Paranormal

Paranormal includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending themes from fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

  • Cancer Awareness,  Paranormal

    #Cancer one day at a time @liviaquinn #pinktober

    Livia Quinn is helping Romance Lives Forever Blog celebrate
    Cancer Awareness Week 2016.
    Much has changed in the last twenty-five years since my
    father died of lung cancer. Less than a month after he passed away it was
    discovered that my mother had ovarian cancer. Here are some of the words from
    the doctor when she came out of surgery…”It’s really too bad, she’s a
    beautiful lady. It was everywhere. We couldn’t get it all. I give her a 30%
    chance of living two years WITH chemo.” He patted her on the hand and
    said, “You’re going to be okay with a little chemotherapy.” She
    smiled.
    To say I was berserk knowing the truth and having to pretend
    like everything was going to be okay while she went around relieved is an
    understatement. But I don’t even know if he’d told her the truth if he could
    have kept her positive attitude at bay. She told me years later she just kept
    pretending it was happening to someone else and just took each step as
    something she had to do. She never ever gave a thought to giving up. She lived
    seven and a half years after her diagnosis, giving our family many extra years
    of chances to heal relationships and prepare. I’m so so grateful for that.
    I admire the strength and determination and denial it takes
    to get through a big C diagnosis and treatment and everything that comes with
    it. But people I know who have been through it often tell me that now they see
    it as just another of life’s challenges. I hope I get to see the cure in my
    lifetime, don’t you?
    I believe we’re close.

    About the Book

    My character Jack Lang has gone through a series of
    challenges right up to this latest one in Take These Broken Wings.
    Title Take These Broken Wings, Destiny Paramortals, Book 5
    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Destiny. Is it Mayberry or Middle Earth?
    Jack Lang knows first hand about Destiny’s secrets. Turns
    out he was one of them. On Mardi Gras Eve he and his unlikely band of heroes
    defeated some particularly nasty creatures intent on taking advantage of the
    Paramortals’ vulnerability during the Chaos. They called it Chaos because the
    word “Armageddon” was already taken. Destiny survived with the help
    of their dragon and some special friends, then Jack received the biggest shocks
    of his life. And that was saying a lot.
    He’d chosen this town the year before for the normalcy and
    safety it could provide his teenager after a life of upheaval with his ex. He’d
    been looking for Mayberry. Instead he’d found, not a town, but a world full of
    magical beings, odd occurrences, and scary creatures. There’d been one shock
    after another and yet, instead of leaving and taking Jordie somewhere “safe”…
    he’d stayed.
    He suspects he felt the pull of this special place long
    before he’d known it existed. But that hadn’t been the only reason. It had all
    begun the first time he’d seen Tempest Pomeroy. That was when his world had
    turned upside down—along with half the town. He’d surprised himself with his
    acceptance of the supernatural. He’d even almost accepted this latest blow, but
    that had been before he found out he no longer belonged anywhere. Not with
    humans, and not among supernaturals. Something had gone haywire in his family
    DNA.
    Now he’s abandoned the women in his life, his
    responsibilities–everything except for the need to quench the gnawing hunger
    in his gut and this compulsion to jump off the highest levees in the parish. He
    was just sorry there were no mountains in Louisiana.

    About the Author

    Livia Quinn is a DC native who’s lived on the bayou in
    Louisiana for thirty years. After experiencing weather disasters in the South,
    it was only natural that they would play a part in her Storm Lake world, a
    place where supernaturals and mere-mortals co-exist (but on different ends of
    the lake. That’s one of the rules. Never let mortals see you use your
    magic.).

    Buy This Book

    Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GK2MOB4
    Ibooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1163902107
    Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940153209159
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/take-these-broken-wings-2

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  • Cancer Awareness,  Vampire

    Sucker Punch @jordankrose #cancer #pinktober

    Jordan K Rose is helping Romance Lives Forever Blog celebrate Cancer Awareness Week 2016.

    I’d like to start by thanking Kayelle for inviting me to participate. Having the opportunity to talk about my experience will hopefully help others who find themselves in the terrifying position of receiving an ovarian cancer diagnosis.

