Blog Tour: His Witch To Keep (Keeper Of The Veil #2) by Zoe Forward

His Witch To Keep (Keeper Of The Veil #2)
by Zoe Forward
Publisher: Entangled: Covet
Release Date: November 9th 2015
Rate: 4,5 stars (Enjoyed it)

Synopsis:

A paranormal category romance from Entangled's Covet imprint...

Wanting her was one thing. Keeping her was another...

Serenity Danssaert was already in way over her head. Not even her MI6 training or her powers as one of the seven Pleiades witches is going to save her sister. Then Alexi Jovec shows up. A secret operative working for unknown forces, he's impossibly sexy and dangerous...and the guy who bailed on Serenity after a red-hot, racy night.

So bonding to him as her destined—the One—is so very wrong.

While Alexi’s need to own Serenity—body, soul, and beyond—is nearly unbearable, it's also forbidden. He's the last man who could ever be her destined. Besides, Hades's right-hand man cannot bond with a chosen Pleiades witch. He may be the one man who can protect her, but she can never be his to keep.

I was provided with a digital copy of His Witch To Keep and therefore I had to read all the books in the series, in order, to get the full bookish experience.

In my opinion, this second book in the Keeper of The Veil series is just as fascinating, romantic and fun as the first one. If you have read the first book before reading this one, you have met the main character before. She was presented as a badass girl and in this second book we get to meet her even more. I was glad to see that underneath that badass exterior she was a passionate, honest and loyal woman and that made me like her even more.

Moreover, we get to meet the mysterious Alexi, who has been protecting Serenity from the beginning. He's a death reaper and he's not allowed to have a family, but neither he or Serenity can't deny the chemistry and attraction between them. 

The plot was not repetitive nor boring and the story is well-written with developed characters and unique moments between them. I was glad to see that other characters were involved in the series and that it was not awkward or strange having them interact with the main characters. 

As a couple, I was just dying for these two to realize that they were meant for each other and when they did I just started fangirling a lot. That's one of the reasons I rated so high this book because it's not easy to make me fangirl over a couple.

Comparing the two books, I would say that the first book was more focused in explaining the world and interacting with the magic that the author wanted to have in this series. However, in this second book we barely see any magic. 

I received this copy in exchange of an honest review and I just can't wait to read more books in this series!

Zoe Forward is a hopeless romantic who can’t decide between paranormal and contemporary romance. So, she writes both. In addition to being a mom to one rambunctious kindergartener and wife to a conservation ecologist who plans to save all the big cats on the planet, she’s a small animal veterinarian caring for all the small furries, although there is the occasional hermit crab.

When she’s not typing at her laptop she’s tying on a karate belt for her son or cleaning up the newest pet mess from the menagerie that occupies her house. She’s madly in love with her globe trotting husband of ten years and happiest when he returns to their home base in North Carolina.

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Book Blitz + Giveaway: His Work Of Art (Hot & Nerdy #4) by Shannyn Schroeder

His Work Of Art (Hot & Nerdy #4)
by Shannyn Schroeder
Published by: Kensington
Publication date: October 27th 2015
Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Reese Carter is definitely not your average college girl. She’d prefer to spend Saturday nights playing Hero’s Crusade than attending a wild frat party on campus. When she bands together with Adam, fellow comic enthusiast and illustrator, it appears that Reese has formed a dream team sure to propel her writing into the comic hall of fame.

Adam Hayes has never met a girl like Reese. She’s sassy, smart, and loves talking comics, although he can’t see why she’d choose DC over Marvel. He’s thrilled to finally put his artistic chops to use in their upcoming comic project. But this relationship is strictly professional. Or so he tells himself. When the two combine forces, they churn out magic in more ways than they had planned; they never expected to develop a steamy romantic sub-plot of their own…

“Wow! You’re actually good.”

            Adam glanced over his shoulder at hearing Reese—words of surprise no guy ever wanted to hear—to see that she stood over his drawing table. Invading his space behind the counter. He thanked the customer in front of him and handed him his bag of comic books. He watched the customer leave before walking up behind Reese.

            “Could you—” He gestured to the other side of the counter, the storefront for customers.

            She shrugged. “Oh, sorry.” She moved to the other side, but continued talking. “It’s just that I see you drawing all the time. I wanted to check it out.”

            Adam moved his panels and sheets of paper back to the order in which he had them. Even if he were to invite her to look at his work, he wouldn’t let her shuffle them like a deck of cards. Although she was now standing six feet away, he could still smell her lingering scent. Something soft, but he couldn’t quite place it. He found it distracting.

            While he continued to straighten his table, he asked, “Is there something you needed help finding?”

            It was a ridiculous question because she was able to find things in the small store as easily as he could. She’d been coming in at least once a week for months, ever since one of their competitors had shut down. Reese had strolled in looking for the latest Batgirl comic and his life hadn’t been the same since.

            “So what are you drawing?”

            “Nothing special. Just working up some ideas.”

            “Those aren’t random doodles. I know a superhero when I see one. Who is he?”

            Adam set his papers back on the desk. He rubbed the back of his neck, irritation grinding into his muscles. “He doesn’t have a name. Not yet anyway.”

