tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34137281451478542592023-11-16T06:18:55.891-05:00Paranormal Inferno: Book ReviewsA simple blog created to give an insight into the books that we see on the shelves and online but never really know if we should even bother reading them.Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-62463131580861056822011-10-31T10:00:00.001-04:002011-10-31T10:00:37.490-04:00A time for shrieks, a time for tricks,...and a time for treats....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's hard to believe that it's already that special time of year once again: the night of that infamous date of October 31st...All Hallow's Eve. And while many have already attended halloween parties and picked out their favorite costume to wear this year, I've decided to, once again, pick out a few of my favorite halloween recipes -this year it's all cupcakes- to bake and enjoy while sitting through an awesome marathon of every spooky, scary and funny movie I own. (And believe me, I have plenty.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>First up, Ghostie Cupcakes: <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">[Probably one of the most simple, yet still adorable.]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup shortening</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 3/4 cups sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup cocoa powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cold water</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Place 24 cupcake liners in two cupcake tins. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. In a stand mixer, beat together shortening, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Add eggs and coco powder and beat until combined. Slowly mix in water. Add baking soda and flour and mix slowly at first, then faster until the mixture comes together. Fill tins half full using a cookie scoop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Bake cupcakes for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cool completely on wire racks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Yield 24 cupcakes. Prep time 15 minutes. Bake time 20 minutes.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncUO54KifiSqdIPBszqjKNdSHKLx2992V0whx6YuSazp69y1PsPqPa2Yco6DRCkVYjPkSYv79omaDK6q_fil7jhdZGgUCmYkF5Bq2qzR0IykBdInuJKsLv6I5YiDfbb7tj4s3FeJFAKdL/s1600/IMG_4510_8121+120+dpi+%2540+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncUO54KifiSqdIPBszqjKNdSHKLx2992V0whx6YuSazp69y1PsPqPa2Yco6DRCkVYjPkSYv79omaDK6q_fil7jhdZGgUCmYkF5Bq2qzR0IykBdInuJKsLv6I5YiDfbb7tj4s3FeJFAKdL/s1600/IMG_4510_8121+120+dpi+%2540+10.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Flavoring syrup gives all the flavor of white chocolate</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">without making the chocolate too dense.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 sticks unsalted butter, softened slightly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 lbs powdered sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup Torani White Chocolate Flavoring Syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wilton Black Sparkle Gel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wilton tip 1A</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Plastic spiders, optional</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. With a mixer, slowly beat together all the ingredients. Once combined, turn the mixer to high and beat for 3 minutes until fluffy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Fit a pastry bag or gallon size bag with a Wilton tip 1A. Fill with frosting and pipe in large spirals around cupcakes squeezing at the top for a head. Let cupcakes set for 15 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Make eyes with sparkle gel by holding the bottle against the frosting. Squeeze gently and release. Slowly pull away from the frosting. Repeat with remaining cupcakes. If using, press plastic spiders into frosting to decorate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yield 5 cups. Prep time 7 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(<a href="http://www.thecookingphotographer.com/2010/10/white-chocolate-frosted-ghostie.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Source</span></a>: Recipe from Yum Food and Fun for Kids, October 2010 by Laura Flowers.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Next, Owls!:</i></span></span></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">[I couldn't help loving these; they're my favorite animal, and favorite cookie (oreos) combined into one, great tasting, chocolate treat <3 ) This recipe is for both large and mini cupcakes.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">· 12 Chocolate Cupcakes </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
<div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">· 1 Can of Chocolate Frosting </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">· 24 Oreos </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">· Medium Bag of M&Ms </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Separate the Oreos. You might want to microwave them for a few seconds first. Use a paring knife to remove any crumbs from the cream filling. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Using a serrated knife, make 2 parallel cuts 1/2 inch in from the edge on each plain cookie half. The two outside edges will be used for the ears. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Spoon 1 cup of chocolate frosting into a Ziploc bag, press out any excess air and set aside. Spread the remaining frosting on the cupcakes. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Using a little frosting, attach 2 of the large ear pieces, rounded sides in and about 1 1/2 inches apart, on top of each of the cupcakes. Angle the ears slightly away from each other, and allow them to extend about 3/4 inch beyond the edge of the cupcake. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Place two cream-sided cookie halves, cream side up, on the upper half of each cupcake to make the eyes. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Snip an 1/8-inch corner from the bag with the chocolate frosting. Pipe lines of frosting along the length of the cookie ears to cover. Starting with the edge at the top of the cupcake, pipe the feathers with the frosting using a squeeze-and-pull motion. Work inward from the edge in slightly overlapping rows until the section above the eyes is covered. Pipe a few feathers on the edge just below each eye. </span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Press a yellow M&M in the middle of each cupcake to make the beak. Use a dot of frosting on the cream of each cookie to attach a brown M&M to the eyes of the cupcakes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">(<a href="http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/767"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Source</span></a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: large;"><i><br />
And Finally, Tombstone Cupcakes!:</i></span></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 package (18-1/4 ounces) cake mix of your choice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">24 Milano cookies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup chocolate wafer crumbs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup chow mein noodles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">24 orange gumdrops</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 green gumdrops, cut into small pieces</span></div><br />
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</span></h2><ul class="directions" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely.</span></span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">For tombstones, in the microwave, melt chocolate chips. Pipe "RIP" onto cookies; place on waxed paper to dry.</span></span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; line-height: 16px;">Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with chocolate wafer crumbs. Carefully insert tombstones into cupcakes. Arrange chow mein noodles to resemble fingers. Use gumdrops to make pumpkins; place in front of tombstones.</span><b style="color: #d5a6bd; line-height: 1.22em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Yield: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; line-height: 16px;">2 dozen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; line-height: 16px;">(</span><a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Tombstone-Cupcakes" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; line-height: 16px;">)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><i style="color: #d5a6bd;">I hope everyone enjoys their Halloween; whichever way they choose to celebrate it. Be it reading a great paranormal romance book, watching movies, snuggling on the couch while devouring some candy or trying to bake some goodies and </i><br />
<i style="color: #d5a6bd;">carve jack-o-lanterns (Like I shall try to do this evening.)</i><br />
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<i style="color: #d5a6bd;">Happy Halloween to all, and to all a spooky night!</i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">[For those who would love to attempt baking a cake I consider to be on the expert level, or if you would just love to admire the sight, like I did, I'll post that next <3]</span><br />
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</ul>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-50411092389661110212011-10-31T10:00:00.000-04:002011-10-31T10:00:07.239-04:00Happy Halloween Cake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chocolate Orange Layer Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with Chocolate Filling and Orange Buttercream Frosting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Topped with Chocolate Ganache</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Makes 1 10-layer, 8-inch round cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><u>Ingredients</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FOR THE CAKE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 cups all-purpose flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 lb. sour cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the orange layers:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup fresh orange juice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the chocolate layers:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup boiling water</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup cocoa powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Food coloring, if desired</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FOR THE CHOCOLATE FILLING</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup boiling water</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup cocoa powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tablespoons milk, as needed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FOR THE ORANGE BUTTERCREAM</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5-6 cups confectioners’ sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup fresh orange juice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tablespoons milk, as needed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakingdom.blogspot.com/2010/02/peanut-butter-sandwiches.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chocolate Ganache</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakingdom.blogspot.com/2010/01/marshmallow-fondant.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marshmallow Fondant</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line up to 10 8-inch round pans with parchment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a small bowl, combine the boiling water and cocoa powder; set aside to cool.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl, as needed. Stir in the vanilla. Sprinkle 1/3 of the flour mixture into the bowl and beat until just combined. Add half of the sour cream, mix until combined, then scrape the bowl. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and sour cream, mixing until everything is combined.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Divide the batter in half evenly. To one half, gently stir in the cooled cocoa mixture until combined. To the other half, stir in the orange zest and juice until combined. Add orange and/or black food coloring to the different batters, if desired. Place about 2/3 cup of batter into each pan, alternating between the 2 flavors, until you have an equal amount of chocolate layers versus orange layers. Bake up to 3 layers at a time for 10 minutes. Cool completely before stacking and decorating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To make the filling: In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the boiling water and cocoa; set aside to cool. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and about a third of the confectioners’ sugar. Stir in the cocoa and mix thoroughly before beating in another third of the confectioners’ sugar. Next stir in the vanilla and the remaining sugar, beating until well mixed and light and fluffy. Add more milk, as needed, if the frosting is too thick. Add coloring as desired.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To make the frosting: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 2 cups of the confectioners’ sugar. Stir in the zest and juice, and mix thoroughly before beating in another 2 more cups of the confectioners’ sugar. Next stir in the vanilla and the remaining sugar, beating until well mixed and light and fluffy. Add the milk, as needed. Add coloring as desired.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Assemble the cake: Stack the cake layers, starting with orange on the bottom. Frost the top of the layer with the chocolate filling. Spread the frosting to about one-inch from the edge of the cake. Next, layer a chocolate layer on top and frost it like you did the orange layer. Repeat that process until you’ve used all of your layers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frost the outside of the cake with the orange buttercream. If desired, use leftover chocolate filling to pipe swirls onto the outside of the cake (I did only the sides).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pour the (room temperature) ganache slowly on the center of the cake, allowing it to spread toward the edges. Do not pour too much ganache on at once, or it will completely cover the cake, rather than drizzling over the sides. As the ganache begins to reach the edges of the cake, use a small spatula, if necessary, to help the ganache begin to drizzle down the sides.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Garnish with fondant pumpkins or other decorations, if desired. (Note: Small, decorative pumpkins can be purchased instead of using fondant, if desired.)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">(</span><a href="http://bakingdom.com/2010/10/a-fun-festive-halloween-chocolate-orange-layer-cake.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">) Bakingdom!</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Brief Description: </span></i></u><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Natalie Sommers is an armed bodyguard. She has completed two tours in Afghanistan with the Australian Army and carries five different weapon licenses. To say she is a tough, no-nonsense woman, is an understatement. But underneath the tough exterior that she shows, lies the truth that she won’t admit - that she is lonely. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> So when she is hired to escort the rich and gorgeous Alexander Ash around the dazzling backdrop of Sydney she can’t help but become seduced by his fixation of her. But it is no accident that Alexander has walked into her life, as he has met her, loved her and fought for her before. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Alexander Ash has sworn he would love her forever, even if it means searching for all eternity…and eternity is a long time for a vampire. The Fire and Ice Series is a tale of undying passion and love as Natalie is torn between two immortals that hold a secret so deadly that it will tear her world apart.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><i><u>Summary:</u></i></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If there’s one thing Natalie Sommers hates most, it’s pompous and arrogant clients who think the term “bodyguard” means “personal slave.” So imagine her displeasure when her boss pairs her up with a client who [reeks, epitomizes, etc.] of arrogance. Natalie knows how men like Alexander Ash work their way into sleeping with any woman, and she’s not fooled. But as fate would have it, she ends up agreeing to guard this man who is currently in need of protection while he is in the city visiting his own clients and taking care of business at a number of appointments. And it just so happens, that he also has a certain function he would like to attend…an All Hollow’s Eve ball. Although, Natalie doesn’t really see the importance in such an event and when she questions Mr. Ash about the meaning of All Hollow’s Eve, his answer is simple, yet interestingly vague; [“It’s when dead things come out to play, Miss Sommers.”]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That same afternoon, and after a therapeutic session at the shooting range, Natalie decides to finally go and meet Alexander at the hotel he’s staying in. It’s not surprising to see a tall thirty-foot or more story building, but it is a little more impressing when she learns he’s rented out the most expensive suite, the Royal Suite, at the top floor which is virtually impossible to book; a fact that now made Alexander Ash even more dangerous to Natalie. A man such as Mr. Ash definitely had money…and a lot of connections. