My Life In Fantasy

Vampires For Valentines Day Winners!

2012-02-26T19:27:00.001-08:00

!!Congratulations!!

The Winner of all 4 books is Wendy!

She has been notified and is enjoying her books as we speak.

[ I hope :) ]

3 lucky runner ups will be enjoying their copy of The Vampire King!

They are :

Heather Book Savvy-Babe, Mary Reiss , Ashley Anne Applebee

I know that you guys will love the books!

Remember, if you didn't win you can always buy them from Amazon.

Click the titles below and pick up yours today!

Seithe by Poppet
Venix by Poppet
First Bitten by Samantha Towle
The Vampire King by by Heather Killovgh-Walden

Please stop by and look at what these amazing authors have to offer. If you didn't win, you are still able to enjoy them! Add them to your lists now so you don't forget, or click today and pick up your copies.

PSA

If you have read a book and enjoyed it, please review it. Let everyone know what a great book it is!

Happy reading friends!

Vampires For Valentines Day Giveaway Hop

2012-02-11T09:44:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my stop on the Vampires for Valentines Giveaway Hop! Thanks for stopping by! I have always loved the vampire myths and can't get enough. I love the good, the bad, the scary and the super sexy ones, even the one's that glitter. :D I'm not really sure what it is about these creatures of the night that just grab a hold of me and won't let go. It could be the immortality bit, but there are other paranormal beings that are immortal, but they just don't do it for me like the Vampires do.

One of the new authors that I love is Felicity Heaton. I'm reading her Vampire Realm series now, and I'm loving it. Trust me, you will too! Thank you for Felicity Heaton and Bitten by Paranormal Romance for putting together such a great blog hop. You guys are awesome!

THE GOODIES!

To say thanks for stopping by my blog and joining in on the Vampires for Valentines Blog Hop, I have 3 4 great books to share with you from authors I love.

Poppet is one of my most beloved authors and I can't I can't get enough of her writing. I have been very lucky to have had the opportunity to get to know her over the last few months. It is because of her that I even wanted to participate in this. I had to share her with you! Seithe was absolutely magnificent. Poppet also turned me on to Samantha Towle and Heather Killovgh-Walden.

I think that you will love all three of these stories!

(Thank you Poppet.)

One Lucky Winner Will Receive:

Seithe
Venix
First Bitten
The Vampire King

Three Runner's Up will Receive:

The Vampire King

Good luck and thanks for stopping by.

(forgive me for any errors and my updates.)

Seithe (Pravus Book One) by Poppet

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In a rage Phoebe stalks out on her past.

Fate twists her into new arms when she enters the club Pravus, where the fallen congregate.

She steps out of her life induced coma and indulges in SEITHE.

He's intoxicating, enthralling and dangerous. Is he a Vampyre, Demon, or Fallen angel? She's about to find out, if he doesn't kill her first...
Click Here:Seithe is free at Amazon! You will love it!

*EXCITING UPDATE*

Add Venix to this wonderful set of e-books!

Venix (Pravus Book Two) by Poppet

In an ancient battle between the neuri of Belgrade and the Vampyre, Zaria is caught in the middle, given the task of being The One.

She is hopelessly drawn to Darise, Venix interferes with his own agenda, but then the neuri Zauran becomes interested in her.

It couldn't be more complicated. It's more than a vendetta, if Zauran can captivate Zaria he will effectively crush Venix's final stand against his kind.

Darise offers unconditional love, Venix offers enlightenment, Zauran offers rabid passion... throw in the rest of the family and you have mayhem...

The lessons are strange, the supernatural men beyond intoxicating, in the end Zaria's has to choose or lose them all.

First Bitten by Samantha Towle

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A love story with bite …...

Walking home after a night out drowning her sorrows with her best friend, Carrie, Alexandra Jones stupidly takes a phone call from her cheating ex-boyfriend, Eddie, and in her anger hurls her phone into the forest before her.

But when Alex goes to retrieve her phone from the undergrowth, she and Carrie come face-to-face with a monster they never even knew existed, a Vârcolac (a nightmarish vampire-werewolf hybrid) and he's in search of fresh blood. The next thing Alex knows, she is staring at the impossibly handsome but mysterious Nathan who has helped bring her back to life, but not to the life she left.

