Paranormal
Paranormal includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending themes from fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
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Bucket List: Magnus from To Eternity @DaisyBanks16 #RLFblog #PNR
To Eternity
by Daisy BanksIntroducing Magnus Johansson from To Eternity. This is his
bucket list.About the Book
Title To Eternity, wild beneath the moon-Book 2 in the Timeless
series.Genre ParanormalAuthor Daisy BanksBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RFor four centuries Magnus has lived
according to the dictates of the moon, his heart isolated by the domination of his
wolf nature. Now fate has brought the beautiful, independent Sian to his house at
Darnwell and their irresistible attraction has exploded into a white-hot passion.
Yet she is not wolf, and the time has come for her to embrace the change. But once
she completes the ritual and claims her place next to Magnus, the rivals will appear
on the horizon…The Bucket List of Magnus Johansson
This interview is designed for your hero to describe his/her bucket list for
readers. Answer the questions as the character.Name: Magnus JohanssonAge: Approximately four hundred and eighty five.Gender: MaleBirthplace: Darnwell EnglandProfession: He is of independent means and therefore has no professional
title.Welcome to Romance Lives
Forever. Your author introduced you. Now we’d like to get to know you better. Please
tell us about yourself.Thank you for inviting me to take part in this interview. Man
or myth, or something in between, that is how I have described myself in the past.
My existence, I can’t call it life, was grim. Until I met Sian I had been solitary
for many years. I preferred to be alone rather than risk forming relationships with
others. I had some bitter experiences in my youth and the pain from them was compounded
by living through the losses of the war years. I thought being alone was my only
honorable option.I am sure you are aware I am afflicted with the werewolf curse.
Please, don’t worry. I am quite safe at present. The full moon is past for this
month. Even during the full moon I try to limit the number of times I hunt and am
very selective of my hunting grounds. When I am not under the control of the moon
I spend much time in organizing restoration work on my home. The orangery and the
walled garden are current projects. Since I met Sian she has helped me with these
tasks and so many other things. Sian has turned my world around, I wouldn’t be here
speaking with you today if not for her influence. Sian shares my interest in antiques
and architecture. She has an eye for beauty in its many forms.I do apologize, this is supposed to be about me, but I can’t
help talking about Sian. Shall we continue with the interview?When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.”
Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations
to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.” We’d like
to know yours, please. If you haven’t made one before, perhaps now would be a good
time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling
us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.What are two places you
would like to visit before you die, and why?This is very interesting. As a werewolf, my death, barring unfortunate
circumstances, is very unlikely, but I would like to answer the questions all the
same. I would enjoy the chance to visit Egypt with Sian. She quite rightly pointed
out that if I journey there I could relish the sense of a time well beyond my own
existence. That would be a very enlightening experience.There is also a beach I once visited in the Caribbean and I would
like to return there. The memory of the place features often in the dreams I share
with Sian. I would like to take her there and show her the reality. Hopefully, in
the intervening years since I first visited, the beach hasn’t changed too much.
I once found peace there and in my younger days that was a very rare occurrence.Where is a place you would
never like to return, and why?The place is London, but not as it is now. Sian has taken me
to visit London several times and I have enjoyed each journey we have made. I would
prefer not to return as I was in the eighteenth century. I behaved rather badly
then and have no pride in my activities in that era of my life. Grief can have a
very damaging effect in many different ways. I’m afraid it made a self-centered
creature of me. I hunted with impunity and relished the chase in a way I am rather
ashamed of now.Who is someone you would
like to meet, and why?I would like to meet the founder of my family line and discover
how the werewolf curse first took hold. I would ask them if they ever found a way
to conquer the wretched affliction.Who is someone you would
like to avoid, and why?At present the person I would wish to have no contact with is
Mr. Franklyn Gorsewell. He is a despicable creature who has threatened and even
physically harmed the woman I love. A reckoning between he and I must eventually
come, and I believe it will be savage. Please don’t think I fear that, I don’t,
but Sian will be distressed by such an event, after all he was once her employer
and so called mentor. He abused that position of trust. He is utterly without merit.If you could time travel
to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?I have a rather strange and sometimes strained relationship with
time. If I were able to travel in time I would wish to return to the day I met Sian.
I would do things differently you see. I’m afraid to say I wasn’t very grateful
at first that she made me live. I’d been alone for so long, I might as well have
been dead. I fought against being dragged back to life in the fear of its hurts.
