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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Virtual Blog Tour - Swept into the Darkness by LaTaeya Lane

I'd like to welcome a Goddess Fish tour guest as my visitor today! LaTaeya Lane will be awarding a $20 Amazon GC and an autographed paperback copy of the book (US ONLY) to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour. So be sure to follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better the chances of winning!

Angels are heavenly beings that impact the lives of humans every single day.  They are mystical, mysterious creatures that dwell in the spaces between this world and the next.  They watch over us, protect us and guide us throughout our lives.  Angels have a variety of abilities and purposes.  They are messengers, watchers, warriors, and influence us in many different ways.

Every angel has unique powers, and weapons that are unique to them as individuals.  There are also different races of angels.  But most importantly Angels are spiritual beings that can manifest into a physical form. They can walk among humans without anyone knowing who they really are. Some angels are meant to dwell in the Earthly Realm, while others are meant to dwell within the heavens.
 
All angels are not good.  Some angels wanted to be worshiped as gods, so betrayed and went against the light.  Those angels were punished for their betrayal and were thrown out of heaven—down to Earth.  Evil angels (also known as Dark Angels) work very closely with the legions of the darkness.  Their sole purpose is to spread darkness and evil within humanity, so they have the chance to weaken humanity and take over the earth.

There is a constant battle between good angels and evil angels.  They have been in conflict since the dawn of time, and each group does their best to influence the human world in ways that will benefit their cause.

I would like to take this opportunity to Thank Francesca’s Mindstream for hosting my tour, and allowing me to write a guest post.

Thank you for all of your support.
L.L. 


http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/12/virtual-nbtm-book-tour-swept-into.html



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BLURB:


Sydney London is no ordinary twenty-four year old. Ever since she was a child she has had unique out of this world abilities. Suffering from a near death experience and surviving a deadly car crash Sydney is no stranger to death and loss. Cut off from the world around her she encounters an Angel and eventually falls for him inspired by deceitful magic.

 Her one true love awaits in the shadows attempting to guard and protect her by risking his immortality. Traumatized by the murder of her best friend she sets off on an unspeakable journey to bring the dead back to life. Sydney's journey of self discovery opens her up to learn of her true angelic identity. She is led in the middle of an inter dimensional war among a hybrid breed of Angel Vampires and the Hierarchy of the Angelic clan. Will her unique powers and the love she bears for her guardian be enough for her to save the Earthly Realm or will she be Swept into the Darkness? 

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EXCERPT:I sat on the sofa resting and enjoyed the time I had alone. I closed my eyes, and inhaled the air, and then I became lost; literally.

I felt myself feeling weightless, and my essence started floating, then I flew in a whirlwind of a tunnel. My leg and arm were back to normal. The casts were gone and I felt no pain. My body flew up to the heavens and I saw the stars appear. I was able to reach out to them, feeling the heat emerge through my body. Then I saw the planets in their orbits and I even saw new planets I didn’t recognize. From where I was the Earth looked round but damaged, it was not the Earth I knew. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the distance, but strangely I was not afraid. Suddenly, heavenly beings approached me. They appeared to be warriors, both male and female. They were dressed in roman armor with silver and gold as bright as the sun. There were others that huddled around the gleaming warriors, dressed in black, the deepest ebony I could imagine. Their eyes peered at me, and large transparent wings surfaced from their broad backs. The creatures were holding hands and hovering in a circle around the Earth with their heads bowed down to the world. They were magnificent.

One of them looked strangely familiar. He stood among the others, and was handsome and more beautiful than I could even fathom. What was this place? Why I was here, and what was he doing here with them? I had so many questions.

Slowly my consciousness came back to my body. My spirit drifted back through the tunnel of time and space and I slipped into my resting physical manifestation.


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Years of exposure within the writing and publishing world have made a lasting impact on Author LaTaeya Lane. Writing since she was seven years old, Lane began jotting down phrases and themes later turning them into poems and short stories. Writing became such a passion throughout her youth that she became the Junior and Senior editor of her High school newspaper. She wrote her first novel at age sixteen but was not seeking publication at that time in her life. Lane entered several creative writing contests during her early years of writing and won a few of them. Always captivated by the supernatural and elements of fantasy, Lane was inspired to write a series of books that focused on going beyond the boundaries of life and imagination. The angel vampire fantasy "Swept into the Darkness" is Lane's first published book in a series called "Chronicles of the Celestial." Lane completed a degree in Liberal Studies and currently works to support the education of special needs, middle school students. Lane resides in New Jersey with her husband Leo and son, and is working on writing and publishing the other four books in the series, Dark Betrayal, Dark Revenge, Dark Defiance, and Dark Revelation. Lane also loves to draw and paint.  Traveling and experiencing a variety of different foods is also a deep passion of hers.  Lane loves watching horror and fantasy movies and is a believer of the Ancient Alien Theory. Some of her favorite authors include, Charline Harris, Stephen King and Erick Von Daniken.

