Teaser Tuesday #20 – FREE – Blood Debt by Nancy Straight

Posted on August 12, 2014 by fundinmental

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Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

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•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

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Blood Debt, Touched, Book I by Nancy Straight

I won this signed paperback some time ago, but am just getting around to reading it.

Now I wonder why I waited so long.

MY TEASE

(page 120 of paperback)

All those wagers I’d tried to make with God, to find out who he was – I’d told God I would trade anything – I never meant my mom.

(page 7 of paperback)

“Exactly. They were both descendants of Kentaros and his mares. Most of the herds from that original pasture are still represented, their magic unabated, their blood pulsating with that of a god.”

“Our ancestors really were half horse?”

(page 196 of paperback)

SYNOPSIS

Her whole life, it had just been the two of them. Before her mother’s last breath, she gave Camille the information she had craved her entire life: the identity of her father. Daring to contact him, Camille was welcomed by an entire family she never knew existed. But nothing comes without a price, as she discovers when her family claims a legendary heritage tracing back to a centaur touched by Zeus.

As she learns the secrets of her Centaur bloodline, she is drawn into a forbidden love with Drake. Her life may be the blood debt required to pay for her mother’s transgressions. The same person who once held her mother captive, and forced her into decades of hiding, now controls Camille. Her only chance is to seek a piece of her mother’s past that will win her freedom and the life she desperately wants.

Blood Debt, Touched, Book I is free on amazon. Get your copy now.

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Teaser Tuesday #19 – Remains of Innocence by J A Jance

Posted on July 29, 2014 by fundinmental

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REMAINS OF INNOCENCE by J A Jance

I have read numerous books by J A Jance, so when I found the opportunity to read and review Remains of Innocence, I jumped at it.

I will be reviewing this on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, so be sure and check back.

MY TEASE

(page 120 of ARC paperback)

“You don’t think Junior is responsible for what happened to the cat, do you?” Jamie asked.

“No, I don’t,” Joanna said, “and I’m beginning to think he didn’t kill himself either, accidentally or otherwise.” She paused and then asked, “What kind o people start their journey to the dark side by torturing animals?”

“Serial killers,” Jamie answered at once.

SYNOPSIS

Sheriff Joanna Brady must solve two perplexing cases that may be tied together in New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance’s thrilling tale of suspense that brings to life Arizona’s Cochise County and the desert Southwest in all its beauty and mystery.

An old woman, a hoarder, is dying of emphysema in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In cleaning out her house, her daughter, Liza Machett, discovers a fortune in hundred dollar bills hidden in the tall stacks of books and magazines that crowd every corner.

Tracing the money’s origins will take Liza on a journey that will end in Cochise County, where Sheriff Joanna Brady is embroiled in a personal mystery of her own. A man she considers a family friend is found dead at the bottom of a hole in a limestone cavern near Bisbee. And now there is the mystery of Liza and the money. Are the two disparate cases connected? It’s up to Joanna to find out.

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Teaser Tuesday #18 – Buckle Your Seatbelt for Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler

Posted on July 22, 2014 by fundinmental

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AVOIDABLE CONTACT by Tammy Kaehler

I am a huge fan of fast cars and racing, so when I saw this colorful cover, it kept saying read me, read me.

So I am.

MY TEASE

(14% on Kindle)

Jack’s strategy was to dive right into double stints for each driver – each stint representing anywhere from thirty to sixty minutes, which was the most we could do non a full tank of fuel.

The exact time was dependent on yellow flags, because if caution flew past the halfway point of a fuel load, we’d pit under yellow. Each driver would do triple stints or more later in the race, especially in the late-night and early-morning hours, but to get our feet wet, we started with about two ours of driving time, give or take those yellow flags.

SYNOPSIS

Racecar driver Kate Reilly is suited up and ready for the start of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona. But what lies ahead is not just a racing challenge but a harrowing test of her will and nerve off the course.