    This past July I was diagnosed with an early stage of a rare form of ovarian cancer, specifically- a granulosa cell tumor. To say the news was shocking is an understatement. We received it during a post-op visit where had anticipated hearing great results about a surgery and anticipated a routine recovery. We did not plan to hear, “We think you should have the other ovary removed and have chemo.”
    My husband described that visit as “it was like being punched in the nads.” I’d heard men say that expression before, but never had a reference point until that meeting. Apparently, ladies, the “nad-punch” experience is mind-numbingly painful and can cause you to forget any other thought.
    We’d been warned not to Google ovarian cancer and get worked up over what we read because this type of cancer was so different and so rare. Of course we Googled, but we Googled granulosa cell tumor. We narrowed our search and we searched high and low and came up with not a whole heck of a lot of data.
    Granulosa Cell Tumors make up about 4% of ovarian cancers. There is not a great deal of research to share because of this. Unfortunately, most of the data is “after the fact” sort of information because the cancer is not well known. There is not a central repository for doctors to link patients and share information on what’s happening, when it happened, types of treatments, what worked or didn’t. There’s not a standard protocol for measuring hormone levels in advance of surgery, which would be very helpful for every patient.
    This is a cancer with high probability of recurrence, though a great prognosis if detected early with women living many years past the original diagnosis. It’s a slow growing cancer with definite indicators of potential recurrence like monitoring the Inhibin and AMH levels quarterly, then every six months after the first few years.
    There are great resources for women through the Granulosa Cell Tumor Research Foundation and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. There is also a Facebook group of GCT Survivor Sisters! (you must have a diagnosis of GCT to be a member of the FB group).
    If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of receiving this diagnosis, please utilize the groups above and feel free to contact me at contactjordan@jordankrose.com. I’m more than happy to share what I’ve learned or to lend an ear and be a support to you.
    I sought a second opinion at the Dana Farber Institute in Boston. I encourage anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis to receive a second opinion before deciding on treatment.
    After all my research I decided against chemo or surgery as there was no indication any cancer remained in my body. Thus doing something drastic “just in case” made no sense. But everyone’s decision is personal and patients need to make decisions that feel right to them.
    At the Dana Farber Institute I’ve signed up to participate in a research study to allow them to better understand the genetics of this cancer, thus leading to a cure. I’m happy to participate and hope other patients will consider doing the same to help find a cure.
    Below please find the information on one of my free books, Her Vampire’s Promise, Novella One in the Romance In Central City Series. Losing myself in books has gotten me through some difficult times and I wanted to share a book that everyone can afford. As well, if you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll get the second novella in the series, The Vampire’s Partner for free.
    Wishing every cancer patient all the best in diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
    Jordan
    (reprinted from 2015)

    Her Vampire’s Promise

    Reade Hayes knows better than any vampire that nothing good ever comes out of Central City. So he isn’t surprised the beautiful blonde he meets in the dive bar is crazy. What does surprise him is how fast she moves, how hard she hits, and the fact she’s wearing a ring he last saw two decades ago on the hand of his dead friend.
    Was this the little girl he swore a blood pact to protect? Why had her uncle lied about her death? And what had he done to make her so lethal?

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    About the Author

    Jordan loves vampires. She also loves to laugh. And if you know anything about Jordan, you know her vampires will make you laugh.
    A few years back Jordan received a copy of Twilight from her husband as part of her anniversary gift. By the end of that week she’d read the entire series and moved onto Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. Eight weeks and eighteen vampire books later the idea for her first book came to her followed very quickly by Eva Prim.
    Having lived in Rhode Island for most of her life Jordan uses the state as a backdrop for all her books, though many of the cities and towns and businesses (especially the ones run by vampires) are all fictitious.
    When she’s not writing about one vampire or another Jordan enjoys spending time with her husband, Ken and their lovable Labradors, Dino and Enzo on the beautiful beaches of New England.
    For more free books join Jordan’s newsletter at http://bit.ly/1Vk2TWn

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  • Paranormal

    Coming in Hot by @RedLJameson #RLFblog #paranormalromance

    Today’s featured book is Coming in Hot by Red L. Jameson, et al.

