M9B Two for Thursday Book Blitz – Tracy Tam: Santa Command by Krystalyn Drown and Lucas Mackenzie and the London Midnight Ghost Show by Steve Bryant with Giveaway #T4T

Welcome to this week’s Two for Thursday Book Blitz #T4T
presented by Month9books/Tantrum Books!

 

Today, we will be showcasing two titles that may tickle your fancy,
and we’ll share what readers have to say about these titles!

 

You just might find your next read!

 

This week, #T4T presents to you:

Tracy Tam: Santa Command by Krystalyn Drown and
Lucas Mackenzie and the London Midnight Ghost Show
by Steve Bryant

 

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Tracy Tam doesn't really believe in Santa Claus, at least not like the rest of us do. She also doesn't believe that Santa can possibly deliver all of those presents in one night, to children around the world, without a little help from science. A flying sleigh can only be powered by jet engines, after all, and Santa’s magical abilities can only be the result of altered DNA. How else could he know what every little girl and boy wants for Christmas and who has been naughty or nice? In order to test her theories, Tracy sneaks onto Santa’s sleigh then ends up at Santa Command, where a team of (gasp!) humans monitor Santa’s big night. When Tracy attempts to hack into their computers, she accidentally introduces a virus into the system. As a result, three states get knocked out of sync with the rest of the world (oops!). Santa won't be able to deliver all the presents in time! Now, Tracy must fix time and help Santa, but she has no idea how. How can a girl who doesn't believe help Santa and save Christmas before it's too late? With a little Christmas magic, of course!

 

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WHAT READER’S ARE SAYING:

 

“This is an adorable story and took me back to my childhood when i would stay up late and see if could catch Santa.” – Jan, Jrs Book Reviews

 

“Tracy Tam is an entertaining holiday read with a stubbornly scientific protagonist…” – Dianne, Author

 

“…packed with fun surprises and zany flips that turn expectations into wonder.” – Kim, Kim's Critiquing Corner



Krystalyn spent thirteen years working at Walt Disney World in a variety of roles: entertainer, talent coordinator, and character captain. Her degree in theatre as well as many, many hours spent in a dance studio, helped with her job there. Her various other day jobs have included working in zoology at Sea World, as an elementary teacher, and currently as a support technician for a website. In the evenings, she does mad writing challenges with her sister, who is also an author. Krystalyn lives near Orlando, Florida with her husband, son, a were cat, and a Yorkie with a Napoleon complex.

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Lucas Mackenzie has got the best job of any 10 year old boy. He travels from city-to-city as part of the London Midnight Ghost Show, scaring unsuspecting show-goers year round. Performing comes naturally to Lucas and the rest of the troupe, who’ve been doing it for as long as Lucas can remember.

But there’s something Lucas doesn’t know.

Like the rest of Luca’s friends, he’s dead. And for some reason, Lucas can’t remember his former life, his parents or friends. Did he go to school? Have a dog? Brothers and sisters?

If only he could recall his former life, maybe even reach out to his parents, haunt them.

When a ghost hunter determines to shut the show down, Lucas realizes the life he has might soon be over. And without a connection to his family, he will have nothing. There’s little time and Lucas has much to do. Can he win the love of Columbine, the show’s enchanting fifteen-year-old mystic? Can he outwit the forces of life and death that thwart his efforts to find his family?

Keep the lights on! Lucas Mackenzie’s coming to town.

 

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WHAT READER’S ARE SAYING:

 

“It's a fun story with wonderful, unique characters.” – Lisa Cresswell, Author

 

“a great twist on the usual paranormal novels.” – Erika, WS Momma Readers Nook

 

“The characters are lovable, the adventure is great, with some comedy mixed in.” – Sarah, Aphonic Book Reviews

Steve Bryant is a new novelist, but a veteran author of books of card tricks. He founded a 40+ page monthly internet magazine for magicians containing news, reviews, magic tricks, humor, and fiction; and he frequently contributes biographical cover articles to the country’s two leading magic journals (his most recent article was about the séance at Hollywood’s Magic Castle).



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Cover Reveal for Monroe by Stina Rubio

Book Info

Title- Monroe

By- Stina Rubio

Genre- Adult/Romance

 

Blurb

 

***GRAPHIC CONTENT AND TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ABUSE!***

 

This book contains sensitive subject matter that may trigger unwanted memories. This book contains graphic content and should be read by adults 17 years of age and older.

 

There was a time in my life when I was someone else.

 

She died.

 

As an investigator, I showed no emotion as I found dirt on men for the women that just so happened to fall victim to loving them. I enjoyed the feeling I got when I screwed men over; their discomfort brought me joy. Trust me, I wasn’t always deranged. I used to be young and naive to the evils of the world, but someone snatched that away from me, turning me into a heartless monster.

 

When I’m assigned another case, my new mark awakes things that I’ve spent my whole life trying to bury.

 

Emotions.

 

Fears.

 

My past.

 

A man originally intended to be my mark triggers things inside of me that I thought I lost long ago. For him, I was going to face my past, but there was only one thing standing in my way. Will he be the key to my salvation or am I doomed to let my past continue holding me hostage?

