Harvey Brings Bessie to Cage Match 5 - Blog Tour de Force

 

Welcome to Cage Match #5 - Ann Charles VS Gary Ponzo!  Looks like old Harvey has joined us with his sweetheart Bessie!  

BK:  Harvey,  now Bessie can't be here during a cage match!

Harvey:  Well I promised to protect Violet and that's what I'm gonna do!

BK:  Harvey,  Violet isn't in the cage match,  Ann is.

Harvey:  Well Doc told me that Violet was going to be in a fight today.  I grabbed ol' Bessie and rushed right over.  I'm true to my word,  and this won't even cost her a dinner date!

BK:  (Shaking head)  Oh Harvey.  Please take a seat and enjoy the show.

Harvey:  (Looking between me and Gary Ponzo) So Violet will be okay?  (Slowly lowers Bessie)  Ann?  That's the one that created us right?

BK:  That's right Harvey.  You can relax.

Harvey:  Alright then,  but no hanky panky Ponzo boy!  I got my eye on you!

That was Harvey,  one of the characters in Nearly Departed in Deadwood.  He's a little set in his ways lol.  Today we have the lovely Ann Charles VS Gary Ponzo with A Touch of Deceit.  Again,  you can gain an entry to win a brand new Kindle by visiting Blog Tour de Force and signing up for their newsletter (5 Entries)  and also by visiting each authors blog and leaving them a comment,  where you can also win a copy of their book and be entered for some awesome gift baskets. 

Who will you vote for?

A Touch of Deceit by Gary Ponzo

Winner of the Southwest Writers Novel Contest, Thriller category!

FBI agent Nick Bracco can't stop a Kurdish terrorist from firing missiles at random homes across the country. The police can't stand watch over every household, so Bracco recruits his cousin Tommy to help track down this terrorist. Tommy is in the Mafia. Oh yeah, it gets messy fast. As fast as you can turn the pages.

Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles

The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass.--Violet Parker

Irony is having a big ol' fiesta and Violet Parker is the piñata.  Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet's daughter could be next.  Short on time and long on worry, she's desperate to find the monster behind the abductions.  But with her jerkoff co-worker trying to get her fired, a secret admirer sending creepy love poems, and a sexy-as-hell stranger hiding skeletons in his closet, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed.







I asked Ann why she thinks she should win this cage match.  Here is what she had to say:

Because I’m older, and I’m wiser, and I look better in a red sash than Gary would ... not really. The red would look better with his tanned skin, whereas my Seattle paleness would make it look gaudy. He might have a few years on me, too, and since his kids are older than mine, he’s definitely wiser. HOWEVER, I’m hell bent for leather and I refuse to give up. Most importantly, I should win because I still have my own teeth, and that has to count for something after years of taking jabs from the big publishers. I’m pulling out the big guns for this one. Cross your fingers I don’t get a hernia lifting them (they’re very heavy).  For all of you who comment on my blog, I’ll be sending virtual ice cream cones. Close your eyes and pick your favorite flavor and how many scoops. Me? I’m ordering fudge with peanut butter ripples—four scoops. Yes. Four! Yum. Vote for Ann and Deadwood Violet!    

 My Review of Nearly Departed in Deadwood:

Fast paced,  from the very first sentence I was hooked on this book.  Charles is a phenomenal writer!

Violet Parker is a single mother of twins.  Wanting to start a new life and raise her children in a safe environment,  she decides to go back to her childhood days,  moving in with her Aunt Zoe,  in Deadwood.  Trying her hand at being a real estate agent,  she has one month to sell a home or she is fired and her rival's nephew gets her position.

This is where she meets Harvey.  She pulls into his driveway to talk to him about selling his farm and is greeted by Bessie,  a 12 guage shotgun.  Harvey demands she get off his property,  but Violet is on a mission.  To save her job and provide for her children.  Once Harvey realizes she's not a bank,  he invites her in.  Violet accepts his terms in order to get a contract signed,  this includes going to dinner with him once a week.

