Romance Raider Reviews and Reads: 2014

Thursday 18 December 2014

Torment - Kristie Cook

Torment (Soul Savers Book 6)

By Kristie Cook
January 9^th, 2015

He’ll torment her soul until she breaks…and humanity until it falls.

and species, with Lucas, leader of evil on Earth, orchestrating it all. He even possesses direct control of thousands of human soldiers’ minds, putting himself in position to take over humanity.

Alexis, still young and inexperienced, must lead the Angels’ army to war. But every step she takes is trumped by Lucas, who single-handedly turns the humans against her Amadis. When Alexis and Tristan top every country’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists, they are forced to go underground to fight this war. And their first mission is to free the

human soldiers by breaking the link that allows Lucas to control them.

But the Four Horsemen have apparently arrived, bringing the world into the apocalypse. Can Alexis and the Amadis prevent Lucas from taking over humanity? Or is he truly the Antichrist, and the events tormenting the world part of an age-old prophecy that can’t be stopped?

This highly anticipated sixth book of the Soul Savers Series will leave readers in shock, begging for the final installment, Faith.

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Soul Savers Reading Order:

#1 Promise (Free)

#2 Purpose

#3 Devotion

#4 Power

#5 Wrath

#6 Torment – 1/9/2015

#7 Faith – 2/2/2015

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Kristie Cook is a lifelong, award-winning writer in various genres, primarily New Adult paranormal romance and contemporary fantasy. Her internationally bestselling Soul Savers Series will be complete and all seven books available by early 2015. She's also written a companion novella, Genesis: A Soul Savers Novella, currently available. Over 350,000 Soul Savers books have been sold, with Promise peaking at #54 on the Amazon Top 100 Paid list and at #1 in the Amazon Fantasy category, and Wrath peaking in the Top 10 on 5 international iBooks stores.

She has also written The Book of Phoenix trilogy, a New Adult paranormal romance series that includes The Space Between, The Space Beyond, and The Space Within. The full trilogy is available now.

Besides writing, Kristie enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, a beagle, and a puggle, but spends many weekends with her three sons at UCF, cheering on the Knights.

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To get you started Book 1 Promise is Free!

Monday 24 November 2014

Kristie Cook - Dual Cover Release

Book Six & Seven in the Soul Savers Series

Title: Torment Title: Faith

Author: Kristie Cook Author: Kristie Cook Release Date: January 9th, 2015 Release Date: February 2nd, 2015

He’ll torment her soul until she breaks…and humanity until it falls.

When the Daemoni expose their existence to the human race, all Hell breaks loose. Literally. Not only do they walk the world freely, attacking at will, but they’ve infiltrated the highest levels of power in the human world. World War III erupts between countries and species, with Lucas, leader of evil on Earth, orchestrating it all. He even possesses direct control of thousands of human soldiers’ minds, putting himself in position to take over humanity.

This highly anticipated sixth book of the Soul Savers Series will leave readers in shock, begging for the final installment, Faith..

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When her eyes see only darkness, her soul must uncover faith’s light.

Evil reigns the world. Earth’s been ravaged. Only supernaturals roam the surface, while anyone else who escaped the fallout remains hidden deeply underground. The only signs humans survived at all come from those who serve the Daemoni. To finalize his conquest of humanity, Lucas prepares to rip down the veil between Earth and the Otherworld, opening the gates of Hell into the physical realm.

So why do the Angels insist on Alexis fighting a war that’s already been lost? Defending a world that no longer exists?

With a soul that’s been battered and beaten by both Heaven and Hell, Alexis holds onto a single conviction—her love for her family. Her only mission now is to save her husband’s and her son’s souls. Once she does, She’ll plead with the Angels to allow them off this world God has obviously forsaken.

But has He? And can she give up on her people so easily? On the souls of all humanity? Or will she find the faith she needs to defeat the Daemoni and win back the world? Just how far will she go to save the souls she loves . . . and those she does not?

This epic finale of the bestselling Soul Savers Series will break readers’ hearts, put them back together, and leave them demanding more.

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She has also written The Book of Phoenix trilogy, a New Adult paranormal romance series that includes The Space Between, The Space Beyond, and The Space Within. The full trilogy is available now.

