Blog Bash Day1 with Cynthia Eden + Giveaway

Hi, everyone!  And happy anniversary to you, JoJo!

Of course, what celebration would be complete without a handsome man around?  My guy of choice? Jensen Ackles from Supernatural (he plays bad-boy demon hunter Dean—a truly awesome character). Sure, he may not have giant, bulging muscles (though I think he looks pretty darn good), but the guy has a wicked good grin, and he’s someone you could always count on in a fight. Sexy.

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Thrifty Thursday: Dangerous Women Style

Aztec Gold
by Caridad Pineiro

Six months ago, Cynthia Guerrera's lover and fellow archaeologist Rafael Santiago trekked into the Mexican jungle in search of one of the fabled Cities of Gold—and never emerged. Guilty over their parting, Cynthia won't rest until she knows what happened. When the discovery of a conquistador's journal corroborates Rafe's intended path, Cynthia is determined to finally leave the safety of the museum to rescue him, despite the conquistador's dire warnings, and her own traumatic past.

Arriving at a remote village deep in the jungle, Cynthia is both elated and angered to find Rafe alive. But he is far from well, having watched his team be decimated by a bloodthirsty demon-goddess. When Rafe reveals he has been gifted with supernatural powers—powers he plans to use to kill the beast and save his brother, still held captive in the temple—Cynthia must face her own inner demons to fight alongside the man she loves.

Pub. Date: January 2011
Publisher: Carina Press
Format: eBook
File Size: 493 KB
ISBN-13: 9781426891045
ISBN: 1426891040

$3.19 Barnes and Noble NookBook HERE
$3.19 Amazon Kindle Edition HERE

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Thrifty Thursday: Dangerous Women Writing = Hawt E-books!

Bound

by Donna Grant

A defiant bride-to-be tries to stage her own disappearance when she's kidnapped, and her only chance at freedom is surrendering her heart to the one man who can save her. Taraca has waited years for the time she could choose a husband and learn the pleasure of love making. When her father binds her to a man twice her age, Taraca does the only thing she can--she runs away. Instead of her freedom, she finds capture at the hands of the Kellians. Yarrow has loved Taraca from afar for years. The only thing keeping him from taking her is his blood relation to the Kellians who are feared throughout Shadowhall. But when Taraca is taken by Kellian warriors, Yarrow will risk everything to free her. Publisher Note: This book is linked to 'Tempted' although it can be read as a stand alone story.

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Review: I'll Be Slaying You By: Cynthia Eden

*** Originally Posted on my group blog BLI ***

Format Read: ARC

Number of Pages: 275
Release Date: July 2010
Publisher: Kensington Brava
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Book Depository, Author's website

Book Blurb

Sandra “Dee” Daniels is a vampire’s worst nightmare. Sure, she couldn’t get up to five-six in the highest heels money can buy—not that she ever wears heels. But the monsters in her past and the stake in her boot are enough to keep most bloodsuckers interested in staying undead out of Baton Rouge.

But there are changes afoot on her turf. Rumors of a Born Master in town—a vampire so powerful he can make the streets run with blood. And a new face in Dee’s dive bars and alleyways—Simon Chase, a strong, sexy shadow with a haunted past of his own. Simon knows a lot about the dark side of Dee’s work. He knows even more about how to make her body spark with desire. But the hot lust shimmering between them is only the beginning. Because Simon also knows a secret that will change Dee’s life—if she can live long enough to uncover it.

My Thoughts

I'll Be Slaying you is the 2nd book in the Night Watch Series.Some of you who have read the first book Eternal Hunter,it is Judes Story. I honestly did not believe Cynthia could get any better than that, but she has proved me wrong! I truly love that book, But after reading I'll Be Slaying You, I believe Cynthia has out done herself. The story she has brought us just kept getting better and better, and I could not put it down.

In I'll Be Slaying You we get the story of Sandra “Dee” Daniels and Simon. Dee is the only person in the Night Watch Group that is human.She may be a little thing on the outside, but don't let that fool you. With a horrible and tragic past, Dee lets nothing stand in her way when taking down the bad guys. Especially if you are a Vampire! Now Dee's character was not one of my favorites from the beggining, she just seemed like a girl who was trying to prove herself as being " a tuff girl" too much to everybody, but then again if you worked with all supernatural beings i'm sure one can tend to feel the need to prove you are just as bad ass as they are. But in I'll Be Slaying You we get a good mixture or the hard core bad ass, and the softer side of Dee.

Simon Chase, now Simon is Yummy in a giant package. Full of Mystery and running from a bad past. We don't get to find out what Simon is till about half way through the book, but Dee has many ideas of what she thinks Simon is, and man could she ever be farther from the truth. Simon comes in to help Dee, and knows everything there is to know about Dee. Simon even has a secret of his own about Dee, that will change everything, and the way Dee looks at the world. I really do enjoy Simons character. He's very mysterious, but does his best to help Dee, even when it means she very well may hate him in the end.