To her horror, she discovers she has now become a blood-drinking Vârcolac herself and she is the only female of her kind, with the potential for breeding a whole new army of Vârcolacs if they can only track her down and press her into service.

And while Alex gets to know Nathan and his shape-shifting family as they offer her the protection she so desperately needs, unbeknown to all of them, the Vârcolacs are getting closer …

The Vampire King by Heather Killovgh-Walden

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It was immediate for Roman. In three thousand years, he’d never lost control of his emotions, or his heart. But the moment he laid eyes on Evelynne Farrow, he knew she was the woman who haunted his dreams. And everything changed.

Everything.

Evie Farrow has always loved a good vampire romance. In fact, she makes a living writing them. While sitting in a coffee shop and working on her next mega-hot book, Evie is approached by a tall, dark, and handsome man who could have been pulled directly from one of her novels.

Unbeknownst to her, Roman D’Angelo is exactly what he appears to be – a vampire, and not just any vampire, but the king of vampires.

Unfortunately, while Roman is both ancient and invulnerable, Evie is flesh and blood. Just as Roman decides that he and Evie have a date with destiny, for reasons of their own, an ancient god and a homicidal vampire take an equally strong interest in her. To make things more complicated, there’s something very special about Evie. Something not quite human.

Can Roman fight off the incredible forces that would have Evie as their own long enough to win her heart, or will destiny betray him, and destroy everything he has ever dreamed of?

“Lalura had told him about her vision. Thirteen kings on a chess board – and thirteen queens….”

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Timothy C. Hobbs 3 eBook Set Raffle » VAMPLIT BLOG

2012-01-24T12:05:00.000-08:00

Check out this Giveaway at VampLit!

Timothy's books sound deliciously scary, Just what I've been looking for!

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Review: Harry Potter & the Sorcerers Stone

2012-01-08T22:38:00.000-08:00

This was such a fun book to read. You're either a fan of Harry Potter or you're not, and I definitely am. As the story moved along, I became more attached to Harry than ever before. I felt sorry for him being raised by such a cruel family. When Hagrid came into the picture again, it was touching. He has so much love for Harry.I felt elated as I read about winning the Quidditch games, about his best Christmas ever, and feared for him at those particular times... I can't wait to read the next adventure.

Sunday's In My Mailbox

2012-01-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

In My Mail Box By The Story Siren

This will be my new weekly blog posts for Sunday's. I would never have found this if not for the wonderful authors and bloggers out there that I follow. So thanks to all of you! I will always link to where I purchased the book.

Thursday Purchases of the E variety

Quislings by Poppet (smashwords)
Fractured by Poppet (smashwords)
Hesesy: Solar Eclipse by Poppet (smashwords)
Heresy:The Scorpion's Sting by Poppet (smashwords)
Fey's Adventures by Poppet (smashwords)
House of Pleasure by Deborah Court (smashwords)
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (B&N)
Spellbound by by F E Heaton (B&N)
Hunter's Moon by by F E Heaton (B&N)
Winter's Kiss by by F E Heaton (B&N)
Seventh Circle by F E Heaton (B&N)
To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick (B&N)
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (Goodreads)

As you can see, Thursday was a good day for me! I bought all of the Poppet books from smashwords that I didn't have. I still need to purchase the Gemma Rice books, but I will be getting to those soon. I finished buying the Vampire's Realm series by F E Heaton from B&N. My gift card is almost diminished now. :( All of these books will be read for my reading challenges, so it may take a little while to get to them.

If you're very quiet you might hear a happy noise.

...Shhhhh...

...Listen...

Did you hear it?

If you did, it was just me Squeeeeeeing out of excitement for my new goodies!

In My Mailbox: I Won! Edition

2012-01-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

Romancing Christmas Wins & More!
I think I made out rather well, don't you?

Nova Sparks, I won book one and two from the Dome trilogy.

Kristen James, Ember's of Hope

The Demon in Me, Some Like It Paranormal

(It was waiting in my mailbox the other day!)