http://www.authorsden.com/lataeyalane

http://www/goodreads.com/LaTaeya

http://www.facebook.com/#!/AuthorLaTaeyaLane

https://twitter.com/LataeyaLM

http://lataeya.com/

http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Authors/Lataeya-Lane

Buying Links

http://www.amazon.com/Swept-Darkness-Chronicles-Celestial-ebook/dp/B008AN2IJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355066524&sr=8-1&keywords=Swept+into+the+darkness

http://www.amazon.com/Swept-into-Darkness-Chronicles-Celestial/dp/0615697445/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355066524&sr=8-3&keywords=Swept+into+the+darkness

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Swept-into-the-darkness?store=allproducts&keyword=Swept+into+the+darkness

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/164123






 

Friday, January 3, 2014

My ebooks are ON SALE!!!

Hey everyone,
   I just wanted to share something cool. All Romance eBooks have my books on sale.


Now you can get caught up on any of my books that you've missed! And you can do the same with any of your favorite Ellora's Cave authors. All EC books are 30% off.


https://www.allromanceebooks.com/index.html

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Welcome to 2014 - plans for the new year!

Happy New Year to everyone! 



2013 was a bit of a rebuilding year for me. I pleased to say I had a new book (Leader of the Pack) at the end of 2012 and another new release (Cupid Rocks) in February of 2013. Since RWA created an erotic romance category this year, I entered Cupid Rocks in the RITA. I'll be really curious to see what scores it gets. I love Joe and Mandy's story and the two of them were so hot together. Plus, how can you not love a rock musician? LOL

The year was full of challenges too. I moved from my old home to a new town in order to start a new job. I've enjoyed getting to know my new community and the people here, but I was so focused on my new job that it had a negative impact on my writing. Of course it didn't help that I fell and broke my arm in August. But I plan to write much more in 2014.

In fact, this year I'm going to venture into indie publishing. I will be releasing a BDSM contemporary erotic romance featuring Andy Larson as the hero. If you read Whirlwind Affair (part of the Red Stilettos series) you might remember him as my heroine, Erika's brother.

Andy is a sugar beet farmer who happens to be a Dom. He's known Karen Eckberg,the heroine, since they were both in high school and he's been crushing on her for nearly as long, but things never worked out for them to get together. Not until now.

I'll share more as I get closer to a release date with the story.

Finally, I've gotten behind with my blog this year too. But I want to jump start it. Toward that end, I plan to blog at least weekly (more if I can manage it) and I will have a number of guests stopping by to share their views of life. I hope you'll stop by often and share your thoughts about what you read. The more the merrier.

This year I'm really grateful. 
For a new job. Good friends. And unlimited opportunities. 
I hope your 2014 is blessed with joy, good health and abundance in all things!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Fired by my Doctor

Yesterday I got "fired" by my doctor (GP). She said I'd missed too many appointments. I missed one two days ago and yesterday I called to get in because I was out of meds. I specifically told them to call me at work and gave them my phone number - they called my home number so I NEVER got the message.

I dropped by the office at the end of the day and the doctor's nurse (not the doctor because she couldn't lower herself to see me) dropped the bombshell. Apparently, if you reschedule appointments they don't like that either - that's considered a no show and I'd had to reschedule past appointments. I got my prescription but then was told the doctor (and I now use that term loosely) was going to drop me as a patient. If I repeatedly blew off appointments maybe I could see it, but I hadn't. 

I was gobsmacked and mad as hell.

But now I realize that she did me a favor. I thought back over my past appointments. I realized that this doctor would spend maybe five minutes with me when I would come in. She'd listen to my heart, tell me to go see other doctors but she didn't listen to me or really pay me much attention. Also, when I broke my arm she sent a nurse practitioner to see me instead of seeing me herself. This tells me that this person isn't in medicine to cure people, but to make money. I don't need that kind of doctor. So thanks for showing me your true colors, doc. Blessed be.

Has something like this ever happened to you? What do you make of it?


Saturday, December 7, 2013

Toys for the Discerning Domme

http://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/121724114/silver-elven-leaf-claw-armor-set-of-5?ref=related-0 


Saw this image posted on Facebook today and it gave me all kinds of naughty and wicked ideas for a Domme heroine I'm writing. I can picture her applying careful pressure to certain points of the hero's anatomy until he yells...with happiness. Oh yeah. I'm evil. LOL

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!




This year I'm grateful for friends, family and my readers.
I'm thankful that my cats are with me and I have a home and job.

May you all have a Happy Thanksgiving
and a warm and wonderful day.



Friday, November 8, 2013

King Stephen vs. Empress Maud...in song.

This is the BEST explanation of the crazy politics of King Stephen's reign and war with Empress Maud, while at the same time being a fabulous Abba spoof!