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Even before the green flag waves over Daytona International Speedway, Kate receives word her boyfriend Stuart is hospitalized nearby in a coma, fighting for his life after a hit-and-run. Stunned by the news, Kate can do nothing better for Stuart than complete her scheduled laps driving her team’s car. But more shocks follow as Daytona’s clock starts ticking. An on-track accident ends tragically. Some of her complicated family is spotted with other teams—why? And an eyewitness claims Stuart was run down deliberately by someone from the race paddock.

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Alternating stints behind the wheel of the team’s Corvette with stretches of quizzing colleagues and searching for clues, Kate circles the police and taps every possible source—friend, foe, and family—to find out who’s after Stuart and why. As the race clock counts down to zero hour, Kate must come to terms with her own fears rising from her past and decide who she’s willing to trust. Only then can she identify who’s willing to kill to keep a secret buried.

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Teaser Tuesday #17 – Bette Lee Crosby Speaks From The Heart in Blueberry Hill

Posted on July 15, 2014 by fundinmental

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BLUEBERRY HILLS By Bette Lee Crosby

I am a huge fan of USA Today Bestselling Author Bette Lee Crosby.

Bette Lee’s books are heartbreaking and heartwarming.

Her covers portray what you will find between the pages.

MY TEASE

(1% on Kindle)

My sister killed herself, and I will for ever carry the weight of it being partly my fault. I didn’t hand her a weapon, but I looked the other way.

I didn’t just look the other way; I envied her lifestyle. If given the chance, I would have gladly become her: carefree, irresponsible, and living every moment ttothe fullest. Of course, back then we had no way of knowing what harm could come from a bit of fun It was simply a few drinks and a cigarette.

SYNOPSIS

CAN LOVE SAVE A SISTER FROM SELF-DESTRUCTION?

From the USA Today Bestselling Author of Spare Change comes the heartwarming story Blueberry Hill, a Sister’s Story.

Based on the realities of her own family, Crosby calls this a memoir of sorts. Traveling back to a time when the sisters were young enough to feel invincible and foolish enough to believe it would last forever, Crosby has bared her soul in a story of regrettable decisions and inevitable outcomes.

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Teaser Tuesday #16 – The Shit Has Hit The Fan – The Cascade Preppers by A R Shaw

Posted on July 8, 2014 by fundinmental

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THE CASCADE PREPPERS by A R Shaw

I have watched TV shows about Preppers, so when I saw this, I had to jump on it.

I know this is Book II of Graham’s Resolution, but I’m willing to jump right in.

How about you? Have you watched any of the Doomsday Prepper TV shows?

(Click on the cover to get your copy)

MY TEASE

(Page 74% on Kindle)

With only the rumble of the truck engine, the morning held a silent foreboding. She leaned farther out the broken window to peer through the hazy woods. The glow of the distant fire ceased along with the sound of the alarm right as she turned out onto the main road into town. Seeing no immediate danger, she assumed whatever had caused the fire was now under control, meaning her camp was no longer in any danger, meaning she was free to search for Graham.

SYNOPSIS

What the world dreads most has already happened. Now, there is only survival.

In her dystopian and post-apocalyptic bestselling novel, The China Pandemic, A. R. Shaw created a realistic world after a much too plausible pandemic event. Now, the remaining must not only survive but thrive or risk complete extinction. The story moves forward with…

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The Cascade Preppers

Graham is back in book two of the Graham’s Resolution series. In the tiny town of Cascade, Washington, the members of Graham’s camp endure a severe winter season. Meanwhile, The Prepper community remains dedicated to isolation and maintains their benevolent relationship. Tensions rise when tragedy strikes. The human traits of community and compassion are pitted against instincts to survive. Will they be doomed by their own efforts to coexist? Read the ongoing saga of Graham’s Resolution, Book 2, The Cascade Preppers, for the startling revelation..