I shouldn’t have done. I ought to have been gentler with her, accepted the wonderful
love she offered me and thanked her for it. Yes, if I could travel in time I would
return to experience those first days with her again. She is the most courageous
woman I have ever met and I’d like to honor that rather than being as difficult
as I was. Of course, Sian has forgiven me my foibles, but I would like to make her
memories of our meeting sweeter.What is your birth order?I am an only child.Tell us about your favorite
toy as a child.My childhood was rather isolated, understandable given my heritage.
I had few toys but I did have several dogs as companions. It was then I discovered
my body is not that of an ordinary person. The dogs aged and died, but I hardly
changed. My parents always provided new ones, but I had to accept the loss of creatures
I loved. Each lost hound proved bitter lesson for me. I also had several favorite
ponies and horses as I matured. Their loss though painful didn’t sting quite so
much as those of my dogs. They did not sleep on my bed, nor beg from my plate or
offer such devoted companionship.I was very fond of a hunting hawk. I’d named her Starlight, for
her gleaming under wing feathers, when she died I gave up hawking. Later, once I
reached adolescence and I’d undergone the first year or two of moon induced transformations,
my parents departed and I became master of my home. I amused myself as any young
man of wealth might in the era.Describe your favorite
food and how it’s prepared.The wolf inheritance influences many aspects of my life and as
a man I eat a great deal of steak. My cook knows to serve it rare.Tell us about your best
friend.Other than my few servants, my contact with people over the recent
past has been very limited. In the war years when I was quite active there were
young men who I called friends, however, they never truly knew me as I am. Sian
is the one person who knows and accepts me. She offers me the gift of her love.
She is everything.I must leave now as Sian is waiting. Thank you for your questions.
I hope we meet again sometime in the future. Good day.Buy This Book
Publisher Lyrical Press. A Kensington Imprint http://www.ekensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/29484Amazon http://www.amazon.com/To-Eternity-Daisy-Banks-ebook/dp/B00OZUMI92Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-eternity-daisy-banks/1120657535?ean=9781616506322ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-toeternity-1683439-142.htmlAuthor Bio
Daisy Banks writes sensual and spicy romance in the Historical,
Paranormal and Fantasy genres. An obsessive writer, Daisy is passionate about her
stories. Her focus is to offer the best tale she can to readers. Daisy is married,
with two grown up sons. She lives with her husband in a converted chapel in Shropshire,
England. Antiques and collecting entertain Daisy when she isn’t writing, she has
also occasionally been known to make a meal that doesn’t stick to the pan.Author Social Media
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Character Sketch: Alex from Vampire Territory 1 @AllieRitch #RLFblog #vampire
Drinking Partners The character sketch allows a hero or heroine to tell
readers about himself or herself. Today’s interview is with vampire Alexandra
Gage.Title: Vampire Territory 1: Drinking PartnersGenre: Urban Vampire RomanceAuthor: Allie RitchBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RBeing the master vampire for the Mid-Atlantic Territory is a
tough job. Between the Human Rebellion trying to kill him with poisonous suicide
donors and snobby born vampires bucking his authority, Lucas Thane has his hands
full. What he needs is a regular drinking partner to feed from and a bigger power
block. He finds both in the form of Alexandra Gage, the master of the territory
south of his.Alex could use a little help herself, but she has no intention
of letting Lucas take over. Turned into a vampire against her will, she has had
enough control taken from her. She’ll never let Lucas usurp her right to rule, but
will she let him steal her heart? Passion ignites between them, and it’s amazing
what vampire bodies can do.Buy This Book
Loose Id http://www.loose-id.com/drinking-partners.htmlARe http://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html?searchBy=author&qString=Allie+RitchAbout the Character
Name: Alexandra (Alex) GageAge: late 20’sGender: femaleBirthplace: the vampire-free states, USProfession: Master of the Southern TerritoryEthnicity/Species (if not human): vampireDescribe her body build, skin tone, height and weight. Include
any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars: Alex is average height
for a modern woman and athletically built. Her tan has faded and the highlights
in her dirty-blonde hair have darkened because she hasn’t been able to go out in
the sun since being turned into a vampire. While her blue eyes have stayed the same,
