2020 Halloween Spooktacular Tours, Giveaways, & #99cents Book Sales!

Hello Decadent Readers!

I missed my usual posting day of the 30th so am saying hello today, instead. :-). It's tour month for my Cupid Dating Agency angels and Tranquilli Bloodline vampires as part of the 2020 Bewitching Book Tours Halloween Spooktacular! Visit any of my tour stops this month to enjoy some Halloween-themed posts, and be sure to enter my giveaway for a chance at a $20 Amazon US e-gift card!

And mark your calendars for the live, multi-author Haunted Halloween Spooktacular Facebook Party, sponsored by Bewitching Book Tours, on October 21st, for chitchat and chances at still more giveaways! I'll be there 10 - 11 AM Pacific / 1 - 2 PM Eastern.

Halloween Book Sales! A WARRIOR'S KISS is on sale for the special, new release price of 99 cents through Halloween at all the usual outlets. HAVEN, #1 in the vampire trilogy is on sale for 99 cents on Amazon!

A WARRIOR'S KISS Visit Bewitching Book Tours A Warrior's Kiss page for a complete list of tour stops.

ORIGINS Visit Bewitching Book Tours ORIGINS page for a complete list of tour stops.

 
 

Spooktacular Giveaway

Multi-author prize pack, including a $20 USD AmazonUS e-gift card from me. :-)
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#NewRelease in #ParanormalRomance & #Giveaway: A Warrior's Kiss by @CeliaBreslin

Greetings my dear Decadent Diva Readers,

 Summer break is over and (online) school is back in session. I released my latest new story in August, at a special release price of only 99 cents. Snag your copy now! :-) To celebrate my book baby, I have a Summer Sunset Contest & Giveaway running over at Fresh Fiction. Visit the contest page to enter the giveaway for a chance at a $15 Amazon(dot)com US e-gift card!

Title: A Warrior's Kiss
Author: Celia Breslin
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Price: 99 cents
Date of Publication: August 2020

French teacher turned entrepreneur, Nicolette Durand has one goal in mind when she leaves the big city for a quaint town in the California wine country, and it has nothing to do with men. Nicky doesn’t care how many dating edicts the cupids send her, she’s simply too busy. Then a hunk of surly angel crashes into her life.

Ezekiel is less than delighted when the Almighty assigns him to Earth to help the cupids. Now Heaven’s top soldiers are running a gastropub where speed dating events are a part of their mission. But Zeke may have to rethink his surly position on this earthbound gig after he meets the kind and curvy biz owner next door.

Nicky is sure she has no time for a relationship, not even with the gorgeous hunk of heaven, but Zeke is determined to convince her otherwise. Too bad a supernatural disaster and thousands of Hell’s minions intent on destruction and mayhem might stand in their way...

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Excerpt

“Think he’s dead?” [...]

Nice voice. Soft and smooth, like velvet. Feminine. Clearly, he wasn’t alone.

“He sure looks dead.” A second woman replied, louder and with a chuckle. He suppressed a scowl and kept his eyes closed. She thinks this is funny? Bodies shifted behind whatever his head had cracked into, edging closer to either side of him.

“There’s no blood, though,” she of the velvet voice murmured. “Shouldn’t there be blood? [...]”

She came to a halt near his head, her body heat and peaches-and-honey scent saturating his senses. He should open his peepers and say something, see if the female looked as good as she sounded and smelled. Shit. Where had that reaction come from? He had no room in his life for a woman, especially not a mortal woman.

“Maybe we should check for a pulse,” [...]

“I’m not touching his body.”

Fast reply [...]. Jesus, did he look so horrible? And double Jesus, why did her opinion matter? He must have hit his head harder than he imagined.

“C’mon, girlfriend. It’s a big, beautiful body. How can you not want to get your hands on it?”

Listen to your girlfriend, Peaches. ...

Have a great September, Dear Readers, and I'll see you back here on September 30th with more book fun. :-)

xo,
Celia

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June Update

This has been a strange year so far. The entire world is in upheaval. Like all of you, I’ve been adjusting to the new reality.

Many people have used the time spent self-isolating at home to get into shape, learn a new language, take up a hobby. If you can manage to do that, my hat goes off to you. It’s impressive.

Of course, many people have worked through the pandemic, which adds stress to their home and personal lives. They put their lives on the line so we can be safe and have the supplies we need to survive. Your courage and bravery are deeply appreciated.

Me? I’m just trying to get by the best I can.

I work from home, so I’ve been trying to work. Not always easy. Some writers have lost themselves in their stories and are producing at a fast rate. It’s been the opposite for me. I’ve pushed to write anything. The events of the outside world are pushing down hard. I’m hopeful the longer days of summer and warmer weather will help.

