Paranormal
Paranormal includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending themes from fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
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How to Relax on a Deserted Island When Killers Are After You @TheGoddessNaomi #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance
Her Wild Protector There you are, on a tropical island, with a guy who practically
kidnapped you. He says he has a plan to protect you, and so far he’s done a good
job of keeping you safe from two men, one who turns into a cheetah and another who
becomes a panther. Oh, and both of them tried to kill you. This guy is sexy as hell
and the more you learn about him, the more you like him, but that doesn’t change
the fact that he’s irritatingly bossy. Throw in the minor problem that there are
killers after you and you have a pretty good reason to be off-the-charts stressed
out.How about a session of Tai Chi? This non-aggressive form of martial
art has many benefits, including improved posture, better flexibility and what you
so desperately need, stress reduction. So when the hot guy (who looks even hotter
when he’s doing Tai Chi) suggests you join him in his workout, you agree. And surprise!
After forty minutes of moving through the forms, you’re calmer than you have been
for days.Tai Chi is a great form of exercise. I’ve done it a few times
and wanted to learn a bit more for the scene in Her Wild Protector, where Marshall
and Tara engage in this activity. I thoroughly enjoyed doing the research. Here
are a few websites to check out if you want to see it in action:A nice video on YouTube, showing a gold medal champion do The
24 Form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejB-jBtZqqUA very nicely put together video of a regular guy doing a Tai
Chi warm up. At least I’m assuming he’s a regular guy. He could actually be a marital
art master!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq75jyB28MEWatch Jet Li rock his Tai Chi in this movie cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9yVyj2WWEHow about you? What’s your favorite way to reduce stress?About the Book
Book Title: Her Wild ProtectorSince waking up on the floor of her apartment after an electrical
shock, Tara has felt…different. Colors a little
off. Shadows where they shouldn’t be. But hot guys glowing blue light and a cheetah
drinking a cup of coffee? That’s not something you see every day. And why doesn’t
anyone else seem to notice?The pillar of blue light is Marshall, a Metamorph—a human who
can change at will into an animal or energy form. His human form is damn fine-looking,
but that doesn’t mean he isn’t crazy, with his stories about belonging to a secret
government agency and rogue Metamorphs trying to kill her. Plus he wears sunglasses
indoors—who still does that? But when there’s a panther scratching at her door,
she has no choice but to trust Marshall,
even if it means her life will never be the same.Buy This Book
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Naomi lives in sunny Florida
with the love of her life and a magical calico cat. She writes for various fiction
and non-fiction markets but finds she is drawn to romance because her characters
insist on canoodling and falling madly in love. So she lets them. Occasionally,
however, they go to dark and strange places. She lets them do this also. Her interests
include dancing, motorcycle riding, drumming, and creating healthy meals. She takes
the opportunity to play and have fun whenever possible. Her motto: Never pass up
the opportunity to have an adventure!Naomi BellinaProvocative tales of love, lust, passion and magicAuthor Social Media
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Cover Love: Shadow’s Moon @JamiGrayAuthor #RLFblog #paranormalromance
Shadow’s Moon Shadow’s Moon: Book 3 of the Kyn Kronicles, 2013 Golden Claddaugh
FinalistEven a wild heart can be broken…A blonde, a brunette and a monster walk into a bar and all hell
breaks loose.It should have been the start of a bad joke, but days from a
full moon Xander Cade, Tracker for the Northwest Motoki Pack, finds nothing funny
about confronting an enraged Shifter in a crowded Portland nightclub filled with unsuspecting humans.
The resulting carnage frays an already thin veil of secrecy shielding the supernatural
Kyn community from public scrutiny, and ensures she can’t escape the one man she’s
been determined to avoid, her Alpha and mate, Warrick Vidis. Dominating, protective
and compelling, Warrick threatens her individuality like no other.As the Northwest Alpha wolf, compromise isn’t in Warrick Vidis’s
vocabulary, but when his reluctant mate, Xander Cade, refuses to leave off the hunt
for a killer, he has no qualms using whoever or whatever necessary to protect her
or his pack. A series of unusual deaths involving lone wolves, along with anonymous
threats against him and his Pack, begin to jeopardize his normal steely control.