her strength, reflexes, and senses have all increased exponentially since she was
turned.Who is the significant other in your character’s life? Lucas
Thane. He’s her lover, her drinking partner (they exchange blood), and her political
partner, though she has to watch him closely to keep him from stealing her territory
out from under her.How does your heroine
dress?Soon after being turned into a vampire and taking over as master
of the Southern Territory, Alex starts wearing hoodies and jeans. For one thing,
she doesn’t have a lot of time to shop, what with other bloodsuckers trying to kill
her and take over power. For another, older vampires can be misogynistic bastards,
and she likes that many mistake her for a man. Rumor gets around that she’s a cowled
monk—some ancient vampire gone crazy—and she runs with the image. Lucas later upgrades
her to a full-length brown leather coat with a hood. Of course, her favorite accessories
are a semi-automatic pistol and a sword.What special skills does your character rely on? Alex relies
on her superior speed to defend her position as a master vampire and to kill male
vampires who are bigger and stronger.What does she have a knack
for doing?She has a definite knack for drama. There’s nothing like showing
off a severed head to your subjects to get them to fall in line.Does this character see morality as black-and-white, or with
shades of gray? If Alex didn’t see the world in shades of gray before, she certainly
does after being turned into the thing she hates most: a vampire. She has a strong
conscience, yet she’s willing to do whatever it takes to protect herself and those
closest to her.If someone from your character’s
past showed up, who would she most want it to be, and why? OR who would she most
NOT want it to be, and why?She would NOT want to see her family members. They assume she’s
dead, and she wants it to stay that way. She knows they couldn’t accept that she
now has fangs.What would help your character
face hardship and meet any challenge?Alex is tough and can handle a lot on her own, but meeting and
falling for Lucas gives her the extra strength she needs to tackle anything. She
trusts Lucas with her life and wants him as her partner in every way. But can she
trust the cunning vampire not to steal her territory?How does your character
express disappointment?Alex has one main rule for her vampire subjects: no harming the
humans or drinking from anyone who doesn’t volunteer. She tends to shoot anyone
who breaks this rule and disappoints her.You live in a violent
world. How did you find love under the circumstances?It was more like love found me. Lucas showed up on my doorstep
looking to do a little political maneuvering between master vampires. The sexual
attraction between us was instantaneous. Then I got to know him better, and I was
a goner, though real trust between us took a little longer.What’s it like making
love to another vampire?(Alex grins). There’s a lot of sucking involved.What is your philosophy
in life?I’m not really the philosophical type. I tend to focus on the
present, and at the moment my strategy is simple. Survive, squash my enemies, and
enjoy the pleasure I share with Lucas.About Your Writer: Questions for your character to answer about you.
To honor the person who chose to share your story, please answer at least four
of these questions.Why do you think your
writer chose to write about you?I think Allie Ritch enjoys action scenes and was ready to write
a heroine who is a real warrior—one who doesn’t need a man but is certainly strong
enough to handle a master vampire, both inside and outside the bedroom.Was there anything your
writer discovered about you that was a surprise to one or both of you?Before I taught her about weaponry, Allie knew nothing about
guns. Zilch. She kept asking me where the safety was on my Glock and what a caliber
meant. It was embarrassing.Why do you think your
writer loves to write?She’s creative. I respect that. Maybe I’d do something more artistic
with my creativity if I weren’t busy fighting other bloodsuckers. Instead, I apply
my skills to building more innovative booby traps around my home.What do you wish your
writer would write next?The sequel to Drinking Partners. Allie has already drafted it,
and I’m glad. My story and the stories of the vampires with me are far from done.Is there anything you’d
like to say to your writer?Yeah. Did you have to let me get shot? I know I can handle it,
but bullet holes still freaking hurt! Then again, the multi-orgasmic sex with Lucas
is amazing, so I guess that makes things even.Author Bio
Allie Ritch is a multiÂpublished author of sizzling sciÂfi and
paranormal romance. She has an active imagination and enjoys entertaining others
through storytelling. Allie lives in her own little world in the Southeastern United
States, where she spends time appreciating the ocean and sunshine.Author Social Media