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After sitting in the lounge and discussing the day’s schedule with whom Natalie assumes to be his attractive assistant, the door to Alexander’s bedroom is finally opened, but by three women….not Natalie’s client. Hiding her embarrassment from the sight of the skimpily-dressed women who look like they’re still full of lust for Alexander, Natalie decides then and there that she can’t wait for this “business” to be done with. Once Mr. Ash was showered and dressed, he was ready to leave with Natalie...and thus began the first wave of a new feeling that would soon overcome Natalie’s body.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The two travel by limo, Natalie sitting beside Alexander as they are driven to each destination. Throughout the rides, all she can think of is hoping that this time spent with her new attractive client passes quickly, but as the time does pass, Natalie begins to realize that she is no longer exactly ignoring this man like she originally intended. She begins to form thoughts in her mind of Alexander’s looks, personality, his physique, and she cannot yet understand why something as simple as his smile is making her heart and stomach begin flutter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As soon as Natalie is so sure it’s just her nerves, something else begins to bother her…a voice; not near or around them, but inside Natalie’s mind and invading her thoughts. Natalie starts to hear it loud and clear inside of her head; it sounds seductive, enticing....and a lot like...Alexander’s voice. Natalie tries to forget about it and blame it all on her suspicions, but can’t seem to get this voice out of her head. She even continues to feel a touch against her skin; the touch of lips and the feeling of breath against her neck. What’s wrong with her? She attempts to force herself to behave and act professionally while with him, but the more time she spends with Alexander, the greater her desires and feelings for him become. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once the tiring, confusing and definitely eventful day is done with, Natalie and Alexander return to Alexander’s suite. Natalie is both relived and excited to finally get the chance to go home and be apart from Alexander and the growing urges that have been increasing since the day began. But Mr. Ash’s assistant requests that she stay and tells Natalie that Alexander has already prepared a bedroom for her with all the accommodations she may need; because he figured it was a part of her duty to spend nights with the client she is protecting. How lovely. Despite her own intentions, Natalie decides to stay…at least she can take advantage of the upscale room and bed while she’s there. During her stay, Natalie notices that another group of women have decided to join Alexander for the night. Once more she attempts to ignore her perverted thoughts and tries to get some sleep, but all she can seem to focus on are the noises and moans of pleasure emitting from Alexander’s bedroom, all while becoming more unconsciously sexually frustrated for Alexander Ash.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tomorrow comes and Natalie is still confused about this whole All Hallow's Eve thing, so she questions Alexander, who calmly tells her that he plans to go in costume and has already chosen something for Natalie to wear, as well. The tough red head doesn't have to question him much further, since Alexander happily admits that he is choosing to go dressed as the great Dracula, and he's already selected the perfect outfit for Natalie; Dracula's bride. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The evening certainly takes a turn for the...shall we say "scandalous" (rooms filled with countless aroused guests, plenty of deepening desires, and Alexander openly tempting Natalie further get her to give into him, and dark and mysterious new man appearing at the party driven to search for Natalie and bring her with him.) and by the end of this, it's quite clear that Natalie has made a risky choice is working with the seductive, alluring yet dangerous client that is Alexander Ash. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first out of her five-part Fire and Ice series, author Kim Faulks brings out the spellbinding passion and eroticism within the twisted love triangle centering the lead, Natalie Sommers. In reading this novella, it was clear that it was a story packed with all sorts of action and also fast-paced. Kim goes into detail with her writing; not just in describing the events of the story, but also with the developments of romance between the characters. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The story of Natalie isn’t just a single line focusing on her struggle to understand more of what lies ahead for her, but is instead a web of lies and truths that seem to lead to more questions about the role she plays in all of it. Adding more confusion to her story is her constant yearning for love and companionship which could be found in either of the two male leads, who are themselves shrouded in mystery. What seemed to me to be the most intriguing are these two characters themselves. They come across as very complex and mysterious, it is often difficult to know exactly what they’re thinking and what their motives are, that by the end of the whole story, you’d be left wishing for more. The only negative things that I would have to say about this novella is that, at times,there were scenes that seemed a little too fast-paced and I felt there could be a little more description in certain parts so I could get a better understanding. Still, all in all Reclaimed is an intriguing and wonderful read, and with an extremely interesting cliffhanger and plot-twist at the end of the story, you may find yourself quickly choosing to buy the next installment of this series; Seductive Sands. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check it out at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #d5a6bd;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Sands-Fire-Ice-ebook/dp/B005MWOYNK/ref=pd_sim_kinc1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Amazon</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></u></i></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-39821239532585873122011-08-03T20:01:00.000-04:002011-08-03T20:01:18.935-04:00August Releases!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The month of August is one filled with excitement and joy here at Paranormal Inferno. The weather's gotten hotter, and so have the romance books we've come to adore as we spend our days wondering when the next one will be released. Truly, this month we are not just a year older, but also a year wiser than before. And what better way to celebrate than with a new batch of books with the same steam and zest that we've all been craving for. So, while many of us are dreading returning to work or school from our lovely summer time off, let us remember that new releases will always be there to add good times to our days. And rest assured, there will be plenty more to come!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><o:p><br />
-Sadie Lorrins</o:p></div></span><br />
<div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>August 2nd:</u></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Storm's Heat - Thea Harrison</span></u></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #d5a6bd;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1SW5-kXpa7IqJosL6jqxs5pgn-XBgDAowzbJkC2Yf9Sfm7YGrNuUxgc3r7g5S8xGRZKzATTUK-P2xR3q5O11XLTwa0iR4VvyFL2j9-URxvJ23pHegQZAHuQOtVVbtfBXAdC36QCkAODp/s1600/2.+Storms+Heat+-Thea+Harrison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1SW5-kXpa7IqJosL6jqxs5pgn-XBgDAowzbJkC2Yf9Sfm7YGrNuUxgc3r7g5S8xGRZKzATTUK-P2xR3q5O11XLTwa0iR4VvyFL2j9-URxvJ23pHegQZAHuQOtVVbtfBXAdC36QCkAODp/s1600/2.+Storms+Heat+-Thea+Harrison.jpg" /></a><br />
</div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Able to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks, heir to the Dark Fae throne, when she's almost assassinated in Chicago. Soon Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them-a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div class="gmail_quote" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><u><br />
</u></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon</span><br />
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</div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Harm no human...<br />
</span></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd;"></div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;">A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he’d spend eternity protecting the humans he’d once considered prey.</div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;">Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief—Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spent her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and training for the day when she meeting the man who killed her family: Jess Brady.</div><div style="color: #d5a6bd;"></div></div></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A gun in the hand is worth two in the holster…</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jess has been charged with finding and terminating the creature who’s assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings, but when that face bears a striking resemblance to the one who murdered him centuries ago, he knows something evil is going on. He also knows he’s not the one who killed her parents. But Abigail refuses to believe the truth and is determined to see him dead once and for all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, they must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they’ve sworn to protect.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #d5a6bd;"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div><div><br />
</div></div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">August 23rd: </span>[probably my new favorite day! Two...that's right, two releases by Gena Showalter!]</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter</span></div></u></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #d5a6bd;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymD9mjqmM-Q1jMZ7je0wbn7GHNTicdL76zHPJOs4Pq_O4Os5DTITi5eBxIrRi8k0K-RkZPXF4fVPO9gqZbUWmB6PakqejSQsTc5H4JUoSuSSbRulbHYtYz-AN1O7iOOmWNN2jvhor78X3/s1600/3.+Dark+Taste+of+Rapture+-+Gena+Showalter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymD9mjqmM-Q1jMZ7je0wbn7GHNTicdL76zHPJOs4Pq_O4Os5DTITi5eBxIrRi8k0K-RkZPXF4fVPO9gqZbUWmB6PakqejSQsTc5H4JUoSuSSbRulbHYtYz-AN1O7iOOmWNN2jvhor78X3/s320/3.+Dark+Taste+of+Rapture+-+Gena+Showalter.JPG" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure . . . or unending pain. . . .Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped—and he has a deadly secret. He is a walking weapon, capable of killing with a single brush of his fingertips. Little wonder he’s determined to remain on his own. But Noelle Tremain is a temptation like no other. She is beautiful and rich, with a party girl smile that hides a shocking vulnerability, and from the beginning his sizzling attraction to her is undeniable. For the first time, his stone-cold resistance is tested. But to be with her, he risks destroying her.When a wealthy businessman is murdered in New Chicago’s seediest district, the two are partnered, and there’s no escaping what they both want: each other. Yet neither Hector nor Noelle knows what to fear more—the killer case, or their own lethal desires. . . .</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lord of the Vampires - Gena Showalter </span></u></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPETZoAoZbjUmsjxQEcP6JEjU5dmjU4fs7i_mlY8GPJqif1BqNRUt1ZUwqcQIPt1Sra7J_fwUxzBXcSPspXCuW8lCtEQeNvLNTbZg0huhdITHvSKIM3FJjK8htrZWgWUxmZTZP7a7zl8z/s1600/4.+Lord+of+the+Vampires+-+Gena+Showalter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPETZoAoZbjUmsjxQEcP6JEjU5dmjU4fs7i_mlY8GPJqif1BqNRUt1ZUwqcQIPt1Sra7J_fwUxzBXcSPspXCuW8lCtEQeNvLNTbZg0huhdITHvSKIM3FJjK8htrZWgWUxmZTZP7a7zl8z/s1600/4.+Lord+of+the+Vampires+-+Gena+Showalter.jpg" /></a><br />
</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out.… </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicolai the Vampire was renowned for his virility, but in a twist of fate "The Dark Seducer" had become a sex slave in the kingdom of Delfina—stripped of his precious timepiece and his memory. All that remained was a primal need for freedom, revenge—and the only woman who could help him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In her dreams, a wanton vampire called to Jane Parker, drawing her to his dark sexuality and his magical realm. But for a human, all was not a fairy tale in Delfina. Jane was the key to Nicolai's memory…but exploiting her meant dooming the only mortal he craved.<br />
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</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Darby lives her life below the radar, moving from town to town in the coldest climates, eluding the demons that hunt her—and never allowing herself to get close to anyone. Now, in frigid isolation, Darby waits tables in a small town and tries to forget who she is—what she is—and the danger forever nipping at her heels. Until a new danger finds her—a lycan pack whose distant howls have the locals on edge. But the call of the lycans has also drawn a handsome, menacing stranger. . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For years, Niklas has searched for the bloodthirsty pack that murdered his mother and infected him. Darby is overwhelmed by his raw appeal and dangerous strength. Niklas senses her need and vulnerability . . . and together they give in to the hungry attraction blazing between them—but desire this fierce brings dangers of its own. When Darby is targeted by the lycans, the stakes are higher than ever—and Niklas is not about to lose another woman he loves to their evil bloodlust.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sent on a dangerous mission into the shadowy world of the Druids, Galen must find a powerful ancient relic to defeat the enemies of Castle MacLeod. But what he discovers is far more powerful—and far more dangerous. A Druid lass whose beauty is as spellbinding as any magic…Reaghan is the most enchanting woman Galen has even met—and the most enigmatic. She alone is immune to his mind-reading gifts. He alone makes her feel safe and secure. But Reaghan holds a secret power deep inside her that could destroy them both. And if Galen hopes to hold this captivating woman in his arms every night, he must defeat the darkness that draws closer around her every day…</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE<br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By night, the winged warrior Antony Medichi fights the <i>death</i> <i>vampires</i> who threaten his world. By day, he hunts the rogue vampires who invade Mortal Earth. But deep in his heart rages the fiercest battle of all - his soul - searing passion for the one mortal he is sworn to protect...the woman he is doomed to love. </span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ON THE<i> WINGS OF FIRE</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Parisa Lovejoy is so beautiful, and so powerful, that Antony cannot fight the feelings she arouses. But his unexpected love only intensifies his strength as her Guardian—a strength that is put to the ultimate test when Parisa is abducted. Her captor, Commander Greaves, enslaves mortal women for their blood. If Parisa hopes to survive—and ascend—she must forge an even deeper bond with Antony…in the flames of eternity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Bound by Night - Amanda Ashley</u></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Vampire's Kiss Is Forever. . .Once featured in a horror movie, the crumbling Wolfram estate is said to be haunted by ghosts, witches, and worse. But Elena doesn't believe a word of it—until she spends the night and wakes up in the arms of a compelling stranger. .<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tall, dark, and disturbingly handsome, Drake is the most beautiful man Elena has ever seen. For centuries, he has lived alone, and Elena is the first woman to enter his lair—and survive. And Drake is the first man to touch her heart and soul. By the time she discovers who he really is—and what he craves—it's too late. Blood lust has turned to love, and Elena is deeply under Drake's spell. But forever comes at a price for each of them. . .<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><u>One Grave at a Time - Jeaniene Frost</u></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans' voodoo queen just keeps on giving-leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.</span></div><br />