From Some Like It Paranormal

Exlibres (Stella), A Love by Any Measure, K. McRae

Catch Me, I'm Irish, Z Apocalypse Babes

Karenna Colcroft Little Black Dress , Rockin Under The Christmas Tree

Christmas Eve on Olympus, book 1 1/2, Lisa Beth Darling

Vampire Realm shorts , Felicity Heaton

Prescription For Love, by Fiona McGrier

What I've Bought So Far:

Pandora's Box, Gracen Miller

The Heart of War, Child of War-A god is born (of War series) Lisa Beth Darling

Circulatory System, Reena Jacobs

Prophecy, Child of Light bk1 , Prophecy, Celestis & Aurorea bk2, By Felicity Heaton

Who I Want To Read
Venix by Poppet
Felicity Heaton Vampire Realm
Gracen Miller Road to Hell series (have book one)
The Demon in Me part two and three
J.D. Tyler Alpha Pack series
Stephanie Tyler The Eternal Wolf Clan series

Sorry for not adding links, this was a lot of work, lol!

Have a great Friday all :)

~S~

Dirty Little Secret Thursday

2012-01-05T12:49:00.000-08:00

Christmas is over. Santa has left the building. We now have 2012 to look forward to! What new release are you looking forward to in the new year?

I am waiting patiently for Venix By Poppet to come out.It's he sequel to Seithe, and I am dying to read this. I loved Seithe and have been waiting patiently for more of that world. As a form of torture, I'm sure, I was given a little teaser of Venix. So, hopefully very soon my agony will end. ~~Also, I believe there is another Gods and Thurs book coming out, also by Poppet, and can't wait to get my hands on it, either.~~ That Poppet is a little minx, I tell ya! (It's been confirmed , the God's and Thurs saga is over.)

I also can't want to read Lover Reborn by J.R.Ward. It's the latest in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I have missed their world.

The there is the new series by Stephanie Tyler.

The Eternal Wolf Series

Dire Warning: A Novella of the Eternal Wolf Clan, part of the Penguin eSpecials program — February 2012
Dire Needs: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan (Book 1) — March 6, 2012
Dire Wants: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan (Book 2) — Winter 2012
Dire Desires: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan (Book 3) — Spring 2013

There are more, but at this moment, I can't think of them.

Happy Thursday everyone.

~S~

Coming Soon : Vampires For Valentines Giveaway Hop

2012-01-05T10:12:00.000-08:00

I am looking forward to participating in this! I already have three great e-books up for grabs for the lucky winner. This will be my first giveaway, so I hope it goes well! I wont spoil the surprise, so here's just a snippet about what I have in store for you. The first book is absolutely amazing IMO, I loved every moment of reading it, and I simply adore the author. :) The second book is actually book 2 of the previously mentioned. I have have yet to read it, but I will the moment it comes out!
...I'm drooling with anticipation...
The third book is from an author I don't know but I've heard she's wonderful and the book was terrific. I have just started reading it, and already loooove it. I'm enjoying her humor and style.
I am so excited to share these books with you and I know that you will love them too. This is going to be a blast!

If you are an author, reviewer, or blogger and would like to participate, click on the picture above and it will take you to the sign up page. They already have 23 participants, so this is going to be a great turn out! The hop is hosted by the lovely Felicity Heaton and the great review site Bitten by Paranormal Romance. I love the reviews at BPR, they have introduced me to some wonderful new books and great authors. Felicity was one of them, and she is gooooood, really good! I have her Vampire's Realm series just waiting for me to sink my teeth into them. :)
Well, that's all for now. I hope that you have a wonderful Thursday.
~s~

Horror/Thriller Reading Challenge

2012-01-04T15:58:00.000-08:00

Hosted by Sweeping Me

Levels:
01-10 – Carousel
11-20 – Ferris Wheel
21-30 – Roller Coaster
31-40 – Fortune Teller
41-50 – Haunted House Master

I'm choosing the Ferris Wheel Level

Now can ANYONE help me choose some REALLY scary books. Please. I'm not wanting R.L. Stine "scary", I'm wanting sleeping with the lights on scary. (No attack on Stine, he's been a favorite in our household since the girls were very young.)