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Urban Fantasy: Beast Coast by JC McKenzie @JC_McKenzie #RLFblog #PNR
The signs in the zoos saying ‘Don’t Poke the Dangerous Animal’
never applied to Andy McNeilly.About the Book
Title: Beast CoastSeries Name: Carus Series, Book TwoPublisher: The Wild Rose PressEditor: Lara ParkerCover Artist: Debbie Taylor of DCA GraphicsGenre: Urban Fantasy/ParanormalBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13When Master Vampire Lucien Delgatto threatens her potential mate
Wick’s life, Shape Shifter Andrea “Andy” McNeilly will employ a den of
witches, a bedazzled thong, and her ability to shift into multiple animals to meet
his demands. She plans to keep Wick safe—even if she’s not speaking to him. Lucien’s
unwelcomed control over Wick’s life has thrown Andy into a whirlwind of emotions.Though Wick vows to do whatever it takes to earn Andy’s forgiveness
and win back her trust, it may be too late. This recent conflict awakens something
within Andy, an animal she’s never learned to control. For hidden beneath all her
forms is a beast whose anger and brutality rivals none.YouTube Video
Click here to watch. http://youtu.be/ld4OikkDFgQAbout the Author:
Born and raised on the Haida Gwaii, off the West Coast of Canada,
J.C. McKenzie grew up in a pristine wilderness that inspired her to dream. She writes
Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.Author Social Media
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5 Easy Questions: Kelley Heckart author The Bear Goddess @CelticChick #RLFblog #Fantasy
5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick,
easy, and fun. Today’s guest is Kelley Heckart.What were you like when
you were in school?I was quiet and shy. My teachers wrote on my report cards that
I needed to speak up more in class.What is your favorite
quote?“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks
of changing himself.” Leo TolstoyWhat was your favorite
book as a child?I started reading at age 4 so I don’t remember what I liked then,
but I do remember when I was a little older I liked the Nancy Drew series. I do
remember a favorite book as a pre-teen: Where the Red Fern Grows. I also liked The
Outsiders.What was the last movie
you watched (home or theater)?Divergent. I liked it because there was a strong female heroine
who wasn’t afraid to fight back.If the hero of your latest
book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?My latest hero is a centaur shifter so I guess it would be a
song about horses. Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones would be his ringtone. I love
that song.About the Book
Title: The Bear Goddess, Book 1: The Arcadia SeriesGenre: Greek myths/fantasyAuthor: Kelley HeckartBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RRomance, fantasy and magic in Bronze Age Arcadia (Greece)Forbidden love…Broken vows…Betrayal…Callisto, the daughter of the great Arcadian King Lycaon and
the nymph Maia, studied all her life to attain the high position of Bear Goddess
among the nymphs of Artemis, taking a sacred vow of purity. But when she meets a
mysterious man, her life changes forever.Kasin is a prince among the fierce centaurs and one of few who
can take human shape. A follower of Zeus, he is mystified to save a nymph’s life
and even worse, to fall in love with an enemy of the centaurs. He is torn between
his duty to his people and his love for Callisto.When
the nymphs capture Kasin for their next sacrifice, his capture threatens to expose
his secret connection with Callisto and her betrayal to Artemis. Soul bound to him,
she cannot allow him to be sacrificed and helps him escape. Obsessed with having
Callisto for himself, the god Pan is determined to kill the centaur. On the run
from the nymphs, danger and betrayal follow Kasin and Callisto. To survive, they
must evade Pan’s vengeance as well as others who also want to keep them apart. Will
their love for each other be enough to save them?Buy This Book
The Bear Goddess will be available very soon at amazon.com in
print and Kindle. To be notified of the release date, please join my special notices
newsletter: http://kelleyheckart.com/Contact_Kelley_Page.htmlAuthor Social Media
Website: http://www.kelleyheckart.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/CelticChickGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/kheckart
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Cover Love: Dark Sentinels 2 by Dariel Raye @pendarielraye #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance
Torin
Dark Sentinels 2Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a book
and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the author.
Today’s featured book is Dark Sentinels 2: Torin by Dariel Raye.Born to protect, ruled by passion.When wolves and shifters start turning up dead, sentinel shifter
Torin DuMont must battle an enemy bent on destroying those he was born to protect.
