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martes, 22 de abril de 2014

An Aria in Venice: la ciudad perfecta para el romance



¡Cómo me gusta la ciudad de Venecia! Siempre me ha parecido mágica, con sus callejuelas sin tráfico, sus canales preñados de historias oscuras y sus edificios perfectos para un carnaval. Por eso me gustaría leer esta novela.

Trata de una bailarina de ballet que decide aceptar la propuesta de sus compañeras de probar las mieles del amor con el mujeriego más famoso de Venecia. Aunque las apariencias engañan y ambos encuentran un trasfondo en el otro que les depara sorpresas románticas.



An Aria In Venice 
New Adult Contemporary Romance (Standalone)
99,000 words
Release Date: April 22nd, 2014

His goal…One night with the ballerina.
Her goal…To beat the player at his game.
The outcome...Something completely unexpected.
Adriana Dostov pegged Luca Martuccio from day one: gorgeous, talented, arrogant, a man who has had difficulty committing to one woman in the past. He is known in fashion circles as the player with a scandalous history. So when the girls in her ballet troupe suggest she gives up her virginity to him, she doesn't say no. But she’s not sure that a ‘yes’ is the right answer either. Yet, she can’t stop herself from making the offer...a one night stand in Venice.
Luca wanted fiesty little Adriana the moment they first met - and he fully intends to have her, hence why he's agreed to accept her proposal. In the end, he'll get what he wants. No commitment. All sex.
But, as Luca discovers, there's more to the ballerina with the overbearing mother - and he can't help but care about the frightened girl behind those sad eyes.
Adriana discovers Luca isn't just walking sex on a stick - he has a wildly passionate side, a lost soul who has suffered just as much grief as her. And it could be, they're exactly what the other one needs.
** This novel contains sexual situations and mature language. 
It is intended for an audience at 17+ years of age.**

Purchase an Aria in Venice on Amazon!


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About the Author

Author of the Lost Immortals Saga and the Seraphine Trilogy, I'm also a mother, blogger, reader, gardener, home renovator, and a slayer of Egyptian mummies in Tomb Raider. I believe in karma, coffee, and seriously wish that the producers of Xena would bring my favorite show ever back.

I was born in the race-car city of Charlotte, NC, and now live in the City of Alchemy and Medicine, NC, when I'm not hanging out in Bardonia (Lost Immortals). Most of my characters are based on people that I've met throughout my travels and adventures. People tend to stop and start conversations with me as if I've known them my entire life. Does this freak me out? Not really. My mom says that one day I'll get kidnapped by one of them. I told her that if it weren't for these lovely people then I wouldn't be able to create the stories that I do.

I have many favorite authors but there are some who truly rock my socks: Octavia Butler, Anne Rice, Kami Garcia, J.K. Rowling, Dean Koontz (on his good-book days), Stephen King (same as DK) Ann Radcliffe, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Kostova, and so many more...

Some other common tidbits...hmm. I've watched the movie Under the Tuscan Sun almost 200 times. Seriously, the way I see it is if I keep watching it enough, then suddenly the house that Diane Lane lives in will magically appear in my backyard. I know. I have a huge imagination!



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10 Weird Things about KaSonndra


1) I’ve always considered myself to be a Goth girl. Do you want to see how bad my obsession truly is? Then head over to Pinterest and check out all of my fascinating black, white, and red pics galore.
2) I had a crush on Frodo in LOTR. What girl didn’t? Even if they won’t admit it. Dark hair, gorgeous blue eyes, bravery: what the heck is there not to like? Never mind that I probably tower over him. LoL
3) I have a cassette player in my truck. I specifically ordered it to when I bought it. Giving up my vintage Janet Jackson collection wasn’t an option. I still haven’t found some of her albums on mp3 yet. **sighs**
4) I talk to my flowers. Sometimes they answer me back. And then those answers become great stories for you all to read. My grandmother taught me all I needed to know about gardening. I miss her terribly.
5) I get sea sick on ferry boats. Riding across the way to see the Statue of Liberty with my best friend made me sick. I’m pretty sure that in a past life I was one of the people on the Titanic. I’ve never taken a cruise and probably won’t ever do it.
6) I chew my cuticles and the skin around my fingers when I’m writing. It’s a thinking process. I can’t help myself. I’ve tried everything to stop it. I even tried using that stuff that turns bitter when you taste it on your fingernails. Well, guess what? I started liking the way it tasted, so I stopped using it. I know…strange.
7) I generally tend to fall for the fictional bad boy instead of the good guy. That bad habit has probably carried over from some of my real life ordeals. Okay, so I love bad boys. That’s why I get so many emails from readers telling me how they feel conflicted about my characters. Some of them even say that they prefer the bad boy character more. This is a good thing. I’ve done my job well when something seems so real that people get so emotional. Better to have conflicted over cardboard character comments any day, right?
8) Physics was my favorite subject in high school. I didn’t care for English much at all. Horrors!
9) I’m a human phone book. I can remember phone numbers after seeing them once or twice. I remember all of my childhood numbers and even some of my friends I used to hang out with.
10) I have a Nook instead of a Kindle. I use my Galaxy Note for everything instead…don’t ask. LOL
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¿Os gusta leer historias ambientadas en un lugar en especial, arrebatadores?

