Paranormal

Paranormal includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending themes from fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

  • Character Interviews,  Paranormal

    Character Sketch: Landon Wadden from Burdened by Desire @JL_Sheppard #RLFblog

    Burdened by Desire 

    About the Book

    Title: Burdened by Desire
    Genre: Paranormal Romance
    Author Name: J.L. Sheppard
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Jocelyn, an Elemental, is stuck between the mortal and immortal
    worlds, yet not quite a part of either. Her power over the elements of the Earth
    won’t evolve until she meets her mate. Before then she’s an easy prey and a coveted
    possession for the Malums Inmortalis who wish to conquer the world.
    Alpha werewolf, Landon, has been living with the knowledge his
    fated female, the one woman created for him, is just beyond his reach. For months
    he’s forsaken her, refusing to accept his mate because she can never grant him a
    much-needed heir for his nearly extinct pack.
    Despite his decision Landon finds himself drawn to Jocelyn and
    when an attempt is made on her life, he realizes his destiny lies with her. Can
    they overcome the long-held prejudices of his kind and defeat their enemies in time
    to find what the future holds?

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    About the Character

    Name: Landon Wadden
    Age: 515
    Gender: Male
    Birthplace: New York
    Profession: Alpha
    Ethnicity/Species (if not human): Werewolf
    Describe his/her body build, skin tone, height and weight. Include
    any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars:
    His crystalline blue eyes, brown hair styled in a military-style
    crew cut, and he wore a short-sleeved polo shirt revealing the tribal tattoo that
    covered the length of his right arm.
    Who is the significant
    other in your character’s life?
    Jocelyn, an Elemental.
    What are the qualities
    of his voice? (pitch, quality, volume)
    He has a deep, rich voice, and has tendency to yell when he’s
    angry.
    Does he scrape by, live
    comfortably, live extravagantly?
    He lives extravagantly and has the means as alpha werewolf.
    What does he have a knack
    for doing?
    He has an knack for pissing off his fated female.
    Is he close to family?
    He’s close to his sister, Olivia. She’s more than a century old,
    but he’s very protective of her and often treats her like she’s still a child.
    What is your character’s
    biggest need at the beginning of the story?
    His fated female.
    What is your hero’s
    biggest hopes and dreams?
    He hopes for a world where he can claim his fated, a world
    where he could claim his fated, the woman granted for him despite their breed. “Her
    soft lips against his made him want to create the perfect world where they could
    live together regardless of breed.”
    What is your hero’s biggest
    personal flaw?
    His temper.

    Interview with Landon Wadden

    Do you believe in love
    at first sight?
    I suppose most immortals believe in it. Immortal men have the
    ability to recognize the woman fated for them. It’s a gift, a cosmic gift destiny
    grants us during the span of our long lives. We wait and wait until we are granted
    this woman, this precious gift.
    Sounds like you’ve met
    her?
    (His eyes sparked yellow and he growled.) Is there a question
    in there somewhere?
    Yes, Landon. Have you
    met your fated female?
    (At immortal speed, he stood and shoved his fists in his pockets.)
    That’s none of your business!
    Are you often quick to
    temper?
    No… yes… It depends. (He sits then shoves his fingers through
    his hair in frustration.) I have been quick to temper lately.
    Why is that?
    Because…Because there’s something I want that I can’t have.
    And what is that?
    I want my gift. She’s mine. It’s not fair I can’t have her.
    Why do you think you can’t
    have her?
    (He sighs heavily, and looks away from as if lost in a memory.)
    Because… she’s not of my breed, which means she can’t grant me an heir, an alpha
    like myself.

    About Your Writer: Questions for your character to answer about you.

    Why do you think your
    writer chose to write about you?
    Because I’m burdened with the knowledge my fated could never
    be mine.
    What do you wish your
    writer had not told others about you?
    Don’t mind.
    What do you wish your
    writer would write next?
    She’ll continue the series, the love stories of the Elementals
    and their mates.
    What other character from
    your book do you think your writer should write a book about? Care to tell us why?
    My sister, Olivia. I’d like to see her settled down with a good
    man, a werewolf.

    Author Bio

    J.L. Sheppard was born and raised in Miami, Florida
    where she still lives with her husband.
    As a child, her greatest aspiration was to become a writer. She
    read often, kept a journal and wrote countless poems. She attended Florida International University
    and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelors in Communications. During her senior year,
    she interned at NBC Miami, WTVJ. Following the internship, she was hired and worked
    in the News Department for three years.
    It wasn’t until 2011 that she set her heart and mind into writing
    her first completed novel, Demon King’s Desire, which was published in January of
    2013.
    Besides reading and writing, she enjoys traveling and spending
    quality time with family and friends.

