Blog Tour: Iniquity by Melody Winter

Iniquity
Melody Winter
(Ascent, #1)
Publication date: October 25th 2016
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Romance

Athena Harrow is about to turn twenty-one, but there will be no celebration. What is there to celebrate when the world is ruled by demons?
She hates the darkness the demons brought with them and longs for the light to return to the world—a world she only vaguely remembers. The people in her forest village blindly accept the life the demons forced upon them, even tolerating the yearly ascension ceremony where all the girls who have turned twenty-one are either sent away to serve the Master Demon or left in the village and forced to procreate.
But Paymon, the assigned village demon, selects a different role for Athena, a role that pits her against the village. While she adapts to her new life, Erebus, a younger, more powerful demon, arrives, and Athena must play a dangerous game with his emotions in return for information about the demon’s reign of darkness.
As Athena’s dreams of restoring the light begin to fade, her life with Erebus takes an unexpected turn, and this time it’s her life being put to the test.
Set in the forest around Buttercrambe in North Yorkshire, England, INIQUITY explores the frightening, darker side of romance and the uncontrolled emotions it can unleash.

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Melody's Playlist for Iniquity

The Story – 30 Seconds to Mars

The Sacrament – HIM

Butterflies and Hurricanes – Muse

Running out of Days – 3 Doors Down

Bleed – Catatonia

Slow – The Cardigans

Human – Christina Perri

Seven Devils – Florence and the Machine

Field of Innocence – Evanescence

The Only Hope for me is You – My Chemical Romance

Kiss from a Rose – Seal

Hysteria – Muse

Beauty of the Dark – Max Langer

Author Bio:
Growing up, Melody showed a natural ability in art, a head for maths, and a tendency to write too long English essays. Difficult to place in the world when she graduated, she pursued a career in teaching, but ended up working in finance. Melody is convinced the methodical times she spends working with numbers fuel her desire to drift into dream worlds and write about the illusory characters in her head.
Melody Winter lives in York, North Yorkshire, England with her husband and two sons. When not dealing with football, rugby, and a whole plethora of ‘boy’ activities, she will be found scribbling notes for her stories, or preparing for another trip to the nearby beaches at Scarborough and Whitby. With an obsession for anything mythical, Melody revels in reading and writing about such creatures.

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Blog Tour: The Dream Protocol: Descent by Adara Flynn Quick

The Dream Protocol: Descent
Adara Flynn Quick
Publication date: April 20th 2016
Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T GET OLD. In fiery young Deirdre Callaghan’s home of Skellig City, no one has dreamt their own dream in over a thousand years. Dreams are produced by the Dream Makers and sold by the Ministry, the tyrannical rulers of the city. In Skellig City, years of life are awarded equally and the ruined are cast away beneath the city on their 35th birthday.
Unbeknownst to the Ministry, Deirdre’s handsome friend Flynn Brennan is afflicted with a terrible disease – a disease that accelerates the aging process. Knowing his fate if the Ministry should ever discover his illness, Flynn has lived his whole life hiding from their watchful eyes. When Flynn’s secret is finally discovered, Deirdre is determined to free him from the Ministry’s grasp. But to save him, she will have to reveal herself to a shadowy enemy…one that none of them even knew existed.

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Top 10 Music (songs) that inspired the story.

I’m a huge electronica fan, both vintage and modern. So, I often wrote late into the night to my downtempo lounge tracks. A few of these and other favorites are below. Hidden in here are a few Easter eggs!

1. Sinead O’Connor, Hold Back the Night

2. Imagine Dragons, Demons

3. Fat Boy Slim, Praise You

4. Daft Punk, Television Rules the Nation

5. Veruca Salt , Aurora

6. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peek-A-Boo

7. Joann Jett & Paul Westerberg, Let’s Do It

8. Taylor Swift, Into the Woods

9. Belly, Thief

10. Lisa Gerrard, Now We Are Free

Author Bio:
Irish-American author, Adara Flynn Quick, is the writer of The Dream Protocol series. Early in her career, Adara was fascinated by dreams, the unconscious, and the healing stories of many cultures. As a contemporary author, she writes young adult literature that brings ancient myths and legends into futuristic worlds. She is an accomplished visual artist and uses her background as a psychotherapist to inspire the finest and darkest moments of her characters.
Driven to distraction by her computer, Adara writes all of her stories longhand. Pen and paper are two of her favorite things. The author tortures her husband with a passion for downtempo electronica and too many pillows. She is a firm beleiver that there are never enough pillows.

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Blog Tour: Redemption by Alla Kar

Redemption by Alla Kar
(Huntsville #1)
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: November 27th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

His second chance may cost him his sweetest addiction …
The truth about NEVEAH’S cheating fiancée hit hard—but not as hard as her right hook to his jaw. After ridding herself of him she travels back home to Huntsville, Texas to her father and his boxing gym where she grew up. When she finds a beaten man in the woods beside her home, her entire life changes and things get—complicated.
Ex-con RAGE only wants two things—for the man that set him up to release his sister, and for him to burn in Hell where he belongs. After being released from prison, he heads straight to the man that put him there, only to be beaten and tossed in the woods for dead. When he’s found by the most beautiful girl he’s ever met, he knows he’ll have a chance to rescue his sister even though she doesn’t realize she needs saving.
Neveah and her father, nurse Rage back to heath, offer him a job at their gym and quickly find out that he’s amazing in the ring. Without them knowing who he is, he knows he’s been given a second chance to live his life. The only condition is that he has to stay away from Neveah, which is a promise he soon realizes is hard to keep. The feisty southern beauty normally gets what she wants, and Rage wants to give her everything.
With the truth lurking in the shadows, Rage must decide if his sweetest addiction is worth giving up his second chance.