His greatest challenge, however, is uppity human Attorney Stephanie Bates and the
surprising effect she has on his heart.Enjoy a Facebook party for Dariel Raye and friends during September. Plenty of giveaways, and excerpts from great books. http://ow.ly/B73syBuy This Book
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Interview: Jami Gray author of Shadow’s Moon @JamiGrayAuthor #RLFblog #paranormalromance
Shadow’s Moon Title Shadow’s MoonGenre Paranormal Romance, Urban FantasyAuthor Jami GrayBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RInterview with Jami Gray
Why did you write this book?This is the third installment in my Urban Fantasy series, The
Kyn Kronicles. While the first two books follow Raine McCord and Gavin Durand and
introduce the reader into the shadowy world around us, for this book, I’ve loved
Xander since she popped up in the first book, and her relationship with Warrick
held too many layers to ignore. Plus, my critique partners threw down a challenge—”Write
a romance, we dare you.” I hemmed and hawed, only to get “We triple dog
dare you.” Sigh, who’s going to turn that down?What is your favorite genre to read?I’m a huge reader, so my taste are wide, but my favorites are
Urban Fantasy and Military influenced romantic suspense.What is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own characters)?Oh, that’s a hard one. I first fell in love with Anita Blake
in Circus of the Damned by Laurell Hamilton, but have since gone on to develop serious
feelings for Mercy Thompson of Patricia Briggs’ series, Kate Daniels from Ilona
Andrew’s series, and Joanne Walker from C.E. Murphy’s Walker Papers series. Of course,
not to leave out the male half of the fiction world, I love to spend quality time
with Harry Dresden from Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files. ((wiggles eyebrows))Do you enjoy films and/or TV shows? Which are your favorites?I live in a household swimming in testosterone, so films are
a great way to spend time with my boys—wild explosions, furious car chases, we’re
an action flick family all the way. However, I’m a huge devotee to both the ID channel
and the History Channel. Favorite series right now: The Blacklist. Favorite Movie:
right now the boys and I are waiting for Guardians of the Galaxy, but me and the
other half are looking forward to Sin
City: A Dame To Kill For.What are you working on at the moment, and what are we likely to see from you in the coming months?I’m just about to begin the second book in my upcoming new Paranormal
Romantic Suspense series, which spins together a mixed team of ex-military psychics,
some serious chases, shootouts, and various other mayhem, all while take out the
baddies of the world. The first book in the PSY-IV Teams (think Cypher), Hunted
By The Past, will be coming out August 26th.Right behind that book, will be the fourth book in the Kyn Kronicles,
Shadow’s Curse, which should hit shelves Oct/Nov 2014.Please tell us about your latest book.Without spoilers, Shadow’s Moon follows Xander Cade, the female
Tracker for the Northwest Motoki wolf pack and
her unexpected bond with her alpha, Warrick Vidis. The two have to find their way
as their relationship shifts under them, even as someone is threatening their pack.
If they can’t find their way to work together, more than them will end up paying
a deadly price.Even a wild heart can be broken…A blonde, a brunette and a monster walk into a bar and all hell
breaks loose.It should have been the start of a bad joke, but days from a
full moon Xander Cade, Tracker for the Northwest Motoki Pack, finds nothing funny
about confronting an enraged Shifter in a crowded Portland nightclub filled with unsuspecting humans.
The resulting carnage frays an already thin veil of secrecy shielding the supernatural
Kyn community from public scrutiny, and ensures she can’t escape the one man she’s
been determined to avoid, her Alpha and mate, Warrick Vidis. Dominating, protective
and compelling, Warrick threatens her individuality like no other.As the Northwest Alpha wolf, compromise isn’t in Warrick Vidis’s
vocabulary, but when his reluctant mate, Xander Cade, refuses to leave off the hunt
for a killer, he has no qualms using whoever or whatever necessary to protect her
or his pack. A series of unusual deaths involving lone wolves, along with anonymous
threats against him and his Pack, begin to jeopardize his normal steely control.
Add in Xander’s continual reluctance to fully accept their Soul bond, and the line
between intellect and instinct begins to blur, leaving him wondering if one woman’s
love and acceptance will be enough to save both man and wolf.As the danger escalates, threatening not just their Pack but
those closest to them, Warrick and Xander must find a way to trust each other and
accept their rare bond or risk losing everything-their pack, their friends and each
other.Buy This BookPublisher http://blackopalbooks.com/shop-our-store/blackopalstore/paranormal-romance/shadows-moonAmazon http://amzn.com/B00K8AZZESBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadows-moon-the-kyn-kronicles-book-3-jami-gray/1119462166?ean=2940149437719ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-shadow039smoonthekynkroniclesbook3-1507186-140.htmlKobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/shadow-s-moonSmashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/435674
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shadows-moon-kyn-kronicles/id875444016?mt=11Author BioJami Gray is the award winning, multi-published author of the
Urban Fantasy series, The Kyn Kronicles, and the Paranormal Romantic Suspense series,
PSY-IV Teams. Her latest release, Shadow’s Moon (5/14) was a Golden Claddaugh Finalist,
and the first in her newest series, Hunted By The Past, hits shelves in August 2014.
She is surrounded by Star Wars obsessed males and a male lab, who masquerades as
a floor rug as she plays with the voices in her head.Author Social MediaWebsite http://www.JamiGray.comGoodreads http://www.goodreads.com/JamiGrayAmazon Author Page http://amzn.com/e/B006HU3HJIFacebook Author Page https://www.facebook.com/JamiGrayUFWriterGoogle+ https://google.com/+JamiGray