My Paranormal Book Review: Adult

I'm excited to be part of the Cupcakes, Trinkets and Other Deadly Magic Blog Tour. The author, Megan Ciana Doidge, will be giving away an ebook of this first book in the Dowser Series. To enter the giveaway, complete the rafflecopter at the end of this post. Good luck and good reading!

Title: Cupcakes, Trinkets and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser Series #1)

Author: Meghan Doidge

Genre: Urban Fantasy (adult) (new adult)

Book Blurb:If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s what twenty-three years in the magical backwater of Vancouver will get you — a completely skewed sense of reality. Because when the dead werewolves started showing up, it all unraveled … except for the cupcake part. That’s a universal truth.

This 68,000 word urban fantasy is the first book of the Dowser Series by author Meghan Ciana Doidge.

Pull Quotes:

“The customer looked familiar, like maybe he’d been in the bakery a few times before. The vampire, however, was new.” – Chapter One

“I didn’t wet my pants, but I was glad I hadn’t drunk anything all afternoon. Usually I was an eight-glasses-a-day sort of girl.” – Chapter One

“I was being stalked by an obviously insane vampire. It didn’t get much more terrifying than that.” – Chapter One

“I thought you weren’t going to bite me tonight.” I said, pleased that my voice sounded much calmer than my mind.

He tilted his head and gazed at my neck … actually at my carotid artery. My pulse sped up; I was surprised it could get any higher actually.

“I wasn’t,” he murmured.

“Well, watching my blood move through my veins isn’t going to be helpful then.” - Chapter Two

“You expect me to follow you out into the pre-dawn to meet some guy who has absolutely no authority over me? Ever heard of email or the phone?” – Jade, Chapter Six

“Maybe a vampire knowing where you lived was sort of like seeing the signature on your own death certificate.” – Chapter Seven

“I wasn’t pleased with my reaction to his touch — like he was a warm cashmere blanket and a cup of dark, hot chocolate rolled into one sexy, well-muscled, dangerous package.” – Chapter twelve

Review Quotes:

“Witches, werewolves and vampires...oh my! Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic is a fun-filled trip into a world where bad magic can get a good witch down and power isn't always accessed through hard work and determination ... sometimes it's stolen.” – Headshot Heather, doubleshotreviews.com

“This was a fun, action filled urban fantasy that will also have you running to bake cupcakes! … and I loved the unpredictability of not knowing what would happen next.” – Sarah, Sarah Elizabeth’s Bookshelf

"The mystery and suspense build up to a riveting and mind-blowing conclusion that shows Doidge as the brilliant riddler that she is. A definite five star even without the mouth-watering cupcake teasers. More please!" - Cindi Clubbs, Mommasez...blog, www.ccclubbs.com

"Complete with witches, werewolves, vampires, and necromancers, this novel will keep readers laughing and turning the pages as Jade tries to figure out the truth behind the deaths surrounding her—the deaths that all point to her. " - 4 stars, Shana, A Book Vacation

Author Info:

Meghan Ciana Doidge is an award-winning writer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has a penchant for bloody love stories, superheroes, and the supernatural. She also has a thing for chocolate, potatoes, and sock yarn.

Novels - After The Virus, Spirit Binder, Time Walker, Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic - Dowser #1, Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic - Dowser #2, Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic – Dowser #3

Novellas/Shorts - Love Lies Bleeding and The Graveyard Kiss

WARNING: author has been known to manipulate characters with chocolate, sex, and fantastical plotting. Readers beware http://author.to/meghancianadoidge

Links:

Blog, www.madebymeghan.ca

Twitter, @mcdoidge

Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/MeghanCianaDoidge

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I'd like to welcome the Savage Angel Virtual Book Tour!

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GIVEAWAY!

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$25 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour

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Title: Angel (Earth Angel #2)
Author: Stacy Gail
Published: February 4th 2013 by Carina Press

BLURB:

Book two in The Earth Angels

Feel nothing. Sara Savitch's personal mantra has been hard to live by ever since her torrid one-night stand with army doctor Gideon Mandeville. Descended from the Seraphim, angels known as heaven's soldiers, Sara may be an expert fighter, but she's an amateur when it comes to relationships.

Physically unharmed, but still battle-scarred, Gideon has returned to Dallas in the hopes of regaining his faith in humanity—and in himself. Instead he's walked into a nightmare. His father is on a serial killer's hit list, and has hired a personal bodyguard—the very woman who has haunted Gideon's dreams for a year.