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Top ten songs for a soundtrack for the book.

1. Five Seconds of Summer – Amnesia

2. Maroon 5 – Animals

3. Rachel Platten – Fight Song

4. The Weekend – Earned It

5. One Direction – Drag Me Down

6. Charli XCX – Boom Clap

7. Tove Lo – Talking Body

8. Taylor Swift – Blank Space

9. Nick Jonas – Jealous

10.  Hozier – Take me to Church

AUTHOR BIO:

My name is Alla Kar. I live in the deep south with my fiancé and Chihuahua. I love to write about alpha males, southern gentlemen and swoon-worthy men! :)

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The Last Stored Blog Tour - Ten's List

Sonia Poynter grew up traipsing through the thick woods of Kentucky. The magic of the forest made her want to write. Currently, she lives in the sleepy community of Pittsboro, Indiana, with the love of her life and God has blessed them both with three amazing kids.

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoniaPoy

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Thank you Katie for hosting me today.  I don’t think it’s by chance that writers happen to be the most caring and helpful people.  I think it is because we’ve been put through the proverbial wringer and come out the other side.  I am truly blessed!

Top Ten Travel Destinations and Why?

1.      Somerset, Kentucky. Why? It’s where I spent my summers. My grandparents owned a farm and I would help them milk the cows in the wee morning hours. Mamaw named the cows after my school mates. After we were done we would go back to their house and have breakfast.  Paul Harvey would be on the radio, and Papa would sit and talk with me for hours. I’d take that over any beach vacation any day.

2.      Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Why? I vacationed there as a child with my family, and my husband and I have kept up the tradition with our own kids. We love to hike the trails, then at night take in the sights and sounds of downtown.  Being in the hills gives me peace.

3.      Wyoming. Why? We went there when the kids were little.  We even took our family dog.  All of us loaded into a small SUV.  The memories of tornadoes on the plains and snow in the pass will always stay etched in my mind.

4.      Appalachian Mountains. Why? I went there a few years ago with our teen youth group. It was in the upper 90’s and the nearest bathroom at the work site was ten miles away. We were attacked by hornets, mice scurried over our feet, and we had to carry in drinking water. But I absolutely loved being there helping people.  The woman that ran the mission was an angel in disguise.  Never have I been so blessed.

5.      Ireland.  Why? I’ve never been, but I’ve always wanted to go.  It seems so magical. I’m pretty sure I could get swept away in that land. Just the green grass and rolling hills remind me of my home in Kentucky a place that is near and dear to my heart.

6.      Israel. Why? To walk the same land of the Bible would be amazing, from the Dead Sea to the Mt. Of Olives. History marks its time by it, that in and of its self is astounding. 

7.      Harry Potter World, Orlando, Florida. Why? As a writer, to see something you wrote come to life up would be a dream. I can’t even imagine.  We went there this past summer with my brother-in-law’s family.  Just seeing Hogwarts was pretty incredible, then to eat at Hogsmeade, WOW! (But I would like it more if it was a tad bit chillier.)

8.      Alaska. Why? I guess you can tell by now I’m not a hot weather gal.  Put me on the beach and I melt, but stick me in the cold and I come alive.  I’ve never been to Alaska, but the wide-open space, mountains, and dense forests call to me.  I would love to go dog sledding, and cross-country skiing. 

9.      British Colombia. Why? Probably the same reason as Alaska. It is wide open, and one of my favorite moves took place there. A low budget movie called The Mother Lode, nobody saw it, and if I watched it today I would most likely laugh, but when I first saw it I thought the scenery was stunning.  I could totally see myself in a shack writing, while my hub’s cooked up some bacon, ‘cause bacon is what mountain people eat, right?

10.   The Forest of Outerrat. Why?  Where might you ask is the Outerrat?  In the world of Tali of course, a place I created for my book, The Last Stored.  It is the home of Dartlin and Fink, two little old men who I’d love for you to meet.  The air is fresh and clean, with water as pure as you have ever drank. Outerrat is a dense woodland and at the center is Fej’s keep. Fej protects the Outerrat, but he has grown old.  If the Outerrat falls, Tali is lost.

Blurb for THE LAST STORED:

After the sudden death of her parents, making it through the day is a struggle for Amber Megan Peel. In the midst of her grief, an exquisite bird perches on her garden fence and shows her visions of a vivid landscape and a dark lord slouching upon a throne.  She thinks the visions are tied to her sorrow. But when a boy flies through her kitchen window to tell her she’s the Last Stored, she wonders if she’s just lost her mind.

Cree of Din is tasked with one job: Bring Amber home. For seven years, Cree has trained as her protector and it is the ultimate responsibility. Failure means Amber’s certain death, and that’s not an option for Cree – especially since he’s falling in love with her.

The Returning has begun. Now all Amber and Cree have to do is enter Tali, a world of unimaginable splendor and equally unimaginable horror, and defeat Lorthis. If they can’t, not only will Tali plunge into darkness, but so will Earth.

Available January 6^th 2015

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