Friday, May 04, 2012

App store meet blogger

FINALLY!!! I know I don't post on weekends. But I had to tell everyone about this. The app store has a FREE APP for BLOGGER. I'm posting this from my iPhone right now. Yay

So now I'll be able to post more things on the go. I can't wait!!

So expect more from this site as I'll be blogging up a storm.

Kiss the cutie little girl. That's my almost 2 year old sending her daddy some sugar.

Tour: Morbid Seraphic




Even the divine have a dark side…
Take a journey into a world where the forgotten reign as King and Queen.  Explore a “reality” where the divine give meaning and substance to the concept of IMMORTALITY. 
These menacing tales feature beings of divinity from angels, demons, gods, goddesses, to personifications of divine principals.  No other worldly being is safe.  The sparkly undead and wild shaggy dogs have no place in this anthology of dark proportions.
Can you handle it?

 
Edited by S.K. Whiteside

Fallen From Grace ~ SK Whiteside

S(a)TAN ~ Nathan Squiers

Assassin's Rose ~ KaSonndra Leigh

The Demon's Playground ~Amanda R. Browning

Better the Devil You Know ~ Stephen B. Pearl

From Hell ~ Dominique Goodall

I Could Not Stop For Death ~ Jana Boskey

Illusions ~ Lisa Goldman

Haunted ~ S.K. Whiteside


Teaser Excerpt

Malachi landed gracefully in the alleyway next to the coffee shop. He enfolded his wings and put on his white knee length wool duster. It wasn’t particularly cold outside but a continuous cool breeze did warrant some coverage. He was growing bored. It had been a while since he was assigned to watch over anyone and the lack of occupation was beginning to aggravate him. To combat the growing feelings of loneliness, Malachi had taken to spending afternoons in a pub in lower Scotland reading books. It didn’t squelch the loneliness but it did give him some sort of comfort being near his home of birth. At least what was left of what he considered his “home.” It had been centuries since he had actually lived here, or lived at all for that matter and the last of his living relatives were long deceased…just like him.

Well not completely like him…










About S.K. Whiteside
S.K. Whiteside is a writer of Paranormal/Fantasy, Horror, and Suspense. As a full time Mental Health Counselor, she started writing in Academia but decided writing about things on the “other side of the veil” was a lot more interesting. Living in the Paranormal capital of the world makes it fairly easy for her to come up with characters, many of which are based off of real personas in her life that are so vibrant they can’t help but carry over into her writing.

S.K. Whiteside is a Fiction Weaver and World Creator. It just so happens that the worlds she creates are often filled with things that go bump in the night. A New Orleanian at heart, the Deep South often serves as the setting for her Paranormal Tales of the unknown. Her Charismatic characters and snarky banter often derive from the various personas of those she loves and the voices in her head. When not writing she spends her time telling everyone else in the world that they are completely bonkers but yet she often channels Napoleon Bonaparte. During her down time she pokes at the massive giant whom holds her captive and runs from two monsters that she swears are out to kill her. Some people call them her husband and children but she knows the truth...

For more information on S.K. Whiteside, please visit her website at www.skwhiteside.com or visit her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-S-K-Whiteside/178263688937446








Review: Wilde's Fire (Darkness Falls, Book 1)


Title:Wilde's Fire
SubTitle:Darkness Falls, Book One
Publisher:Curiosity Quills Press
Pub Date:May 13, 2012





Review Copy: Netgalley








About The Book:

“There is no pain in this death, only peace, knowing I am going to die with the one I love the most.”—Katriona Wilde.
Katriona Wilde has never wondered what it would feel like to have everything she’s ever known and loved ripped away, but she is about to find out.
When she inadvertently leads her sister and best friend through a portal into a world she’s dreamed of for six years, she finds herself faced with more than just the frightening creatures in front of her. Kate’s forced to accept a new truth: her entire life has been a lie, and those closest to her have betrayed her.
What’s worse, she has no control over her new future, and it’s full of magic and horrors from which nightmares are made.
Will Kate discover and learn to control who she really is in time to save the ones she loves, or will all be lost? 


Amazon Link: Coming soon!