Back at the office,  she is constantly patronized by her co-worker Ray,  who wants Violet to fail so his nephew can move in.  When a hot looking man comes in and wants Violet to sell his mothers home,  Ray tries stealing the sale right out from under her.  Things are looking up though,  as Wolfgang only wants one person selling his property.

Violet lucks out again,  when the neighbor to her office wants her to help him find a home as well.  The problem,  she's finding herself attracted to both Doc Nyce,  the neighbor,  and Wolfgang.  Vowing never to date a client,  Violet can't help but to accept a dinner date with Wolfgang,  while feeling an immense attraction to Doc.

In the midst of it all,  there are little girls ending up missing from Deadwood and Violet fears for her daughters safety,  wondering if she made the right choice by bringing her children here.  Investigating into these abductions,  she finds much more than she bargained for,  and it hits a little close to home.

I loved every single character in this title!  Violet was independent and strong,  with a huge sense of motherhood and morals.  Harvey was just plain old hilarious,  Doc was very intriguing.  I loved the sexual tension that Charles portrayed and built along with a phenomenal plot.  It was all amazing and I cannot,  absolutely cannot wait for the next installment in this series.  Beautiful work Ann!

This has been such a fun week!  I hope you all got your entries in for some free books and your chance at that Kindle!  Today you can get either book by visiting the authors website,  just click on their names above.  Who will you vote for?  I'm dying to know what you think,  and what your thoughts are about this entire Cage Match Edition.  Dying here lol.  Comment me haha.

Thank you Ann Charles for allowing me to review your work and offering up a guest post.  You ROCK!

   

           
      

5 FR Review for Hungry For You - BTDF Round 4

 

We're getting down to the final matches with the Blog Tour de Force Cage Match Edition.  We've seen some great rounds thus far and I am happy to announce today's Cage Match - Zombies VS The British!  Can you even take the Undead Out of the running?????

Ding or Dead?

Who will you vote for?

Don't forget for every comment you leave on the authors blogs you will gain an entry to win a Kindle,  along with some great books and gift baskets,  so check it out then GO GO GO!

Paperback Woman by Suzanne Adair

She expected the redcoats to solve her father's murder. The redcoats and her father had other plans.

In early June 1780, the village of Alton, Georgia, is rocked by the triple murder of the town printer and one of his associates, both outspoken patriots, and a Spanish assassin. Alton's redcoats are in no hurry to seek justice for the murdered men. The printer and his buddies have stirred up trouble for the garrison. But the printer's widowed daughter, Sophie Barton, wants justice for her father. Under suspicion from the redcoats, Sophie sets out on a harrowing journey to find the truth about her father -- a journey that plunges her into a hornet's nest of terror, treachery, and international espionage.

Hungry For You by A.M. Harte

“There is no greater drug than relationships; there is no sweeter death than love.”

Love is horrible. It’s ruthless, messy, mind-altering, and raw. It takes no prisoners. It chews you up and spits you out and leaves you for dead. Love is, you could say, very much like a zombie.

In this haunting short story collection, anything is possible—a dying musician turns to tea for inspiration; a police sergeant struggles with a very unusual victim; a young wife is trapped in a house hiding unimaginable evil....

With "Hungry For You", A.M. Harte explores the disturbing and delightful in an anthology that unearths the thin boundary between love and death.



My Review of Hungry For You:

I've got two words for you - Zombies.  Phenomenal.  This was a collection of short stories of...well you guessed it...Zombies!  I never knew they could be portrayed in so many ways.  It was magnificent!  From needing to feed by having sex,  to epidemics and tea addictions,  the transformations were incredible.  I truly enjoyed this read,  which is a very fast paced read by the way.  You will find yourself so enthralled and finished before you know it.

Harte did such a great job with this title I just can't say enough.  It was such a pleasant turn from the normal paranormal/fantasy that it gave me goose bumps.  I even loved the first story so much I think it could be made into a whole novel in itself.  I loved it!  Not only can you get a copy of this book today for FREE by simply hopping over to A.M.'s blog and leaving her a comment,  but if you miss out it's only $1.99 for Kindle.  So now you can truly feed the hunger.  Go get yourself some Zombie Love Man!