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</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To save her sister, she must stop a silent killer. . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Protecting Atlanta from the off-world criminals of Underground is tough enough, but now Detective Charlie Madigan and her siren partner, Hank, learn that the addicts of the offworld drug ash have begun taking their own lives. Ash makes humans the perfect vessels for possession, and something or someone is leading them to their deaths. Charlie is desperate to save her addicted sister, Bryn, from a similar fate. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As New Year’s Eve approaches and time runs out, Charlie makes a deadly bargain with an ancient race of beings and embarks on a dangerous journey into hellish Charbydon with Hank and the Revenant Rex to save Bryn and make it back before it’s too late. Only, for one of them, coming home means facing a fate worse than death. . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Caroline Cabot dedicated her entire life to raising her two younger sisters. So when the time had come for Vivienne Cabot to marry into a better life, Caroline had no qualms whatsoever. Adrian Kane seemed perfect for Viviene in every way, so why would there be any worries about their engagement? Could it be that Caroline’s youngest sister Portia’s suspicions were correct? According to rumors, Adrian’s never seen during daytime, there are no mirrors inside his home, and he has all of his windows closed shut and covered at all times. It also doesn’t help that he lives in a castle that’s older than its senile caretaker. So...does all this evidence prove that he truly is a vampire set to take more that just Vivienne’s innocence? Impossible, yes. But Caroline had to make sure for Vivienne’s sake; she had to take matters into her own hands and uncover more about this viscount without the assistance of her sister, Portia. Trying to convince her not to “help”, however, was a futile task -- especially after receiving an invite to the Kane residence for supper.....a supper that was scheduled for midnight.<br />
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Despite Portia’s warnings about Adrian Kane being the dark and brooding spawn of the devil, Caroline still attends the dinner and makes sure Portia goes with her. Once there, Caroline meets a handsome yet enigmatic stranger who seems to attract more than just her attention. He’s personable, intriguing, and speaks to Caroline in such a manner that makes the conversation seem more flirtatious than casual, and Caroline has no problems with that....until she learns the identity of the enticing stranger she’s been speaking to.<br />
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Little did she know that this man was none other than Adrian Kane. With no other choice in the matter, Caroline needed to know more about this man to ensure her sisters’ safety, all while keeping her emotions in check. Thus when Adrian sets off to one of his many midnight trysts, Caroline and Portia jump at the opportunity to observe his every move. This chase leads them to the most celebrated - and notorious - pleasure gardens in all of London, Vauxhall Gardens. But things take a horrible turn for the sisters when they notice Vivienne and Aunt Marietta in the crowds and know they cannot risk being seen out on their own like this. Caroline becomes separated from Portia and ventures into the woods to hide, the woods where all couples escape to for their secret and scandalous rendezvous, lover’s lane. But now, Caroline is left alone with nothing to protect herself from perverted dandies looking for a good time.<br />
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As she closes her eyes and hopes for a miracle, who better to appear but Adrian Kane. With his help, they escape deeper into the woods, but this escape soon turns into an even bigger trap as Caroline notices Portia, Vivienne, and Aunt Marietta beginning to draw closer and closer to where they are. Now, Caroline has to make a choice....emerge from the shadows she and Adrian are hiding in and risk her family shunning her for this seemingly disreputable act, or stay within the tantalizing lure of the forbidden. In doing so, she’ll have to conform with her surroundings and kiss the man she’s with. However, what seemed to be an innocent diversion for them became something more for Caroline as she finds herself enthralled by his darkness and the secrets that lie within.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rating: 4 Full Moons</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjQuypB6H3hw2uVQsltO6-ksP1xxNzBz1RJFPV3gVrXmsc80hqT708o_rFuCeP2vK1qehvefS8FEFHNMwoY5G00bGptIQ2zXn0ZWMHPlmQyhJFz8whSadvbHOA2c8THLM9zGF8ReEGCin/s1600/4+Moons.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjQuypB6H3hw2uVQsltO6-ksP1xxNzBz1RJFPV3gVrXmsc80hqT708o_rFuCeP2vK1qehvefS8FEFHNMwoY5G00bGptIQ2zXn0ZWMHPlmQyhJFz8whSadvbHOA2c8THLM9zGF8ReEGCin/s320/4+Moons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Teresa Medeiros definitely began her novel with an interesting prologue that perks interests for the story. Even the first paragraph of the prologue leaves the reader expecting more and wondering what the future developments might include. As an introduction to the first paragraph, the prologue does its job of beginning to reveal what this novel is going to entail: mystery, some danger, and a mysterious gentleman who embarks on midnight escapades each night. The beginning paragraphs of the first chapter were successful in introducing the first two characters of the “After Midnight” cast, while also making the main story an easy thing to decipher: eldest daughter learns of her sister’s engagement, hears the doubts of her youngest sister, decides to investigate without knowing of the consequences she may encounter.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><u>Caroline:</u></i> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">A caring, but also quite stubborn woman who’s goals and desires tend to be confused within her own mind. She knows which is and is not the right thing to do, but when put into a certain situation - dangerous or not - her grasp on reality and being a rational thinker seem to disappear, and she allows her feelings and heart to take over [like any normal woman would] Caroline always tries to achieve what she believes is best for her and her sisters, so her heart is certainly in all the right places...she just often believes that it is her body which is in the wrong ones [especially during a festival in the Vauxhall Gardens, or when she finds herself within a certain man’s bedroom....] </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><u>Adrian:</u></i> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Definitely has all the characteristics of a macho man character within a romance novel. He’s mysterious, yet charming, witty, yet also mature and strong-willed. When Medeiros first introduces him to the readers, he is presented as the very interesting, but also somewhat odd stranger Caroline encounters at the midnight dinner party, but as the chapters and story progress it is clear that Adrian Kane is more than just an attractive face...and body. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><u>Romance:</u></i> </span><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">The romance involving Caroline and Adrian was actually quite slow; the plot was more centered on the mysteries of Adrian Kane [Is he a vampire, is he not...is it Vivienne he truly loves, or does he secretly desire Caroline?] There was the flirtation exchanged between the two at the midnight supper, but once Caroline learned Adrian was the man who would soon marry her sister, their relationship quickly became a forbidden one [yet Caroline still held many conflicting thoughts of the elusive Adrian Kane.] Throughout the chapters, their “romance” continued to be interrupted [as would any relationship seen as taboo]. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of incidents within the story that aided in the development of Caroline and Adrian’s hidden feelings towards one another [The scene within the Vauxhall Gardens, Caroline being behind closed doors with Adrian, and many others that cannot, and should not, be revealed by this review.] In the end, the choice is entirely up to you. Looking at the story from the point of view of a serious reader, I did enjoy the plot and developments of all the characters. The mysteries and plot turn towards the end did have me appreciating the novel even more; it definitely was a very good read that I bought the next novel (review to come soon) as soon as I finished After Midnight. So, if you’re impatient and just want to get to the steamy goodness...then you might had to skip a handful of chapters to get there. But, if you’d rather search for a book that deals in the dark attractions and conflicts of a romance novel involving vampires, then you can always give After Midnight a try for yourself. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><u>Favorite Moments:</u></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">She inclined her head with a dimpled smile, deciding it wisest to treat his words as the jest they undoubtedly were. “You should be ashamed of yourself, sir. If I confided such a thing, then you would have me at your mercy, would you not?”<br />
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“ Perhaps it is you,” he leaned down to murmur, his voice as deep and smoky as a forbidden swallow of scotch whisky, “who would have me at your mercy”</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Caroline sneaks into Adrian’s bedroom in the dead of the night...with a stake, and gets caught by a newly awoken [and not fully dressed] Adrian who confronts her on why she would bring a stake to his room...Caroline’s response?: “I don’t suppose you’d believe that I was going to catch up on some needlework?”</span></div></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-87923256303230091282011-07-14T18:37:00.001-04:002011-07-14T19:12:46.786-04:00New Addition to Paranormal Inferno!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRruqB0YMrMKP6gbFv7QTmvFAymfMgb1qEbOQ2-C4ENukZDQFgCqe5tLQjcKO8feVs3omwocsPIp2yIuTuF3De2NSlxT1AsJc3MaDijIdoo9tMngAs02alMF8EsDYzd7hkoM5BW9Bnkmgk/s1600/Paranormal+Inferno+Thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRruqB0YMrMKP6gbFv7QTmvFAymfMgb1qEbOQ2-C4ENukZDQFgCqe5tLQjcKO8feVs3omwocsPIp2yIuTuF3De2NSlxT1AsJc3MaDijIdoo9tMngAs02alMF8EsDYzd7hkoM5BW9Bnkmgk/s200/Paranormal+Inferno+Thumbnail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carsen Travis:</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">As Paranormal Inferno is getting closer to its one year anniversary, it’s also beginning to undergo some changes; one of those changes is an addition to its management team. So now, I’d like to welcome Paranormal Inferno’s newest administrator...Sadie Lorrins! She’s a full-bread romance enthusiast and an extreme lover of all things fantasy, paranormal and just plain strange. Sadie will be assisting with reviews, monthly releases and any other forms of posting. Of course, she’ll have her own contact information [which can be found on the ‘Contact’ page of the blog] so feel free to check her Facebook page or send her an e-mail – Believe me, she definitely prefers posting and answering blog-related e-mails than focusing on the stresses of the real world. So, once again, thank you for volunteering to become a part of Paranormal Inferno, Sadie, and welcome to the wonderful world of blogging!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Sadie Lorrins: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> At the risk of sounding so much like an actress winning a prestigious acting award, I truly have you to thank, Carsen, for having me here. It is an honor for me to work with you as we trek our way into this wacky mix of romance, fantasy, supernatural and weblogs galore. My only hope now is that I do my best for all of you and put my everything into Paranormal Inferno. Feel free to contact me with whatever questions, tidbits, constructive criticisms and stories you have for me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Once again, hello to all and thank you for your kind welcome! </span></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-47071266353822731522011-07-04T00:01:00.000-04:002011-07-04T00:01:54.192-04:00Happy 4th of July!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's that time of year again, and no I don't mean Christmas in July [Although, that's on my mind now.] It's Independence Day, The 4th of July, and the day when huge and brightly colored fireworks light up the night sky. We've all heard the catchy song by Katy Perry [If you haven't...then you can always play the video below this paragraph to be reminded; or have some theme music for the pictures.] so now, in celebration of this day, I'd like to post just a few pictures of fireworks I've found to be some of the best (Just don't forget the true meaning of this day)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Touch If You Dare - Stephanie Rowe<br />
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</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He's just about the hottest warrior she's ever seen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reina Fleming really appreciates a man who's on a mission-especially when he's a badass warrior doing his best to impress her. And Jarvis is charmed by the way Reina's magic touch can soothe his dark side.But when Jarvis's attention puts her job, her home, and her family in danger, Reina has to decide whether love is worth the price...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enter the nonstop, action-packed world of Stephanie Rowe's love stories-you'll never think of the manly arts in the same way again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><br />
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Bond With Me - Anne Marsh<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gillie is a fugitive, determined never to be bound again. Because of her special gift, her former captors intend to retrieve her-by any means necessary. Taye can't remember much about his past, but with a bounty hunter hounding them, he'll do anything to assure Gillie's safety and preserve her innocence...for himself.<br />
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</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In steam age America, men, monsters, machines, and magic battle for the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, bounty hunter Cedar Hunt rides, cursed by lycanthropy and carrying the guilt of his brother's death. Then he's offered hope that his brother may yet survive. All he has to do is find the Holder: a powerful device created by mad devisers-and now in the hands of an ancient Strange who was banished to walk this Earth. In a land shaped by magic, steam, and iron, where the only things a man can count on are his guns, gears, and grit, Cedar will have to depend on all three if he's going to save his brother and reclaim his soul once and for all...</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;"><br />
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</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After a month of down time, Grave Witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil, Alex is eager for the distractions of work. But when her new case forces her to overuse her magic, it might be the last mystery the Grave Witch ever gets to solve...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lust and revenge are best served after sundown…Outlaw werewolves destroyed his home and killed his wife. But they made one mistake: they didn't kill him, too. Now, after ten lonely years honing his skills with a gun, Jacob Constantine is back in New Mexico, hell–bent on justice—until he's ambushed by bandits and saved by an angel on her own deadly crusade.With a gun slung low across her seductive hips and vengeance in her eyes, Serenity Campbell isn't who she seems to be. But neither is the mysterious bounty hunter who threatens to drive her desire into dangerous territory. Together they track their prey with the same intensity they circle one another. But will their growing passion be enough to right the wrongs of the past and bring two damaged hearts together?</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ICY RECEPTION</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ambrea Vas Allay is the rightful heir to the throne of Allay. But when she is summoned home from exile, she discovers that her father, who had executed her mother, has died. Her young half-brother, controlled by their uncle, has taken power. Ambrea is torn by an impossible choice: renounce the crown or waste away in prison. The last thing she expects is to be liberated by a huge, tattooed Tarian—or to feel a searing passion for her mysterious rescuer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">SMOLDERING DECEPTION</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rush “Ender” Blakely loves being part of the elite force of the Interplanetary Militia and the mission to save the princess Allay. But the tough Tarian hides a fiery secret—a blazing power that makes him literally too hot to handle. He must be crazy to carry a torch for this strong, beautiful princess—when any intimacy between them is bound to be explosive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Detective Charlotte Caissie is suddenly sharing drawer space and making local news with her shape-shifter lover, Max Savoie. He’s determined to be accepted by her peers—so how can she ask him to return to his criminal roots to help her solve a complex case?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BUT THOSE THEY TRUST THE MOST . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Working undercover with her partner to find the serial killer who’s kidnapped a colleague’s daughter, Cee Cee is caught between her job and her fiercely possessive lover. And when she calls on Max’s preternatural talents to aid his hated enemy, she crosses a line that strains their relationship to its limit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With his secret spreading, Max is forced to protect his family and his clan. The only certainty is his love for his human mate . . . unless the loyalties that define them divide them forever.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With his sinister good looks, Noah Winston is the one man— a human with Casus ties—who Willow Broussard has never been able to resist. Once enemies, then lovers, Noah broke her heart. Yet the powerful witch and paranormal private investigator can't turn him away when he needs her help in protecting his family, him—and the world—against their enemy…</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As Noah and Willow work together, the secrets of their turbulent past are slowly exposed, each startling revelation drawing them closer. But when the enemy finally makes a move, Noah will need more than witchcraft and magic to survive. He'll need his friends, one hell of a plan and the undying devotion of a tenacious witch whose love is eternal…</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><br />
