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Kenya Calling Review Copies

Hello from chilly Upstate New York!

Kenya Calling (Book 1 of my new Shifter Hunters trilogy) will release in January and the Advanced Review Copies are ready to send out to some lucky reviewers. If you’re interested in receiving a review copy for free, please fill out this form.

Reminder: all of the Hotel Safari books are now available on iTunes, Kobo, and Nook, in addition to Amazon. Click here to see the latest available links.

Shifter Hunters Ltd. update

Hello from beautiful Upstate New York!

I’m working hard on the Shifter Hunters Ltd. series and plan to release book 1 in January. I’ll post another excerKenya Calling coverpt next month. In the meantime, I can tell you that in Book 1, you’ll meet Ryenne and Lucien and a different Kenyan setting than in the Hotel Safari series. Ryenne’s life will be in danger and there’s plenty of action and suspense.

In Book 2, Ryenne meets a French family of shifters and will help them save their shifter hunting business, at great risk to herself, of course!

In Book 3, Ryenne faces new struggles back home in New York City and must protect her mother from a danger that’s much closer to home than she expected.

On a personal note, I’ve got lots of French teaching going on this fall. And my boys have successfully transitioned to their new schools. High school has been a challenge, but my son has adjusted well.

Let’s Talk About: America’s Next Reality Star

Tori watches plenty of guilty pleasure TV. How about you?

The idea of a romance set on a reality TV show made me really excited to meet the author, Laura Heffernan, at an event at my local indie bookstore in May. Laura is awesome. Super intelligent with a dry sense of humor.

After a cool evening with her, I had to read her book. After reading the book, I never want to be on a reality show. Don’t get me wrong! The book is great. It offered such a comprehensive look behind the scenes, that I’m convinced no typical introvert author would ever put themselves through what Jen put herself through in America’s Next Reality Star. But it sure was fun to read about.

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The ebook is currently on sale for 99 cents and Book 2, Sweet Reality, will release in September (and can be preordered now).

Bisous,
Tori

Let’s Talk About: Jilting the Duke

Tori has a confession to make.

I love reading Historical Romance.

Even though I have little interest in writing it, I do love a good historical romance. My TBR and already-read lists are filled with Courtney Milan, Elizabeth Hoyt, Theresa Romain, Hannah Howell, and now, Rachael Miles.

I was first introduced to Jilting the Duke when the author, Rachael Miles, and I did a romance author event together at my local indie bookstore. Rachael is lovely in person and I devoured the book description, so I just had to read it.

It doesn’t disappoint. Steamy without being explicit, plenty of suspense, and a tiny hint of paranormal. The story sucked me in from the beginning.

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Jilting the Duke is the first book in the Muses’ Salon series. I look forward to getting on to the next one.

Bisous,
Tori

(from Tori, Liza, and Sibyl’s shared blog)

Let’s Talk About Wicked Sexy Liar

Liza Street talks about Wicked Sexy Liar, by Christina Lauren:

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Wicked Sexy Liar, by Christina Lauren, is the fourth book in the Wild Seasons series. Honestly, I was worried that I wouldn’t like it as much as Dark Wild Night, (the third book), because part of what I loved about Dark Wild Night was the graphic novelist heroine, Lola. I loved how during critical moments, she’d have a flash of imagery as if the moment were happening in a comic panel. So cool.

But Wicked Sexy Liar did not disappoint in the slightest! The humor was still there, and the conflict and sexual tension were done very well. London and Luke were both endearing in their own ways, and I especially loved London’s attitude about sex, and Luke’s wake-up call, which seemed ongoing but delighted me throughout.

Bonus–this one had a fun short story at the end, featuring the character Luke’s friend and Oliver’s employee, Not-Joe.

(from Tori, Liza, and Sibyl’s shared blog)

Liza’s Savage Thirst – Available Now!

News from Liza!

The fourth book in my Corona Pride series, Savage Thirst, is out today! To celebrate, here’s a love list of my favorite parts.

  • vampire heroine who was a bandit in the Old West
  • a mountain lion shifter hero who likes frilly drinks
  • bad vampires
  • good vampires
  • bad shifters
  • good shifters
  • sexytimes in a semi-public place
  • sexytimes in a car
  • a hero who goes all in for the woman he loves
  • a heroine who comes to terms with a heartbreaking past

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Savage Thirst is available on Amazon – just 99 pennies for a limited time, and free to KU subscribers!

(from Tori, Liza, and Sibyl’s shared blog)

Let’s Talk About: The Sun is Also a Star

Liza Street talks about: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon:

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This book, you guys! It was soooooo good! Swoony but realistic. I won’t say anything more about the end because it would be a huge spoiler, but I will say that the whole thing is just incredible. This book encapsulates everything I love about YA contemporary romance–believable characters with real problems that didn’t feel orchestrated. Their actions were plausible, their voices distinct and youthful (I mean, they sounded like legitimate teenagers to my 30-something ears).

The story for the most part takes place over a single day, but I didn’t doubt for a second that these two fell for each other.

Nicola Yoon has another popular book, Everything, Everything, which I am very interested in reading. And I just saw a movie trailer for it, so that’s exciting!

(from Tori, Liza, and Sibyl’s shared blog)

Love List for Savage Heartache by Liza

Book 3 of the Corona Pride series, Savage Heartache, is now available! There’s a lot that I love about this one, so here’s a Love List!

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  • romance book blogger heroine
  • literature professor hero
  • older guy, younger woman
  • blog posts that go along with the book (links in the ebook!)
  • VAMPIRES
  • a group of different shifters–grizzly, wolf, mountain lion, foxes, and something else…
  • all the references to alphaholes
  • the heroine’s truck is named Phil
  • we’ve been waiting so long for the heroine to find her HEA and SHE DOES!!!

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(from Tori, Liza, and Sibyl’s shared blog)

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