Babel en góndola.

martes, 15 de abril de 2014

The Looking Glass: un hotel misterioso + sorteo internacional






¿Os imagináis estar de vacaciones y despertaros en medio de un hotel del siglo XIX sin que nadie pueda veros? Alicia, la protagonista de THE LOOKING GLASS,  de Jessica Arnold, está atrapada en un espejo poseído por la maldición de una famosa actriz que supuestamente se suicidó. Tiene que resolver el misterio antes de que sea demasiado tarde y sucumba a la maldición. Sólo cuenta con la ayuda del diario de Elizabeth Blackwell, y de Tom, el hijo de un cazador de fantasmas. 


Welcome to the Release Day Blitz for

The Looking Glass

by Jessica Arnold

presented by Month9Books.
You can follow the blog tour HERE!


Find the diary, break the curse, step through The Looking Glass!
Fifteen-year-old Alice Montgomery wakes up in the lobby of the B&B where she has been vacationing with her family to a startling discovery: no one can see or hear her. The cheap desk lights have been replaced with gas lamps and the linoleum floor with hardwood and rich Oriental carpeting. Someone has replaced the artwork with eerie paintings of Elizabeth Blackwell, the insane actress and rumored witch who killed herself at the hotel in the 1880s. Alice watches from behind the looking glass where she is haunted by Elizabeth Blackwell. Trapped in the 19th-century version of the hotel, Alice must figure out a way to break Elizabeth’s curse—with the help of Elizabeth’s old diary and Tony, the son of a ghost hunter who is investigating the haunted B&B—before she becomes the inn’s next victim.

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The Looking Glass by Jessica Arnold
Publication Date: April 15, 2014
Publisher: Month9Books

Available for Purchase:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | The Book Depository | IndieBound

 Jessica Arnold writes YA, codes ebooks, and is currently a graduate student in publishing at Emerson College in Boston. She spends most of her time in class or work or slogging through the homework swamp. If she has a spare moment, she’s always up for a round of Boggle. Given the opportunity, Jessica will pontificate at length on the virtues of the serial comma, when and where to use an en dash, and why the semicolon is the best punctuation mark pretty much ever.



Author Links: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads


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International
  • Four (4) winners will receive an ebook copy of The Looking Glass by Jessica Arnold (INT)
  • One (1) winner will receive an ebook copy of The Looking Glass by Jessica Arnold AND a $10 Amazon Gift Card or B&N Gift Card – Winner’s Choice (INT)


¿No os parece interesante la premisa de la versión antigua del hotel y el misterio homicida? ¡Me encanta!

Babel rodeada de espejos.

jueves, 6 de marzo de 2014

My Name is Rapunzel: obsesionada por los cuentos de hadas


Siendo fan de los cuentos de hadas en sus versiones más modernas, no podía dejar pasar esta oportunidad de homenajear este libro al que llevo tiempo deseando leer. MY NAME IS RAPUNZEL, de K. C. Hilton, se centra en esa historia oscura encerrada tras la famosa melena de Rapunzel.




My Name is Rapunzel 
By K.C. Hilton
Young Adult Fantasy / Fairytale / Folklore
Date Published: 11/23/2013


My tale has been told again and again, and I've heard each one. Except for my hair, I barely recognize the pitiful renditions. Muddled versions, crafted to entertain laughing children... but the children wouldn't have laughed if they'd known the real story. It wasn't their fault. They didn't know the truth. Nobody did. My name is Rapunzel. I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.






EXCERPT

Just go, Henry. Save yourself. I tried to shout, but my mouth wouldn’t give way to sound. I was paralyzed. Was it with fear, or something else? The cackling witch at the tree line convinced me it was her doing.

