A Note from Mara ...
It is often said that writing is a solitary pursuit, however I’ve found a lot of love and support among the up and coming authors that it has been my pleasure to meet. Not only has it been a blessing to find people that understand my excitement at realizing my dreams, but they’re on the journey with me! The authors I’ve contacted have been incredibly supportive and eager to share their experiences. Instead of being competitors in the huge publishing world, it is more of a fraternity. It is something special when you enjoy someone’s work, and then get the chance to get to know the person behind it. I wanted to share a couple new authors and fun people for you to check out.
Sinister Kisses ~ Book 1 in The SKALS Series By: Adriana Noir
After a chance encounter in the woods leaves her shaken and reeling, the last thing Taylor McAvay wanted to do was accept a dinner invitation. Then again, after seeing what Sebastian Baas was capable of, she felt she had little choice. The guy did just save her life, and the feel of his partner’s assault rifle pressed against her cheek still lingered in her mind.
What she discovers surprises her. Beneath the armor and fatigues, is a smart, attentive, and sophisticated man. Unable to resist, Taylor finds herself drawn in by the Special Agent’s charm. Everything about Sebastian, from his imposing presence to his hypnotic eyes, pulls her under his spell. When a drive by shooting leaves her apartment riddled with bullets, she falls under his command as well—not to mention the shadow of a lethal, underground organization known as SKALS.
Her lover has a dark and dangerous side he tries to keep hidden, but when a series of events sends their lives spiraling out of control, she realizes there is much more to him than meets the eye. Whether she wants to leave or not doesn't matter. Taylor soon learns, when it comes to Sebastian and SKALS, there is no escape.
**DISCLAIMER** This is not your average romance. It's a dark, erotic thriller with a heavy emphasis on plot. It also contains elements of dominance and discipline with dubious consent, psychological conditioning, and mental manipulation. There’s also gunfire, violence, and things that blow up. If any of this offends you, this is not the book for you.
If you enjoyed Sinister Kisses continue the SKALS Series with Bound By Vengeance, Edge of Obsession, and the final book in the series, Inferno! If you love a dark anti-hero, angst and action, I can't recommend this series enough.
What she discovers surprises her. Beneath the armor and fatigues, is a smart, attentive, and sophisticated man. Unable to resist, Taylor finds herself drawn in by the Special Agent’s charm. Everything about Sebastian, from his imposing presence to his hypnotic eyes, pulls her under his spell. When a drive by shooting leaves her apartment riddled with bullets, she falls under his command as well—not to mention the shadow of a lethal, underground organization known as SKALS.
Her lover has a dark and dangerous side he tries to keep hidden, but when a series of events sends their lives spiraling out of control, she realizes there is much more to him than meets the eye. Whether she wants to leave or not doesn't matter. Taylor soon learns, when it comes to Sebastian and SKALS, there is no escape.
**DISCLAIMER** This is not your average romance. It's a dark, erotic thriller with a heavy emphasis on plot. It also contains elements of dominance and discipline with dubious consent, psychological conditioning, and mental manipulation. There’s also gunfire, violence, and things that blow up. If any of this offends you, this is not the book for you.
If you enjoyed Sinister Kisses continue the SKALS Series with Bound By Vengeance, Edge of Obsession, and the final book in the series, Inferno! If you love a dark anti-hero, angst and action, I can't recommend this series enough.
REQUIEM: Book of the Fallen By: Adriana Noir
Mankind has failed. After economic ruin drives the world to its knees, darkness and evil reign supreme. From this darkness a group of banished angels, known as the Fallen, rise and roam free--hellbent on destoying humanity once and for all.
Seir, unlike the rest of the Fallen, is uninterested in the human condition. He's always been content to watch the world suffer from afar.
Thousands of years on Earth have left him cynical, jaded, and unsympathetic to the plight of mortals, but when a mysterious woman seeks his help, he's unwittingly thrust into what could spell out the end game between Heaven and Hell. Within Ava lies an important key--one Seir must protect in order to survive. The deeper Seir is drawn into the web of lies and deceit his comrades weave, the more he is forced to confront his own tumultuous past.
The hosts of heaven are starting to descend, and some of them are none too happy with the choices he's made. As angelic and demonic forces clash, the world's fate hangs precariously in the balance.
The time has come. The battle for our souls has begun.
Seir, unlike the rest of the Fallen, is uninterested in the human condition. He's always been content to watch the world suffer from afar.
Thousands of years on Earth have left him cynical, jaded, and unsympathetic to the plight of mortals, but when a mysterious woman seeks his help, he's unwittingly thrust into what could spell out the end game between Heaven and Hell. Within Ava lies an important key--one Seir must protect in order to survive. The deeper Seir is drawn into the web of lies and deceit his comrades weave, the more he is forced to confront his own tumultuous past.
The hosts of heaven are starting to descend, and some of them are none too happy with the choices he's made. As angelic and demonic forces clash, the world's fate hangs precariously in the balance.
The time has come. The battle for our souls has begun.
Journey To Jukai By: Robin Moyer
Sometimes, it takes more strength to survive.
Three strangers embark upon a journey.Two people, both seriously contemplating suicide, are compelled to journey halfway across the world to the forest of Jukai. The third, an adrenaline junkie, runs towards new adventures while running from both her past and a confused future.
Are they journeys of unavoidable destiny or of discovery? How much is one human life is shaped by those around us? How much is accident; how much is fate? Who can say where the faint line between reality and fantasy, between what is and what might be, is drawn?
Sometimes, a journey is more about what transpires along the way.
Sometimes, the journey leads down unanticipated pathways.
Sometimes, the destination is not what one wanted at all. Or is it?
Want to continue this journey? Pick up book 2 & 3, From a Gathering of Glass and Masquerade of Mirrors!