Add in Xander’s continual reluctance to fully accept their Soul bond, and the line
between intellect and instinct begins to blur, leaving him wondering if one woman’s
love and acceptance will be enough to save both man and wolf.As the danger escalates, threatening not just their Pack but
those closest to them, Warrick and Xander must find a way to trust each other and
accept their rare bond or risk losing everything-their pack, their friends and each
other.Buy This BookAmazon http://amzn.com/B00K8AZZESBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadows-moon-the-kyn-kronicles-book-3-jami-gray/1119462166?ean=2940149437719%20ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-shadow039smoonthekynkroniclesbook3-1507186-140.htmlSmashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/435674iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shadows-moon-kyn-kronicles/id875444016?mt=11About the Author
Jami Gray is the award winning, multi-published author of the
Urban Fantasy series, The Kyn Kronicles, and the Paranormal Romantic Suspense series,
PSY-IV Teams. Her latest release, Shadow’s Moon was a Golden Claddaugh Finalist,
and the first in her newest series, Hunted by the Past, hits shelves in July 2014.
She is surrounded by Star Wars obsessed males and a male lab, who masquerades as
a floor rug as she plays with the voices in her head.Author Social Media
Website https://jamigray.wordpress.com/wp-admin/www.JamiGray.comGoodreads http://www.goodreads.com/JamiGrayGoogle+ https://google.com/+JamiGrayAmazon http://amzn.com/e/B006HU3HJI -
Cover Love: Eyes of Bast by Lisabet Sarai #RLFblog #paranormalromance
The Eyes of Bast Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever
is a short intro to a book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media
contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is The Eyes of Bast by Lisabet Sarai.About the Book
Title The Eyes of BastGenre Paranormal erotic romanceAuthor Lisabet SaraiBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RTrust your heart. Follow your dreams.Shaina Williams’ grandmother bequeathed her that wisdom, along
with a old pendant from the Islands, carved from
an ocelot’s tooth. When instinct tells Shaina to visit the feral cat trap she’d
set in Central Park, she listens to that inner
voice, She discovers she’s caged a magnificent black tom, but the cat inexplicably
vanishes after she tends to his wounds. Seeking the errant feline, Shaina encounters
instead a handsome stranger whose slightest touch sets her body on fire. As the
day dawns after a night of ferocious passion, her mysterious lover is forced back
into his true shape – the tomcat she’d rescued.Born a cat, Tom was transformed into an unwilling shape shifter
by a sorceress who craved a human plaything to satisfy her perverse lusts. Centuries
old and irresistibly powerful, Delphine Montserrat will stop at nothing to find
her runaway familiar. Shaina vows to do whatever is necessary to defeat the vicious
but seductive witch and save the man she believes is her soul mate – even though
it might mean losing him forever.Buy This Book
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KOAQCYEAuthor Social Media
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5 Easy Questions: Mate Not Wanted @Selena_Illyria #RLFblog #ShifterRomance
Mate Not Wanted 5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick,
easy, and fun. Today’s guest is Selena Illyria.What is your go-to meal
to order when you dine out? Your favorite “I know it will hit the spot”
item.PancakesWho is your “book
boyfriend”? You know, that hottie you read about and drool over.Any of Karen Marie Moning’s creations.What were you like when
you were in school?Very shy, introverted. I haven’t really changed much.What is your favorite
quote?I have two:“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest.
I do not judge the universe.”-Dalai LamaIn a man’s letters his soul lies naked. –Samuel JohnsonWhat was the last movie
you watched (home or theater)?The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugAbout the Book
Title Mate Not WantedGenre Paranormal, IR, Feline Shifters, SportsAuthor Name Selena IllyriaBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RLetting Madison
go unmated? Pierce won’t stand for it…Lioness shifter Madison doesn’t want to be mated. So when her
friends bid and win tiger shifter Pierce McKinney at the Bachelor Auction, she knows
she’s screwed. Pierce is the one man who can get under her skin. Especially when
she knows that sex with Pierce will burn hotter than the sun…Pierce McKinney has been trying without luck to wear Madison down. So when her friends
win him at a charity auction, he’s determined to win her for his own. He’ll give
her what she needs and desires, and he’ll even bring in a friend to play to her
fantasies. But Madison
belongs to him, and only him. And he intends to show her that he plays for keeps.
Even if she’s too stubborn to admit it. Because Pierce is too stubborn to let her
walk away…Buy This Book
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Author Researched: St Patrick’s Cathedral @Liza0Connor #RLFblog #paranormal
Cl
imbing out of Hell begins with Trent tossed from his limo onto a NYC sidewalk.A priest asks if Trent need help. Thinking he needs an exorcism, Trent follows the priest back to St Patrick’s
Cathedral.In my story, the Cathedral has already finished its current $177M
restoration project. Otherwise, Trent
would have been appalled by all the scaffolding and walked out. He needs to be impressed.
So I have gently played with time to allow St Patrick’s be at its most impressive.However, I’ve two real building lessons for you:Projects always costs more than estimated.And they take longer to complete than anticipated.Initial estimates to build St. Patricks were $850K for the building.
