah Kilbrid keeps a dangerous secret: she has the power to heal.


A direct descendent of the Celtic goddess Brigid, it’s Selah’s sacred duty to help those in need. But as the last of the Goddess Born living in the New World, she learned from an early age to keep her supernatural abilities hidden. The Quaker community of Hopewell has always been welcoming, but there’s no doubt they would see her hanged if her gift was revealed.


When a prominent minister threatens to try her with witchcraft unless she becomes his wife, Selah has only one hope—that her betrothed, a distant cousin from Ireland, arrives as planned. Marrying Samuel would keep her secret safe, preserve her sacred bloodline, and protect her from being charged as a witch.


But when news of Samuel’s death reaches the Colonies, Selah is truly on her own. Terrified, she faces an impossible choice—forfeit her powers and marry the loathsome Nathan? Or find an imposter to pose as her husband and preserve her birthright?

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Set in the colony of Pennsylvania in 1730, this riveting novel begins as 18-year-old Selah Kilbrid runs into Quaker minister Nathan Crowley, a man who “labor[ed] under the delusion that [Selah] would soon be his wife” despite the fact that she was betrothed to a man on his way to America from Ireland. Nathan tells Selah that if she refuses him, he will have her “charged as a witch” because of her ability to heal the sick. To avoid Nathan’s plan to marry her the following Sunday, she leaves for Philadelphia to wait for the arrival of her betrothed and marry him before returning home. In Philadelphia, she discovers that her betrothed has died at sea. She then purchases Henry, an indentured servant, and convinces him to pose as her husband and help protect her from Nathan. As the story continues, the reader learns of Selah’s family history and the powers she possesses; Selah is half human, half goddess. It's important that her secret stay safe, because if discovered, she could be killed. The characters are well developed and relatable; the reader empathizes with Selah and her plight. The fast-paced plot is exciting and keeps the reader guessing and in suspense. The end leaves room for a sequel, which, after such a tremendous beginning, would be anxiously awaited. A clear winner!


 




Author Kari Edgren 



 Kari Edgren did not dream of becoming a writer. Instead, she dreamed of everything else and was often made to stay inside during kindergarten recess to practice her letters. Despite doting parents and a decent school system, Ms. Edgren managed to make it through elementary school having completed only one book cover to cover – The Box Car Children, which she read approximately forty-seven times. Things improved during high school, but not until she read Gabrielle Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude in college, did she truly understand the power of a book.


Ms. Edgren aspires to be a Vulcan, a world-acclaimed opera singer, and two inches taller. She resides in the Pacific NW where she spends a great deal of time torturing her husband and children with strange food and random historical facts. Ms. Edgren hasn’t stopped dreaming, but has finally mastered her letters enough to put the stories on paper.

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PLEASE WELCOME KARI TO BOOKHOUNDS ya 

1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child?

The Box Car Children by Gertrude Warner. I read it over and over again in elementary school.


2. What are you reading right now?

I am currently reading two books: An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski, and The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons.

3. How does your garden grow?

Controlled chaos, with little tolerance for weeds. No vegetable garden, as I don't like the idea of being tied down for the summer. I love to wander, the longer the better for me.


4. What is the last thing you Googled?

Images of Strep Throat. It wasn't pretty.

5. What makes you cringe?

Excessive profanity. Rude people. Over the top PDA. Thong bikini bottoms -- they just look so uncomfortable.

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Giveaway Interview SUBSTITUTE by ISOBEL REY @SourcebooksCasa

SUBSTITUTE by ISOBEL REY 

It took all of Alexia's courage to leave her abusive boyfriend. When old school-friend Romy offers her a temp job at the glamorous London sports agency where she works, Alexia thinks she is saved. But shy, blonde and beautiful, she is totally unprepared for the fast sexual politics of rich sports men, big money and ambitious women. After witnessing junior agent Tony having sex on the boss's table, her dormant sexuality is awakened with a violence that frightens her. Tony's sees her need and Alexia finds herself almost giving in to his desire to dominate her. But despite his devastating sexual charisma, she only has eyes for the boss. Nathan Fallon is the ex army officer, dazzling but damaged, who has risen to the top of the cut-throat world of sports agents. But he thinks she's Tony's latest conquest. Desperate to win his respect, Alexia agrees to become his substitute PA for a week. But Alexia finds herself trapped between one man bent on bending her to his sexual will, and another she cannot read. Can she navigate this whirlpool of fame, money, and sex to fend off Tony long enough to win Nathan

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Author Bio: 

Isobel Rey is a Cambridge graduate. After interning at a stage/film talent agency, Isobel now works at a London advertising agency. This is her debut novel. Originally from Surrey, Isobel lives in London with her partner and a one-eared rescue cat called Thumper.

PLEASE WELCOME ISOBEL TO BOOKHOUNDS!

1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child?