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</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-91667236136832957522011-06-14T18:00:00.000-04:002011-06-14T18:00:20.580-04:00June Releases<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, while I attempt to bring this blog back from a month long journey of being in the grave, please enjoy these June releases! The days are getting longer, the nights shorter, and the weather -as well as the book cover- are getting hotter. It's summer time, which means lots of hot, sunny days filled with reading all your favorite books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.geekspeakblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Garey-Devil-Without-a-Cause.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.geekspeakblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Garey-Devil-Without-a-Cause.png" width="197" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Idle hands are the Devil's workshop...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Temptation and seduction are the tricks of the Devil's trade, and when offered the chance to regain his wings by playing guardian angel, he's hell-bent on doing things his way...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Faith McFarland is in need of a miracle. So desperate to save her sick child, she's willing to make a deal with the Devil: steal a ring worn by Finn Payne, the bad-boy rockstar who long ago sold his soul for rock 'n roll. Temptation and seduction become necessary evils, yet Faith's salvation means Finn's damnation . . . because the ring is all that stands between him and Hell. Falling in love was never part of the bargain, but now that they've tasted heaven in each other's arms, can they convince the Devil to give up his due?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel - Karen Chance</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/Hunt_the_Moon_A_Cassie_Palmer_Novel-70128.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/Hunt_the_Moon_A_Cassie_Palmer_Novel-70128.jpg" width="198" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But it doesn't work that way when your job description is Pythia-the world's chief clairvoyant. Cassie is busier than ever, trying to learn about her power, preparing for her upcoming coronation, and figuring out her relationship with the enigmatic sexy master vampire, Mircea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But someone doesn't want Cassie to become Pythia, and is willing to go to any lengths to make sure the coronation ceremony never happens- including attacking her mother before Cassie is even born.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Everdark: The Dark Ink Chronicles - Elle Jasper</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1288914685l/9633188.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1288914685l/9633188.jpg" width="199" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Savannah tattoo artists Riley Poe is ambushed by an undead enemy, she inherits some of the traits of her attackers-and a telepathic link with a rampaging vampire. Now, she's experiencing murder after murder through the victims' eyes. And her new powers will not be enough to stop the horror-or the unending slaughter...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Shadow Walker (Berkley Sensation) - Allyson James</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebooknetworking.com/books/042/524/big0425241823.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.ebooknetworking.com/books/042/524/big0425241823.jpg" width="198" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stormwalker Janet Begay returns home only to have the ground collapse beneath her-literally. After tumbling two hundred feet underground, Janet is rescued by her dragon boyfriend, Mick. But something dark touches Mick while in the sinkhole, and Janet might lose him forever unless she recruites the most unlikely of allies to stop the growing shadow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon's warriors has proven to be the fiercest-Daniel, a vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when a vampire's oath crosses paths with a maiden's quest, and an eleven-thousand-year-old desire is reborn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Storm Kissed - Jessica Andersen</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.mobilism.org/?dm=LYG1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.mobilism.org/?dm=LYG1" width="198" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When sexy Nightkeeper Dez goes rogue, the bounty hunter enlisted to catch him is Reese, his former lover. The sexual energy between them is hotter than ever-but the life-and-death stakes attached to the chase may pull them apart for good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fallen angel Lara Rho is desperate to prove herself a seeker by rescuing the restless sailor Justin Miller. He's no angel, but she is irresistibly drawn to him-and is soon drawn into an adventure of danger and discovery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><u>Jaded - Anya Bast</u></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/5184146964_ef5832dbb1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/5184146964_ef5832dbb1.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Haunted by an attack, Lilya Orensdaughter has become a courtesan in the Temple of Dreams, determined to never again lose control. But she'll do anything for Byron Andropov, the man who nursed her back to health-and now wants her to help his friend Alek Chaikoveii come to terms with the powerful magick he possesses. Lilya soon finds herself torn between her desire for the man who saved her, and the man whose soul resembles her own-only to discover that in the world of unrestrained passion there are no boundaries.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><u>Frostbound - Sharon Ashwood</u></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n74/n373057.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n74/n373057.jpg" width="198" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a snowstorm locks down the city, someone beheads the wrong girl. Vampire-on-the-lam Talia Rostova thinks it was meant to be her. And now she's the prime suspect in her own botched murder and the prisoner of her smoking-hot-neighbor: a hellhound. And the hot-blooded Lore was bred to serve and protect, so he's not freeing Talia until he's sure she's the prey and not the hunter...<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><i>Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh</i></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://drewillis.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kiss-of-snow.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://drewillis.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kiss-of-snow.jpg" width="211" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then Sienna changes the rules-and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other's secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home-and the alpha who is its heartbeat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-67697256642488558302011-03-31T14:02:00.000-04:002011-03-31T14:02:39.953-04:00April Releases<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> the month of April; flowers are blooming, the sun is shinning just a little more brightly, and somewhere, the newest paranormal romance releases are being placed on a shelf within a lovely bookstore [or appearing online for e-book downloading pleasure :) ] So whatever your favorite form of reading, I hope you enjoy the upcoming books that will soon make their way into your life <3. And don't forget the seasonly peeps and chocolate bunnies to go along as a perfect snack for your reading time. (P.S: I love ALL of these covers <3)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Navarro's Promise - Lora Leigh</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="285" data-width="177" height="285" id="rg_hi" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQe5UYnRxuw8rtY2pM0oN6irDiynmfiV2ZHHQfzTA-V4HKdUd463A" style="height: 285px; width: 177px;" width="177" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The breed guaranteed Mica no harm would come to her, but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro, or his unstoppable need to claim her as his mate, in both body and soul. </span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The Demon and the Succubus - Cassie Ryan</span></em></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="275" data-width="183" height="275" id="rg_hi" 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style="cursor: move; height: 275px; width: 183px;" unselectable="on" width="183" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amalya has spent the centuries using her succubus skills to become one of the most sought-after escorts at a high class brothel. Seducing and corrupting men to make her quota with her queen, Lilith, has left Amalya jaded about sex-until a devastatingly handsome new client triggers her most forbidden desires and delivers an enticing surprise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Levi Spencer, Duke of Ashford, has been offered a deal he can't refuse in exchange for safely slipping Amalya back into Lilith's lair. But a demon with a vendetta is plotting something far more sinister than Amalya's death. And if Levi and Amalya can't stop him, it will mean the end of the world. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Mesmerized(Phantom Corps) - Lauren Dane</em></span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="275" data-width="183" height="275" id="rg_hi" 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Mercenary Piper Roundtree thought she was over him. But against the backdrop of an impending war, their passion is rekindled. Now the lovers must join forces- in more ways than one-to save the Known Universe before the Imperialist enemy hurls it into irreversible chaos. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Hidden Embers: A Dragon's Heat Novel - Tessa Adams</em></span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="275" data-width="183" height="275" id="rg_hi" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxUpMIOAjRqrdS0iQMZCs2QuYE5Ji41DfAXOJJp7hl_jU9z8pz" style="height: 275px; width: 183px;" width="183" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the New Mexico desert there is a secret race on the brink of extinction-the pure-blood shapeshifters of the Dragonstar clan. Their last hope for survival lies in the hands of Quinn Maguire, the desperate clan healer lost in love with a human female. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Red Mortal: A Gods of Midnight Novel - Deidre Knight</span></em> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="285" data-width="177" height="285" id="rg_hi" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRlGYmF_G5PofeSNlOs0w_llkNR7m6LWmphilAfmI40qmfcH9y" style="height: 285px; width: 177px;" width="177" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Leonidas has long led his fellow immortal warriors in battle with quiet, unyielding strength. But when Daphne, Oracle of Delphi, confesses to having loved him from afar, Leo finds his stoic shell breaking away. Just as their love ignites, Daphne's half-brother Ares strips Leonidas of his immortality. Now, it's just a matter of time before Leonidas is taken from her-unless they can find a way to challenge Ares together. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><em>April 26th </em></span></u> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"></span></u><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston</span></em> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="275" data-width="183" height="275" id="rg_hi" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQXp9oRLzIcPfAqa-UaQ3rRzIrQj_mhYCSPiLFmey3ahx6mXtG5og" style="height: 275px; width: 183px;" width="183" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out. And his crazy-like-a-fox smarts and charming persistence are making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe...Ric can't believe his luck. He's wanted this fiercely independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected teamwork as explosive as this. And now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn't some in-your-face Alpha male - but a wily, resourceful wolf who'll always have her back in a fight...and between the sheets. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Untamed Highlander: A Dark Sword Novel - Donna Grant</span></em> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="284" data-width="177" height="284" id="rg_hi" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9Uz7r8x4sE2nYgla13CyVD3yORdUNTZW1WJFyxqPW-F541awO" style="height: 284px; width: 177px;" width="177" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Druid-born and magic-blessed, Isla is one of the deadliest she-devils ever to serve the forces of darkness. As an immortal Highland warrior, it’s up to Hayden Campbell to destroy her and her kind. But for Hayden, Isla is more than a sworn enemy. She is temptation... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Taking Isla captive, Hayden hopes to avenge his kinsmen who died by Druid magic. But when he looks into Isla’s eyes, he sees the secrets of her past. When he touches her skin, he feels the passion in her soul. And soon Hayden comes to realize that this beautiful, beguiling woman is not his enemy at all—she is his destiny. And, even as the forces of darkness conspire against them, their love will conquer all…</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself-only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can-but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">?</span><br />
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Keeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby. But when the immortal warrior is chained and isolated to protect those he loves, death is his only hope of release—until he meets Haidee, a fellow prisoner whose beauty and hidden vulnerability draw him into a reckless test of his loyalty….<br />
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Ravenna is the leader of the Chosen Ones, a small group of people from her village born with extraordinary powers. She doesn’t know that draws her to Bronse’s dreams night after night, but she senses that he and his team are in jeopardy. Ravenna can help him, but first Bronse must save the Chosen Ones from those who plan to use their powers for evil. Together, Bronse and Ravenna will be unstoppable. But Ravenna is hiding something that could endanger them all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.<br />
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When a female Shifter comes to town seeking refuge, Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey claims the new arrival and finds a beautiful woman who looks him straight in the eye without fear, stirring the mating frenzy within him.<br />
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To relocate to a new Shiftertown, half-Fae, half-Shifter Andrea Gray must accept a new mate. But Andrea's intense attraction to Sean is something she never expected-a perilous complication for a woman with a troubled past.<br />
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As a member of his clan's kill team, Liam McCathal helps rid the world of undesirables. It's the perfect job for a vampire of his talents - except that lately, Liam is getting a little too good at it. Which is why he's back home to "cool off," when Mai walks into his antique store and changes everything. Liam's not in the habit of making friends - least of all with beautiful, exotic human females. But something about Mai ignites a spark he hasn't felt in over a century. When Mai's uncle is killed and her father threatened, Liam takes on a ruthless crime boss and puts every vampire in Clare Point in danger of discovery. Because Mai's father has secrets too, and Liam is edging ever closer to losing his reputation, his clan, and the woman he would do anything to protect...<br />
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Raine Spenser is on the brink. Held prisoner because of her abilities, Raine—a powerful psychic as well as vampire—desperately needed a savior. But the last one she expected was the green-eyed soldier who'd once hunted her kind. Since her rescue, she's tried to forget Seth McConnell, unable to cope with the strange, simmering attraction that draws her to the compelling human.<br />
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Edie is shocked to discover the Crib's new breed of cypherteck: <i>children</i>. She cannot stand by while the oppressors enslave the innocent, nor can she resist the lure of Scarabaeus, the first world she tried to save, when researchers discover what appears to be an evolving intelligence.<br />