 

 

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About the Author

 

Stina Rubio's love of books runs deep. After being an avid reader for longer than she can remember, she turned her love of books into more and became a cover artists and a writer. As a mother of three boys and two pups, she tries not to melt in the California heat while wrestling with her muse and penning her tales.

 

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Book Blitz {Excerpt & Giveaway} Unexpected by Lilly Avalon

Unexpected

by Lilly Avalon

Release Date: 07/21/15

New Adult/Standalone

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

Ever had one of those days? Alina Lyons is having one. Everything keeps falling apart and going wrong. Just when she thinks it couldn't get worse, it does. After a case of mistaken identity and a broken heart, she finds herself questioning the things she thought she knew. She wonders who she can turn to or trust anymore.

 

An unlikely bond with her former best friend's ex, Ryan Wilcox, sends her life in a new direction. He offers her a place to stay while she gets her life back on track. His friendship is exactly what she's been missing—what she's been needing. Alina's never felt this alive. As time goes by, the dynamic of their relationship becomes more than either of them expected. A few innocent kisses could lead them in a new direction, but are they prepared for what's on the other side?

 

Only one way to find out.

 

*Unexpected is a standalone new adult novel*

 

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Excerpt

 

An idea hits me suddenly and I immediately get to work on it. It involves a quick run to the store, but I manage to make it back just before she does. When she walks inside, she gives me a funny look. “What's going on?” she asks.

 

I set down the last of the supplies on the living room floor. “Ever build a blanket fort before?”

 

She grins. “I've built a couch cushion fort, but not a blanket fort.”

 

Alina and I get the chairs from the kitchen table, setting them up in a square. We each take one side of my largest blanket and pull it over the chairs. After about fifteen minutes, the blanket fort is nearly complete.

 

“Now all we need to do is fix this end so we can see the TV still,” I tell her.

 

She taps a finger to her chin as she takes a quick glance around the room. She brightens, holding her finger up. “How about this,” she says, grabbing one of the extra throw blankets. “Let's tuck this blanket in under the top blanket, then find a way to hold it in place on top of your entertainment center.”

 

“That could work.”

 

It takes a few minutes of tampering and reworking the rest of the fort, but we manage to get the last blanket in. As we're kneeling under it, one corner begins to sag. We both reach for it at the same time, and seconds later, the opposite corner begins to sag too. Before either of us can turn to fix that one, the whole thing tumbles down on us. We are tangled in the blanket, Alina giggling while I chuckle. She holds onto me as we both collapse on the floor. There's nothing else we can do since the whole thing is falling over around us.

 

Our faces are touching now, cheek to cheek. I move my lips along her jaw. Glancing down at her lips then up into her eyes, I ask, “Do you want me to kiss you?”

 

She shakes her head. I frown, but before I can ask her why, she whispers, “I need you to kiss me.”

 

With those words, she melts me. I cup her face and kiss her, delicately, gently. A tentative sweep of my tongue over her parted lips and she responds by teasing me with her tongue. We kiss like that, careful, languid, for I don't know how long. All I remember is the sweetness of her lips, the taste of her tongue, and I wonder how I've gone this long in my life without this.

 

Without her.

 

About the Author

 

Lilly Avalon is the author of the RESIST series as well as other erotic romances. She's somewhere in the midst of her twenties and lives mostly in the stories in her head. When she's not enveloped in the worlds she creates, she's out in the real world making stories happen. That or reading other romances. It's a toss-up.

 

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Book Blitz {Excerpt & Giveaway} For No Apparent Reason by S.K. Derban

 

For No Apparent Reason

by S.K. Derban

Release Date: 11/10/13

Touch Point Press

273 pages

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

A focused law student, romance has been absent from Madison’s life. She has successfully planned each phase of her life and resigned to the fact that there will be plenty of time for love after she passes the bar exam—that is, until the single act of seeking shelter from a spring downpour dramatically alters the course of her life.

 

Madison is lured away from the security of law school into a world where she learns about the destructive nature of greed. Thrust in a maze of money laundering and murder, Madison experiences the value of true friendship and witnesses the healing power of love.

 

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Excerpt

 

About eighty yards away, FBI Agent Court Braxton guided his company-issued sedan along the gentle curve of the residential street. He glanced ahead and observed a man and woman looking upwardly at the sky. Not knowing either Jeremiah Coltrane or Madison Leigh, he continued to observe the couple as they turned to head in the direction of his car. However, the woman instantly captured Court’s attention when the gap between them narrowed, and without realizing it, Court stopped pressing the accelerator. He held his breath, mesmerized as he watched absolute perfection walk closer. No matter what it took, Court Braxton made the instant decision to learn more about the woman who was causing his heart to race and his palms to perspire.

 

Madison took a passing glimpse at the darkly colored automobile as it crept along the street. She thought the driver might be lost and was slowing to ask directions. It was then that a sudden flash of lightning instantly diverted her attention.

 

About the Author

 

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, S.K. Derban moved to London within the first three months, and remained in England until the age of five. Her father, an American citizen, was a decorated veteran of the second world war. Derban's mother, born and raised in the United Kingdom, was involved with the London Royal Ballet Company, and a great fan of the arts. Even after returning to the United States, Derban's life was filled with a love of the theatre and a passion for British murder mysteries.