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol


2. What are you reading right now?

Dominions by C.J. Sansom


3. How does your garden grow?

Haphazardly! I am an erratic gardener.


4. What is the last thing you Googled?

Plant based diets.


5. What makes you cringe?

Embarrassing comedies like The Office. I can see that it’s funny, but it makes me wince.

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Review CHINA DOLLS by Lisa See @Lisa_See @randomhouse

An exciting new novel set in the "Chop Suey Circuit" of San Francisco right before World War II, from the beloved bestselling author of Snowflower and the Secret Fan and Shanghai Girls.

In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive "Oriental" nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?

About the Author

Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls, Peony in Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.

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MY THOUGHTS - LOVED IT

Three women become fast friends while working as chorus girls in a nightclub in prewar San Francisco.  Told in alternative viewpoints between, Helen, Ruby and Grace, these girls related how they become entertainers in China Town and the disadvantages each has to overcome.   Each woman has an almost horrific background and as you learn more about them, you will end up rooting for them to success and how hard it is for women to be more than property, especially in Asian cultures.

Helen, is the "good girl" but there is a distant sadness in her background and you don't find out until the end exactly what has happened to her.  Ruby, is fast and lives life just for pleasure, although she also has a secret to hide.  Grace, too, has issues, and her story probably connected with me the most.  They all betray each other, but remain friends and seem to always have each other's back.  Their lives become entwined and they story they share has needed to be told for a long time.  The discrimination and the horror of war is not lost on these women.


There are so many themes that are covered in this story.  Feminism, cultural identity and family are just a few of the ideas covered.  These women were going out on their own before Rosie the Riveter become a thing in WWII.  I had never heard of the Chop Suey Circuit and found this look at the entertainment industry fascinating.  I have been a fan of Lisa See since I first read Snowflower and the Secret Fan, I have since read all of her work and each novel is better than the last.

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Excerpt THREE NIGHTS WITH A ROCK STAR by SHARI SLADE & AMBER LIN @AuthorAmberLin @ShariSlade

★ 3 Nights With a Rockstar (Half-Life #1)★

Author: Amber Lin and Shari Slade

Release Date: June 2, 2014

Band website: Half Life Books

Synopsis

When Hailey crashes a Half-Life after party, she expects to find the bastard who knocked up her little sister. Instead she meets the sexy front-man who agrees to give her access to his crew if she gives him access to her body.

All Lock demands in return is three days of complete control over the Sunday School teacher. With a contract, because he’s been burned before. One misstep could send the band—and his tenuous sobriety—up in flames.

Hailey and Lock push each other’s limits… Against the penthouse window. Backstage. In the limo and on the elevator. But as the contract counts down, neither are ready for the party to end.

PURCHASE 

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Lock managed not to jump the sexy little Sunday school teacher the second her pen left the paper. Her hand had been shaking as she’d signed, and she wasn’t ready for sex. At least not the way he did sex. So he showed her into the restroom and let her freshen up. Meanwhile he conferred with the concierge to get her bag brought up and her car moved to a VIP spot.

When she emerged from the bathroom, he knew she was ready. He knew by the fresh lipstick on her full lips and the resolved set of her chin. But most of all he knew because of the flicker of curiosity in her eyes. Under the fear, she wanted to know what came next.

He crooked his finger and beckoned her to him.

Her breathing was shallow, her cheeks flushed, and she kept running her fingers through her hair, touching herself. That long blonde hair cascaded around her face in a messy tumble. Bed head, and they hadn’t been anywhere near a bed. Wouldn’t be near one anytime soon if he had his way. Which he would. This was his show.

She tugged the hem of her short skirt so it covered a sliver more thigh, drew her shoulders back, and crossed the room, steady on her bare feet. She should be plucking daisies, not padding across the plush carpet of his penthouse suite. “Your wish is my command.”

No more preamble. If she was really going to do this, he’d know now for sure. “I’m going to fuck you against that window over there, and I’m not going to be nice about it. Do you like to hurt, Hailey?”

Her name was a weapon on his lips. A sharp thing he could use to lash her. Every time he said it, he watched her tense. This time she wobbled, her answering nod barely perceptible, her coltish legs giving way under the weight of his regard. And he liked it.

She wanted this thrill, and at the moment finding her sister’s baby daddy didn’t have much to do with it. Her eyes held wariness and guilt—but most of all, excitement. As if his proposition had jolted her awake. More awake than she’d ever been in her drowsy little East Podunk life, he’d lay money on it.

He’d woken up on stage like that, the whiskey haze parting long enough for fear to creep in, adrenaline spiking into his bloodstream as he fumbled for an instant and then…click. Everything slipping into its proper place. The music. The band. The crowd. All of it more alive, more real, brighter and sharper because he’d come so close to disaster.

Do you like to hurt, Hailey? He’d asked her, and she could only nod.