Author's Website & Blog

UK Fan Site

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Want to catch up on the rest of Soul Saver Series? Click the link and it will take you to the Soul Saver Series Website where you can learn more about the books and where they are available.

To get you started Book 1 Promise is Free!

Friday 5 September 2014

The Space Within - Blog Tour & Guest Post

The Space Within

Kristie Cook

Guest Post:

True story: When I first started writing The Space Between, Part One of The Book of Phoenix trilogy, I needed a place near the Georgia/Florida state line for the main character’s truck to break down. She was pulling a camper-trailer, so it had to be close to an RV park where she could set up her camper until her truck was fixed. So I made up a place with a truck stop close to the highway that included a mechanic shop, a convenience store, a diner, and a bar/grill, and an RV park across the street. That’s all I needed at the time, so the setting was no more than that – the truck stop and the RV park. No town or community or anything.

Fast forward to writing The Space Beyond, Part Two, when I needed a whole town at that same place. I debated whether to use a real town or create a fictional one, and since I hadn’t been up to that part of the state in years, I decided to make it fictional, which would give me more freedom to make stuff up. As the town of Lake Haven grew in my mind and on screen, I began to fall in love with it, its legends, lore, and secrets that all small towns have, and its people. There were background characters I wanted to get to know better. More secrets to uncover. I could already see that there could be more books centered on this town.

While on a road trip home from a book conference in Charleston, South Carolina, we had the opportunity to stop in a small Florida town near the state line, about where I imagined Lake Haven to be. I was about a third of the way through the first draft of The Space Beyond at the time. We came in through the back roads of southern Georgia and northern Florida, on our way to the interstate. I’d never been there before, had only driven through that part of the state on other road trips, but had stuck to the interstate. So I just wanted to drive around a bit off the highway to better ingrain in my mind an image of the area so I could describe it more accurately and with authentic details.

I wanted to see things like the types of trees that dominated the scenery, and whether the area seemed to be more high-dollar with Victorian homes and nice cars, or more downhome Southern country with trailer parks and beat-up pickup trucks (which is what I wanted). The latter is what we found, and it was a perfect model for Lake Haven, giving me some concrete images to use in my descriptions. We stopped for lunch and even met a woman who inspireda character in the book. Only a few miles from the interstate, it was perfectly located for what had already been described.

Here’s where things get really weird. Remember, I’d never been to this town before. I’d never even exited the interstate anywhere close to it. And as I just said, I thought of it as a bit of a model of Lake Haven – not the actual place. With the way I’d already set things up in The Space Between and what I’d written so far in The Space Beyond, I was sure there’d be nothing close to what I had in my mind for Lake Haven. For example, a small town that matched uncannily to the vision in my head would surely not have the same details as a truck stop across the street from an RV park near the highway.

But guess what? After lunch, as we’re headed out of town toward the interstate, an RV park shows up on our left, and about 100 yards down the road, a truck stop on our right and the ramps for the interstate just beyond it. The hairs on my arms stood up, and I kind of did a squeal/happy dance in my seat. What were the odds?!

Of course, they weren’t directly across the street from each other, but pretty dang close. The RV park looked like it hadn’t been used for years, although there were old campers sitting in it – that also looked like they hadn’t been used for years. It didn’t have an adjacent trailer park, like the one in my books does. And the truck stop didn’t have all the extras of a bar, mechanics shop, or even a real diner – just a fast food restaurant. But still. I’d envisioned a place in my head that was so very close to a place that actually existed – and I’d never been to before. Even the people were very much like the ones I’d created, including a realempath.

Writing can be like that, where our subconscious seems to know a lot more than our logical minds. And it’s so cool when things like this happen, one of my favorite parts of being a writer. So I thought I’d share that little story with you. Lake Haven sort of exists with a different name. I just wonder who has the more colorful stories – the real people or the ones in The Book of Phoenix.

