Thursday, September 10, 2020

Blog Tour + Review + #Giveaway: Calypso’s Heart by M.C. Solaris @XpressoTours


Calypso’s Heart
M.C. Solaris
(Orion’s Order #1)
Publication date: May 15th 2020
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance

If you enjoy Psy-Changeling and Black Dagger Brotherhood, this new series is right up your alley!

Sexy shifters. Hot vampires. Intriguing immortals. Strong heroine. Sizzling romance. Page-turning plot full of emotion and excitement. Modern and fresh take on fated mates.

Caly

Do you dream of ridiculously hot men? Okay, maybe you do. (And yes, I’m well aware I should lay off the romance books before bed.) But do you actually ever meet those men you dream about in real life? I didn’t think so. That’s probably a good thing though because I have… And these men from my dreams have done nothing but pull the rug of reality out from under me… which was how I fell and ended up in a world that I thought only existed in romance books.

My name is Caly (AKA Callie) and I’m just an ordinary single woman living the LA dream… paycheck to paycheck. Except whose dream is it? I’m not really sure… but it’s not my dream. Especially because I have really weird dreams… like really weird. Then again, everyone has weird dreams, right?

Blake

I am an alpha wolf shifter and leader of Orion’s Order, a pack of… well, not wolves. We’re an unconventional pack of highly skilled specian hunters that do one thing: hunt the evil in our world. And we were hired by SILE (Species Investigative Law Enforcement) to hunt a bloodthirsty criminal who is infamously untraceable. That was until an irresistible female brought an unexpected twist to our hunt and set things in motion… a motion that has left my pack and our world forever changed.

Welcome to The Order and a secret world of magic and mystery, where a pack of unlikely friends find love and fight against an ancient evil force.

Devour this addictive series at your own risk…

+ Happily Ever After

+ Steamy Paranormal Shifter Romance

+ Multiple POV

+ Mature Content

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CALYPSO’S HEART is an adult paranormal wolf shifter romance. If you like swoon-worthy males, heroines with feminine strength, an engaging plot, satisfying relationships, steamy love stories, happy ever afters, and getting sucked into a supernatural story, then you’ll want to immerse yourself in the world of species! 

You’ll feel right at home if you’re a JR Ward, Nalini Singh, and Dannika Dark fan.

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“It has the elements you need – love, pain, heartache, action, revenge, some light comedy, etc. I thought the sex scenes were SPOT ON! Like damn those were great. I really felt immersed in it at times and I felt transported into the story.” ★★★★★

“The descriptions and imagery are on point. It’s easy to picture the characters and scenes. I like the multiple POV shifts to better understand and immerse myself in the character’s mind. The sex scenes are steamy and kept me turning the pages.” ★★★★★

“…if you are looking for a book that punches you in your face, right out the gate, with unrealistic action, tasteless sex scenes, and emotional turmoil, this won’t be it. Go watch Shameless instead. But if you are looking for something that unfolds at a pace that gives you time to decipher the characters, setting, and complexities of the story that is to come, then this is for you…” ★★★★★

“…at one point in the book, a group of characters are all introduced in a short amount of time. While this might not be standard protocol for fictional stories, it’s realistic. Trust that it was done with purposeful intent. Without giving away too much about the story, you get to learn about a pack of males in their environment, doing what males do…” ★★★★★



My Review:

A young woman Calypso or Caly lives day by day week to week just trying to survive in a world all by herself. Caly lost her parents in a car accident a long time ago and now is alone. Caly has weird dreams about hot handsome men. Caly meets a couple of these hot handsome men in person.

Sparks start to fly when she meets Blake a wolf shifter. An alpha wolf shifter. Blake and the wolves in his pack are like most men they like to compete against one another to see who can beat their chest the hardest meaning they are always getting into little fights breaking bones but hey they are werewolves they heal fast.

Caly and Blake start spending as much time together as is possible without their jobs getting in the way. After meeting Blake Caly learns that she is a dream traveler. When she dreams she calls Blake to her dreams. Caly has no idea that she is doing this. Caly is a mystery even to herself. Things are going on with Caly that no one understands not even Caly herself. But I do believe those secrets will soon reveal themselves.

Caly is kidnapped. Caly has no idea who her kidnapper is or where he has taken her. Caly is afraid that her kidnapper is going to harm her and then kill her when he is done with her. Her only hope is that her new boyfriend the werewolf can find her before her kidnapper is through with her. Caly is a tough chic and fights with all her mite to stay alive long enough for Blake to find her.

Calypso’s Heart is told from multiple points of view jumping from one to another without warning. You have to figure out who is doing the talking or whose story you are seeing at any given time but it doesn’t take long to figure out the storytelling or who is doing the storytelling once you learn each person’s voice.

There is enough twists to keep the pages turning and the story interesting. I enjoyed seeing the boys play together as they usually played well together that is if you don’t count all the broken bones. The characters are all very interesting and likable sort of making you want to be their friend and want to know more about them and their lives now and in the future to see their pack grow.

Calypso’s Heart reminded me of Fifty Shades of Grey without the bondage, master slaved part. Calypso’s Heart was a mix between Fifty Shades of Grey and Bitten. If your into to books/stories of this nature then you will probably enjoy reading Calypso's Heart. One click your copy today!




Author Bio:

M.C. Solaris’s life took an unexpected turn during the super blood moon eclipse on January 20, 2019. She woke up and began writing bios for her imaginary friends that she met that day. As soon as the pen hit the paper (or fingertips to the iPhone), she couldn’t stop. It was kind of like one of those fire hydrants, spewing copious amounts of water all over the place. The characters and their stories just flowed out of her. She is honored to be the scribe, getting to share her friends’ stories. You can read all about her gifted friends in the Orion’s Order series (Book 1 is Calypso’s Heart).

On a personal note, M.C. Solaris is actually the pseudonym of Marina Schroeder, women’s health enthusiast and lover of all things paranormal romance (PNR) and happily ever after (HEA). When she is not curled up on the sofa with her partner’s oversized hoodie, a PNR novel, peppermint tea, and one of her three cats, you will find her either at the ocean with her toes in the sand or in a forest hugging a tree. Well truthfully? There is one more place you might find her: trolling the aisles of Whole Foods for a satisfying combination of salty and sweet while hiding in her partner’s hoodie… like any proper PNR-writing introvert.

Want to get the latest scoop, sneak peeks, and short shares all about her imaginary friends? Go to www.mcsolaris.com and sign up for the newsletter.
Welcome to The Order!





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2 comments:

M.C. Solaris said...

Thank you so much The Avid Reader for featuring Calypso's Heart for the book blog tour! And thank you for reading and reviewing Blake and Caly's love story! :) XO, MC Solaris

Giselle said...

Great review! This def sounds like nothing I've read before! So happy you liked it! :)