VBT: SPOTLIGHT/ EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY- ALEXANDRA IVY'S BORN IN BLOOD

BORN IN BLOOD

THE SENTINELS

BY

ALEXANDRA IVY

BORN IN BLOOD

The Sentinels, Book #1

Publisher:  Zebra

Publication Date:  December 31, 2013
ISBN-13:  978-1-4201-2514-6

In a stunning new series, Alexandra Ivy lures readers into the dark, seductive world of the Sentinels—humans outcast by their hidden abilities, treading the line between life and death, good and evil, pleasure and pain. . .

In The Heart Of Darkness

Sergeant Duncan O'Conner has seen it all before. Beautiful erotic dancer, murdered at home, no suspect, no motive. But there's one clue: she's missing her heart. It's enough to make the hard-bitten Kansas City cop enlist the help of a necro--one of the dead-channelling freaks who live in the domed city of nearby Valhalla. It's a long shot, but desperate crimes call for desparate measures.

Lies The Kiss Of Death

Unlike the other "high-bloods" in Valhalla, Callie Brown considers her abilities a gift, not a curse. But when she reads the dancer's final thoughts, she senses a powerful presence blocking her vision. This is no ordinary homicide. This is the work of a legendary necromancer who controls souls. A ravenous force that will put Callie's skills to the test, O'Conner's career at risk, and both their hearts on the line. . .literally. 

AVAILABLE 12/31/14

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A SENTINEL LOVE STORY

By

Alexandra Ivy

Part Eight

“That depends,” he murmured, wrapping an arm around her waist.  The light brush of her breasts against his chest was sending shockwaves of need through his body.

He wanted to strip off her sweatshirt and cup the lush beauty of her breasts.  To kiss her smooth golden skin from head to toe.  To crawl between her legs and taste her sweet honey.

Her eyes dilated, almost as if she could read his wicked thoughts.  “Depends on what?”

“Whether you tell me the truth,” he said.

“The truth about what?”

He reached to tug the scrunchy from her hair, delighting in the tumble of dark satin that fell past her shoulders.

“Why you came here.”

Jayne sucked in a shaky breath, clearly struggling to keep track of the conversation.  Good.  He wanted her in his thrall.  So hot and hungry for his touch she couldn’t speak.

“Is that a trick question?” she managed to rasp.

“Charlie was your excuse,” he murmured, his head slowly lowering.

She trembled, her body soft and pliant as he pressed her against his hard body.  “What are you implying?”

His lips brushed delicately over her mouth.  Pleasure zinged through him.  Christ.  She tasted of rich, dark chocolate and female temptation. 

“That you came to see me.”

“You...”  She struggled to speak, her hands landing against his chest.  “Are an arrogant ass.”

“Not arrogant.”  He used his tongue to trace her bottom lip.  He’d fantasized about this delicious, sexy mouth a dozen times over the past month.  Now he found it was just as soft and silky as he’d dreamed.  “Hopeful,” he admitted with blunt honesty.

ABOUT ALEXANDRA:

  

Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity series, the Immortal Rogues series and the Sentinels.

Alexandra graduated from Truman University with a degree in theatre before deciding she preferred to bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She currently lives in Missouri with her extraordinarily patient husband and teenage sons.

Connect with Alexandra:

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads

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BORN IN BLOOD Tour Schedule 

- 12/27/13 - 1/11/14

DECEMBER 27

12/27 Night Owl Reviews (Short Story - PART 1)

http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Blog/Articles/Born-In-Blood-by-Alexandra-Ivy

12/27 LITERAL ADDICTION (Short Story- PART 1)

http://www.literaladdiction.com/author-ambushes.php

12/27 You Gotta Read Reviews (Short Story- PART 1)

http://yougottaread.com

12/27 Book Lovin' Mamas (Short Story- PART 1)

http://booklovinmamas.com

12/27 Diane’s Book Blog (Short Story- PART 1)

http://dianelynchbookreviews.blogspot.com/

12/27 Just Paranormal Romance (Short Story- PART 1)

www.JustParanormalRomance.com

12/27 Riverina Romantics (Short Story- PART 1)

http://riverinaromantics.blogspot.com/

12/27 Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads (Short Story- PART 1)

Http://shaynareneesspicyreads.com

12/27 Talk Supe (Short Story- PART 1)

http://www.talkingsupe.com

12/27 the snarkology (Short Story- PART 1)

www.melissasnark@blogspot.com

12/27 I Smell Sheep (Spotlight)

http://www.ismellsheep.com/

12/27 Who's Reviews (Spotlight)

http://whosreviews.wordpress.com/

12/27 babbling about books and more (Spotlight)

kbgabbles.com

  

DECEMBER 28

12/28 Darkest Addictions Book (Short Story- PART 2)

http://darkestaddictions.blogspot.com

12/28 deal sharing aunt (Short Story- PART 2)

http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogpot.com

12/28 Literary Meanderings (Short Story- PART 2)

http://www.literaryme.net/

12/28 Rumpled Sheets Blog (Shot Story- PART 2)

http://rumpledsheetsblog.wordpress.com/

12/28 Taking It One Book at a Time (Short Story- PART 2)