Tuesday 20 May 2014

The Space Beyond - Kristie Cook

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Today is release day for The Space Beyond (Part Two in the Book of Phoenix) by Kristie Cook!! If you haven't read The Space Between (Part One in the Book of Phoenix), it's on sale for 99c! (Links below) - Join Kristie, along with author Lynn Rush, whose book Absolute Zero releases on May 21st! It's an ongoing DUAL RELEASE CELEBRATION starting TONIGHT with several guest author appearances! https://www.facebook.com/events/509122122526573

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The Space Beyond

Part Two of the Book of Phoenix

Author: Kristie Cook

Release Date: Currently Available

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Hearts break, souls shatter, love lies in The Space Beyond...

As members of the Phoenix, Jeric and Leni are thrust into their new lives, expected to lead Earth’s Guardians. But Leni struggles with trusting her own soul, and Jeric is more concerned about keeping Leni safe than meeting others’ demands. When Darkness swarms Lake Haven, they embark on their first mission with little preparation and no idea which soul the Dark hunts.

Born and raised in Lake Haven, Bex hopes to escape her small-town life, ideally in the arms of her soul mate. She knows he exists, and her heart aches with the need to find him. When her long-lost mama calls to announce she's knockin' on death's door, Bex reluctantly makes the trip to see the uncaring bitch (bless her heart), only to be knocked off her feet by the sexy and charming Dr. Mason Hayes. Is he really The One?

Leni’s soul felt an instant connection to Bex, but if Bex found her soul mate, she isn’t their mission. So who is, and why does Leni instinctively feel drawn to her? Can Leni even trust her intuition? And will Jeric step up and lead when the time comes or continue to hold them back?

If they don't learn to trust themselves and each other quickly, Darkness will claim them all…along with the rest of Earth’s souls.

Other books in the series:

The Space Between
Part One in the Book of Phoenix
Author: Kristie Cook

Currently Available
 Where: Amazon US | Amazon UK | B&N | iBookstore | Kobo

When life falls to pieces, answers lie in The Space Between...

 Leni Drago can't make a smart decision on her own, according to her mother anyway--the few times she's tried resulted in disaster. When her uncle sends her on a dance tour in Italy to find her real self, she returns to an empty home and any evidence of his existence wiped out. Then things get even stranger, like the mysterious appearances of Jeric Winters--inked, pierced and a hit-'em-and-quit-'em type. He's one decision that should be easy for Leni. Or is he?

 Jeric doesn't do girlfriends. Unless they're someone else's. He left the fighting cage and modeling for a reason, and girls who want more than a night of fun are distractions he doesn't need. Especially when they come with as much baggage as Leni carries. But he can't shake the gut feeling that he needs to know her. All of her.

 To discover the truth behind their connection and their ties to a journal from 1989, they must face painful secrets from their pasts. And they must do so quickly because their own existences are falling to pieces.

 This first part of The Book of Phoenix takes you on a heart-wrenching ride as you discover the answers that lie in The Space Between.

The Space Within

Part Three in the Book of Phoenix

Author: Kristie Cook

Release Date: July 14, 2014

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When Darkness threatens, what matters most lies in The Space Within...
Completing a mission that reunites Guardian Twin Flames turns devastating when the Book of Phoenix throws Leni and Brock into a Dark world, leaving Jeric and Asia behind. They count on their other halves to rescue them, but when that doesn’t happen, they must fight through the Darkness and find a Gate that will take them home.

Except all of Earth’s Gates are sealed.

Enyxa, ruler of Darkness, and her horde of Dark souls storm the Gates to push their way through to Earth. While Leni and Brock fight Enyxa on their side, Jeric and Asia must figure out how to save their Twin Flames without jeopardizing all of Earth’s souls. Through it all—and with a little help from Enyxa—Brock and Asia begin questioning their relationship and whether they’re truly meant to be together…or if they’re two Lost souls forced to become one.

If the Broken dyads don’t find each other fast, they’ll be lost to the Dark forever. But to reunite means choosing themselves over all of Earth’s souls. Can Jeric make that decision? And will Brock and Asia find the love they both desperately crave? Or are they all doomed to perpetual Darkness?

Discover how it all ends in The Space Within, the explosive conclusion to The Book of Phoenix trilogy.