I talk to family daily, which has helped keep me sane. And I’ve recently spent time with them in person (while taking precautions) for the first time in months. I’m healthy, but all my family falls into high-risk categories, so we’ve been being super careful.

I’ve watched movies and television, mostly in the evenings, but my go-to is always reading. I’ve been re-reading a lot lately. I call them comfort reads, or comfort books. I know the story, so I know what I’m getting.

I have read plenty of new books by authors I love and am grateful for them.

If you’re looking for something to read, check out my Forgotten Brotherhood series.

Arctic Bite
Forgotten Brotherhood, Book Two 

Being immortal doesn’t mean you can’t die. It just means you’re damn hard to kill. 

When Alexei Medvedev joined the Forgotten Brotherhood—paranormals hired to assassinate other paranormals—he knew it wouldn’t be a cake walk. But his next target is one of Death’s own Reapers gone rogue. For the first time since he started this gig, “damn hard to kill” feels more like “damn near impossible.”

Tracking Cassie Dobbs brings him to a remote bar in small-town Alaska, where this hot-as-hell Reaper is casually serving drinks, as if she doesn’t have a bounty on her head from Death himself. Alexei is dangerously intrigued. Everyone in the Brotherhood knows the first rule: don’t fall for your target.

But Alexei soon has bigger problems to face than an unexpected attraction. They only send assassins after those who deserve to die…or so he’s been made to believe. Now that he’s met Cassie, though, he’s not so sure.

What if everything he’s been told is a lie, and the person he’s been sent to kill is the only one who knows the truth?

Find ARCTIC BITE at:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0867QY8W2/

Entangled: https://entangledpublishing.com/artic-bite.html

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arctic-bite-n-j-walters/1136703731

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/arctic-bite

iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/arctic-bite/id1504086378

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

        

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Staying Safe

Hope you’re all staying as safe as you can. Except for my weekly trek to the grocery store, I've been staying at home. Work and life continue for me, as I’m lucky enough to work from home. As an introvert, I spent a lot of time at home before the pandemic, so it’s not as much as a disruption in my life as it is for many.

Like everyone, I miss being able to go out and do what I want, but this is a necessary step right now. I’ve been isolating at home and social distancing when I need to be out.

I admit, I’ve been delving a little too deeply into the sweets/chocolate. I love 95% dark Lindt chocolate. Yum. And I’ve binged on a couple of Netflix series.

But for me, it always comes back to reading. It’s what I do when the stress gets to be too much. I’ve reread old favorites and bought some new. A friend gave me a gift card for books. It’s like they know me.

If you’re like me and looking for a new book, you might consider checking out Fury Unleashed, the first book in my new paranormal series—Forgotten Brotherhood.


TEASER:

He was once again dressed all in black—jeans that clung to his thighs, a T-shirt so tight it might as well have been painted on, and the same leather jacket he’d worn last night. Sexy and dangerous were the best way to describe him.

She, on the other hand, was clean but grungy. She'd scrubbed the blood from her pants and jacket, but her top had been a write-off. She wore one of Maccus’s shirts, which swallowed her smaller frame and hung below her jacket.

Clothes were secondary to her. She never left home without her edged weapons and gun.

A girl had to have her priorities straight.

Fury Unleashed
Forgotten Brotherhood, Book One

Maccus Fury, a fallen angel, is trying hard to keep his sanity. Seems being an assassin might be catching up with him. Now, Heaven, or Hell, has sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. Lovely. She’s pretending to seduce him, and he’s okay with that. She’s smart and snarky—but she has no idea what she’s walked into. And he’s more than peeved that they only sent one person. They’re going to need an army if they want him dead.

Morrigan Quill is one of Hell’s bounty hunters. She sold her soul to keep her sister safe, and now she’s working off her contract by catching bad guys and dragging them back to hell. When Lucifer makes her a new offer––that’s definitely too good to be true—she can’t say no. All she has to do is kill a powerful and crazy-hot fallen angel, who will totally kick her ass in battle.

Good thing he won’t see what’s coming next.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084M1NQ88
Entangled: https://entangledpublishing.com/fury-unleashed.html

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fury-unleashed-n-j-walters/1136398720

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fury-unleashed-1

iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/fury-unleashed/id1498471438

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

                   

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Snowy Days

The past month has been snowy and cold. There are huge snowbanks everywhere and you have to bundle up from head to toe whenever you step outside the door.

I’m sure the people who love outdoor sports are enjoying the snow.