Http://takingitonebookatatime.blogspot.com

12/28 The Secret Sanctuary of Books (Short Story- PART 2)

http://thesecretsanctuarybooks.blogspot.com/

12/28 Tome Tender Book Blog (Short Story- PART 2)

http://tometender.blogspot.com

12/28 Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews (Spotlight)

http://literalhottiesnaughtybookreviews.blogspot.com/

  

DECEMBER 29

12/29 KT Book Reviews (Short Story- PART 3)

http://ktbookreviews.blogspot.com/

12/29 Reading Between the Wines (Short Story- PART 3)

http://www.readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com/

12/29 Sassy Book Lovers (Short Story- PART 3)

http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/

12/29 Mad Hatter Reads (Spotlight)

http://madhatterreads.blogspot.com

  

DECEMBER 30

12/30 Book bliss (Short Story- PART 4)

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12/30 Books And Their Seven Deadly Sins (Short Story- PART 4)

http://booksandtheirsevendeadlysins.blogspot.co.uk/

12/30 Book Pages and Dripping Ink (Short Story- PART 4)

http://bookpagesanddrippingink.blogspot.com

12/30 Booked & Loaded (Short Story- PART 4)

http://bookedandloaded.com

12/30 Books Books and More Books (Short Story- PART 4)

http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/

12/30 Imagine a World (Short Story- PART 4)

http://www.thegoldenruleof666.blogspot.com

12/30 Nina’s Literary Escape (Short Story- PART 4)

http://www.ninasliteraryescape.blogspot.com

12/30 Reading Reality (Short Story- PART 4)

http://www.readingreality.net

12/30 Where the Night Kind Roam (Short Story- PART 4)

http://paranormalromancenovel.com/wp-admin/index.php

12/30 The Reading Café (Spotlight)

http://www.thereadingcafe.com/

  

DECEMBER 31

12/31 Dalene's Book Reviews (Short Story- PART 5)

http://dalenesbookreviews.blogspot.com/

12/31 Tynga's Reviews (Short Story- PART 5)

http://www.tyngasreviews.com

  

JANUARY 1

1/1 The Rest Is Still Unwritten (Short Story- PART 6)

http://rachybee-the-rest-is-still-unwritten.blogspot.com.au/

1/1 Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess (Spotlight)

http://wowfromthescarfprincess.blogspot.com

  

JANUARY 2

1/2 Swept Away By Romance (Short Story- PART 7)

http://www.sweptawaybyromance.com

1/2 Sweet & Spicy Tales (Spotlight)

http://taylormadebookreviews.blogspot.com

 

JANUARY 3

1/3 Reader Girls (Short Story- PART 8)

http://www.readergirlsblog.com

1/3 Romancing the Dark Side (Short Story- PART 8)

http://romancingthedarkside.com

1/3 Wicked Readings by Tawania (Spotlight)

http://wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com

1/3 Inner Goddess (Spotlight)

http://InnerGoddessForum.com

 

JANUARY 4

1/4 For the Love of Bookends (Short Story- PART 9)

http://loveofbookends.blogspot.com

1/4 Mythical Books (Short Story- PART 9)

http://mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/

1/4 Cocktails and Books (Spotlight)

http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com

1/4 Kristina's Books & More (Spotlight)

kristinasbooksandmore.blogspot.com

  

JANUARY 5

1/5 Coffee and Characters (Short Story- PART 10)

http://www.daniellecromero.blogspot.com

1/5 Redheads Review it Better (Short Story- PART 10)

http://redheadsreviewitbetter.com

1/5 URBAN FANTASY LAND (Short Story- PART 10)

http://urbanfantasyland.net

1/5 victoria's gossip (Short Story- PART 10)

 http://victoriasgossip.com/blog/

1/5 Bookin' It Reviews (Spotlight)

http://www.bookinitreviews.com/

  

JANUARY 6

1/6 Eclipse Reviews (Short Story- PARTS 1-5 )

http://totaleclipsereviews.blogspot.com

1/6 Paranormal Haven (Short Story- PARTS 1-5)

http://www.paranormalhaven.com/

1/6 Fang Freakin' Tastic Reviews (Spotlight)

http://fangfreakintasticreviews.com

JANUARY 7

1/7 Larissa and Friends' Bookish Life (Short Story- PARTS 5-10)

http://www.larissaslife.com

1/7 Scandalicious Book Reviews (Short Story- PARTS 5-10)

http://www.scandaliciousbookreviews.com

1/7 Sun Mountain Reviews (Short Story- PARTS 5-10)

http://sunmountainreviews.wordpress.com

1/7 Vampires, Werewolves, & Fairies Oh My (Short Story- PARTS 5-10)

http://vampireswerewolvesfairiesohmy.blogspot.com/

1/7 Ramblings From This Chick (Spotlight)

http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com

JANUARY 8

1/8 Miscellaneous Thoughts of a Bookaholic (Short Story - ENTIRE STORY)