            “He’s pretty awesome. You need to name him.”

            “Yeah, I’ll get right on that.” As if he hadn’t already spent his entire afternoon doing just that. He crossed his arms. “So what are you here for today? You picked up all of your regular issues earlier this week.”

            “I came to see you.” She leaned forward on the counter in front of the register. “I have a proposition for you.”

            At least these were better words to hear than her first statement. He joined her and braced his palms on the glass and waited.

            “I have to do a senior project. My plan is to publish an anthology of comics.”

            They’d talked about comics plenty over the months. They both had strong opinions, and he enjoyed arguing with her. He also knew that she was a writer, not that he’d ever read any of her stuff.

            “And?” he prompted.

            “I need an artist. I have most of the stories done.” She tilted her head side to side, her straight dark hair swaying with the movement. Squinting her eyes, she said, “Well, they need polishing and maybe some revising, but I figure they’ll get fine-tuned as we get to the storyboard phase.”

            “We?” No way was she asking what he thought.

            “If you agree to be my partner, yeah, we. I’m under a bit of a time crunch because I have to have things in place to start my crowd-funding campaign. So it’ll be a lot of work, but you’ll get paid. At least you will if the campaign gets funded. Plus, I figure we have holiday break coming up so we won’t have to worry about classes.”

            “You want me to illustrate your comics?” The thought was a massive blur in his brain. Working together on a comic was intense. He doubted they could get along long enough to complete anything. They managed to argue about just about everything related to comics.

            “Yeah. I had the idea a couple of weeks ago when I saw you working at your table. You were so passionate and into it, that it swallowed you. I get like that when I’m in the zone writing. I need that kind of partner.” Her stormy blue eyes focused intently on him from beneath her shaggy bangs.

            “Do I really need to point out that we don’t get along?”

            In truth, Reese was one of his all-time favorite customers. She was smart and argued with passion. It was almost enough for him to forgive her for choosing DC over Marvel.

            “Who said we have to get along? I’m an excellent writer. From what I can see there, you’re an excellent artist. Together, we can put together a fabulous book. “ She leaned closer, almost to his side of the counter. “Afraid you can’t handle me?”

            He chuckled. “Sorry to disappoint, but you don’t scare me. However, I don’t like to waste my time.”

            She eased back. “How about this? You can read the story for the first book. Then make your decision. But it’ll have to be fast because I have to have everything in place before my campaign goes live. The book doesn’t need to be complete, but I have to have enough to entice people to back me.”

            The idea intrigued him, but Reese would never have been his first choice for a partner. Getting paid to draw was exactly what he was looking for. And if her campaign got fully funded, he would have a publication credit to his name. Having experience like that would help as he started his job hunt after graduation. “Bring it by. I’ll take a look.”

            Her face lit up almost as brightly as when she’d tried to convince him that Batman was better than Iron Man. “Excellent.” She reached into her messenger bag and pulled out a purple folder. “Here you go.”

            He eyed the folder. “You were that sure that I’d say yes?”

            She winked at him. “I was cautiously optimistic.”

Shannyn is a former English teacher, who now works as a part-time editor while raising her three kids.

Even though she wrote from high school through college (mostly poetry), she’d never considered a career as an author. Writing fell by the wayside as she focused her energy on creating lesson plans and new and fabulous ways to torment her teen students. One group in particular dubbed her “The Torture Master,” a title she carried into motherhood.

After the birth of baby number two, Shannyn resigned from teaching and fell in love with reading romance novels. She read so many books so quickly that her husband teased, “If you’re going to read so many damn books, why don’t you just write one?”

So she did.

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Release Day Blitz: His Lullaby Baby (The Baby Saga #5) by Airicka Phoenix

Today is the release day blitz for HIS LULLABY BABY by Airicka Phoenix. This is an adult novel that is the 5th, and final, book in the Baby Saga. Check out the buy links and teasers below

His Lullaby Baby (The Baby Saga #5)

by Airicka Phoenix

Synopsis:

Nothing ever happens by accident. Ex-combat search and rescue officer Toby McClain had seen all aspects of humanity in his ten years of service until friendly fire took him out of action. But bitterness was something Toby could never do. He was alive. He had his family and, after being ambushed by a door, he had his eyes on the sexy new innkeeper. Adelaide Nixon had felt the burn of love once already. It was a mistake that cost her six years of her life. It was a punishment she never wanted to feel again, especially when there were two little people who depended on her to keep them safe. The last thing she wanted or needed was the attention of a guy whose family kept the gossip mills turning. But no secret ever stays hidden in a place like Willow Creek. Even as Toby breaks through Addy’s walls, a new threat comes to town, leaving her no choice but to put more than her heart in Toby’s hands and trust him not to destroy her.

Airicka Phoenix is a romance junkie with an incurable addiction to chocolate. She is also a prolific author of several novels written for young adult and new adult romance addicts who love bad boys, hot kisses and a gritty plot. Airicka prides herself in producing quality material her readers can fall in love with again and again.

When she's not hard at work bleeding words onto paper, Airicka can be found cuddling with her family, reading, watching TV shows, or just finding excuses not to do chores.

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