About the Author:

Kristie Cook is a lifelong, award-winning writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. She continues to write the Soul Savers Series, a New Adult paranormal romance / contemporary fantasy, with Promise, Purpose, Devotion, Power, and the latest release, Wrath, book five, available now. She’s also written a companion novella, Genesis: A Soul Savers Novella, which details the compelling history of her Soul Savers mythology. Over 300,000 Soul Savers books have been sold, with Promisepeaking at #54 on the Amazon Top 100 Paid list and at #1 in the Amazon Fantasy category.

Kristie’s second series, The Book of Phoenix, is a New Adult paranormal trilogy. The Space Between is currently available, and The Space Beyond is releasing May 19, 2014, andThe Space Within will be available Summer 2014.

Besides writing, Kristie enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, three sons, a beagle, and a puggle. She can be found at:

Author's Website & Blog: http://www.KristieCook.com
UK Fan Site: http://www.kristiecookfansite.co.uk
The Book of Phoenix Website: http://www.TheBookofPhoenix.com
Soul Savers Series Website: http://www.SoulSaversSeries.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorKristieCook
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/kristiecookauth

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Friday 16 May 2014

The Space Beyond - Kristie Cook Review

HOLYY CRAP!
Kristie Cook has done it again. The Space Beyond is a great second part to The Space Between. The journey with Leni and Jeric continues with new characters Brock and Asia and also Bex. The pace gets faster and the book gets more exciting with every page you turn. This book also brings in real life issues into the supernatural world and Kristie has wrote them amazingly. The third part can not come quick enough, which is out in July, I can't wait to continue the story of some of my favourite characters ever. This is definitely a 5 star must read. Kristie you never fail to amaze me well done.

If you haven't read any of Kristie's books you must starting with The Soul Savers Series first book promise.

The Space Beyond is out May 19th so go pre-order now.

Thursday 13 March 2014

Glitch - Brenda Pandos

I just want to say OMG this book is amazing. I underestimated it a little when I thought it was about zombies and that's not really my cup of tea. Seriously it's so much more don't let the thought of zombies put you off.

Abby lives behind the confines of a wall in Brighton and she is obsessed with her D.O.D (date of death) watch and always keeps an eye on it to see the minutes ticking by. Everyone thinks their safe in Brighton with everything running smoothly and their all scared of the zombies over the wall.

Abby only has one day until she turns 16 and meets her compliment which is her 35 year old self and she has questions to ask. But during a baseball match in where she slips into a ditch she meets a blue eyed boy who hands her a slip of paper which is forbidden that reads " don't go to your meeting".

Her meeting doesn't go to plan and she has her suspicions about her 35 year old self. So with the help of her best friend Elle she tries to find out more and also about that blue eyed boy.

One night though Abby's life changes forever and takes a drastic turn in which secrets, lies and truth all come to the front.

This book keeps you on a journey that leaves you surprised and open mouthed. It's definitely a page turner. It fastly became one of my favourite books of all time and I can't wait for Switch.

Also just want to say thanks to Brenda for trusting me with her book and letting me review it.

K.A Young Dead Spell

Dead Spell Release Tour

After being forced to live among the humans, Elise finds herself on the cusp of a war that she isn’t sure how to fight let alone win. Along with a small supernatural group of sorcerers, werewolves, vampires and one Nephilim warrior, she is prepared to risk it all in order to protect and defend the world that they know and love.

While Elise has that one goal in mind, she is also learning to adjust to the gift her mother sent her from the other side, her wolf. And if all that weren’t enough, she must also choose between the affections of the head sorcerer Garrett, and the sexy alpha wolf Enrique. One thing’s for sure, Elise has no intention of being coerced into a relationship neither by loyalty nor a supernatural bond.

Elise never would have imaged that everything would come to a head because of one witches spell. One spell could change everything…

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Elise Michaels' motto has always been: no guts, no glory. She is a thrill seeker, continually craving excitement and adventure. The idea of being tied down to a place or man never interested her, even though a betrothal spell was cast linking her and the Head of Council’s son when they were mere infants.

Being a distant third in succession to assume the Head Mistress role, she felt confidant that her secret would remain in her past along with Coven life. Unfortunately, nothing in our fun loving heroine’s future is anything she or anyone from the supernatural realm is prepared for.