As Sara works to build an impenetrable fortress around her client, she yearns to tear down the one around Gideon's heart. With his bitter rejection of warriors, will he ever be able to accept her true nature? Sara must find a way to trust Gideon with her secret as the killer closes in…

Interview with Stacy Gail:

1. You must be thrilled with the release of Savage Angel (Earth Angel #2). With this series, each book focuses on a different set of main characters. Is writing a series in the same world but with different characters easier or more complex than writing a series with the same main characters?

SG: Oooh, good question! Every series has its own challenges. Using different characters for each new book is time-consuming, as I take the time to do full character outlines before plunging into the story, so it’s a bit like starting over every time. But I’m currently working on a trilogy that follows a set of characters throughout, and the challenge there is consistency. I’ve fallen to relying on a “character bible” to make sure I’ve got the backgrounds/appearances/quirks down solid.

2. What interesting scenes did you edit out of Savage Angel?

SG: Luckily I didn’t have to! I did, however, add the scene where Sara loses her temper and accidentally melts her glass desk, thanks to her Seraphim-fueled powers. Let me tell you, that was fun. :D

3. In Savage Angel, Gideon returns home from military duty and seems to experiences symptoms associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Of course, there has been a lot of media coverage on the topic of the US soldiers, the war and PTSD. How did this media coverage influence Gideon's character development?

SG: Actually, it didn’t (great question, btw!). One of my best friends is a psychologist who works with veterans returning from the front lines (and yeah, there are times when it really tears her up inside). I’m her skating coach, so I’m sort of like her therapy, if that makes sense. Even though she helped tons with the research for SAVAGE ANGEL, I dedicated Book 3 to her, WOUNDED ANGEL, because that’s the book where I really relied on her psychological expertise. I go to some very dark places in WOUNDED, and I needed her knowledge to make sure my characters made it out of that darkness together, and in a believable, healthy manner.

4. On your blog, you describe yourself as someone who is "known to spontaneously burst into song". If you happened to spontaneously burst into song now, what song would we hear?

SG: I try to belt stuff out like Sarah Brightman’s “Time To Say Good-Bye”. The problem is, I’m not Sarah Brightman. *coughs*

5. Have you ever been so blown away with a book that it actually changed your perspective on writing? If so, what book and how did it change your perspective?

SG: I think I have to tip my hat to Nora Roberts on this one. When I was around twelve or so, I snagged a copy of Island of Flowers of my grandmother’s nightstand and read it in a single day. I think that was the day the seed of wanted to become a romance writer was planted.

6. I love and never miss some television shows, such as The Middle, Modern Family, and The Walking Dead. What about you? What shows do you never miss?

SG: The Big Bang Theory, Once Upon A Time and Downton Abbey are my guilty pleasures! I think next season for DA, I’m going to have a formal tea party for the season opener. I’m already collecting ideas on Pinterest for that, actually. *laughs* I’m such a dork.

7. As an author, you do lots of interviews to promote your books. What question would you most like for someone to ask you?

SG: You’re about to ask it (it’s question #8 – good job! *thumbs up*)

8. Final question. Tell us about your next project.

SG: Yay, I’m so glad you asked! (^See what I mean? :D :D :D) I’ve already mentioned WOUNDED ANGEL, releasing May 27^th from Carina Press, and last month I sent off the final book, DANGEROUS ANGEL to my editor. I’m now working on A CRAVING FOR COOKIES, a holiday novella, and I think I’ve gained five pounds just writing this thing. Seriously, my cookie-craving has gone through the freaking roof. Somebody help me! :(

Thanks for the interview!

SG: Thank YOU so much for allowing me to bounce onto your blog today for this fabulous chat. I had a great time, and if it’s okay, I’d like to ask your readers what THEY’D like to ask me. If they post their questions below, they’ll be entered to win a GC giveaways!

About the Author:

A competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail began writing stories in between events to pass the time. By the age of fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a figure skating coach who was also a published romance writer, or a romance writer who was also a skating pro. Now with a day job of playing on the ice with her students, and writing everything from steampunk to cyberpunk, contemporary to paranormal at night, both dreams have come true.

Stacy Gail –Website: http://stacygail.blogspot.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Stacy_Gail_

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4945283.Stacy_Gail

Amazon Page: http://www.amazon.com/Stacy-Gail/e/B005J1NETO/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1356543109&sr=1-2-ent

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