    Author Social Media

    Blog: www.JLSheppard.com/blog
    Amazon Author Page: http://is.gd/Amazon_JLSheppard

  • Paranormal

    5 Easy Questions: Unleashing the Woman Within @LocGlin #RLFblog #PNR

    Unleashing the Woman Within 
    5 Easy Questions is an interview is designed to be quick, easy,
    and fun. Today’s guest is Loc Glin.
    What is your go-to meal
    to order when you dine out? Your favorite “I know it will hit the spot”
    item.
    It’s hard to mess up a burger, although it has been done. Chicken
    cutlet of some kind can work out well if they don’t put a lot of stuff on it that
    I don’t like. Pasta is a safe bet, most of the time. You know…I don’t think I have
    an “I know it will hit the spot” item. I don’t eat out very often, so
    it’s a crap shoot depending upon where I go.
    What were you like when
    you were in school?
    I was quiet, shy and reserved. I haven’t changed much, although
    writing erotic romance as I do, it may be hard to believe.
    Would you rather stay
    inside and watch snow falling, or get out in it and build a snowman?
    I’d rather stay inside. But I have been known to enjoy being
    outside, dressed warmly by a chimnea, my hands facing the fire as the snow falls
    gently and silently around me.
    What was your favorite
    book as a child?
    As a child, I didn’t really like read. I read what was required
    of me in school. I remember a book called “Starman Jones” I have no idea
    who wrote it, and the story line escapes me, but for some crazy reason I remember
    the title. I think I had to do a book report on it. (from
    Kayelle: it was written by Robert A Heinlein and I read that myself! You can
    grab it here.)
    If the hero of your latest
    book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?
    Bad to the Bone (by George Thoroughgood).

    About the Book

    Title Unleashing the Woman Within, The Mystic Museum
    Series 3
    Genre Erotic Romance, BDSM, Paranormal Elements
    Author Name Loc Glin
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Rowena Milestone, corporate executive, has an accomplished career.
    Yet one thing eludes her. Try as she might she can’t seem to have an orgasm even
    though she likes sex. Her position in the corporate man’s world tends to intimidate
    her dates. They perform well enough in bed, but they just don’t push her over the
    edge, until she meets Stephen.
    Stephen Sloan has a secret. He belongs to a very special, no
    holds barred, anything goes sex club. He never thought he’d meet anyone like Rowena
    there, so he wanted to believe her outrageous story that she didn’t know how she’d
    gotten there. When she disappeared without a trace he knew she’d been telling the
    truth. Now armed with three pieces of information he is determined to find her.
    Rowena was devastated when the curator of the museum couldn’t
    help. Minerva had said, “If the universe is willing, he will come to you.”
    Fat chance she has of that happening.
    Note: This BDSM book contains forced seduction.

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    Website http://www.LocGlin.com

  • Paranormal

    Stealing Darkness @teaganoliver #RLFblog #paranormal #suspense

    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 Stealing Darkness by Teagan Oliver.
    Book: Stealing Darkness
    Genre: contemporary, paranormal
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    You can’t run and you can’t hide, when the fear is all inside…
    Returning to Crescent
    Lake was never in Minn Sterling’s plans,
    especially considering that she’d left more than her tumultuous past behind her
    in the small Maine
    town. Haunted by the psychic legacy her mother left behind, Minn
    has run to Portland
    in an attempt to escape her own growing abilities. But it isn’t long before she
    finds that she can’t ignore the voices that keep calling to her. Three women have
    disappeared, and despite Minn’s
    help they are no closer to finding the killer. But when her psychic connection with
    the predator causes him to close in on her, Minn knows she has no other choice except to
    run.

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    Amazon http://amzn.com/B007SH9IHO/
    Excerpt http://www.teaganoliver.com/p/stealing-darkness.html

    Author Social Media

    Website: http://TeaganOliver.com
    Blog: http://TeaganOliver.blogspot.com

  • Paranormal

    Cupid’s Apprentice Elysa Hendricks #RLFblog #RomFantasy

    Cupid’s Apprentice 
    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 Cupid’s Apprentice by Elysa Hendricks.
    A Short Contemporary Fantasy Romance
    Approximately 15,000 words
    To earn her wings, Cupid’s apprentice Medarda “Dar”
    has until Valentine’s Day to match two-time Loser Laura Quinn with Boring Brian
    Hoffman. When Dar’s love arrow goes astray and hits the sexy PE teacher Flynn Sullivan
    instead things get interesting.
    Laura loves teaching high school in the small town of Council
    Falls, but knows it’s only a matter of time until her famous mother shows up and
    the quiet life she’s created comes crashing down around her ears.
    PE teacher Flynn Sullivan’s been interested in the shy history
    teacher for a long time, but it isn’t until they’re forced to chaperone the Valentine’s
    Day dance together that he gets the opportunity to make his dreams come true.
    With time running out can one bumbling Cupid’s Apprentice bring
    together a Jock and a Brain?