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1/8 Offbeat Vagabond (Short Story- ENTIRE STORY)

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1/8 Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance (Short Story- ENTIRE STORY)

http://romancingrakes4theluvofromance.blogspot.com

1/8 Seductive Musings (Spotlight)

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1/8 TBQ's Book Palace (Spotlight-)

http://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com

JANUARY 9

1/9  Book Monster Reviews (Short Story- ENTIRE STORY)

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1/9 Books-n-Kisses (Short Story ENTIRE STORY)

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1/9 Got fiction (Short Story ENTIRE STORY)

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JANUARY 10

1/10 A_Tiffyfit's Reading Corner (Short Story - ENTIRE STORY)

http://tiffyfit.blogspot.com

1/10 Darker Passions (Short Story -ENTIRE STORY)

https://darkerpassions.net

1/10 Fandom Fanatic (Short Story -ENTIRE STORY)

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1/10 My Book Chatter (Spotlight)

http://mybookchatterchat.blogspot.com

COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY: UNRAVELED BY JEN FREDRICK

PRESENTS

COVER REVEAL

 UNRAVELED

WOODLAND SERIES

BY

JEN FREDRICK

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18500128-unraveled

RELEASE DATE: January 20th

Blurb

Twenty-five-year-old Sgt. Gray Phillips is at a crossroads in his life: stay in the Marine Corps or get out and learn to be a civilian? He’s got forty-five days of leave to make up his mind but the people in his life aren’t making the decision any easier.  His dad wants him to get out; his grandfather wants him to stay in. And his growing feelings for Sam Anderson are wreaking havoc with his heart…and his mind.  He believes relationships get ruined when a Marine goes on deployment.  So now he’s got an even harder decision to make: take a chance on Sam or leave love behind and give his all to the Marines.

Twenty-two year old Samantha Anderson lost her husband to an IED in Afghanistan just two months after their vows. Two years later, Sam is full of regrets—that she didn't move with her husband to Alaska; that she allowed her friends to drift away; that she hasn't taken many chances in life. Now, she's met Gray and taking a risk on this Marine could be her one opportunity to feel alive and in love again. But how can she risk her heart on another military man who could share the same tragic fate as her husband?

Note: Although these books are part of a series, they do not need to be read in order

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Undeclared (Book One)

Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/msw5e78

Barnes & Noble:http://tinyurl.com/mtpmpk5

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/undeclared

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17612258-undeclared

Blurb:

For four years, Grace Sullivan wrote to a Marine she never met, and fell in love. But when his deployment ended, so did the letters. Ever since that day, Grace has been coasting, academically and emotionally. The one thing she’s decided? No way is Noah Jackson — or any man — ever going to break her heart again.

Noah has always known exactly what he wants out of life. Success. Stability. Control. That’s why he joined the Marines and that’s why he’s fighting his way — literally — through college. Now that he’s got the rest of his life on track, he has one last conquest: Grace Sullivan. But since he was the one who stopped writing, he knows that winning her back will be his biggest battle yet.

Unspoken  (Book Two)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/17XQcLb

Barnes & Noble: http://tinyurl.com/mwenc94

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/unspoken-14

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18196235-unspoken

Blurb:

Whore. Slut. Typhoid Mary.

I've been called all these at Central College. One drunken night, one act of irresponsible behavior, and my reputation was ruined. Guys labeled me as easy and girls shied away. To cope, I stayed away from Central social life and away from Central men, so why is it that my new biology lab partner is so irresistible to me?

He's everything I shouldn't want. A former Marine involved in illegal fighting with a quick trigger temper and an easy smile for all the women. His fists aren't the danger to me, though, it's his charm. He's sliding his way into my heart and I'm afraid that he's going to be the one to break me.

Impulsive. Unthinking. Hot tempered.

I allow instinct to rule my behavior. If it feels good, do it, has been my motto because if I spend too much time thinking, I'll begin to remember exactly where I came from. At Central College, I've got fighting and I've got women and I thought I was satisfied until I met her.

She's everything I didn't realize I wanted and the more time I spend with her, the more I want her. But she's been hurt too much in the past and I don't want to be the one to break her. I know I should walk away, but I just can't.

Bonus Content: Upon reaching the USA Today Bestselling milestone, I wrote a 10,000 word epilogue as a thank you to the readers who loved and supported Unspoken.  I posted it for free on my blog but at the urging of readers, I have added it to the original version.  

Note: This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance with mature content and sexually explicit scenes. 91,000+ words. Standalone novel.

AUTHOR BIO

Website: https://twitter.com/jensfred

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenFrederick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensfred

Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/p3ptasx

Jen Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog.  She's been reading stories all her life but never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at jen@jenfrederick.com.

Giveaway

$50 Gift Certificate and a separate prize of a set of Woodlands books - Unspoken and Undeclared with the three sets of dog tags for Noah, Bo, and Gray.

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