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Teaser Tuesday #15 – What Is A Weresnake?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by fundinmental

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SHADOW MAN by Tara Fox Hall

I won this signed, first edition paperback some time ago.

Sometimes it takes me a while to read a book, but I will never miss reading a book that is staring at me from my bookshelf.

Intriguing cover. I do love the color blue.

What do you think the guy is doing?

Me thinks he might be up to no good or……..

(Click on the cover to get your copy)

This is Book II in the Lash Series.

I have not read Book I, but I checked out the blurb and think I’m good to go.

MY TEASE

(Page 119 of paperback)

Since I had his truck, he took mine. (I think we all know this isn’t going to be good.) Someone threw a grenade or some kind of explosive under the truck when he stopped at a light; he exploded along with the gas tank a moment later.

“One of my vampires saw it and reported it immediately,” Abraham said sadly from the door. “They weren’t able to identify who did it. I’m sorry, Lash.”

“It’s your fault!” Sam screamed at me, hitting me with her fists. “They thought he was you! He was killed because they thought he was you !”

SYNOPSIS

A renegade vampire begins amassing a flock of true believers, threatening America’s vampire hierarchy. Weresnake Lash partners with old enemy Danial and new allies Burl and Spiderboy to track down and annihilate them. Betrayed and left for dead, Lash reemerges the victor, edging ever upward in the Assassin’s Ranking, and catching the eye of the sultry nightclub singer Cassandra Nile. Drawn into drugs by Cassie, Lash begins to doubt himself, yearning to leave his life of violence, even as enemies close in from every side. When catastrophe strikes again, and Hill House is destroyed, Lash flees north to Devlin, again pledging service to a Vampire Ruler in return for both safety and revenge. Horrifically injured saving Devlin’s life, Lash is granted a potion to tremendously slow his aging, along with an evil request. Healed yet disheartened, Lash returns to his old friend Jasmine, who urges him to take Devlin’s offer.

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Teaser Tuesday #14 – Zombies Run AMOK

Posted on June 24, 2014 by fundinmental

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UNFED (The Killer Sequel to UNDEAD) by Kirsty McKay

I am not sure where I got this ARC copy fo Unfed by Kirsty McKay, but I am enjoying the fun and gruesome ride with Bobby and her friends, as they travel through zombie infested territory.

The cover is fun and creepy.

(Click on the cover to get your copy)

My Tease

As we reach the top, we see a giant zombie playpen below, filled with lumbering bodies.

They see us and flood toward the barricade, roaring. Some are able to climb the first few feet up, using each other for support, looking for the best route, working it out. They reach up to us, anger on their faces, screaming, spitting, popping sinew and wrenching muscle to try and get to us.

Smitty shakes shis head, shouting above the cacophony. “What happened to them?”

“Told you,” I say. “They’re clever now. And wicked hungry.”

Synopsis

The good news: Bobby survived her Undead school trip. Bad news: her best mate, Smitty, is missing. Bobby knows she’s got to find him even if it means risking it all and going out into the starving-zombie-infested wastelands again. Even if it means taking fellow survivors including a couple of old frenemies along for the ride. And even if the zombies are not the only ones who are chasing them this time

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Teaser Tuesday #13 – See You In Hell by Demelza Carlton

Posted on June 10, 2014 by fundinmental

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See You In Hell (Mel Goes To Hell, Book II) by Demelza Carlton

I read the first book in the Mel Goes To Hell series, Welcome To Hell By Demelza Carlton and loved it. I laughed my way through the pages, eagerly eating up the words, as Mel takes a job for the Hell Corporation. I will be posting my review this Friday.

I will be reviewing See You In Hell, Book II in the Mel Goes To Hell series on Monday, June 30, as part of a tour with Dark Screams and Demelza Carlton, so be sure and stop in.

Check out the exciting and beautiful covers and pick up your Welcome To Hell, Book I novella for FREE. But, I must warn you, the laughs are contagious, so you may want to pick up See You In Hell, Book II for .99.

