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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Book Tour + Review + #Giveaway: Hunterland by Dana Claire @DanaClaire143 @teddyrose1

Hunterland by Dana Claire
Publisher: CamCat Books (February 7, 2023)
Category: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy
Tour dates: February 13-March 24, 2023
ISBN: 978-1792361357
Available in Print and ebook, 310 pages

Description Hunterland by Dana Claire

Supernatural meets Nancy Drew in Dana Claire’s New Young Adult Novel Hunterland

Liam Hunter has warded off hungry vampires, slayed monstrous beasts, and put agonized spirits to rest since he could hold a stake. When trouble comes through the Hunterland message board, alerting them that nurses are dying at high schools across Wisconsin in a string of fishy “suicides,” the Hunter family hits the road to save the day.

The trail leads to Falkville Falls, where Liam clashes with Olivia Davis, whose maddening family seems inexplicably embroiled in this haunting mess. Olivia has always mothered her little sister, Pepper. But when the Hunter family opens her eyes to the hidden underworld of real monsters prowling the dark, she realizes she can’t protect Pepper from this newest threat by herself. Can the two families work together to uncover who or what is responsible before the next murder, or will this vicious death cycle have no end?

Grab your stakes and your rock salt. Monster hunting class is in session.

Advance Praise Hunterland by Dana Claire

“Everything I want in a story—Monsters, family, romance, and humor.”

—Wendy Higgins, New York Times bestselling author of The Sweet Evil Trilogy

“Hunterland, delights in every way. Both the intrigue and the romance are deliciously dangerous.”—Eva Pohler, USA Today bestselling author of The Underworld Saga

“This coming-of-age adventure is filled with murder, mystery, the paranormal, and lots of thrilling twists and turns.”—Cameo Renae, USA Today bestselling author

“Fans of Supernatural will not be disappointed with Hunterland. Dana Claire knocked it out of the park.”—Lynn Rush, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author

My Review:

Hunterland is the first book by Dana Claire that I have read but I do plan on checking out more of her work. Hunterland is also the first book in what I hope to be a new series. Hunterland has a lot of different paranormal creatures just waiting to make their appearances.

Hunterland kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end wanting to know what was going to happen next. The mystery and suspense kept the pages turning. The descriptions were so vividly written that I had no trouble picturing them in my head. I love the world that has been created for Hunterland. I can’t wait to read more from this family of hunters.

Liam Hunter and his family are hunters. They hunt paranormal creatures of all kinds whether it be vampires, zombies, ghosts, or whatever. Wherever they are spotted that is where they go. Liam and his family have been called to another high school where one of the teachers was found hanging in the hall of the school.

Liam meets Olivia Davis, a student at the high school and one of the first people to witness the awful crime scene. Upon their meeting, Liam and Olivia appear not to like each other at all. But that soon changes when they hook up. Then they are back to hating each other once again. What is up with these two with their on-again, off-again relationship?

Hunterland was a very enjoyable and fast-paced read. Once I picked it up, I couldn't stop reading it until the last page was read. It drew me in from the beginning and held me captive.

I would recommend Hunterland to all paranormal creature fans! Grab your copy of Hunterland today!

About Dana Claire

DANA CLAIRE is an award-winning author whose stories explore identity, fate, and destiny in the crossroads of romance and adventure. Her love of romantic tension and the supernatural effortlessly translates into spine-tingling action and unforgettable characters. She lives in Los Angeles, CA with her adoring husband living her dreams: writing books, telling stories, and changing the world, one reader at a time.

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Review: Monsters and Mambos (The Blood Witch Saga #6) by Theophilus Monroe

Monsters and Mambos

The Blood Witch Saga #6

by Theophilus Monroe

Published: February 28, 2023

Genre: Young Adult, Teen, Vampire, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Faerie, Witches, Wolves, Demons, Succubus

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Review: Defiance (The Bellator Chronicles #3) by Clare Littlemore @Clarelittlemore

Defiance

The Bellator Chronicles #3

by Clare Littlemore

Published: February 26, 2023

Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Young Adult

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Review: Shadow Wolf (Protector Wolf Shifter Series #1) by Lilliana Rose @LillianaRose2

Shadow Wolf

Protector Wolf Shifter Series #1

by Lilliana Rose

Published: February 24, 2023

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Paranormal, Shifters, Paranormal Romance

Blurb:

Kodiak must protect Tamaska against vampires who want her dead.