Don't forget you will gain an entry for a Kindle for every comment you leave not to mention win a book from the author.  Visit Blog Tour de Force and sign up for their newsletter to stay updated and get 5 entries.  You read that right,  FIVE ENTRIES.

Who will you vote for today?  I'd love to know - so leave me a comment.  Let's talk Zombies VS The British.

Thanks for stopping in and it would be greatly appreciated if you could help me by sharing this post and tweeting about today's cage match.  MUAH!

     

Blog Tour de Force - Round 3

Welcome back to Round 3 of the Blog Tour de Force Cage Match Edition!  Today we have another great lineup - Kimberly Kinrade VS John Sundman!

Fighters,  please come to the center of the ring.  In the first corner,  weighing in with Bits of You & Pieces of ME,  making her way to the top with several 5/5 Star reviews,  KIM-BERLY KIN-KADE!  (RAWRRRRRRRR),  in the next corner,  weighing in with Acts of the Apostles,  with raving reviews, JOHNNNN SUND-MANNNN (RAWRRRRRRRRRR),  please tap gloves.

Please stop into your favorite authors blog,  or both,  hey why not?  and leave them a comment.  Not only will you gain an entry to win a brand spankin' new Kindle,  you will get some awesome books and chances at some great gift baskets.  You can stop in for all the rules at the Blog Tour de Force.   

So here is some info about Acts of the Apostles by John Sundman

March 1990: American-led forces assemble in Saudi Arabia for "Desert Storm", the largest military operation since the Normandy Invasion. Meanwhile, across the globe in Massachusetts, in a former textile mill that's been converted to the home of legendary computer company Digital Microsystems, computer chip designer Todd Griffith is working past dark during a late winter snowstorm, trying to find out why his "Kali" chip keeps randomly messing up. After working without sleep for 3 days, Todd discovers a secret function hidden among the hundreds of thousands of microscopic transistors-- clearly sabotage. He calls his boss in California to report his discovery, then leaves the Mill and walks home through a blizzard. Seven hours later Todd is shot in the head as he lies sleeping in his bed. 

December, 1995: After a grueling week in the Silicon Valley fast lane, burnt-out bi-coastal software engineer Nick Aubrey, Todd’s best friend, boards a "red-eye" flight to Boston and winds up seated next to a very disturbed man who claims to know the secret of Gulf War Disease, a mysterious ailment afflicting thousand of Desert Storm veterans & which the government denies even exists. Over Utah, Nick's chance companion meets his dramatic demise and the police suspect Nick of murder. Soon everybody wants a piece of Nick--from the Salt Lake City Airport police to the CIA, from billionaire venture capitalists and paranoid cybermilitiamen to end-of-the-millennium cultists and exotic foreign beauties. The only person who doesn't want a piece of Nick is his distant wife, a beautiful biologist with a secret or two of her own. 

In freeing himself from a web of murder, deceit and double-crosses, Nick comes to learn that the key to the secret of Gulf War Syndrome (and, as it turns out, the real reason behind George W. Bush's war on Iraq 13 years later) resides in a pharmaceutical laboratory in Basel Switzerland, where scientists are frantically working on submicroscopic machines to rearrange human DNA and make possible, among other things, remote mind control. When their work is done, the Gulf War will look like child's play. Only Nick can stop them. But first he's going to have to find the Trojan horse hidden in the Kali computer chip. He can't do that without the help of his friend Todd, and Todd's been in a coma for nearly half a dozen years.

Bits of You and Pieces of Me by Kimberly Kinrade

LOVE. FEAR. HATE. HOPE. LOVE.

“She has learned to love. To fear. To hate. And then to love again. Through it all, she writes.” ~Once Upon A Time There Was A Girl

"Bits of You & Pieces of Me" is a collection of short stories, poetry & essays on life. While each piece stands alone, together the chapters tell the story of an idealistic girl in love with love who discovers the demons of a splintered heart when that love turns violent. Through it all, she climbs her way back to Hope and finds that in the end her True Heart remained Unbreakable.