I heard Henry continue to shout for me to flee, but I didn’t respond. I didn’t move. I didn’t run. I was frozen like a lifeless statue in a cold museum. With only the movement of my eyes, I pleaded with him to help me. A tear escaped one of my eyes then rolled down my cheek. That single tear managed to do what my heart and body could not. Escape.
Fear, like unseen hands, gripped my lungs and tried to crush them slowly. My stomach churned and threatened to empty. Would we die here?

The gentle chill of night had turned into a mid-winter’s frost. Tiny bumps rose on my arms and the small hairs prickled to attention. I opened my mouth to speak, but the words remained trapped in my throat.


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K.C. Hilton 

Born and raised in Aurora, Illinois I spent my childhood playing street games with the neighborhood kids. When I wasn't outside, I spent much of my time reading and getting lost in adventurous worlds and whirlwind courtships. At the age of seventeen, I moved to Kentucky and eventually began to raise a family of my own. I have always been entranced by stories of magical adventure and I have discovered that writing is an entirely new, exciting adventure all on its own! In my spare time, I can be found updating my website or blog, finding great books to read or watching videos. Most days I crave Diet Coke, pizza and chocolate, in no particular order. I have my own pink toolbox with pink tools and secretly want to be a mechanic! I grew up a tomboy. But, when I didn't want to climb a hill, to walk through the graveyard, the boys said I turned into a girl.

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US: Signed Copy of My Name Is Rapunzel and SWAG!
INTERNATIONAL: ebook of My Name is Rapunzel

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¿No os parece una preciosidad de portada? ¿Os encandilan los cuentos de hadas versionados? Yo haría una colección de todos ellosy los pondría en una estantería exclusiva. Oh, soñar, qué fácil es... ;o)

Babel en su torre de libros.

lunes, 10 de febrero de 2014

The Star Catcher: un amuleto mágico + sorteo


Buenos días, mis arrebatadores. Os deseo un feliz lunes y una semana llena de experiencias literarias ;o) Comencemos con una novela de magia y romance imposible en la que la heroína es una diosa que ha sido secuestrada por los malos, mientras que el héroe debe controlar el poder de un talismán para rescatarla de ejércitos sobrenaturales y planes maléficos.

THE STAR CATCHER
STEPHANIE KEYES


Publisher: Inkspell Publishing | Pages: 421  | Part 3
Release Date: November 10, 2013

Magick and destiny intertwine as he fights to save his kingdom and the goddess he loves.

Her kiss…the feel of her skin…the beat of her heart…For seventeen-year-old Kellen St. James, each memory is marred by a single sentence on a lone strip of paper.
Cali has been taken…
Armed with an amulet that channels the ultimate power of Faerie, Kellen searches for his love. However, control of the amulet’s energy comes with a price, and Kellen soon learns that Cali’s captor has plans for the stone. With the threat of the Star Catcher’s evil looming above Kellen and his kingdom, he’ll have to free the Heart of Faerie and break the curse that binds the Children of Danu to the darkness. But before that, he has to find his real father, the king.
Kellen and Cali will battle bewitched armies and unknown foes as they fight to stay together. Will Kellen embrace his immortal destiny? Or will his world, and the man he is fated to become, be destroyed by The Star Catcher?

AUTHOR BIO

Stephanie Keyes has been addicted to Fantasy since she discovered T.H. White as a child and started drumming up incredible journeys in her head. Today, she's still doing the same thing, except now she gets to share those ideas with readers!
When she's not writing, Stephanie is also a graphic designer, international speaker, teacher, musician, avid reader, and Mom to two little boys who constantly keep her on her toes. In addition, she's best friend to her incredible husband of eleven years.
Mrs. Keyes holds an undergraduate degree in Business and Management Information Systems from Robert Morris University and a M.Ed. from Duquesne University. She is a member of the Society For Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), as well as a featured author in the global group of writers, Love a Happy Ending.com.

Keyes is the author of the YA Fantasy series, The Star Child, which currently includes The Star Child (September 2012) and The Fallen Stars (April 2013), both released by Inkspell Publishing. She is currently hard at work on the third book in the trilogy, The Star Catcher.
Keyes is the author of the YA Fantasy series, The Star Child, which currently includes The Star Child (September 2012) and The Fallen Stars (April 2013), both released by Inkspell Publishing. She is currently hard at work on the third book in the trilogy, The Star Catcher.


