New Release! Elysian Shifter Tall, Dark and Deadly, bk 8 in the Elysian Realm series by Amy Valentini

 

Available now at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited

Hasen Balderson and Julieta Moreno live very different lives but when fate brings them together, their lives will never be the same. Hasen is a wolf shifter, plagued by a painful past and a rebellious streak. Julieta is a detective with a dark secret and an inability to trust. When they team up to unravel a mystery, she discovers a hidden world she never knew existed. Dangerous shifters lurking in the shadows put them both in danger even as they struggle to control the powerful desire they feel for each other. But when her secret is revealed, she discovers where she truly belongs. Will they be able to protect the Realm from a new enemy and find their happily ever after, or will they be torn apart forever?

Elysian Shifter Tall, Dark and Deadly is the eighth book in the thrilling Elysian Realm paranormal romance series. If you enjoyed the electrifying chemistry between the characters in the previous books of the series, you’ll be captivated by the fated connection between Hasen and Julieta. Buy it today and continue the next generation of Elysians’ journey as they search for eternal love in a world where the gods of mythology are real!

If you haven't indulged in this exciting paranormal romance series yet, you can get started by reading the first four books in an exclusive box set available on Amazon and at Kindle Unlimited and then continue the exciting adventure in the following books with more to come. Happy Reading! 

Seekers of the Past, the Complete Romance Series Boxset by Amy Valentini

Seekers of the Past, the Complete Romance Series by Amy Valentini

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Journey to Where the Past Meets the Present and Love Lives Forever…Emma Wells and Sam Martinelli search for lost treasure then embark on a magical journey through a journal written at the turn of the nineteenth century that takes them back in time to an era of honor, adventure, pirates, dangers on the high seas, and the origins of family and family gold.

The Seekers of the Past series is now available in a digital boxset at Amazon for $5.99 - that's all 6 full-length books for the same price as the longest one at 490 pages. Get your copy now for hours of adventurous reading. Also available in #KindleUnlimited.

Seekers of the Past – book one

After five years apart, Emma and Sam come together in search of treasure. They work through the clues but then the adventure turns dangerous, and then deadly. Emma begins to question who she can trust at all. When the truth about things past and present becomes known, she fears more than the loss of treasure. Will she lose Sam forever?

For the Sake of Honor – book two

Set in post-revolutionary Virginia…heartbroken when the only man she ever loved returns from England with a fiancée, Anna Pelt feels betrayed and discarded. When Joshua Embry claims to love her even as honor forces him to marry another woman, Anna questions his intentions. Can she choose love without honor?

In the Arms of Her Angel – book three

Travel from Charleston to New Orleans in 1802, when Daniel Embry discovers the boy who stole into his room is a beautiful woman and she needs his help. With only a strange riddle to guide them, Ginny Blackwood partners with him to solve it but can she trust him with the truth of her past—as well as her heart?

To Love and Be Loved By Him – book four

Travel on an adventurous journey by sea in 1805…Captain Beau Hawkings enjoys his freedom with no need for a wife or inherited title but when he rescues the woman contracted to marry him, he desires her but desires his freedom more. Emily Embry wants nothing to do with marriage to an unknown aristocrat but when his seafaring cousin captures her desires, her disdain increases. When each sets a plan in motion to escape the other, fate intervenes. Can the heart change the mind of even the most love resistant?

A Pirate’s One and Only - book five

Escape to Jamaica at the turn of the 19th Century…for Capitán Tomás Alvarez, it is nearly love at first sight after rescuing a woman from unwanted advances. For disfigured Gabrielle Hawkings, his attention is enough but when his kiss awakens a desire unknown to her she wishes for more. When Tomás does what he must to protect Gabrielle so neither of them meets the hangman’s noose, he must also decide if his need for revenge is worth losing the woman he loves?

Where Love Lives Forever – book six

In the present and still in love, Emma and Sam travel to New Orleans in search of more answers and any remaining gold, only to discover someone else will stop at nothing to get at it first. When hidden secrets cause increased tension between them, Sam realizes if he does not reconcile with his past, he might not have any future at all with Emma. When things take a dangerous turn, will he lose everyone he loves?

Happy Reading Everyone!

Unwrapping: Review of BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell

When Avon sent me this month's package of books to read as an Avon Addict, I was thrilled to see a hardback copy of BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell.  Ms. Lowell had wandered off the romance trail for a while even though her mysteries and suspense stories always have an element of romance in them. This one has brought her back to the romantic side of writing. BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell was definitely worth the wait.