This collection dives into the heart of painful love, abuse, passion and one woman's journey through her Dark Night of the Soul.

My Review:

Bits of You & Pieces of Me by Kimberly Kinrade was beautiful.  A collection of poems,  short stories and life experiences,  there is Bits of You & Pieces of Me and Bits of Me & Pieces of You,  there is something for everyone, that anyone can relate to,  you're surely going to be touched or feel some sort of emotion during your time reading this.  

At times I felt like she was writing about my own life,  and Kinrade puts it all on the line,  out in the open baring her soul through her writing.  You're going to love this book as I did.  It's a great book to curl up at night with,  a great coffee table edition to pick up anytime,  it's just a great book to have.  The poems were meaningful,  the short stories brilliant,  the life experiences touching.  You need to get a copy of this book today.  You can certainly win a copy from Kimberly herself by hopping over to her blog today and leaving her a comment!  Don't delay,  go enter today.  

Who will you vote for?  

     

Blog Tour de Force - Round 2 WOOT! WOOT!

Welcome back for Round 2 of the Cage Match Edition with the Blog Tour de Force!  Today I am running security with my good buddy Diego (he's so buff isn't he?)!  IAB?  Well that is my own version - Immortality and Beyond Security!  Brilliant isn't it?

So you're probably wondering who is stepping up to the cage today right?  You are going to love this and I think it was the perfect match,  as Rachel is so into Mancode vs Chickspeak,  and George is really into...well...Man!

DING! DING!

I utterly enjoyed A Walk in the Snark by Rachel Thompson,  AKA RachelintheOC.  You can read my review HERE.  You will love this book as she so breaks down Man VS Woman in such an enlightening way!  I loved it!  So here is a little bit about Rachel and A Walk in the Snark...

I'm a chick who writes stuff that makes you laugh. My blog has been nominated for funniest blog this year. I've been told I write in the style of that Dickens guy. Kidding.

I'm a mom, a wife, and a recovering pharmaceuticals rep. It's been a long process but I'm doing okay, thanks.

I usually write about men (The Mancode), marriage, kids, being a mom, living in the OC (ya know--being a pale redhead living in a sea of blondes) and vodka. Not necessarily in that order depending on the day.

I also write occasionally about serious stuff, like the death of someone I once loved or lost love--so don't be shocked if you come visit and don't see the funny.

And a bit about George Pappas:

I am a Los Angeles-based novelist, blogger, poet and lyricist. This blog is devoted to my erotic fiction novel “Monogamy Sucks,” which is being published as an e-book on Dec. 1, 2010 by Lazy Day Publishing. The first six chapters of my book are featured on this blog, along with a detailed description of the process toward turning my novel into a published e-book. My novel is kind of an edgy male version of “Sex in the City.” It makes some interesting comments about monogamy, relationships, casual sex and the world of swinging. Also from time to time I blog about my fellow writer’s projects.
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Jake Dalmas has a restless heart. After a couple months, or even days, the thrill of a new romantic relationship fades and he longs to be single again. His imagination burns with erotic desires. Monogamy truly sucks for him.

More than a little curious, Jake finds himself attracted to the hidden, taboo world of swingers where singles and couples nightly shed their inhibitions swapping partners, staging orgies at wild sex parties and secret hotel meetings.

Take a walk on the wild side of erotica with Jake where he discovers how the sexually daring lives.

My Review of Monogamy Sucks:
I was so excited to read this book,  an erotica novel written by a man.  I must say it was quite different.  In the very beginning we meet Jake Dalmas.  A young man tired of woman with too many emotional attachments.  He is tired of becoming bored and being tied down.  He decides he is ready for a sexual adventure,  and one that he will record in his diary.  What could possibly be a sexual adventure for someone in their mid twenties?  Swinging of course.  He places an ad and hopes to catch,  and pleasure woman of his sexual fantasies.  That doesn't turn out to be the case though as he learns the ropes of swingers,  all the rules that apply,  and it's a long road to erotic satisfaction.