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</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-79595936898897817582011-02-14T17:06:00.000-05:002011-02-16T20:44:52.409-05:00In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I give to you: The Best/Worst pick-up lines a guy could use!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6ECl0vRR4vtB1s6fyiDRcv8nXQTNAhVfJ1MZrCRjnTMI-kq0WxcaQopB0fW8qx9jf-amfqetEQpfo7cNcd2bwjRV1EnS7DxETo2R0U18Ei7vmkANq8VpNXur5MQeE5P3tFSWe-IVkgAj/s1600/Cute-Valentines-Ideas-For-A-Boyfriend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6ECl0vRR4vtB1s6fyiDRcv8nXQTNAhVfJ1MZrCRjnTMI-kq0WxcaQopB0fW8qx9jf-amfqetEQpfo7cNcd2bwjRV1EnS7DxETo2R0U18Ei7vmkANq8VpNXur5MQeE5P3tFSWe-IVkgAj/s200/Cute-Valentines-Ideas-For-A-Boyfriend.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, what would Valentine's Day be without a few funny v-day cards, pictures of cute animals surrounded by hearts and of course, those pick-up lines you hear being exchanged between couples, and maybe just friends to add some comedy to your day. Well I was curious about one major question - which pick-up lines are the best, the worst, and just plain odd? Here's a list to help you know just a few that are actually out there :)</span> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 of the Best: (because they made me smile~)</span></i></u></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto;"></div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Your name must be Visa, because your body <br />
is everywhere I want to be</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Baby, I'm an American Express lover. You shouldn't <br />
go home without me.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You've got 206 bones in your body. Want one more?</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'd really like to see how you look when I'm naked</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Your name must be Windex, because I can see myself in you.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wanna play house? You can be the screen door and I'll slam you all night long</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">[If you spot her waiting in a restaurant/theater/club</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">] If he doesn't show up, I'll be right over here</span></strong></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Is there a rainbow</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">here? Because you're the treasure I've</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">been searching for.</span></strong></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Give a rose to her</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">and say:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">I wanted to show this rose</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">how beautiful you are</span></strong></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Excuse me, do you mind if I stare at you for a minute? I want to remember your face for my dreams.</span></span></strong></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 of the Worst: (because I don't think any woman wants to hear these.)</span></u></span></i></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto;"></div><ol><li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Look down at your crotch) Well, it's not going to suck itself</span></span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi, the voices in my head told me to come over and talk to you.</span></span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you were a booger I'd pick you first</span></span></strong></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Are you free tonight, or will it cost me?</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi, my name is ____. Don't forget it, because you'll be screaming it later on tonight.</span></span></strong></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That shirt is very becoming on you. </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If I were on you, I'd be coming too.</span></span></strong></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: small; line-height: 32px;">Did you fart? Because you just blew me away.</span></span></span></strong></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Can I buy you a drink, or do you just want the money?</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I may not be the best looking guy here, but I'm the only one talking to you</span></span></strong></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I've</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> got necrophilia, how good are you at playing dead? </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">[Note: Necrophilia is having a sexual attraction to corpses…..now THAT’S a turn on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">isn't</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> it? :D ] </span></span></span></li>
</ol><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: 21px; line-height: 24px;"><i><u>And now.....Christmas themed pick-up lines?</u></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: 21px; line-height: 24px;"><i><u><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; line-height: 24px;">(these cats look as clueless as I was when I saw the words "Pick-up lines, for elves.")</span></i></span></i></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol style="line-height: normal;"></ol></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-19266613444596389792011-02-14T16:30:00.000-05:002011-02-16T20:45:51.550-05:00~February Releases~<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Happy Valentine's Day! Or as my fellow romance novel lover calls it "Singles Awareness Day." (ignore the acronym it ironically spells out.) Anyway, on this special day of love I hope that you find someway to enjoy it. Whether it's with your significant other, a few friends, or just a few great romantic novels. So now that you know which books will be filling your valentine's day/ night, enjoy the list and remember, who needs to get involved in the hype of a heart filled day when you've got 200+ paged novels of pure <em>amore~?. </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This Side of the Grave - Jeanine Frost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://wickedscribes.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/this-side-of-the-grave.jpg?w=300&h=485" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="197" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Danger waits on both sides of the grave.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing. A zealot is inciting tensions between the vampires and ghouls, and if these two powerful groups clash, innocent mortals could become collateral damage. Now Cat and Bones are forced to seek help from a dangerous "ally"—the ghoul queen of New Orleans herself. But the price of her assistance may prove more treacherous than even the threat of a supernatural war . . . to say nothing of the repercussions Cat never imagined.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Who Eugenie can trust is the hardest part. Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda for aiding her search. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her along the way. To control the Crown's ever-consuming powers, Eugenie will have to confront an unimaginable temptation--one that will put her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal peril. . .</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">1. Rescue sister.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">2. Murder grandmother.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">3. Don't upset the voodoo priestess.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">The clock is ticking for Sabina Kane. Her sister has been kidnapped by her grandmother, the Dark Races are on the brink of war, and a mysterious order is manipulating everyone behind the scenes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Working on information provided by an unlikely ally, Sabina and her trusty sidekicks—a sexy mage named Adam Lazarus and Giguhl, a Mischief demon—head to New Orleans to begin the hunt for her sister. Once there, they must contend with belligerent werewolves, magic-wielding vampires and—perhaps most frightening of all—humans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">But as much as Sabina is focused on surviving the present, the past won't be ignored. Before she can save those she cares about most, she must save herself from the ghosts of her past.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memory of his past lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">SHE AWAITS HIS RETURN . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">When Regin encounters Declan Chase, a brutal Celtic soldier, she recognizes her proud warlord reincarnated. But Declan takes her captive, intending retribution against all immortals—unaware that he belongs to their world.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">TO SATE A DESIRE MORE POWERFUL THAN DEATH . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Yet every reincarnation comes with a price, for Aidan is doomed to die when he remembers his past. To save herself from Declan’s torments, will Regin rekindle memories of the passion they once shared—even if it means once again losing the only man she could ever love?</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Condemned and shunned for black magic,Rachel Morgan has three days to get </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">demonic ever-after . . . forever after.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, anda pixy in one car going </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">across the country?Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">without being the targets for assassination.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">For after centuries of torment, a fearsome demon walks in the sunlight—freed at last</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">to slay the innocent and devour their souls.But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">in the fight for survival that follows, evenembracing her own demonic nature may</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">not be enough to save her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Once, Sarah Bingham's biggest challenge was making her students pay attention in class. Now, after rescuing a wounded stranger, she's landed in the middle of a battle between corrupt vampires and powerful immortals who also need blood to survive. Roland Warbrook is the most compelling man Sarah has ever laid hands on. But his desire for her is mingled with a hunger he can barely control. . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Never embracing her mermaid heritage, Gwen Lonike lives in the human world as the owner of a Maine B&B. But when the gateway to a lost mermaid kingdom is opened, freeing its dangerous queen, Gwen can no longer hide, nor keep her secret from covert agent Blake Whittaker, who's assigned to trail a strange thread of paranormal activity. How long can Gwen and her sisters remain safe from a destructive queen, and from Blake's superiors, whose ultimate mission could prove the greatest threat of all?</span></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-70793062641037602532011-01-08T23:47:00.000-05:002011-02-16T20:46:56.661-05:00~January Releases~<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Happy New Year to all and to all a great year filled with the best romance novels! It's now 2011 but the paranormal books keep on coming and no doubt you're excited about upcoming releases not only in this month but the many months in this fabulous new year. I've been looking forward to practically all of these books and maybe some of you have been too so enjoy the list :]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">After being attacked by a werewolf, Eva Roman is now able to shift into one. Luckily she saves a handsome shapeshifter from a similar attack. Eva does not know his true identity as Smoke, a Sidhe warrior. His attacker was Warlock, the magic-imbued leader of a cult of werewolf assassins trained to destroy all others. As a war ignites between all the immortals in the Mageverse, Eva and Smoke will need more than their love for each other to survive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-64695250991120469262010-12-07T22:40:00.000-05:002010-12-07T22:40:53.826-05:00~December Releases~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">It's the most wonderful time of the year! [Well one of the best times of the year since we're talking about book releases :) ] It's time for another lovely batch of paranormal romance books to be put on the shelves, online as ebooks and maybe even slipped into your stockings over the fireplace on Christmas Eve as a nice little gift. Let's face it; you'll spend more time reading through the pages of your favorite books instead of staring at that perfume set someone got you that makes you smell like vanilla. Point is!- the wintery Christmas season means you get to cuddle up nice and warm next to the fireplace, or just with someone special (yes that still means your other friends who love these books so much) and read about your favorite immortal man candy. So sit back, get a cup of hot cocoa and have happy holidays while you make the difficult decision of which book to pick up and read first. [These are just a few, many more are to come in the upcoming year!]</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Her flame power nearly extinguished in a battle against the dark forces attempting to control Manhattan, fire Sybil Camille Fitzgerald is down but not out. Joining a new squad of warrior witches, she hopes to reclaim her fighting spirit and, with luck, her pyrotechnic mastery. Two problems on that front: a new army of cannibalistic demons and her superheated lust for John Cole, an unholy blend of demon and U.S. Special Forces agent now working undercover for New York’s Occult Crimes Unit.<br />
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She was an angel at the gates of Hell.</strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Kenan, an incubus, finds a caged angel for sale in the Hellsgate marketplace, he sees her as a challenge. Certain that his skills in seduction will work as well on a heavenly creature as they do on mortal women, he buys Jahel, intent on having her soul as a novelty in his collection.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Knowing he must gain Jahel's trust if she is to come to his bed willingly, Kenan treats her more as his guest than as his slave. When she reveals what brought her to the mouth of Hell in the first place—retrieving the soul of a young girl she was guarding—he even offers to help her complete her mission.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Despite this story being only a short 104 pages it really left an impression on me because of the plot and its characters. Jahel reminded me of a lost puppy once she was bought by the irresistible incubus Kenan but their time together was both sweet and kept me wanting to read more and more. In the beginning, Kenan was sort of distant towards his newly bought angel but his inner feelings and concerns started to show through his actions; like when he took Jahel to go shopping for clothes; sweet moment to me. Another good thing about the story line was that it had a good mix of both plot and character development. The ending satisfied me because it did well with finishing everything up nicely and I was no longer disappointed with how short the book actually was. Only thing is that I felt that more could have been involved with this story and its characters - I think it could have actually been made into a full length novel with all the ideas that could have been added to it, but overall still a fun, great and quick read that I'll remember. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><i><u>Favorite lines:</u></i> </span>"gutter-wing" & "my glory" - If you read through it, you'll understand <3Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-26157909671827247812010-11-22T17:48:00.000-05:002010-11-22T18:47:18.684-05:00Ecstasy in Darkness - By Gena Showalter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtspGZiTHtNV7FQ-w-1mq5bDe_BtKldntzA8lGRv_nUeKt2xri_gAhL_szrNpAQIuGnrWO99W5GRSck6Hfhs9YKfALxTgE9mAFdr7dXxZeYxzaEXNrTzqPAIn4lj1TqzhUTMyeMHjaUny/s1600/small-ecstasy-in-darkness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtspGZiTHtNV7FQ-w-1mq5bDe_BtKldntzA8lGRv_nUeKt2xri_gAhL_szrNpAQIuGnrWO99W5GRSck6Hfhs9YKfALxTgE9mAFdr7dXxZeYxzaEXNrTzqPAIn4lj1TqzhUTMyeMHjaUny/s320/small-ecstasy-in-darkness.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfCguhvB9wL20ittg8vHwkoWhWTp-EgztKZ43xwOETtH928vl8KYetgD6qXfer44E04J9PgEN40YMju6pc4zUwaIzaEPVrVntjCD_rJB_PyCKqeZukioVluLkDLETbzkP5UKK8PIrZXC8/s1600/3full+moon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfCguhvB9wL20ittg8vHwkoWhWTp-EgztKZ43xwOETtH928vl8KYetgD6qXfer44E04J9PgEN40YMju6pc4zUwaIzaEPVrVntjCD_rJB_PyCKqeZukioVluLkDLETbzkP5UKK8PIrZXC8/s1600/3full+moon.png" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