This is the time of year I don’t venture out much beyond getting groceries or running errands, maybe seeing the occasional movie. Where I don’t have a vehicle, getting around in the snow and ice is challenging. On the plus side, it’s a great time of year to curl up with a book, stream a movie or show on Netflix, and generally do cozy things.

It's also a great time to launch a new book series. And that’s exactly what I’m doing next month. Fury Unleashed, the first book in the Forgotten Brotherhood series, is now up for pre-order on Amazon and other e-retailers.

I love the cover for this book!

Fury Unleashed

Forgotten Brotherhood, Book One

Maccus Fury, a fallen angel, is trying hard to keep his sanity. Seems being an assassin might be catching up with him. Now, Heaven, or Hell, has sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. Lovely. She’s pretending to seduce him, and he’s okay with that. She’s smart and snarky—but she has no idea what she’s walked into. And he’s more than peeved that they only sent one person. They’re going to need an army if they want him dead.

Morrigan Quill is one of Hell’s bounty hunters. She sold her soul to keep her sister safe, and now she’s working off her contract by catching bad guys and dragging them back to hell. When Lucifer makes her a new offer––that’s definitely too good to be true—she can’t say no. All she has to do is kill a powerful and crazy-hot fallen angel, who will totally kick her ass in battle.

Good thing he won’t see what’s coming next.

 Pre-order links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084M1NQ88

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fury-unleashed-n-j-walters/1136398720

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fury-unleashed-1

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

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Spotlight on High Heat #Romance: The Mediator by Candace Laville

Hello Decadent Diva Readers! I'm here with a special treat for you all today: a new, erotic romance series, The CUPID Dating Agency. It's a multi-author, shared-world series of unique, standalone reads, featuring demons, angels, humans, and of course, cupids. I've been invited to write stories for the series -- YAY! -- and will give you all a look at what I'm cooking up later this year. Right now, here's a look at the first release, Candace Laville's high heat menage, "The Mediator". Enjoy! xo, Celia

Title: The Mediator
Author: Candace Laville
Series: The CUPID Dating Agency
Series #: First book in series (standalone read)
Genre: Adult, erotic romance (HEA, ménage, threesome)
Publisher: Smart Heart Publishing
Date of Publication: February 5, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-911573-13-5
ASIN: B07L4XRBC1
Page/Word Count: 86 pages / ~25,000 words
Cover Artist: Pam Palmer

General elements: angels, demons, Valentine’s Day, humor, very explicit sex scenes, strong language; heat level 5, reading time ~2.5 hours

That Kerry’s birthday falls on the most romantic day of the year sucks. That she’s set up on a date with both an angel and a demon sucks worse. But she’s about to discover that being trapped between good and evil makes for one hell of a good time.

Mike and Cal, angel and demon, are reluctant business partners. To help them get along, Cupid sends a mediator called Kerry, but rather than working on a truce, the guys are soon locked in a different battle, this time over Kerry’s smoking curves.

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The Mediator Excerpt

Nothing could have prepared me for the gentle touch of his lips. His warm tongue brushed across mine, finding a spot that sent shivers through my flesh.

His timid connection emboldened me. Had I uncovered Cal’s caring side? Was this who he really was, underneath that crass, gung-ho exterior?

He pulled me toward him by my legs, twisted around, and then blanketed me with his body as he pressed me against the sofa. Even now, his movements were slow, considerate. The tingles from his touch multiplied and cascaded down my spine, then my stomach, to merge in the area between my legs.

Warmth pooled in my pit, rapidly heating under his care. As much as I appreciated his selfless pace, my patience had deserted me. Instead, I raked my hands down his back, then up. We separated for a moment to remove his shirt before he once again lavished my lips with his attention.

There it was, the chill of his tongue. Its cool swirl surrounded by his hot breath toyed with my senses.

The Mediator, Bonus Excerpt
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About Candace Laville
Candace is a UK author who writes romance and erotica. When she’s not engrossed in writing, she enjoys traveling and sightseeing, and adding to her ever-growing shoe collection.

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About The CUPID Dating Agency
The secret is out: angels and demons walk among us. The Cupid Dating Agency, once merely responsible for aligning the fates of compatible humans, have expanded their portfolio. Operators of luxury cruises and charitable organizations are as valued as casinos and trendy bars, and it’s up to the cupids to find the angels, demons, and humans who will run these businesses. Should a heavenly attraction between the participants lead to all sorts of sinful fun, well, that’s just the icing on the cake.

 

 

That's all for now, Dear Readers. Have a great April! I'll see you back here on the 30th!

xo,
Celia

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