(They left out the cost to furnish.) The cornerstone was laid in 1858. For three
years the work progressed rapidly.Then in 1861, our country decided to fight with itself. (Civil
War) All work stopped until the war ended in 1865 and our country recovered sufficiently
that people could afford to build pretty things again.In 1878, they finally had a section of the building that could
(as Trent would
say) do its job, if only it had furnishings. To resolve that, they had a fund raiser
to help purchase furnishings for the Cathedral and a year later it formally opened.
The papers declared it the noblest building ever built to honor St. Patrick.This claim doesn’t impress Trent, because when he thinks of St. Paddy, he
thinks of short, drunken Irishmen stumbling down the street, wearing green. (What
can I say, he’s not Catholic.)The gorgeous spires weren’t completed until 1888. (30 years after
they began.)They finished the Lady Chapel in 1906, furnished it by 1908.
The first of the stained glass windows was installed in 1909, and the remaining
windows arrived over the next 25 years. I’m going to assume they had plain glass
in the windows until the stained glass arrived. Otherwise it would have been a bitter
cold place to worship for a really long time.By 1910, with only one stained glass window install, it is estimated
that over $4 million dollars had been spent on the church that was supposed to only
cost $850K. That’s a 470% overrun. Thus, proving lesson number 1. (See above if
you’ve forgotten it already.)For the next 24 years, they installed glass stained windows,
imported from Europe.
You might wonder why they declared it finished in 1910 instead
of 1934 when the final window gets installed. Here’s my guess: They needed major
repairs and it is embarrassing if the cathedral you are building requires major
repairs before you have finished building it.In 1927, when the stock market was booming, they began the first
of many major renovations. Clearly, they raised their funds just at the right time.
Two years later, the stock market crashed and NYC was in dire straits for the next
ten years. Not surprisingly, no further repairs were done until the world recovered
financially.The second attempt at renovation took place in 1941-47.Then in 1972, they claimed to have restored the interior and
in 1979 the exterior. Thus, it’s all fixed now right?Wrong.1984-2000 they had to do extensive renovations to maintain the
structural integrity of the building. (The roof and steps needed replaced)Which leads us to the project begun in 2012 that is planned to
be finished by 2015. (Remember Lesson 2?)Due to all those years of buying stained glass, there are now
more than 1,300 PANELS of stained glass that require attention during this renovation.This drawing of the central entryway gives a sense of how much
work is planned. Each box indicates where a repair, repointing, or entirely new
stone is needed.
This is just one little section of a very large church. In case
you are curious, Restoration costs are estimated at $177 Million dollars.I hope they don’t overrun by the same percentage they did in
the first estimate. If so, it will cost nearly $832 million dollars. Hopefully,
they’ll only overrun by 20%, costing the church $212 million.Which bring me to my final lesson:Old structures are money pits, and the cost of renovations will
far outweigh the cost of a new building. But there is something special about this
gothic cathedral, and regardless of the cost, I believe it should be preserved.Now back to Trent
and his attempt to climb out of hell…(picture of cover)Climbing Out of HellBook 4 of the seriesA Long Road to LoveRomantic ComedyBillionaire Trent Lancaster has destroyed his relationship with
the only woman who ever loved him. Now we discover the full truth of what happened.He actually had reasons for his behaviors.Still, there is no going back. Trent
has lost Carrie forever, but he would rather die than marry Coco,
so he does just that. Trent gives away most of his
possessions, fakes his death, and starts over with a new face and a better attitude
in a small town in Iowa
where his half-brother Sam is sheriff.Losing his true love has fundamentally broken Trent to his core. His only
chance for happiness is to become the better man Carrie had always seen inside him.True change is not easy. Can Trent grow up and become a man we can love?Buy This Book:
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Cursed in Shadow @AndreaRCooper #RLFblog #paranormal
Cursed in Shadow Today’s featured book is Cursed in Shadow Book 1.5 Legends of Oblivion by Andrea
R Cooper.Genre Fantasy Paranormal RomanceAuthor Andrea R. CooperBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RCursed in Shadow is the continuation of The Garnet Dagger, Book
1 Legends of Oblivion series. This novelette bridges Book 1 and Son of Dragons,
Book 2.After defeating the Warloc, Brock, the Elvin Vampyre, takes Celeste
to Tamlon to search the prophecies of the four and the Son of Dragons. However,
the Elvin city is not safe, even for his witch.The Warloc’s protégé is bent on his physical return to the living.
Her necromancy brings forth Brock’s first victim and more.Brock and Celeste must defeat prejudice and power to continue
their journey and find Brock’s twin sister, Mirhana.Buy This Book
Only 99 cents for this noveletteAmazon http://goo.gl/wu7JjdBarnes and Noble http://goo.gl/jKUnYWSmashwords http://goo.gl/0ZZwODAuthor Social Media
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