Quislings by Poppet
Djin by Poppet
Black Lightening by John Saul
Guardian by John Saul
N by Stephen King

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

2012-01-04T11:15:00.000-08:00

Buy now at B&N or Amazon

For a quick read this book was very thought provoking. My heart ached this family, but especially for Luke. Luke is a third child in a world where having three children is illegal, punishable by death and fines for the parents. As I read this well written story, I couldn't help thinking about our world today, and everything that is going on all over. Financial chaos, food shortages, natural disasters, gas prices, and rioting all making Haddix world something to think about. Among the Hidden left me wanting to find out more about Luke's new adventures and the dangers that he will be facing. His world turned upside down once again and loosing everything that was familiar to him. I can't wait to read book 2, Among the Imposters!

Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop Winner!

2012-01-02T22:56:00.000-08:00

I won at The Heart of the Dreaming stop!

Allison had us put in some effort to win her goodies, as pictured above. I was so tired by the time I hit her blog, I almost didn't participate. The little hedgehog drew me in though, leaving me no choice whatsoever. We were asked to post a haiku in the comments section about what we would do with a hedgehog. Reading back over her post, I realize she had meant a real one, but I wrote about the toy pictured above. Not just one haiku did I write, but I entered 4 times. For your comedic pleasure, I'll post them below. Remember, It was around 1:30am and I was exhausted. (I had been blog hopping like crazy that week and barely slept a few hours a night.) I read my hedgehog haiku's to my girls and they looked at me like I was nuts. I'm thinking they were/are right. After all, they do know me best!

Drum Roll

Wild hedgehog scurries
backdoor promises of milk
every night a feast.

A muse is needed
For my creative uses
Hedgehog would be nice.

Recent divorcee'
Needs hedgehog to come and stay
to love and cuddle.

Do you hear him cry
He cries out for me alone
hedgehog wants my home.

Now, now, now. You didn't have to laugh that much, did you? Though, I have to say that my daughter, 18yo, is sitting here as I write this and we're both giggling. So, since you're not alone, I'll let you off the hook. :p

Before I forget, THANK YOU, to Allison Pang for participating and making this a fun stop in the hop. Also, thank you to PJ Schnyder for hosting this wonderful and very fun blog hop. To all of you Bloggers and Authors that also participated in the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop, a big thank you to as well. Happy Tuesday everyone.

~S~

Busted In Bollywood by Nicola Marsh

2012-01-02T19:51:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading Busted in Bollywood, and I feel kind of giddy. This book was really good. The characters were so colorful and believable. Nicola Marsh painted such a beautiful picture of Mumbai, India, which has always fascinated me.She brought it to life for me in a whole new way. I highly recommend Busted in Bombay.

Busted in Bombay tells the story of a beautiful friendship between Shari and Amrita who would literally go to the ends of the earth for each other. Shari is suffering the consequences of making a huge mistake, and finally setting her life right, leaving her confidence somewhat shattered, and causing her to second guess just about everything. She impulsively agrees to go to Mumbai and pose as Amrita to sabotage the marriage Amrita's parent's have arranged, and that's where the fun really begins! Bollywood at it's finest, Indian food that will make your mouth water, a good dose of NYC, hot men and beautiful women. This Book Has It All! Read it today!

Get your copy now from B&N or Amazon .
Stop by Nicola's site today and see what other great reads she has to offer. You will not be disappointed.

BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD

Shari Jones needs to get a life. Preferably someone else's.

Single, homeless and jobless, Indo-American Shari agrees to her best friend's whacky scheme: travel to Mumbai, pose as Amrita, ditch the fiancé her traditional Indian parents have chosen. Simple.

Until she's mistaken for a famous Bollywood actress, stalked by a Lone Ranger wannabe, courted by an English lord and busted by the blackmailing fiancé.

Life is less complicated in New York.

Or so she thinks, until the entourage of crazies follows her to the Big Apple and that's when the fun really begins.

Shari deals with a blossoming romance, an addiction to Indian food and her first movie role, while secretly craving another trip to the mystical land responsible for sparking her new lease on life. Returning to her Indian birthplace, she has an epiphany. Maybe the happily-ever-after of her dreams isn't so far away?

Covet by Felicity Heaton

2012-01-01T21:10:00.000-08:00

What a beautifully written story of forbidden love and desire.
Heaton flawlessly tells the story of Javier,one of the vampire elite and Lilah, the human bonded to another, making her forbidden territory. Their night of succumbing to desire and the danger that it puts them both into is an exciting fast paced read. Not only is this an erotic adventure that will leave you needing a cold shower, it's also about love and trust. Heaton writes believable characters and weaves their back story seamlessly into Covet, making their hot union even more fun. Not only is hot sex between the pages, but an exciting, breath holding fight between the powerful vampires, and a sweet ending, that only makes you want to read more about the characters involved. This is definitely recommended!