The leader of the vampires wants to capture Tamaska. She needs someone to protector her against a world she has no idea about. That someone is Kodiak, but she doesn’t trust him.

If Kodiak fails at protecting Tamaska and the vampires kill her, they will cause death and destruction on earth. His alpha disagrees, and forbids him from protecting Tamaska. The pack must be committed to each other against the vampires and not be distracted by a human.

There's a bond forming between Kodiak and Tamaska and he is compelled to protect her.

Who will he choose, his pack or Tamaska? Or will Tamaska break his heart and risk everything he is trying to protect?

Fans of Twilight, Shadow Hunters, and The Winx Saga will devour Lilliana Rose’s world of unexpected adventure and dark imagination.

Begin the journey in this protector turn lover and opposites attract series set in a dark, urban fantasy world.

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My Review:

Tamaska is a human she is hired to protect a gem, a blood opal. She needs help protecting this gem not that she wants help but she will do whatever it takes to keep this gem safe. Tamaska hires this guy, a wolf shifter, Kodiak as one of the guards to help keep the gem safe. Yeah, well Tamaska and Kodiak both get distracted as they can’t keep their eyes off each other. And low and behold the gem disappears right from under their noses.

Tamaska’s search for the gem takes her down roads that she never knew existed. Tamaska is about to enter the world of the paranormal. She is about to realize that vampires and wolves do indeed exist as vampires want her dead and a wolf shifter will do whatever he has to in order to keep her safe even if that means going against his own pack to do so.

Shadow Wolf is a well-thought-out and riveting story that will keep you hanging on page after page as the adrenaline keeps pumping leaving you wanting more and more the more you read. Once you pick up Shadow Wolf you are pulled into its depths leaving the world around you behind right up until that last page is read. And even then it will still linger on in your mind for a long time to come.

Grab your copy of Shadow Wolf today!

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Review: Ember (Kataklysm #2) by T.R. Magnus

Ember

Kataklysm #2

by T.R. Magnus

Published: February 24, 2023

Genre: Family Saga, Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy,

Blurb:

Two paths. A single journey.

Blaike isn't like any other Ember.

He commands the draugr.

Can an army of the dead defeat the Lightweaver's legion?

Ashathar's sunstone mines are exhausted.

Without sunstone, the blight will consume the Kingdom.

To save Ashathar, Blaike must confront the tyrant who killed his father.

Can Blaike and his draugr army rescue Ashathar from both tyranny and darkness?

Ming Yue is on a quest to recover a shield forged from Antaboga's scale—the scale the dragon-god shed when he created the world.

Batara Kala is preparing to launch a second Kataklysm.

The power of the dragon scale is the only thing that might thwart the efforts of the destroyer. Will it be enough?

To recover the shield, Yue must travel through the hostile blight, beyond what's charted on Ashatharian maps.

Will her elixirs sustain her through the blight?

Ember is the second book in Kataklysm, an action packed epic progression fantasy series. Fans of progression/cultivation epic fantasies, unique magic systems, and immersive epics like Will Wight's Cradle series or Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive where the hero starts weak but gains power over time will also enjoy this expansive saga.

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My Review:

Ember is the second book in the Kataklysm series and it is just as great if not better than the first book Blightmage. And just like Blightmage, Ember pulled me so deep into its world I felt as if I was a part of it.

The world around me slowly disappeared the more I read. The more I read the more I wanted to read. I was racing to the end to see how it all turned out. Ember is the most riveting and interesting story of all time.

The trials that each character had to endure on their respective journeys kept me well-engaged page after page. Each and every time they had to use their swords made me think of Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber. I do believe this was my favorite part of the story when the blade came out.

Oh, and I did love the talk or maybe the speech of some of the characters. It reminded me so much of my husband and the things he is always saying. I was laughing and I guess maybe smirking? all at the same time. I enjoyed it tremendously.

I can’t wait to read more about this world and its characters. I definitely recommend Ember to all magical fans! Grab your copy of Ember today!

Be sure and check out all the books in Kataklysm!

Blightmage #1

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Ember #2

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