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<i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> My Thoughts:</span></span></u></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Ava and Mckell definitely were an interesting couple in this book; they always teased each other but you could still sense the attraction they towards one another. Mckell definitely gets added to my list of favorite male characters because of his possessive and alpha personality as well as his witty comebacks made him memorable. It was a long book which I didn't mind since I never like it when a book is too short or not nearly long enough for me to really appreciate it and <i>Ecstasy in Darkness </i>was a good length and the story did flow at a good enough pace (not too fast and not painfully slow either) as well as keep me interested in the plot and character development. Still, by the end of the story I was left with a lot of questions that had yet to be answered and I felt a little disappointed by the end because I was unsure of a few things but I'm sure it'll be cleared up later on. Overall I did enjoy the book, but I will always love the Lords of the Underworld series above all else. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Dashiel Thorpe, Earl of Brimsworth, has a certain recklessness about him, but even he can’t explain why he bites Caitrin Macleod. A full moon can make a werewolf lose his wits, but to mark a woman as his mate is serious. If he can’t convince Cait to fall for him, he’ll spend the rest of his days miserable and alone, pining for her. But Cait sees no future with a Lycan. In truth, she can’t see him with her witch’s sight at all. Despite the moments of calm this brings her, his nearness otherwise confounds her and leaves her breathless. Animal magnetism doesn’t quite shine in the fourth book of Dare’s series (following The Wolf Next Door, 2010). Dash’s actions on occasion aren’t honorable and tarnish his role as hero, and while Caitrin is sweet, she often comes across as immature. Furthermore, Dare’s use of dialect for Caitrin’s speech will charm some but may not appeal to others. However, readers who are already engrossed in the series will want to continue the story. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In this densely layered sixth Primal Instinct urban fantasy romance installment (after May 2010's Touch of Surrender), an abundance of intricate backstory threatens to submerge the action-packed main arc. Werewolf Kellan Scott, the emotionally scarred youngest of his pack, is determined to protect his heart, which means he has to keep it casual with attractive witch Chloe Harcourt. But he quickly realizes Chloe represents the fulfillment of his deepest hidden longings, leaving him both fascinated and terrified. Meanwhile, Chloe thinks their passion is just a symptom of her sex-seeking Merrick heritage and the Mallory witch curse, which amplifies the emotions of people who come near her</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><u>Afterlife by Elle Jasper</u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A world where good and evil dwell…</span></span></i></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Seeking justice for her murdered twin sister, Maeve finds herself trapped in a world of magic and deception. She’s discovered the key that will guarantee her success—a magical spell to control a vampire. Now she needs to locate a witch of pure intent to teach the spell to her.</span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Quinn Montgomery wants nothing to do with his birth mother, Mortianna, the most powerful witch in the world. When he discovers Maeve is his mother’s prisoner, he rescues the prickly immortal from imminent death. Determined to set things right, he returns her to the Scottish Highlands only to find that Maeve isn’t the only victim of Mortianna’s treachery. Together, Maeve and Quinn reluctantly join forces to battle the forces of darkness as they fight their growing attraction for each other. Will Quinn teach Maeve the spell she desperately needs, or will she fall under his spell instead?</span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;"><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Warning: This book contains a kick-ass heroine, a Wizard hero to die for, copious amounts of throw-the-hero-down-and-jump-him sex, more corpses than you can shake a stick at, sleeping vampires, cranky witches and wee beasties guaranteed to give you nightmares.</span></span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister</span></u></span></i></span></div></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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When Francesca arrives at GothFaire to save her mother from the trickster god, Loki, things go from bad to worse. Her immortal ex, Benedikt, is there, full of secrets-and with a new girlfriend. Now Fran must battle a power-hungry group who wishes to dominate both the immortal and mortal worlds-and the woman who claimed Ben's heart. It's a good thing Fran's no ordinary mortal...<br />
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<b>Trapped by temptation, bound by desire</b><br />
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Saving humanity from the supernatural has been challenging lately—even for a well-trained earth Sybil like Bela Argos, who must harness the magic of a fractious group of warrior sisters and battle a new wave of paranormal attacks. Another challenge is Duncan Sharp, the hunky NYPD detective who might turn into a demon overnight and devour Bela in her sleep. Still, the darkness taking over Duncan’s body can’t stop the molten heat unleashed by the intense attraction between them.<br />
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Duncan has two major problems: First, he has the soul of a suspected serial killer hitching a ride on his vibe. Worse (yes, <i>worse</i>) he’s got a demonic fever raging inside that promises a world of hurt for everybody, especially Bela. Now he’s all about getting even with the demons that put this freak curse in his blood—satanic forces that dare to unleash their savage lust on Duncan’s soul, his city, and the woman he loves.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: small;">Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires. His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents - until he catches up with the jinn he's been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart. He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission. Instead he welcomes any reason to stay close enough to touch, to taste, to seduce...Laylah doesn't know why she was chosen to protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil. But the mysteries of her past pale compared to the dangers approaching. Tane is devastatingly strong, breathtakingly sensual. And Laylah will have to trust in every ounce of that strength, because her enemies are drawing near, eager to destroy them both...</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj35oNCeidKKJY2xECRL4cZmePXstBOyAZWc16yqOP3dYzarRHlrEhESp3XMJnolr085D4-t7oE6fZ_y0sLKgYFWuFXoor4lqsGq6TYq-cUb1WlDAQm8-DXpLVlMpy3aG2pBy2pTsNF9x/s1600/Hungry+for+You.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj35oNCeidKKJY2xECRL4cZmePXstBOyAZWc16yqOP3dYzarRHlrEhESp3XMJnolr085D4-t7oE6fZ_y0sLKgYFWuFXoor4lqsGq6TYq-cUb1WlDAQm8-DXpLVlMpy3aG2pBy2pTsNF9x/s320/Hungry+for+You.jpg" width="197" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 9px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This vampire has been alone for far too long . . .</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As one of the most ancient in the Argeneau clan, Cale Valens has given up on finding a life mate. His friends and family, however, have not. In fact, they believe they've finally found his perfect match. Getting them together, however, requires one little white lie . . .</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Alexandra Willan is in a panic. Her restaurant is due to open in two weeks, but her chef just walked out. Then a highly recommended replacement arrives, an impossibly handsome culinary genius who sends electric tingles racing through her body . . .Except he can't cook. In fact, Cale hasn't eaten real food in two thousand years. Yet he's determined to prove to Alex his prowess in the kitchen . . . and elsewhere. Because never has he hungered so for any mortal woman. And not just for a taste of her, but for the whole delicious feast!</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-34270161131104422622010-10-28T19:23:00.000-04:002010-10-28T19:23:22.871-04:00Monster Eyeballs Anyone?....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxug9R8o1Kr9YPtO3fNE7_39h_jRudmwu1IQ-Ik7vDOnlM1WQ_Sj-81Q3oUuqLJPCQhtPRhCjAvv3JRYGD9bsv9kwpYfAHLQRFPaoj-7-IZMbjs_EnBmrKBvU2njoYEiBYCLl4qe2yjMg8/s1600/355109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxug9R8o1Kr9YPtO3fNE7_39h_jRudmwu1IQ-Ik7vDOnlM1WQ_Sj-81Q3oUuqLJPCQhtPRhCjAvv3JRYGD9bsv9kwpYfAHLQRFPaoj-7-IZMbjs_EnBmrKBvU2njoYEiBYCLl4qe2yjMg8/s320/355109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</span></span></span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1 (3-ounce) package miniature M&Ms (for the eyes of course!)</span></span></span></li>
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</span><div class="instructions" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1. Blend the peanut butter with the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. It may be easiest to use your hands (kids love doing this).<br />
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2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with wax paper. Roll the peanut butter mixture by teaspoons into small balls and place on the baking sheet. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up the eyeballs.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Tombstone Brownies make the perfect Halloween dessert for any Halloween party or event. They're very easy to make :) , all you'll need is brownies, or make your own with brownie mix and of course your own cookie tombstones that you can also shape yourself, or use a tombstone cookie cutter. After those two are done you can just go crazy with your own icing and candy decorations and then enjoy <3.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Brownie Ingredients</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">6 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1/4 Cup Butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 Cup Sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1/4 Teaspoon Salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1/3 Cup Flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">2 Eggs</span></div><br />
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Pour the brownie batter into an 8×8 dish and cook for 35-40 or until a toothpick stuck in comes out clean.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Cookie Ingredients</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">3 cups flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 cup granulated sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 1/2 tsp baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1/2 tsp salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 cup soft butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 egg, slightly beaten</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">3 tbsp cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">1 tsp almond extract<br />
Chocolate, white and green icing and little candy pumpkins for decor.</span><br />
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</span></span> Of course we’ve all heard of vampires. Those tall, dark and mysterious creatures of the night who seek to suck the blood of us humans and even other immortals. But where exactly did the idea of this all-black wearing, sunlight hating, overly attractive and alluring species come from? They weren’t always the sexy beings we think of today. They were first seen as disgusting and inhuman beings who would rise from their graves at night, drink the blood of innocent humans and then return to the cemeteries before the sun could rise and destroy them. Some say that the legend and history of vampires is as old as our own history! Hmmm a vampire caveman? I wonder what <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> would look like. History reveals that the first appearance of the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vampire </i>in English, was in the 1700’s, but even then vampires had already been discussed in so many other cultures.<br />
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So…..how does someone became a vampire exactly? Ancient cultures believed in things like, if a cat or dog jumped over you then you were of the undead. In Ancient Greece, the practice of placing a coin in the mouth of a corpse to get them through the River Styx in the underworld was to ward off demons from entering the body of the corpse. This led to the idea of vampires because many times the people believed that not all corpses could be protected from the evil demons that would seek to enter their bodies, thus created the undead, or vampire. Finally, any human bitten by a vampire would then become one themselves.[Vampires were pretty much the scapegoat for any unexplained diseases, so whenever someone would pass on the easiest explanation was that they had become one of the un-dead.]</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_cjVQX3QAYcmV642N5WGBwTfebNNjRocL0QQZS9U-szf-a_bGQ4Mt4kMTXxI_00yg7tF4Pt6t_QvLVJdcaYfz5n1WsY1bReZ36Fy5FXr4mNHa0olaCKeXaDOUpArIldkzCZABN38KHvq/s1600/Ernst6-thumb.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_cjVQX3QAYcmV642N5WGBwTfebNNjRocL0QQZS9U-szf-a_bGQ4Mt4kMTXxI_00yg7tF4Pt6t_QvLVJdcaYfz5n1WsY1bReZ36Fy5FXr4mNHa0olaCKeXaDOUpArIldkzCZABN38KHvq/s200/Ernst6-thumb.gif" width="140" /></a>Over the centuries, the folklore of demons who would steal away the lives of humans continued to turn a world-wide belief but it wasn’t until the 18<sup>th</sup> century that vampires were popularized and became a fear of the Victorian patriarchy. One reason was that because the Victorian era was a time of acting proper and for women to be maternal and well-behaved members of society. The era was always very strict with ideas of sex and sexuality and anything having to do with the two, was feared and looked upon as taboo (sex was only needed as a way to reproduce). Vampires were an enemy of these ideals. They were the symbols of seduction and sexuality and therefore able of corrupting any human and luring them into their grasp. [Bram Stroker’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dracula</i> (published in 1897) continued the idea of vampires being creatures of alluring beauty and so it led on to the idea that vampires would forever be the irresistible and mysterious beings that they have turned into up to now.<br />
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There is definitely a lot more to the history of vampires. Like a vampires desire to find a mate, or bride to become his and continue the species of vampire, along with how the beliefs of how to kill them came to be. For example, holy water and crosses were used since a vampire was known for being an evil and undead demon from hell, so holy water and crucifixes seemed the best for battling against these demons. And Garlic? Well in Romania it was always believed that garlic was used to ward off evil because of its horrible smell and it would be used on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">everything</i>. So one of the reasons that it is linked with repelling vampires is because of a vampire’s strong sense of smell and a garlic strong sense of….well stink. </div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Now then, let’s go over the rules of vampires that history (along with the novel <i>Dracula</i>) has set out for us <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">A vampire cannot exist in the sunlight. A vampire can change into a wolf or a bat. (why? Because wolves and bats were the two creatures known strongly for lurking in the night, they were also seen as the most dangerous and so linked with vampires. Especially bats since they were animals who sucked the blood of cattle; people believed that they also sucked the blood of humans as well.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">A vampire sucks the blood of the living, and doing so turns the living into vampires as well (unless the vampire chooses to kill its victim).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Since the vampire is undead, he is essentially immortal and does not age. (which is how we get the hot male vampires who appear to be in their 20’s or 30’s but are probably somewhere in the thousands?....hmm.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">A vampire may not enter a home unless invited. A vampire is afraid of Holy Crosses, Holy Water and garlic.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Finally, a vampire may be killed by the act of driving a wooden stake through its heart. (or the more effective method: beheading the vampire, taking out their heart and burning the body.)<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">So, anyone interested in buying one? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt;">J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> (unless you’re dating a hot and sexy vampire yourself)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcZTD594BwkObzAg0qq-jGFQk4LujDoWo28UMxxUpKWwC8b9QD8VmtCIs4XKK8hnnUVAGyTstrYowKTYIa3hHH9mOpret1LWwKUHniosnbABFCo0b9Gru0sz-fIqhFfTGkVNbxdGARk_t/s1600/1125604-Ivtsk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcZTD594BwkObzAg0qq-jGFQk4LujDoWo28UMxxUpKWwC8b9QD8VmtCIs4XKK8hnnUVAGyTstrYowKTYIa3hHH9mOpret1LWwKUHniosnbABFCo0b9Gru0sz-fIqhFfTGkVNbxdGARk_t/s320/1125604-Ivtsk.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />
Comes fully equipped with holy water, stakes, crucifixes, a bible and of course the knives and ax you'll need for chopping off that vampire's head and stabbing out its heart. Happy Hunting!<br />
