Choose Your Favorite Kensington Hero! Day 2

In a March Madness style elimination tournament, Kensington will pit its heroes against each other in four rounds as readers and fans vote in each match for their favorite hero. The winner advances on to the next round until there is only one hero left standing. Will he be a dashing duke? A fearsome vampire? A sexy detective? Only time will tell.

The heroes were hand-picked by 32 of their authors including Kat Martin, Shelly Laurenston, Alexandra Ivy, Hannah Howell, Mary Jo Putney, and more!

The matches will run from Midnight to Midnight each day for a full 24 hours of voting.
 
Every Monday-Thursday (except President’s Day) from February 9th – March 13th, there will be new matches and new opportunities to vote. Each Friday there will be a recap of the week’s play and highlight the heroes we have lost. There will be two matches per day (Except the 12th and 17th, which feature three matches). Go here to vote. 

In honor of the tournament, many of the books featuring the heroes are also being offered at a discount in the ebook format. These can be found here: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/hvsh

The contest is also being hosted on Kensington's main site here: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/heroVSHero

Today's Line Up:  

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How Bloggers Have Helped My Writing Career by Vicky Dreiling

Today, it's my pleasure to have historical romance author Vicky Dreiling on the blog. I'm not a big fan of historical romance but I've read several of her books and enjoy talking with her on Twitter. It's been a few years since she's been on the Nook. A while back, I asked some authors to write about their experiences with bloggers and today we have Vicky's post and information about her forthcoming book, "What A Devilish Duke Desires".

Vicky Dreiling is a confirmed historical romance junkie and Anglophile. Frequent business trips to the UK allowed her to indulge her passion for all things Regency England. Bath, Stonehenge, and Spencer House are among her favorite places. She is, however, truly sorry for accidentally setting off a security alarm in Windsor Castle. That unfortunate incident led her British colleagues to nickname her “Trouble.”

Choose Your Favorite Kensington Hero! Day 1

In a March Madness style elimination tournament, Kensington will pit its heroes against each other in four rounds as readers and fans vote in each match for their favorite hero. The winner advances on to the next round until there is only one hero left standing. Will he be a dashing duke? A fearsome vampire? A sexy detective? Only time will tell.

The heroes were hand-picked by 32 of their authors including Kat Martin, Shelly Laurenston, Alexandra Ivy, Hannah Howell, Mary Jo Putney, and more!

The matches will run from Midnight to Midnight each day for a full 24 hours of voting (I'm late getting this up, sorry!)

Every Monday-Thursday (except President’s Day) from February 9th – March 13th, there will be new matches and new opportunities to vote. Each Friday there will be a recap of the week’s play and highlight the heroes we have lost. There will be two matches per day (Save the 12th and 17th, which feature three matches). Go here to vote. 

In honor of the tournament, many of the books featuring the heroes are also being offered at a discount in the ebook format. These can be found here: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/hvsh

The contest is also being hosted on Kensington's main site here: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/heroVSHero

Today's Line Up:  

 

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VOTE HERE

Review & Giveaway of Taking Chances by Rita Webb & T.J. Webb

Publisher: Robot Playground Inc.
Series: Paranormal Investigations #2
Format Read: Kindle book
Source: from tour company in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Buying Links: Taking Chances -  Amazon*  | Book #1.5 Breaking Angelina Amazon*   | Book #1 Playing Hooky Amazon*  
* affiliate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.

The entire series will be free from Feb 9th to the 13th

Blurb from goodreads:

How far would you go to save a friend?

People are going missing in Kodiak, Alaska.

The evidence: bloody bear prints larger than any bear Jason or Emma have ever seen and black ooze that can eat the flesh from bones.

Bears don't wander into busy shopping districts, turn off security alarms, and break into stores. When Emma’s friend goes missing, Jason and Emma realize the cops aren't up to handling the situation.

Something’s wrong in the paranormal world. Can Jason and Emma fix things before someone else gets hurt?

Bea Reviews Breaking Angelina by Rita Webb & T.J. Webb

Publisher: Robot Playground, Inc.
Series:Paranormal Investigations #1.5
Format Read: Kindle book
Source: from the publisher for an honest review
Release Date: November 2013
Buying Links: Amazon* |
* affiliate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.

The entire series will be free from Feb 9th to the 13th

Blurb from goodreads:

She's the Beauty. Can the Beast break her curse before the monsters break her?

I never told anyone my darkest secret.

Something evil whispers in my mind. It threatens to destroy everything I care about, and now it wants me to kidnap and murder a mythical creature. Refusal means excruciating pain or sleepwalking into oncoming traffic ... again.

I don’t dare refuse, even if I have to steal from my friends, sell my body, or ruin my college career. Anything to stop the feeling of its claws scraping the insides of my skull.

That’s when I hired the Hunter, a wolf-man from a magical world, to help me. A tracker for hire, an honorable man who has misplaced his honor, a twisted soul with no heart left to care.

But he has secrets of his own, and I don’t think anyone can save me from the trouble I’m in.


a New Adult dark paranormal romance
For ages 18+ due to violence, language, and some sexuality.

Sunday Book Share #127

 

 I'm participating in The Sunday Post, hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer; Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea; Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews; and Bought Borrowed and Bagged, hosted by TalkSupe. All of these memes are about sharing the print and digital books received and/or posts and events on the blog.

I'm at my parents today, flew in a few days ago and I head back Tuesday. Originally I was coming back on Monday but we're getting another snow storm, it should have already started so we changed my ticket. My parents are outside of Washington DC and the weather is milder than back home and they have NO SNOW. I'll get around and visit people after I get home as my net access here is limited.

Review & Giveaway of Criminal Confections by Colette London

Publisher: Kensington
Series: A Chocolate Whisperer Mystery #1
Format Read: Kindle galley
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble |
* affiliate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.

Blurb from goodreads:

Hayden Mundy Moore is an expert on everything chocolate, helping clients develop new products and revamp recipes until they're irresistible. But sometimes, a dash of murder finds its way into the mix. . .

Hayden Mundy Moore has bushwhacked through African jungles and haggled in exotic markets to find the finest cacao beans and the most flavorful blends. It's thrilling work but rarely dangerous--until a colleague turns up dead at the exclusive chocolate-themed Lemaître resort spa in San Francisco.

Adrienne Dowling's heart attack is blamed on an accidental overdose of the secret ingredient used in Lemaître Chocolates' new line. Hayden can't believe that conscientious Adrienne would make that mistake. And between chocolate body scrubs, cocoa mud baths, and a non-stop frenzy of chocolate-based treats, Hayden starts to suspect that she, not Adrienne, was the intended target. Finding a killer among the rival chocolatiers and potential suspects won't just be satisfying--it might save her life.