    About the Book

    Title Coming in Hot
    Genre Contemporary & Paranormal Romance
    Author Red L. Jameson, et al
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Get a dose of romance, STAT! **Brand New and Exclusive** novella to novel length books. 
    Featuring NYT, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors, we’re Coming In Hot with paranormal to contemporary, and sizzling to seductive bedside manners by the doctors, nurses, paramedics, and more in this boxed set. 

    Buy This Book

    Publisher Naughty Nights Press, LLC
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    About the Author

    We are more than 20 NYT, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors who wish for our readers the same as our characters—to have love, laughter and a happily ever after.  

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    Amazon Author Page http://goo.gl/Gvd2vq
  • Paranormal

    Take These Broken Wings by @LiviaQuinn #RLFblog Paranormal #giveaway

    Today’s featured book is Take These Broken Wings by Livia Quinn.

    About the Book

    Title Take These Broken Wings
    Genre Paranormal Cozy
    Author Livia Quinn
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Jack Lang knows first hand about Destiny’s secrets–turns out he was one of them. Five months ago he and his unlikely band of heroes defeated some nasty creatures intent on taking advantage of the Paramortals’ powerlessness during Chaos. After surviving the Chaos with the help of their resident dragon, Jack received the biggest shock of his life. And that was saying a lot.
    He’d chosen Destiny for the normalcy and safety it could provide his teenager after a life of their own kind of chaos with Jordie’s mother. He’d been looking for Mayberry. Instead he’d found not a town, but a world full of magical beings, odd occurrences, and quite frankly, monsters. Think, Middle Earth. There’d been one shock after another and yet, instead of leaving and taking Jordie somewhere “safe”… he’d stayed.
    Looking back, everything had started when he met Tempest Pomeroy. That was when his world turned upside down—along with half the town. He’d surprised himself with his acceptance of the supernatural. And he’d almost accepted this latest blow, but that was before he found out he no longer belonged anywhere. Not with humans, and not among supernaturals. Something had gone haywire in his family DNA.
    Now the women in his life feel he’s abandoned them. Actually, he’s abandoned everything except for the need to quench this gnawing hunger in his gut and the compulsion to jump off the highest levee in Laccasine Parish.
    Too bad there were no mountains in Louisiana.

    Get a free book

    All four Destiny books are on sale now and one commenter will receive a free copy of the Destiny book of your choice in epub or mobi.
    Preorder Take These Broken Wings Now – Release day Oct 2nd!
    Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing

    Buy This Book

    Ibooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/take-these-broken-wings/id1118777289
    Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940153209159
    Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/take-these-broken-wings-2
    Createspace Available October 2016
    AllromanceEbooks Available October 2016

    About the Author

    Livia Quinn is a DC native who’s lived on the bayou in Louisiana for thirty years. After experiencing weather disasters in the South, it was only natural that they would play a part in her Storm Lake world, a place where supernaturals and mere-mortals co-exist (but on different ends of the lake. That’s one of the rules. Never let the mortals see you use your magic.)

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    Website: http://liviaquinn.com
  • Paranormal

    In Her Element by @Laurel_R_books #RLFblog #PNR

    Today’s featured book is In Her Element by Laurel Richards.

    About the Book

    Title In Her Element (Elementals #1)
    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Author Laurel Richards
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Darya Drake is a Water Elemental who has lived a difficult life. She’s raising her younger brother, Matthew, who is mentally ill, and she has had to fight off Phages—Elementals who kill and cannibalize other Elementals to steal their powers. It isn’t until she meets Ethan Zale, a Water Elemental with stormy blue eyes and a body to die for, that she dares to hope for a better future. Ethan is everything she has ever wanted, but trouble looms when a Phage begins stalking her. Can Ethan find out who is after her and keep her safe? Will her brother accept another man in her life? Darya discovers true love in the midst of strife, but for a girl who has lost almost everyone she has ever cared about, it’s hard to believe in happy endings.