Buy Now at Amazon!

Check out Felicity Heaton at her website.

If you like all things paranormal, you have to look at her collection of books! I can't wait to start on the Vampire Realm series, and they're on sale now at Barnes and Noble and at Amazon.

I own a Nook so most of my purchases will be from B&N.
I picked up the first three books of the Vampire Realm series to read for my reading challenges.

Prophecy: Child of Light book 1

Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea book 2

Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising book 3

I will update you as I read them, but they look like fun reads! :)

Join Me In Death

2011-12-27T20:55:00.000-08:00

The In Death Reading Challenge that is!

Read the In Death series by J.D. Robb, aka Nora Roberts. Begins 01/01/2012 and ends 12/31/2012. Choose your level now!

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Level 1: Origin In Death: 1-10 books
Level 2: Witness In Death: 10-20 books
Level 3: Kindred In Death: 20-30 books
Level 4: Indulgence In Death:30-40 books
Level 5: Obsession In Death: The complete 43 book series (gasps!)

Every book read and reviewed on Goodreads gets entered into a drawing for a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card. (It's not much, but I am a single mother.) All reviews posted to Amazon, B&N, or your blogs = additional entries! You must post a link in the comments section though, or I won't know.

Leave a comment below with your name,level, and e-mail. (example: johndoe at gmail dot com)

If you have a blog, make a post with the Challenge info, level, books you plan to read, and leave your post link with your other info. You do not need to have a blog to participate. You can join HERE on Goodreads too.

    Naked in Death (1995)
    Glory in Death (1995)
    Immortal in Death (1996)
    Rapture in Death (1996)
    Ceremony in Death (1997)
    Vengeance in Death (1997)
    Holiday in Death (1998)
    Midnight in Death, Silent Night Anthology (1998)
    Conspiracy in Death (1999)
    Loyalty in Death (1999)
    Witness in Death (2000)
    Judgment in Death (2000)
    Betrayal in Death (2001)
    Interlude in Death, Out of this World Anthology (2001)
    Seduction in Death (2001)
    Reunion in Death (2002)
    Purity in Death (2002)
    Portrait in Death (2003)
    Imitation in Death (2003)
    Remember When with Nora Roberts (2003)
    Divided in Death (2004)
    Visions in Death (2004)
    Survivor in Death (2005)
    Origin in Death (2005)
    Memory in Death (2006)
    Haunted in Death, Bump in the Night Anthology (2006)
    Born in Death (2006)
    Innocent in Death (2007)
    Eternity in Death, Dead of Night Anthology (2007)**
    Creation in Death (2007)
    Strangers in Death (2008)
    Ritual in Death, Suite 606 Anthology (2008)
    Salvation in Death (2008)
    Promises in Death (2009)
    Kindred in Death (2009)
    Missing in Death, The Lost Anthology (2009)
    Fantasy in Death (2010)[2]
    Indulgence in Death (Nov. 2, 2010)
    Possession in Death, The Other Side Anthology (Nov. 30, 2010)
    Treachery in Death (Feb. 22, 2011)
    New York to Dallas (Sep. 13, 2011)
    Chaos in Death, The Unquiet Anthology (Sep. 27, 2011)
    Celebrity in Death (Feb. 21, 2012)

It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge!

2011-12-27T12:22:00.000-08:00

It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge!

Goodreads Challenge

Genre: Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic
Time Frame: Challenge ends ONE YEAR from the date started.

How To Participate

1.Decide which challenge level you'll be doing.
2.Create your own post to signup for the challenge. State your level and list your books (or you can fill in the list as you read).
3.When you’ve completed a book rate it, date it, and link the bookcover!

Challenge Levels

1.Easy – Choose 10 books to read
2.Medium – Choose 20 books to read
3.Hard – Choose 30 books to read
4.Hardcore! – Choose 40+ books to read

I chose Easy. (message # 50)

Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Z Word
The Dome
The Dome Revelation
The Dishonored Dead: A Zombie Novel