He’d hurt her so good she’d give voice to that desire before he was through. She knew it. He knew it. The subtext breathed in the air around them, a living thing, that damned contract come to life. She wants this. She wants the lurid celeb fantasy. The shock, the pulse-pounding vibrancy that only exists on the edge of a bad decision.

He’d take her there.

“Take off your clothes,” he said, a little too harshly, his urgency coming out as hard-edged gruffness.

It didn’t scare her away. She wants that too. She fingered the button of her cardigan, uncertain, and then popped them all in a rush, exposing a silver tank that dipped low over her cleavage. Fuck. Surprisingly lush curves on her willowy frame, and smooth, pale skin.

He shifted in his seat, imagining his cock between her breasts. Making them slick, squeezing them together, and thrusting, thrusting, thrusting until he came all over her neck. Jesus, he hadn’t even seen them yet. She put a hand to her throat as if she could read his mind. As if every dirty thought he’d ever had was flashing on his face. And she knew. Why was she taking so fucking long to undress?

About the Authors:

Amber Lin

Amber Lin writes erotic romance with damaged souls and deep emotion.

Her debut novel, Giving It Up, received The Romance Review’s Top Pick, Night Owl Top Pick, and 5 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies. RT Book Reviews gave it 4.5 stars, calling it “truly extraordinary.” She has been published by Loose Id, Carina Press, and Entangled.

Amber married her high school sweetheart, birthed a kid who’s smarter than she is, and spends her nights writing down her dirty thoughts. In other words, life is good.

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Shari Slade

Shari Slade is a snarky optimist. A would-be academic with big dreams and very little means. When she isn’t toiling away in the non-profit sector, she’s writing gritty stories about identity and people who make terrible choices in the name of love (or lust). Somehow, it all works out in the end. If she had a patronus it would be a platypus.

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Giveaway Sweepstakes! THE GLASS KITCHEN by LINDA FRANCIS LEE @LindaFrancisLee @StMartinsPress

With the glass kitchen, Linda Francis Lee has served up a novel that is about the courage it takes to follow your heart and be yourself. A true recipe for life. 

Portia Cuthcart never intended to leave Texas. Her dream was to run the Glass Kitchen restaurant her grandmother built decades ago. But after a string of betrayals and the loss of her legacy, Portia is determined to start a new life with her sisters in Manhattan . . . and never cook again. But when she moves into a dilapidated brownstone on the Upper West Side, she meets twelve-year-old Ariel and her widowed father Gabriel, a man with his hands full trying to raise two daughters on his own. Soon, a promise made to her sisters forces Portia back into a world of magical food and swirling emotions, where she must confront everything she has been running from. What seems so simple on the surface is anything but when long-held secrets are revealed, rivalries exposed, and the promise of new love stirs to life like chocolate mixing with cream. The Glass Kitchen is a delicious novel, a tempestuous story of a woman washed up on the shores of Manhattan who discovers that a kitchen—like an island—can be a refuge, if only she has the courage to give in to the pull of love, the power of forgiveness, and accept the complications of what it means to be family.

About the Author

Linda Francis Lee is a native Texan now calling New York City home. Linda’s writing career began when her article “There Is No Finish Line” was published in her university’s quarterly magazine. But she got sidetracked from writing when she started teaching probability and statistics. Later she found her way back to writing, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution called her breakout novel, Blue Waltz, “absolutely stunning.”

Now Linda is the author of twenty-one novels that are published in twenty countries around the world. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films.

When Linda isn’t writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends. She loves to hear from readers.

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Grand prize winner will receive a KitchenAid Professional Mixer and 10 runner-ups will win a copy of the book. This sweeps will be open until June 30<sup>th

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Giveaway THE MAGICIAN'S LAND by LEV GROSSMAN prize pack! @leverus Viking Press

The highly anticipated finale to Lev Grossman’s critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy is coming soon: THE MAGICIAN’S LAND, hitting stands in August from Viking, is a tale of love and redemption—the story of Quentin Coldwater as he at last grows into himself, transforms from apprentice to master, and a broken land finally becoming whole.  Old readers will devour the rich and riveting final book, and the completed arc will welcome newcomers who can binge-read the series in full.

While we don’t have any finished copies available yet for review, we do have an early promotional opportunity I would like to reach out to you about: The Magician’s Kit for giveaway!

The Magician’s Kit contains:

• An excerpt booklet containing Chapter 1 of THE MAGICIAN’S LAND
• Clock-face buttons in 3 different designs: click to view here
• A set of 4 postcards featuring Magicians fan art by Christopher Shy

Additionally, I wanted to let you know that Lev Grossman’s trailer contest is wrapping up soon! If you haven’t seen this yet, anyone can submit a video of themselves to be included in a book trailer for THE MAGICIAN’S LAND alongside some famous authors: click for more information on Lev’s website.

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