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[P.S: No vampires were harmed in the making of this post, nor were they hunted with the hunting kit listed above. I'm a fan of vampires and I will continue to be for many years to come :)]<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Seriously, how could I not start off the Halloween season with the infamous Dracula and The Wolf Man? That, and once I saw cupcakes which used tic-tacs as vampire teeth I immediately started to laugh and felt that these cupcakes deserved to be first on my list :) Plus these little cupcakes are bound to be popular with any vampire or werewolf fan. Sorry they can't be as hot as the one found in the paranormal romance novels, maybe someday the recipe will come with steps to applying six pack abs? :( So, if you're interested in serving up these tasty immortals at your party, or you just want to make them and devour them yourself (like I do) then just follow these steps!:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<h2 style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ed0202; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 17px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 17px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i>How To Make The Vampire And Werewolf Cupcakes:</i></span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Start with 24 homemade <a href="http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/simple-vanilla-cupcakes-148505" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">cupcakes</span></strong></a> (or use a mix) and one batch of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/buttercream-frosting-for-decorating-148506" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">homemade buttercream frosting for decorating</span></strong></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">. </span>(If using store-bought frosting, I recommend Duncan Hines, which has a good consistency. Do not use whipped frosting, which tends to droop.)<br />
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Gather the following supplies, then get started.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Vampire Cupcakes:</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Pastry bag with cake tips (#5, #8, and #230)</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Red jam, jelly or frosting</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Miniature chocolate chips</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Black shoelace licorice</div><div style="text-align: left;">• White Tic-Tacs</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Sliced almonds</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Ivory and black icing colors (preferably Wilton, available from <a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Michaels</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> or </span><a href="http://www.acmoore.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">AC Moore</span></a>)</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Metal spatula</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Werewolf Cupcakes:</strong></span></div></strong><div style="text-align: left;">• Tootsie Rolls (about 6)</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Small black jelly beans (Jelly Belly brand is best)</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Yellow M&M's</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Small red gumdrops</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Brown and black icing colors (preferably Wilton, available from <a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Michaels</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> or </span><a href="http://www.acmoore.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">AC Moore</span></a>)</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Pastry bag with cake tips (#5 and #16)<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">To fill vampire cupcake, fit a pastry bag with a Bismark tip (cake tip #230). If you do not have a Bismark tip, a regular cake tip such as a #10, #12, or #16 should do the trick. Just "pre-drill" a hole in the cupcake with a wooden dowel first.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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Fill the pastry bag with you favorite sweet red filling. (We used Smucker's brand strawberry preserves but you could also use another red jam or jelly or red-tinted frosting).</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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Repeat with remaining cupcakes (fill enough for 12 vampires or, if you'd like the werewolves to have bloody centers too, fill all 24 cupcakes).<br />
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<img alt="Filling the Vampire Cupcake" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/vampire-filled-456.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Insert tip into center of cupcake until it almost reaches the bottom. Squeeze the filling into the cupcake until it just starts to ooze out of the top.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Vampire Cupcake Decorating Step 1" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/vampire-2-3-456.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Prepare your frosting: Take 1/2 cup frosting and mix with black icing color. Set aside. In a separate bowl, take 2 cups frosting and mix with ivory icing color (alternatively, use green or purple food coloring for your vampire's "skin").This should be enough frosting to decorate 12 cupcakes.<br />
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Using a pastry bag and a #8 cake tip, pipe an ivory border around the edge of your cupcake, then work your way in, filling in the middle until the top of the cupcake is completely covered. If you do not have a pastry bag, you can cut a small hole in the corner of a freezer bag and use that.<br />
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With a metal spatula, smooth out the frosting until flat.<br />
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TIP: By lightly wetting your spatula while smoothing out the frosting, it will make it easier to flatten out. You will have to wet the spatula a few times during the smoothing process.<br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
<img alt="Decorating Vampire Cupcakes Step 3" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/vampire-4-456.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Using black frosting and the #5 cake tip, draw the hair for your vampire.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Press 2 sliced almond pieces (one on each side of his head) into the frosting to create ears, then press 2 miniature chocolate chips (upside down) into the frosting to make eyes.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Vampire Cupcake Decorating Step 6" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/vampire-6-456.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Cut the black shoelace licorice into three pieces: one 1-inch piece and two quarter-inch pieces. Press the pieces into the frosting to create a mouth and some devilish eyebrows.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span></span><a href="http://www.kitchendaily.com/2010/06/24/vampire-and-werewolf-cupcakes/" id="largeStepPhoto7" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Enlarge Photo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Vampire Cupcake Decorating Step 7" id="thumbStepPhoto7" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/vampire-final-456-1277407009.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 0px 0px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-right-style: solid; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 114px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 152px; zoom: 1;" /></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.kitchendaily.com/2010/06/24/vampire-and-werewolf-cupcakes/" id="largeStepPhoto7" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Enlarge Photo"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">With the ivory frosting, add a nose. Then, place two Tic Tacs (one on each side of his mouth) to create fangs</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>Time to move on to the werewolves!</i></span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Werewolf Cupcake Decorating Step 1" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/werewolf-3-456.jpg" width="200" /></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Prepare your frosting: Take 1/2 cup frosting and mix with black icing color. Set aside. In a separate bowl, take 3 cups frosting and mix with brown icing color. Leave remaining frosting white (for werewolf teeth). This should be enough frosting to decorate 12 cupcakes. OPTION: Instead of coloring frosting brown, you can use chocolate frosting. Duncan Hines makes a good frosting, just do not use the whipped variety.<br />
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In the microwave, soften Tootsie Rolls (about 5 to 8 seconds). Flatten them out using your fingers and then set aside to harden.<br />
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Once the flattened Tootsie Rolls have hardened, cut triangle shapes out of them. These will be the werewolves' ears. Using brown frosting and the #16 cake tip, make 2 small dollops near the top of a cupcake (as "glue") and attach the Tootsie Roll ears.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Werewolf Cupcake Step 2" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/werewolf-4-456.jpg" width="200" /><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Starting from the outside edge, pipe brown frosting in multiple strokes around the cupcake to create the werewolf's fur. Cover the bottom part of the ears with fur as well. This will help to keep them on, as well as make your werewolf's fur look more realistic. Continue until</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> you have filled the entire cupcake with fur.<br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Werewolf Cupcake Step 6" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/werewolf-6-456.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Flatten a red gumdrop with your fingers, then put it on the cupcake to create a mouth. Pipe brown frosting along the edge of the gumdrop in the same manner as you did above. Pipe a line of brown frosting just below the ears to give the werewolf a thick brow.</span></span><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="Werewolf Cupcakes Step 7" height="150" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/06/werewolf-7-456-1277408262.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Stick 2 yellow M&M's sideways into the cupcake, just below the eyebrows. Place a black jelly bean right above the mouth to give him a nose.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="stepDiv" id="step12" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="stepRight" id="stepContentContainer12" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 70px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Along with this, I'll be giving you tips on which Halloween themed treats you'll enjoy snacking on the most these last 10 days until the big 31, as well as posting up reviews of my favorite paranormal releases from this month! So get ready, because the full moon is rising, the nights are getting longer, and the immortals are coming out to play ;) Happy Halloween Season to all! <3</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-52394646901234611682010-10-06T11:56:00.000-04:002010-10-06T18:55:49.271-04:00~Interviews From Another Realm~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXH4p283ucA41OomG22diUrahSWzsCjhHzKTffO0bYNecLcWqLDK4JlDL5XyxlPLywWzqBidEEXJeSHwmV4qgkpL7AVrabjI8jrw5ogV8TIacW_L1V0KoFveJZCcyHD6gSzxYbtc1ub3d/s1600/blood+lust.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G3mXlpMfFGfEnhyk65loc-aZ70flOy2oOzynhfGFsn326_Jp_4xWlCGcrhTVOUgweqzE5nuzxqCJ16fiKqnXU4bulfVdzBMrnS5f5OwX7NULufDXehVD2liNIFVSMmPoG4G5QjEvb9rN/s1600/CR_027475.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">-Author Zoe Winters-</span></u></span></span></div><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Her fiction is both quirky and dark, heavy on the sarcasm with a rich undercurrent of angst. Her love scenes aren't overly graphic but she's been told by readers that the whole affair seemed much more graphic than it was.</i></span></span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></em></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Zoe's favorite colors are rainbow and clear. Just in case anyone asks.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Zoe's goal as a writer? "I want to write a book that makes you almost pee your pants because you dont want to put it down long enough to go to the bathroom. I want to write a book that you miss meals for. I want to write a book you miss bathing for. I want to grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page, where you crumble to the floor in a blissful heap, ask for a cigarette, and say: "Damn, was it good for you too," then tell 300 of your closest friends about it on Twitter."</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zoe Winter's <span class="Apple-style-span"><i><a href="http://www.zoewinters.org/">Website</a></i></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Comprised of three novellas (Available now individually at Amazon), Blood Lust gives readers a snapshot look at the world of the Preternaturals Series. (Future installments of the series will be novels.)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">KEPT: [<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read 'Kept' for free</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://zoewinters.wordpress.com/kept/"> Here</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span></span></span></i></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">As a cat therian (shifter), Greta's blood is already sought after to enhance spells and potions, but due to a quirk of her birth, her blood is potent enough to kill for. When her tribe plans to sacrifice her, Greta must ally herself with Dayne, the dangerous local sorcerer, and the only person strong enough to protect her.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">For a vampire, Anthony isn't a picky eater, but he's drawn to Charlee's blood more than any other. Like a fine wine saved for a special occasion, he's denied himself this pleasure. But one night, high from the potent magical blood of another, he claims his prize and loses control. Ashamed of almost killing the one woman who means anything to him, he wipes her memory of the event. When Charlee awakens with complete amnesia, Anthony is the only one who can clean up the mess he's made.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Because of the vampiric blood that has run through her veins since birth, Jane has been a target for vampires who resent a human being "kindred." She's forced to disguise herself as a vampire groupie to appease them and safeguard her life. When she's abruptly given to Cole, the leader of the werewolf pack, to satisfy a gambling debt, she discovers the blood running through her veins has a far greater impact on her destiny than she ever imagined.</div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><u>~Q & A~</u></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> Thanks for having me! Right now I'm working on edits for the next book in my series, Save My Soul. It's about an incubus who has been trapped in the heroine's house for fifty years by a curse.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> How about giving the readers into what "Blood Lust" is all about?</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> Blood Lust is a series of three novellas that introduce readers to a larger series called The Preternaturals Series. Here are the descriptions for the novellas [Read the blurb above]</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> What first inspired you to write the stories in "Blood Lust"? Have you always been interested in the paranormal genre, or did someone inspire you?</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> I discovered the show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when I couldn't find my remote control. I thought it would be stupid because of the name. But then I figured out they were being campy on purpose and I ended up becoming obsessed with the show. When I got through the DVDs I read fanfic like an obsessive fangirl. Then when I got bored with that I wanted something "the same" but different, which is how I discovered the paranormal romance genre.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> While reading through 'Kept', 'Claimed', and 'Mated', I enjoyed the different characters introducing each story. Are there certain people in your life that have influenced those characters?</span></i></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> There is probably a little bit of some of my friends in some of the characters. My husband has noticed that a lot of the smartass guys and villains seem to sound eerily similar to him. LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> After "Blood Lust", what are your plans for future books and series?</i></div><i></i><i></i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> Right now I intend for everything I write as Zoe Winters to be in this one series/world. Blood Lust isn't the end. It's just the beginning. I have about 10 books planned so far but because this world has many different species and lots of different stuff going on, I don't anticipate running out of characters or stories to tell anytime soon.