SORTEO / GIVEAWAY TIME

Si os gusta la historia, hay dos sorteos en marcha. Uno, podéis participar en el Rafflecopter. El premio es un juego completo de la saga en formato electrónico. Dos, dejad un comentario diciendo que participáis en el sorteo de mi blog y podéis optar a un libro electrónico de The Star Catcher, hasta final de mes. 

¡Mucha suerte!

Babel sacando brillo a su talismán.

martes, 4 de febrero de 2014

Almost Bad Boys: super sexy + sorteo


Los besos en las portadas... creo que no he visto muchos hasta ahora y tengo que reconocer que me fascinan. Son como un bombón de chocolate: dulzor directo y emocional. ¿Os gustan las portadas con besos, mis arrebatadores?

Hoy os traigo la promoción de un par de libros que son todo romance explosivo sólo apto para mayores de edad. Bueno, eso es algo que a mí nunca me detuvo XD

En pocas palabras: chica cautelosa se prenda de chico super guapetón, pero las relaciones son difíciles cuando las emociones de experiencias pasadas siguen afectando al presente. Y la segunda parte se complica con la mafia rusa y más secretos tremendos que amenazan la relación entre Natalie y Colin.


Almost Bad Boy series by A.O. Peart 
Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, New Adult

book 1 - Almost Matched


Would you take another shot at love? Or just settle on a friend with benefits?

THEIR HEARTBREAKING PAST WILL MOVE YOU. THEIR PASSION WILL MAKE YOU BLUSH. THEIR ANTICS WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD.

Twenty-five-year-old Natalie Davenport lugs substantial baggage. One boyfriend after the next has been a total disaster, leaving Natalie distrustful toward the male population in general. So when Colin Hampton crosses her path, she’s cautious. Her heart (and some other body parts!) nudges her to go for it, while her head wants her to run for the hills.

Colin is one of those gorgeous guys who attract women, no matter the age or marital status. With a successful career at a popular Seattle radio station, hard body, and charming personality, he is the complete package. But something dark lurks in the corners of his soul; some murky experience that has changed him—maybe for the better, but maybe for the worse.

Will he steal her heart and stomp over it like other guys did?

Will she let him into her heavily fortified world despite herself?

Or will they settle somewhere in the middle—establishing the emotional boundaries to protect them from falling in love?


book 2 - Almost Broken Up

How far would you go to protect the one you love? 
Edge-of-the-seat suspense and zany wit are key elements of this comedy-mystery that combines crime and mayhem with romance and humor. 

The terrors of Colin’s past are revealed and accepted by Natalie. Her doubts about letting him into her life are finally disbanded and replaced by a sense of security and commitment. But Natalie doesn’t know that Colin’s past hides more dark secrets unknown even to him. 
When a delusional psychopath threatens Colin’s life, things quickly become complicated. Natalie’s stubborn character and desire to kick ass won’t let her step aside and allow the authorities to handle the danger. She gets herself tangled up with street hoodlums, befriends a Russian mobster’s high-maintenance girlfriend, and becomes expert at picking locks and hiding evidence.


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This contemporary romantic comedy blends humor, sensuality, and angst, 
with zany characters and witty dialogue.


***Warning: contains sexual situations (some quite vivid!), profanity, and a high dose of sarcasm. 
Oh, and there is a lot of appletini and beer drinking.
May not be appropriate for readers under 18 years old. 
Not intended for prudes and killjoys with no sense of humor***



AUTHOR BIO

Angela Orlowski-Peart is the author of the Young Adult and New Adult fiction novels, including YA paranormal/urban fantasy romantic thriller series, Forged. Angela writes in multiple YA and NA genres, including paranormal, fantasy, urban fantasy, contemporary, sci-fi, and short stories. 

She was born and raised in Poland. She now lives in the Seattle area with her family and a chronically curious cat. 


Angela describes herself as European born, American by choice.

Find Angela here:

SORTEO / GIVEAWAY TIME

one ebook copy of Book 1 AND book 2 in the Almost Bad Boys series
+ signed postcard (all to 1 winner). 
Open internationally.

El sorteo consiste en una copia electrónica de ambos libros en inglés y una tarjeta firmada. Es internacional, dura hasta el 21 de febrero y lo único que tenéis que hacer para participar es dejar un comentario.

Mucha suerte y gracias por compartir mis locuras ;o)

Babel in English.