The world Cynthia has created with The Night Watch, has a great balance of mythical creatures such as Shape Shifters, Vampires, Demons, Witches, and who know what else she will bring us in the upcoming books in the series. We also get a nice mixture of all the characters so far and not just Dee and Simons. We get to see Jude, Zane, and a few other charcters from the first book. Jude.....we can never get enough Jude. But we also get to see Zane, a Demon, and Catalina a witch.I cannot wait to read Zaine's book. But Catalina, I don't like her very much. She seemed like a very good friend, and very strong willed witch, until the first sign of danger and she's running the opposite direction. So we will see how her story fares.

After starting this series, I have to tell you Cynthia's Night Watch Series is deffinently in my top 5 of the year!!!

***FTC Disclaimer: Some books reviewed on this site have been provided free of charge by the publisher, author or publicist. Some books I have purchased with my own money and will be noted as such. Any links to places to purchase books are provided as a convenience, and do not serve as an endorsement by this blog. All reviews are the true and honest opinion of the blogger reviewing the book. The method of acquiring the book does not have a bearing on the content of the review.

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Day # 22 Birthday Bash with Cynthia Eden

Welcome to Day #22 of JoJos 30 Day Birthday Bash. Today we have the amazing Author Cynthia Eden. Who's written Eternal Hunter, I'll Be Slaying You, Deadly Fear and so much More!!! I first met Cynthia on the DWW (dangerous Women Writing) Yahoo Group, and got to know her better on Twitter. I have to say she is one of the Sweetest people I have met! And Sunday Was Cynthias Birthday!!! So don't forget to wish her a Happy Birthday too!!!

Cynthia Eden

Bite Me—Everything You Need to Know about Non-Shiny Vampires

Hi, everyone! (And a big thanks to Jodie for inviting me over to chat!)

Today, I want to talk about vampires. Not the shiny, slightly broody vamps (though I know many, many folks area addicted to Edward). Instead, I want to talk about a rougher breed of vamps—think Spike. Think Angel. Think—no shine.

So here are some lessons that I have learned from paranormal romance novels and Buffy:

1. Men with super sharp teeth aren’t afraid to kick ass. Really. They won’t just bite you. They’ll make you wish you’d never been born.

2. A vamp’s bite isn’t necessarily a sexy thing. Don’t get me wrong, a bite can be sexy (I sure try hard to make some of the bites in my books sexy), but, depending on the vampire, it can also be a brutal attack. So don’t run around saying, “Bite Me!” (um, yeah, like I did in the title of this blog) unless you are ready for some pain.

3. Vamps are sexy, with or without a sparkle. They’re rough, they’re immortal, and they are extremely cheap dates. No food at a fancy restaurant is required. All these guys hunger for is…well, their companions.

4. Immortal=he’s still older than you! So you might think you’re a cougar, but no, sorry, you don’t get that title yet. Because despite that vamp’s youthful appearance, he still has about 100 years on you. You are not robbing the cradle. Sure, you may be robbing the grave, but not the cradle.

Are you a vampire fan? Got any lessons you’d like to share with me? Bring them on! J I’ll give one commenter an autographed copy of my July paranormal romance, I’LL BE SLAYING YOU.

Thanks!
Cynthia Eden
www.cynthiaeden.com
I'LL BE SLAYING YOU--Available 06/29/10 from Kensington Brava
DEADLY FEAR--Available 08/1/10 from Grand Central Publishing (Forever)

I'll Be Slaying You

Sandra “Dee” Daniels is a vampire’s worst nightmare. Sure, she couldn’t get up to five-six in the highest heels money can buy—not that she ever wears heels. But the monsters in her past and the stake in her boot are enough to keep most bloodsuckers interested in staying undead out of Baton Rouge.

But there are changes afoot on her turf. Rumors of a Born Master in town—a vampire so powerful he can make the streets run with blood. And a new face in Dee’s dive bars and alleyways—Simon Chase, a strong, sexy shadow with a haunted past of his own. Simon knows a lot about the dark side of Dee’s work. He knows even more about how to make her body spark with desire. But the hot lust shimmering between them is only the beginning. Because Simon also knows a secret that will change Dee’s life—if she can live long enough to uncover it.

OMG....this book ROCKS!!! You guys are going to luv Luv LUV it!!!

Thank you so much Cynthia for being here today

and for helping me Celebrate my upcoming 30th Birthday!!!

And Happy Birthday to you too Cynthia!!!

But wait don't go away! Cynthia is stopping by

throughout the day to chat with

her lovely fans AND Cynthia Is offering you awesome commentors,

the chance for 1 of you to win a signed copy of I'll Be Slaying You!

So HAWT!!!!!!!

Rules:

** Must answer the Questions:

~Are you a vampire fan? Got any lessons you’d like to share with me?

***please include an e-mail address so the winner can be contacted

*Open World Wide  / Ends June 18th*

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