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> I know you probably want to hear some kind of ooooh aaaah moment here, but it really wasn't a big deal. I just clicked publish in the Amazon DTP system to put it up on the Kindle. I do get a rush during release week because I'm finally getting feedback for a work, but I don't think I get as excited about these things as everybody else. When I first held the print copy of Blood Lust in my hands I found errors in it and sent it back to be fixed. Probably the normal reaction would have been to be super excited first. Later I felt accomplished when I got the fixed proof, but it still wasn't earth shattering. It was cool, but I had to get back to work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> Is there any other profession you saw yourself in before becoming author took precedence? </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> At one time I wanted to be an actress, but I don't like the celebrity culture. And you don't really make a living at it unless you get sucked into the celebrity of it.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> Probably my biggest influence/inspiration was Joss Whedon because his shows opened me up to a lot of stories and types of stories I was missing out on. Beyond that I'm a fan of J.R. Ward, Kresley Cole, Cynthia Eden, Larissa Ione, and several others.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">CT:</span> Do you have a favorite book? If you can't choose just one, are there a few you hold dear?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> I've read "A Hunger Like No Other" by Kresley Cole to the point that the book is probably about to fall apart. I really really loved "Pleasure Unbound" by Larissa Ione. She hadn't hit the NYT list yet when I read it, but it was so fabulous I knew she would! I also really love "Private Arangements" by Sherry Thomas (historical), "The Price of Desire" by Jo Goodman (also historical), and "Lucifera's Pet" by M. T. Murphy (a fellow indie author.) I really love the Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine, though I'm WAY behind. I have so little time to read. Most of my reading now gets done via audio book. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">ZW:</span> I wish. I'm sure there would be something interesting and intriguing about me if I did something besides just write. A lot of us (writers) are pretty unglamorous. We apply our butts to chairs, and we type words. Some writers manage to find time to do something exciting or interesting that makes them look more interesting in interviews. I should probably make something up for the PR value. :P</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413728145147854259.post-68437583211594247272010-09-28T20:03:00.000-04:002010-09-28T22:36:38.965-04:00~Upcoming Releases~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr5JPv-ZcK56zaM30oFaOp3iDbkL3Es4HwCF4waUV9pL6j2Dw_lN3pQdoqYS-PgGg4z-v4ugJ7N5nbdu32eJAwWDGqmiHPypuCK3CeJpH1VrSw0KpqznibfHJKpdl70o6ic3k50vzLfEa/s1600/n353859.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large; color: rgb(255, 0, 255); "><u>October 2010</u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Happy Halloween month to all! Now that the beginning of school has officially been under way, it's time to continue focusing on more fun and exciting things like paranormal romance novels! After all, October is the month for all things spooky and unusual. Whether it's hot immortals, witches casting spells, or the yearly scary youngsters who come to your door every 31st of October demanding that they get their candy...or else. So while many prepare for Halloween with decorations and costumes, what further way to prepare yourself than to snuggle up nice and warm on those dark and stormy nights, a dark paranormal book in one hand and of course, a nice bowl of candy in the other.</span></p></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig835Iz920y9jm2wou-KgiCD-249QGnrpZdnUIT68RtScb2BypDD_A9Io8FXZbwqAwl-BEcRO5sH2Ftn51qQPea5J0mhEGvo71DWzI2yYHi92KVLB7OXEzHUh1orb1Qihm4I6oOVv99IYe/s1600/October+releases+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig835Iz920y9jm2wou-KgiCD-249QGnrpZdnUIT68RtScb2BypDD_A9Io8FXZbwqAwl-BEcRO5sH2Ftn51qQPea5J0mhEGvo71DWzI2yYHi92KVLB7OXEzHUh1orb1Qihm4I6oOVv99IYe/s400/October+releases+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522124000526723586" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 18px; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); ">October 1st</span></i></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); ">:</span></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><u><br /></u></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><div><u><span class="Apple-style-span">'Sins of the Flesh' - Eve Silver</span></u></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MK2a42O6NSCU8vpeBMi7ATJEL5IUnIxBvYfgFlKcVySgTapEFiF99_B-cYZl9AHPJ3RqvaN19RN6n8pjnjO8QeeB70gGE5RY4Va9JQNH-8RC6wp7Ebtv27WkvSxdO4ER7ezJpox4LOhq/s320/9780373774845_smp-189x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522131963917328642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 300px; " /></span></u></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><br /></span></u></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The blood of the Underworld lord of evil runs through soul reaper Malthus Krayl's veins. Raised to fight for survival and to kill for victory, he can destroy anyone who poses a threat. As he searches for the one responsible for his brother's murder, he refuses to succumb to any distraction…until his sworn enemy crosses his path and tempts him beyond all reason.</span></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Calliope Kane, a Daughter of Aset, has a personal hatred for soul reapers. Their savage attack against her family still haunts her. But only Malthus can help her find the traitors of her kind. As they unite, the danger grows closer…and the passion between them ignites.</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">'Alpha' - Rachel Vincent</span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS7uq4fqzxXuTw2ydHYW_Wedquh-0K4n0OuorhM09CLlbOsgo3GX0FZLRWEij_T54aEvgvM65KqLXtCSkVRL8Pe1tG_sbLDsdw-lU43K_cUgxWhXF3IAGy183ZDbSZn_EP1DPW0rq19jd/s1600/4379253077_678b1060f6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS7uq4fqzxXuTw2ydHYW_Wedquh-0K4n0OuorhM09CLlbOsgo3GX0FZLRWEij_T54aEvgvM65KqLXtCSkVRL8Pe1tG_sbLDsdw-lU43K_cUgxWhXF3IAGy183ZDbSZn_EP1DPW0rq19jd/s320/4379253077_678b1060f6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522135804042362002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span">The unscrupulous new Council chair has charged Jace, Marc and me with trespassing, kidnapping, murder and reason. Yeah, we've been busy. But now it's time to take justice into our own hands. We must avenge my brother's death and carve out the rot at the heart of the council.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span">It's not going to be easy, and loss seems unavoidable, but I have promised to protect my Pride, no matter what. With a target on my back and Marc at my side, I'm heading for a final showdown that can—that will—change everything forever. A showdown I'm not sure I'm ready for. But life never waits until you're ready.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); "><u><br />October 5th:</u></span></span> </span></span></i></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">'Crave' - J.R Ward</span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4KhZspMozi5eeez7JDajDQcHgIEvekjMRhZAIGf_H8ch4LzbbD15im-i4MdmEXr92vDT4Us397Q5qiRS_d3tXeXUWiveHTqp2d-AB4xQq-yv96H1T_DF3sx6rKY1ZZ-SNnTq61jplNMa/s320/crave.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522136881658648226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no-holds- barred battle between a fallen angel with a hardened heart and a demon with everything to lose.<br /><br />Isaac Rothe is a black ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender Grier Childe. His hot attraction to her can only lead to trouble-and that's before Jim Heron tells him his soul is in danger. Caught up in a wicked game with the demon who shadows Jim, Isaac must decide whether the soldier in him can believe that true love is the ultimate weapon against evil.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">'Grave Witch: An Alex Craft Novel' - Kalayna Price</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJC3Y6cb0Qlf1uj7ndRvftRzq0QxhQP-zD62IgCexNOlFs7zBe59FRQ14Kky7kk2RqPmryHT_PFTiRVnvvJfwZVz7W6cgnABXPTiZTRzfPNxgBBCYi7z302X48XnmGgGT8rkECdZSMzzb/s320/GraveWitch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522139072799100098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Only a thin border separates the worlds of the living and the dead in Price's captivating series debut. Alex Craft is a penniless PI attached to two very high-profile cases: she's raising the first shade ever to take the witness stand and has discovered that the death of a local official involves magic. Nekros City police detective Falin Andrews wants her out of the latter investigation, which would suit Alex just fine if she hadn't been infected by a soul-sucking virus that only solving the case can cure. Add a little work freelancing for Death and a budding romance with Falin, and Alex is in way over her head.<br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> 'Eternal Hunger: Mark of the Vampire' - Laura Wright</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziF2DtG6ny8ht6JVH9STmN464pyXDFmTTgVsNavOSI_az9baGyf8D6G23wYNXD_oNJT60HGKh3WNxOZ8uWS3Q7zCPC2Qx9mi7Am6VyJHMyfhnFYwDCHKC2AGbQh7TXpQ60N9HfIqVZ5al/s320/Eternal-Hunger-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522144738126039778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Alexander Roman wants nothing to do with those of his vampire breed. Fate places him at the door of Dr. Sara Donohue, who is dedicated to removing patients' traumatic memories. But as their world's collide, Sara and Alexander are bound by something even stronger as one becomes hunter and the other, prey. And Sara's only chance of survival is to surrender to the final-and most unimaginable-desire of her life.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); "><u>October 12th:</u></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); "><u><br /></u></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span">The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2</span><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pcy7xD2TzuUB-4OgwbTmrUGz93PVeJ5ZtJVDc_ODZzGVRJ8Y5uONNmuFhjIIqwPmGQIT4L7iFrpnXhuurJiikUswzSiSNbxUeoNcJtSFmbhdlGQ2fIURG68Qy-YTa0ph4L9VftB3-mlX/s320/mbopr2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522143946984208546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; " /></u></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">This exciting follow-up to the successful </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"> contains more than twenty stories to take you to another time and place. Including the best names in the field, this collection is filled with mythical beasts, magical creatures of all shapes and sizes, handsome ghosts, angels, and mortals with extra-sensory perception that play out their extraordinary desires. It includes stories from Lara Adrian, Ava Gray, Karen Chance, Gail Carriger, S.J. Day, and many more.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); "><u>October 26th:</u></span></span> </span></span></i></span></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></span></i></span></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> 'Ecstasy in Darkness' - Gena Showalter</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9rym5mlRjEtXVHxZLcf-IFrGmHAfGH7vCWvRTR91_CRyOxvUIVz0_Qh8JfPFdovbqEriceoKdLlMj0bYdLoWs1aQsvsCbU6XpjK2GzD8BfrsEZSkcjozVdmINl7AoAsqi3dOAgUhewuV/s320/n354436.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522148886955817266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Growing up poor on New Chicago’s meanest streets, Ava Sans had two options: be the predator or be the prey. No contest. Now, working for Alien Investigation and Removal, she’s been ordered to capture the biggest, baddest warrior of all—a vampire too beautiful to be real, with the abilityto manipulate time. Once the leader of the entire vampire army, McKell has been deemed savage and unstable, spurned even by his own kind.To McKell, humans should be nothing more than sustenance. Yet the petite, golden-skinned Ava is a fascinating contradiction—vicious yet witty, strong yet vulnerable, lethal but fiercely loyal. Against his better judgment, McKell craves that loyalty, and much more. When the chase leads to seduction, McKell and Ava will race to discover the truth about his past. But the answers will come at a price, even for a woman who thought she had nothing left to lose. . . .<br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">'A Darker Shade of Dead' - Bianca D' Arc</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jM4445p9q0-dDoGeRGCUB87andNb_4J8TZalNgaqpDcXJxA-y8imjUXL7ZddZkZwZS5DAezwoLMwqLK9tjKEnPgnl9su8JbA_3Gs2RNn5zYEj2DhAqJhFa7EWqnaCREF7M36HL9nW1dB/s320/ADSoD-200x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522152378486937474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tapped for a classified military program, Dr. Eileen McCormick has nothing left to lose. Bad enough her genetic experiments were used to turn innocent victims into zombies; worse still, a ruthless ex-colleague is threatening to expose her unless she joins his sinister research project. Now the only way she can set things right is to develop an antidote under the watchful blue eyes of Commander Matt Sykes. And the last thing Eileen needs is Matt's penetrating gaze, easy understanding, and compelling kiss uncovering all her deepest secrets...Matt has a sixth-sense for lies as well as danger, and Eileen promises plenty of both. She's the only person who can eradicate the zombie virus before it reaches epidemic proportions, but he still can't let her passionate determination affect his steely cool...or keep him from discovering where her true loyalties lie. But as the clock ticks down, Matt and Eileen's uneasy trust may be their only way to avert catastrophe - if it doesn't get them killed first...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Entice Me at Twilight – Shayla Black</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJlybZtaiabFTGUE2uCPK6AmLnzCzfdl14Pg9qLuMSAUyfXVyOORBzCpDRWnHsW8TXR8dSfyOhEryusr60rAf9ebPxOBA5KMswRZh9IxWiJAY-Rmtl9nvqJjBKTZIunz0ocX4uaDF4dX9/s1600/cvr9781439166802_9781439166802.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJlybZtaiabFTGUE2uCPK6AmLnzCzfdl14Pg9qLuMSAUyfXVyOORBzCpDRWnHsW8TXR8dSfyOhEryusr60rAf9ebPxOBA5KMswRZh9IxWiJAY-Rmtl9nvqJjBKTZIunz0ocX4uaDF4dX9/s320/cvr9781439166802_9781439166802.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522153018073727954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 250px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dangerously handsome Simon Northam, Duke of Hurstgrove, and his uptight brother Mason are hardly close, but crashing Mason’s wedding and stealing his fiancée further aggravate their sibling rivalry. Duke’s family has no notion he’s a wizard, so how can he explain that magickind’s fate lies with the beautiful, tenacious bride he longs to seduce? Felicia is an Untouchable, a rare human whose presence disables magic—even the impenetrable forces surrounding Morganna le Fay’s tomb. The evil witch’s malicious powers could propel nefarious wizard Mathias to ultimate world domination . . . </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">if </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">he can resurrect her. To conceal herself, Felicia must succumb to her smoldering desire for Duke, but he risks binding his life—and sanity— to a lover whose loyalties are forever torn. He faces a choice: betray his brother for ultimate survival . . . or lose the woman who tempts him beyond control.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Haunted by Your Touch – Jeaniene Frost</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr5JPv-ZcK56zaM30oFaOp3iDbkL3Es4HwCF4waUV9pL6j2Dw_lN3pQdoqYS-PgGg4z-v4ugJ7N5nbdu32eJAwWDGqmiHPypuCK3CeJpH1VrSw0KpqznibfHJKpdl70o6ic3k50vzLfEa/s1600/n353859.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr5JPv-ZcK56zaM30oFaOp3iDbkL3Es4HwCF4waUV9pL6j2Dw_lN3pQdoqYS-PgGg4z-v4ugJ7N5nbdu32eJAwWDGqmiHPypuCK3CeJpH1VrSw0KpqznibfHJKpdl70o6ic3k50vzLfEa/s320/n353859.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522154452597898306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Enter the dark realm of Nocturna in Jeaniene Frost’s redhot tale, where blisteringly sexy Raphael dominates the demons of a lawless dimension and tries to help a beautiful young woman avenge her cousin’s disappearance. In the shadowy world of Shayla Black’s Doomsday Brethren, magical warrior Raiden vows to protect his woman and their unborn youngling from evil—and deliver her safely to another man. But once he’s saved her, can he let her go? Lycans rule the night in Sharie Kohler’s suspenseful story, as a fiery woman stalks mysterious Luc, the undeniably hypnotic being she believes can save her from turning . . . </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >if </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >she kills him. Danger beckons in these captivating paranormal tales that will tempt readers to the edge and leave them begging for more.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJlybZtaiabFTGUE2uCPK6AmLnzCzfdl14Pg9qLuMSAUyfXVyOORBzCpDRWnHsW8TXR8dSfyOhEryusr60rAf9ebPxOBA5KMswRZh9IxWiJAY-Rmtl9nvqJjBKTZIunz0ocX4uaDF4dX9/s1600/cvr9781439166802_9781439166802.jpg"></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span><p></p></div>Carsen Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243750688208246895noreply@blogger.com0