Blurb for BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE:

According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Is it myth . . . or will their prediction become reality?

Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts, splitting her time between digs in Yucatan and the classroom teaching college students. But the professor’s structured, academic life is about to spin out of control. Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create chaos and usher in annihilation?

Helping out a friend, former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he needs Lina’s help. A man used to calling the shots and working alone, he isn’t comfortable letting anyone get close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina. His gift for reading people tells him there’s a lot going on below that professional exterior, and he’s more than a little curious to probe her depths.

Burying herself in her work, Lina’s had little experience handling men, especially one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive, headstrong Hunter.  A devoted archaeologist, she has the skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his core.
But finding the missing artifacts is only the beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling, sensual, and deadly than either of them knows. . . .

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Lina Taylor finds herself teaching students far more regularly than seeking adventure on some dig in the Yucatan.  So when her mother asks her about some very special relics that may or may not be missing, lost or stolen, Lina's curiosity grabs hold and doesn't let go.

Hunter Johnston, although no longer working for I.C.E., has kept close ties to it. So when his buddy Jase, who is still with I.C.E., comes to him in for help in solving a mystery at the warehouse of which Jase has become the fall guy, Hunter can't say no. The problem is he needs specialized help. He needs the help of someone he knows has the expertise to uncover the meaning and use of the items as well as have an idea about who might have stolen them. He needed Lina Taylor. What he was about to find out was just how much he needed her.

As the two work together, they discover there's more than just missing Mayan artifacts at stake. Lina begins to fear that members of her own family, going back as far as her great-grandmother, might somehow be involved. As one mystery begins to unravel, another rears its dangerous head. Hunter and Lina find themselves embroiled in something that may have consequences that go far beyond a mere theft. Thrown together, their mutual attraction for each other throws complications into the mix that neither are willing to ignore or discuss until the most dangerous of adventures threatens to solve the problem for them.

BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell is Ms. Lowell at her finest. The story is rich in character, research, settings and best of all, romance.  This tale is full of mystery, intrigue, suspense, adventure, danger and some steamy scenes that will have you fanning yourself for relief. As someone who has a penchant for all things having to do with antiquities and archaeology, my needs were quenched by Ms. Lowell's attention to detail.

I highly recommend BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE to everyone who has read Elizabeth Lowell's previous works and to everyone who hasn't - you won't be disappointed!

Happy Reading Everyone!

BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell, William Morrow, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, available now in hardback, ebook and audio formats.

                                                            

Wacky Wednesday: If You Could Be Your Favorite Heroine

I do believe that we read Romance Novels for escape from our every day world, for excitement and romance. But I think my main reason is to let my imagination fly where it may go!

I am currently reading a story that is giving me everything I want while reading. I love stepping into the shoes of the heroine. I love my growing attraction for the hero. I love that there hasn't been a dull moment since I opened the cover and started reading. You might be wondering about now what book I'm reading - don't worry, when I'm done reading I'll review it just not today.

I'm wondering what kind of heroines draw you in so intensely that you experience all that she's experiencing from what she wears, through her adventures whether in the ballroom or on a runaway horse. If you've fallen in love with a certain hero then you probably walked in his heroine's shoes so that you could be folded in his arms, kissed by his lips and experienced the thrill of hearing words of love and passion whispered in your ear.

I've always be drawn to the swashbuckler life. I love the idea of being a heroine who tosses aside her fancy dresses and fine things to take up a life on the sea. A heroine who is as tough as any man yet is willing to be all the woman her sea-faring man will ever need. But then again, being Miss Elizabeth Bennett to her Mr. Darcy isn't such a bad way to go either.

So I ask you this - if you could step into the shoes of a romance novel heroine, what kind of heroine would she be?
Or if you have a particular heroine you most favor, who would she be?
And why is she your choice?

Oh, don't forget there's still time to read my interview with author, Pamela Palmer - who creates some awesome heroines lucky enough to fall in love with some dangerous but oh, so sexy heroes - and comment for a chance to win your choice of any current Feral Warrior novel. Giveaway is open to everyone, US & International, but closes tonight, May 23rd at 11:45PM EDT, so hurry! Click Here for the interview!
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Happy Reading Everyone!