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My Tease

“We’re here for the mankini? I rang earlier?” Mel asked hesitantly.

“Absolutely! Let me show you the whole range,” the woman gushed. Her name badge read ‘Mitzi’.

She took both girls over to a display that was clearly the province of the Bang Him range. Mel leaned over to look more closely at a strange-shaped item before she read the name and decided she didn’t want to know what it did.

Synopsis

Hate your job? Try working in HELL!

Melody Angel takes a job as a temp at the HELL Corporation. Surrounded by eternal bureaucracy gone mad, demons who love making life miserable, and dying for a decent coffee, it may take a miracle for Mel’s mission to succeed. She must find out what evil plans the Lord of Lies has up his sleeve and stop him, using any means necessary. Lucifer and his minions are out to take over the world, but there’s more than money at stake when the Devil drives.

Adding trouble and temptation to Mel’s job is Luce Iblis, the damnably hot CEO, who has set his smouldering eyes on the new office angel and is determined to claim her, body and soul.

Can ultimate evil and angelic perfection escape a limbo of desire and find a paradise of their own?

To get your copy of Demelza Carlton’s Mel Goes To Hell series, click on the cover below.

Welcome To Hell is FREE and See You In Hell is .99 on Amazon.

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Teaser Tuesday #12 – A Tease and a new Cover for Deadly Road by Tara Neideffer

Posted on May 20, 2014 by fundinmental

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Deadly Road by Tara Neideffer

Tara has a new cover for Deadly Road, so I thought I would share the cover and a little tease.

MY TEASE

“Well, be careful tonight when leaving and when you get home. Has Michael been staying with you?”

“Well, he did the other night, but now he’s out of town for just a few days. I’ll be fine though.”

(56% on Kindle)

Can you see where this is going? ^_^

My 5 Star Review of Deadly Road by Tara Neideffer

Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Smashwords / Kobo

What happens when the dead seek their revenge?

After a night out with friends turns bad, Lizzie drives home upset, exhausted, and a little tipsy. She ends up making a terrible mistake that leaves her with a dark, disturbing secret.

She is traumatized by what she’s done and desperately wants to find a way to make amends with her wrong doing. She soon becomes surrounded by an evil she never knew could exist, and finds help from a dying woman in hospice.

This series of events make her realize that everything in life happens for a reason, and sometimes you have to search the darkness for the answers.

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What Readers Have To Say About Deadly Road

“The plot was suspenseful and grabbed me from the very beginning.” — Sherry, Amazon Review

“Deadly Road is dripping with description and the terror of an individual’s struggle to come to terms with something they did while also facing something greater.” CP, Amazon Review

“Deadly Road is a book that is fast paced, with great characters and attention to detail.”–Angie P.- Amazon Review

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Teaser Tuesday #11 – Kingdom by Anderson O’Donnell

Posted on March 11, 2014 by fundinmental

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Kingdom by Anderson O’Donnell

My Teaser for Kingdom by Anderson O’Donnell

“The soul,” Jael affirmed. “And not some abstract philosophical concept, but the real deal; an actual, physical thing. Hell, Campbell – you’ve seen the backroom at Ramoth, all the equipment. That’s what it’s for: mapping the soul.”

(page 142)

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Blurb from Goodreads

In a secret laboratory hidden under the desert, a covert bioengineering project–codename “Exodus”–has discovered the gene responsible for the human soul.

Somewhere in the neon sprawl outside the nation’s collapsing economic core, a group of renegade monks are on the verge of uncovering a secret that has eluded mankind for centuries.

In a glittering tower high above the urban decay, an ascendant U.S. Senator is found dead–an apparent, yet inexplicable, suicide.

And in the streets below, a young man races through an ultra modern metropolis on the verge of a violent revolution….closing in on the terrible truth behind Exodus–and one man’s dark vision for the future of mankind.

Welcome to Tiber City.

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