 

S.K. Derban has always remained passionate about writing, and is thrilled to finally share her work with others. Her personal travel and missionary adventures also help to transport readers virtually across the globe. When writing, Derban relies on all aspects of her life, from her faith in the Lord, to her love and knowledge of the arts.

 

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Book Blast ~ Three Day Book Blast for Team Tomás - Saints team series #2 by Ally Adams

Title: Team Tomás

Series: Saints Team Series # 2

Author: Ally Adams

Audience: New Adult (college age +)

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: E-book

Publisher: Atlas Productions

Cover by: Atlas Productions

Editor: Sally Odgers

Words: 74,000 words ebook

ISBN: 978-0-9943762-0-6

ASIN: B010IGD67O

Date Published:  1 July 2015

 

Blurb

 

“I’ll remember, until my dying breath.”

 

Tomás Carrera didn’t expect Alice Peterson to rock his world.

 

Growing up with a single mom and as the eldest of five siblings, Tomás has had to be responsible all his life. Now his super star soccer status has provided for his family and allowed him to let his hair down… and that’s just what he’s doing.

 

Signed to the Santa Ana Saints, Tomás is catching up for lost time with fast women, a fast Ducati motorcycle and a bevy of adoring fans. That is, until he loses his heart to Alice and is torn with wanting her and his independence.

 

Next in the series: Team Nik

 

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Excerpt

 

Open your eyes... no, no wait. Okay, deep breath, ready... almost. I might have had a bit too much to drink last night, fine then I was pissed, but so was Tomás, I think. Actually I can’t be sure about that either because Tomás ‘Pez’ Carrera—the gorgeous goalkeeper for the Santa Ana Saints soccer team—has a lot more experience than me at having a drink or ten. And now I was lying in a room that definitely wasn’t mine; in a bed with someone next to me; and, it was time to turn and face the music. On the upside, at least I was still wearing my underwear.

 

God please let it be Tomás next to me—I’ll go to church every Sunday for a month, honest. Good grief, now I was attempting to bribe God... I had sunk to a whole new low. It was the hangover or at least I think I had a hangover... can you get a hangover from four or five margaritas? I wasn’t a big drinker and I had never really been absolutely shit-faced drunk so a hangover would be a first.

 

I consoled myself that it had been a night of firsts, but I kept one of the firsts for another time. Damn it. I took a shallow breath so I didn’t wake the person next to me. Just get it over with.

 

I rolled over slowly and... what the fuck?

 

 

 

 

 

About The Author

 

Ally Adams is a journalist who lives in coastal Victoria, Australia with her husband and furry friends. She is a literature major, romance reader and writer.

 

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Blog Tour {Spotlight} The Angel's Name by Selena Rivera

 

 

Book Info

Title- The Angel’s Name

By- Selena Rivera

Genre- Erotic Romance

Publication Date- June 24th, 2015

 

Blurb

 

When songwriter Rebecca Evans moves to Tennessee to pursue her career in writing music for a country singer, she meets cowboy football player, Bobby James, who becomes an angel in her life. But she's worried that she must leave her world behind. Her grandma would never understand. Will Rebecca take a chance on a new life with the man she loves? Will it be the right choice?

 

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About the Author

 

Selena Rivera lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada . A self-proclaimed "Country Girl" at heart, she loves country music. She also likes to sing and dance and has an interest in astronomy. By day, she is a busy secretary. Her life struggles have pushed her to fight for her dreams. She's an artistic person and has been writing since the age of 12. Above all she wants to share her world with everybody.

 

Author Spotlight

 

Please tell us about yourself using 3 adjectives, 1 quirk and a pop culture addiction.

Sweet, Honest, Sensitive.

 

Quirk: Writing anywhere possible. Hahaha

 

Pop Culture Addiction: My iPhone does that count? hahaha Facebook :P

 

Top 3 Pet Peeves

Judging people, intimidation and making the other person feel stupid etc. all those three are stuff I can’t stand.

 

Who do you consider the most swoon-worthy man/woman in the literary world? How about on TV/in the movies?

Most swoon-worthy man my Bobby-James (He’s the type of guy I like :P What? Is It bad hahaha?)

 

On TV Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca

 

Top 5 Favorite Things

Singing, dancing salsa, writing, speak with my friends, family gatherings.

 

What are your thoughts on book covers- in your opinion do they make or break a book?

They make a book!

 

What’s the last song you listened to?

Blake Shelton- Sangria (What can I say I adore that song)

 

How do you come up with character names?  How do you come up with novel titles?

It’s names I love. The Title comes with the blurb I believe when I chose that title it fitted with the characters stories. After all when we find love don’t they become our angels?

 

Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Never give up even if it’s hard and there’s writer's block in the way write.

 

This or That-

*Morning or Night? Night

*Vanilla or Chocolate? Vanilla

*Summer or Winter? Summer

*Ebook or Paperback? Paperback

*Fantasy or Paranormal? Fantasy

 

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