    Buy This Book

    Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Element-Elementals-Book-ebook/dp/B01L0B28CU/
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-her-element-laurel-richards/1124466173?ean=2940153405544
    ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-inherelement-2091573-149.html
    Inktera http://www.inktera.com/store/title/9810de17-3c67-49b9-a5cf-b701d43a5b3c

    About the Author

    Laurel Richards is a fiction author with a passion for shifters, space travelers, and other memorable characters. She has gathered inspiration from lots of different sources throughout her life and is here to share her imagination through storytelling. Laurel writes sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal, and funny mysteries, with various degrees of romance mixed in. You can find Laurel at http://www.author-laurelrichards.com.

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  • Paranormal

    Dragon Myth: Dominated by the Dragon @KryssieFortune #Dragons #RLFBlog

    Today’s featured book is Dominated by the Dragon by Kryssie Fortune

    Variations on a Dragon Myth

    When is a dragon not a dragon? When it’s a chimera of course. A what?  Well, to quote Homer’s Iliad a chimera is thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of a terrible flame of bright fire. That sounds like the world’s worst description of a dragon to me. No way would I want to meet this beast, especially if it breathed fire.
    The Ancient Greeks had a hero for everything, even slaying a Chimera. Perseus killed Medusa, Theseus killed the Minotaur while Hercules killed pretty much everyone he met, including his wife and child. Bellerophon rode a flying horse, and together they killed the Chimera. The world must have been full of monsters back then.
    Every culture has its own version of dragons. Perhaps the most well-known dragons ail from China. 
    To the Ancient Chinese, the Dragon symbolized power and wisdom. They revered them as a symbol of power, but they needed to placate them. Since they believed dragons could control water, they thought floods occurred when a mortal upset a dragon.
    I guess the moral of my story is whatever its species, you need to keep your dragon happy. The same applies to Flynn Hemsworth—hero of my book Dominated By the Dragon. He’s a former super soldier turned mercenary with a dragon demon bonded into his soul. 

    About the Book

    Title Dominated by the Dragon
    Genre Paranormal Romance
    Author Kryssie Fortune
    A former super soldier turned dragon demon must choose between his soul mate and saving the world from a nuclear winter.
    The British army’s nuclear testing bonded a dragon into Flynn Hemsworth’s soul. Military scientists vivisected and tortured him until he escaped two years later. Although he’s never aged, he’s been alone and on the run for almost six decades. When he prevents a naked woman from being the prize lot in a coven’s slave auction, he realizes she has an unexplored submissive streak.
    Hope Mathews—a sassy blonde with killer keyboard skills—is a strong independent woman. When Flynn prevents her being sold to a demon, she discovers she enjoys spankings and light bondage.
    Together Hope and Flynn must shut down a coven of black magicians, rescue kidnapped demons, and stop a black ops nuclear missile hitting the UK. Even if they manage all that, Hope’s the granddaughter of a billionaire while Flynn’s still on the run from the military who want to dissect him again. Can they find common ground and build a life together?
    Reader Advisory: Contains explicit language, a virginal heroine who discovers she enjoys spanking and bondage. Add in some serious dragon demon loving, light the blue touch paper, stand back, and watch the sparks fly..

    Buy This Book

    Luminosity http://luminositypublishing.com/product/dominated-by-the-dragon/ 
    Amazon US http://amzn.to/2agfoFI
    All Romance http://bit.ly/29ZkMei

    About the Author

    Alpha males and their sassy mates rule in Kryssie Fortune’s books. If the hero’s a shapeshifter, then so much the better.
    Werewolves prowl through her Scattered Siblings series, along with the occasional Fae and vampire.
    She grew up climbing trees and playing with imaginary dragons. Kryssie still loves dragons, and if she can sneak one into her books she will.
    Her pet hates are unhappy endings and books that end on a cliffhanger.
    Kryssie’s books are hot and explicit but the plot always comes before the sex. Since she writes erotic romance, she guarantees a happy ending.