He starts getting some replies to his ad and meets several woman.  What he ends up finding,  is woman lie about their age,  their looks,  and ends up with fatties,  uglies,  and even ones that smell bad.

He doesn't give up though,  continuing his search for that sexual bliss.  Finally he gets a break,  but during this whole adventure,  he faces impotency problems.  When he is called upon to swing with a true sex fantasy girl,  he finds himself having a hard time being able to perform.

After many embarrassing moments,  Jake decides to give the internet a try.  Will he have success in finding the satisfaction that he's always dreamed of?

Monogamy Sucks was a great read.  If you've ever wondered about the Swingers World,  then this is your book as Pappas holds nothing back on what happens during a Swingers Party,  and how singles can actually get involved in the action.  Full of sexual adventures,  and even some that will make you cringe,  I think you would enjoy this title.  We're talking Swingers,  gang bangs,  threesomes,  and ya'll know you've wondered about this at least once in your life,  even if it was in the form of, "What are these people thinking?"  Whether you're fully curious, secretly curious, or maybe you're curious for the first time today,   it's all right here in the pages of Monogamy Sucks for all to see.  Feed your curiosity and get yourself a copy,  or better yet,  hop on over to George's blog and win a copy by leaving him a comment.  Feed the hunger!

So now comes the time for you to cast your vote!  Who will you choose to win Round 2 in the Blog Tour de Force Cage Match?  Don't forget you have a chance to win a Kindle,  along with some great books and gift baskets.  For a full set of rules,  visit Blog Tour de Force.  To vote for your favorite author for Round 2,  visit their website and leave them a comment.

RachelintheOC
George Pappas



  

Blog Tour de Force - Cage Matches Begin Today! Vote to Win

Welcome to the Blog Tour de Force!  I'm so excited!  Today our cage matches begin.  You all have a chance to win by simply following the instructions.  It's easy as pie!  To start off the week,  we have....

 

You can find all of the rules for the Blog Tour de Force by clicking on the name.   

Visit each author by clicking on their book covers below and see how you can get even more chances to win!

ROUND 1

"I fiercely love Fierce Dawn!"  

"Step aside Edward,  Hello Elijah!"

VS

"Sleep with the lights on!"







"There's a thin line between madness and genius!"




Here is what Amber Scott has to say:

10 Reasons I Should WIN the Cage Match:

1. Fierce Dawn is awesome. No, really. It’s a read in one day, sigh, swoon, gasp kind of book that will stay with you long after it’s through.

2. Wine. If I win, my husband will buy me wine. Copious amounts of my favorite but slightly pricey Basket Case wine. Writer’s Block merlot is my back-up. I heart wine.

3. Laundry. If I win, I have a golden excuse for why the three foot high pile is still staring us down from the living room corner begging to be folded.

4. A signed ebook, personalized to the winner. That’s right. Signed! One winner gets to be one of the first to get in on what will be a huge trend.

5. The ‘spoil you’ secret prize. I’m not allowed what to say is in the prize. I can tell you it smells amazing and will make you feel pretty. Or handsome as the case may be. I can also tell you the last person who got one of these said, “OMG, Amber! I didn’t know you’d send me ____ ____! I am spoiled! And the ____ ____ ____ is perfect for my coming vacation in Hawaii!”

6. Cristyn West is a social media goddess with years of experience on me. She is certain she’s going to win this thing blindfolded with one leg tied to her nose. I love her, but I’m dying to stick it to her!

7. Pretty please with chocolate covered cherries on top and whipped cream, too.

8. The prize to the Cage Match champion is a book video creation and that would really rock because May 18th Fierce Dawn is up for Bestseller For a Day and a book video will spread the word!

9. Pajama pants. My kids are dying to get me a pair of snazzy pajama pants and if I win, I’ll let them. I’ll even wear them. On camera. Cuffed.

10. I can’t think of one for number ten. So I’m going to tell you that my favorite movie of all time is Hamlet 2 and if you’ve seen it, you know, I should win. 

Be sure to stop into their blogs and leave a comment so you can be entered.