This book I was kinda worried about because of the length.  I haven't had a lot of good experiences when it comes to books past 250 pages.  So this one being 324 I was very scared to read it.  

Well after a few chapters into it I was hooked.  I couldn't put it down.  I did end up taking three days to read it to my horror.  But thats just cause I have had a stupid summer cold and dealing with new puppies.  

So this book was great!  It is fast paced and has a great story!  So deff check it out!



Thursday, May 03, 2012

Blogaholic Network!








Blogaholic Social Network will be celebrating their 1 year anniversary this month and we have teamed up with them to sponsor this exciting event! Together we will be holding a HUGE cash giveaway (amount to be determined very soon but estimated to be over $300.00).

The giveaway is open to members only so if you would like a shot at being the lucky winner of some extra cash be sure to sign up before the event starts. Signing up is free and only takes a minute. Not only will you be one step closer to a chance at winning hundreds of dollars you will also be part of a fun community that focuses on all things blogging!

You can also add a link to your member profile so they can stop by and be friends with you on the community!

Event Date: May 17th-May 31st
Prize: Prize is estimated to be around $300.00 depending on the number of participating members!



Review: The Steampunk Chronicles









                   
 This title has not yet been released.

Author: Kady Cross
Publisher: Harlequin TEEN
Pub Date: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar- May 29, 2012

Review Copy of Clockwork Collar provided by:
Netgalley.com


The Steampunk Chronicles series:
Book 1: The Girl in the Steal Corset (June 2011)
Book 2: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (June 2012)
When Kady Cross (sometimes better known as USA TODAY bestselling romance author Kathryn Smith) decided to write YA, she had a very clear image in her mind of what she wanted it to look like: “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets teen X-Men.”  Not knowing anything about the steampunk genre, Kady’s editor informed her that it was actually steampunk she had set out to write.

One YA debut later (Book 1: The Girl in the Steel Corset, June 2011) Kady is now considered “the first in the genre to gain  loads of buzz without the benefit of name recognition” (Kirkus Reviews) and has become as expert in the genre (see author photo above). Readers will be thrilled to find in her second novel, The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (June 2012), that the setting moves from the gas-lit streets of Victorian London to the melting-pot avenues of early New York city. 

Watch out NYC, the automatons are coming.

Book summary
What happens when someone you love becomes a weapon to use against you...
In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling -- or dangerous.
Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her “straynge band of mysfi ts” have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade—the dangerous device Jasper stole from him...for the life of the girl Jasper loves.
One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Mei’s neck tightens. And tightens.
From the rough streets of lower Manhattan to elegant Fifth Avenue, the motley crew of teens with supernatural abilities is on Jasper’s elusive trail. And they’re about to discover how far they’ll go for friendship.
More than ever, Finley Jayne will rely on powerful English duke Griffi n King to balance her dark magic with her good side. Yet Griffi n is at war with himself over his secret attraction to Finley...and will risk his life and reputation to save her. Sam, more machine than man, fi nds his moody heart tested by Irish lass Emily—whose own special abilities are no match for the darkness she discovers on the streets.
Now, to help those she’s come to care for so deeply, Finley Jayne must infi ltrate a criminal gang. Only problem is, she might like the dark side a little too much....

Author bio:
In her other life, Kady Cross is a USA TODAY bestselling author of more than twenty books. She is lucky enough to have a husband who shares her love for the slightly twisted and all things geek, and a houseful of cats with whom she shares her darkest secrets. When she’s not listening to the characters in her head, she’s either trying to formulate the perfect lip gloss or teaching herself to solder. She has a weakness for all things girlie, sugar skulls and boots. Her love of books and makeup borders on addiction—of which she never, ever wants to be cured.








Since I LOVED this series SO much I thought that I would just post all the books that are out so far in a massive two and a half book review!

Ok so The Girl In The Steel Corset was amazing.  I do believe it could have been a little better.  In places it was slow going but towards the middle of the book it started up again.  

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar was EVEN better!  You must read both these books!  Although I do not do spoilers I will say that the age rating I'm giving this is OT- which is Older Teen and is for ages 16+  

This second book talks about prostitution etc. and is not suitable for lower ages. 

I can't wait to read more from this series! 











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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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I will award prizes when I reach milestones.






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