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  • Paranormal

    Humorous Contemporary: Ghost Lover @Liza0Connor #RLFblog #Paranormal

    Ghost Lover 

    About the Book

    Title Ghost Lover
    Genre Humorous Contemporary Romance with Paranormal
    Author Name Liza O’Connor
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG 13

    Interview with Liza O’Connor

    Why did you write this
    book?
    I had a dream one night of a ghost making passionate love to
    me. And the next morning, I still remembered the entire dream. Any characters so
    vivid that I remember them in the morning go into a novel.
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    Humor, I love to laugh.
    What is your favorite
    character from fiction (not including your own characters)?
    Arthur Dent from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
    Do you enjoy films and/or
    TV shows? Which are your favorites?
    I love the Mentalist and Castle. They solve mysteries and make
    me laugh. Third runnerup is Sherlock.
    What are you working on
    at the moment, and what are we likely to see from you in the coming months?
    I’m working on edits for the fourth book in the A Long Road to
    Love Series. That’s Trent’s
    redemption called Climbing Out of Hell. It should come out in early May. Then I
    begin my humorous Late Victorian Mystery series which begins with a famous sleuth,
    Xavier Thorn, who hires a young man as an assistant, who turns out to be a female
    who prefers to live the more interesting life of a young man. They fall in love
    and become partners in all ways, but they manage to solve four crimes per book in
    the process.
    Please tell us about your
    latest book.
    Today, I want to tell you about Ghost Lover.
    Two sexy English brothers. One irresistible
    ghost. Who would you choose as your lover?
    Completely broke and with a criminal
    record to boot, Senna Smith is one day from eviction from her apartment when Brendon,
    her promiscuous roommate from London, suggests she go to England, marry him, and
    manage his fortune. With few other options, she agrees to an open marriage. But
    she’ll never, ever, have sex with him, knowing if she falls in love with him, he’ll
    break her heart.
    As trustee of Brendon’s family fortune,
    there is no way Brendon’s older brother, Garrison Durran, is going to let him marry
    a self-professed American gold-digger. As Senna tries to embrace castle life and
    English society for Brendon’s sake, Gar discovers Senna is the perfect woman for
    him–beautiful and intelligent, kind and caring. Now, if she wasn’t already engaged
    to his brother…
    The ancestral ghost of Durran Castle
    has to intervene if the Durran brothers have any chance of an heir. He can’t leave
    them to fix matters on their own. They are useless buggers when it comes to love.
    As counselor to Gar, matchmaker for Brendon, and lover to Senna, a ghost’s work
    is never done.
    Content / Allergy Warning: Ghost cat
    in book.

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    Author Bio

    Liza lives in Denville,
    NJ with her dog, Jess. They hike in
    fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature,
    she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand,
    kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana,
    sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river
    in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur photographer,
    and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first
    love has and always will be writing novels. She loves to create interesting characters,
    set them loose, and scribe what happens.

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  • Shapeshifter

    Dark Velvet @LisaCBooks #RLFblog #shapeshifter

    Dark Velvet 
    Today’s featured book is Dark Velvet by Lisa Carlisle.

    About the Book

    Title Dark Velvet
    Genre New Adult, paranormal romance
    Author Lisa Carlisle
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Grad student Savannah Evans is thrilled
    to be accepted as a resident to a prestigious art colony. Where else would she be
    able to focus on her craft of writing poetry in a setting like that of the medieval-styled
    castle? The remote New England island is a respite
    from her hectic city life. When she meets her benefactor, a mysterious French sculptor,
    her expectations for carefree days writing near the ocean are distracted by unprofessional
    fantasies about her sponsor.
    Antoine Chevalier built Les Beaux Arts
    on DeRoche Island to bring purpose back to an existence
    that has lost meaning. He’s wandered the earth for decades and finds solace in returning
    to art. When Savannah
    applies for a residency, something about her words touches him. After her arrival,
    a physical attraction grows between them, which he struggles against. She deserves
    more than someone of his kind.
    Antoine proposes they become lovers
    during her stay. But the situation turns complicated when Savannah discovers his secret. She had suspicions
    about his identity, but finds the truth overwhelming. Consumed by her desire for
    Antoine and faced with a tough decision, she is blind to the danger that has arrived
    at DeRoche Island.
    A New Adult Erotic Romance
    Paranormal / gargoyle / vampire / shapeshifter

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    Amazon http://amzn.com/B00IQUUMCC
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    Author Social Media

    Dark heroes, feisty heroines, scorching stories http://lisacarlislebooks.com