Now, she’s forced to return to the place and the Sorcerer she so desperately sought to forget.

Elise has no idea the power and gifts that await her. Can she let go of her own desires and embrace her new role? Or will she surrender to the faceless evil coming for them all?

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K.A. Young is a paranormal/fantasy romance author that lives with her family in the South. She began writing because her mind was swimming with incredible stories that were begging to be told. Her love for reading began as a small child when she realized that a good book was an instant escape to a mystical land that could be reached anytime and from anyplace.

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Monday 17 February 2014

Curses, Fates and Soul Mates

5 full-length novels from 5 of the hottest authors in New Adult Paranormal Romance!

Escape reality and immerse yourself in these steamy paranormal romances. With everything from tattooed bad boys and sexy demons to hot, otherworldly bodyguards, you’re going to fall in love. Beware: you’ll be up reading well past your bedtime!

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THE SPACE BETWEEN by Kristie Cook: Self-contained dancer Leni Drago and inked-and-pierced playboy Jeric Winters must discover the truth behind their connection as well as their ties to a journal from 1989 – and they must do it fast, before all evidence that they ever existed disappears. Two love stories, one mystery and a paranormal twist that readers call “mind blowing.”

About Kristie Cook

The Space Between kicks off her second New Adult paranormal series, The Book of Phoenix, with part two, The Space Beyond, releasing in 2014.

Connect With Kristie Cook Online

I love to hear from and connect with readers. Please don’t be shy.
Email: kristie@kristiecook.com
Author’s Website & Blog: http://www.KristieCook.com
UK Fan Site: http://www.kristiecookfansite.co.uk
Soul Saver Series Website: http://www.SoulSaversSeries.com
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FROSTBITE by Lynn Rush: Love is warm and fuzzy for most people, and it would be for eighteen-year-old Amanda Smith, too, if her kisses didn't cause frostbite.

About Lynn Rush

Driven to write, Lynn Rush often sees her characters by closing her eyes, watching their story unfold in her mind. Lynn Rush is a pen name that is a combination of two sources – Lynn, the first name of her mother-in-law, who passed away and Rush – since the author is a former inline speed skater and mountain biker. All of Rush’s books are dedicated to Lynn, her namesake.

Connect With Lynn Rush Online

Lynn loves to hear from readers!
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CURSED by R.K. Ryals: Sometimes being bad is better… A vintage-loving witch. A cocky demon. An old grimoire. An ancient curse. A family secret that changes everything.

About the Author

R.K. Ryals is the author of emotional and gripping young adult and new adult paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and fantasy. With a strong passion for charity and literacy, she works as a full time writer encouraging people to "share the love of reading one book at a time." An avid animal lover and self-proclaimed coffee-holic, R.K. Ryals was born in Jackson, Mississippi and makes her home in the Southern U.S. with her husband, her three daughters, a rescue dog named Oscar the Grouch, A Shitzsu named Tinkerbell, an OCD cat, and a coffee pot she honestly couldn't live without. Should she ever become the owner of a fire-breathing dragon (tame of course), her life would be complete.

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RETURN OF THE ASCENDANT by Raine Thomas: Party plans derail for college student Kyra Vaughn when she’s nearly killed…twice. She’ll have to rely on a sexy stranger with unusual abilities to keep her alive and help her discover who she’s destined to be.

About the Author

Raine Thomas is the award-winning author of bestselling Young Adult and New Adult fiction. Known for character-driven stories that inspire the imagination, Raine recently signed with multiple award-winning producer Chase Chenowith of Back Fence Productions to bring her popular Daughters of Saraqael trilogy to the big screen. She's a proud indie author who is living the dream.

Raine is a hopeless romantic with a background in the fields of mental health and wedding planning...two areas that intersect far more than one would think. Her years working with children and young adults with emotional and behavioral challenges inspired her to create protagonists who overcome their own conflicts. When she isn't writing or glued to e-mail or social networking sites, Raine can usually be found vacationing with her husband and daughter on one of Florida's beautiful beaches or crossing the border to visit with her Canadian friends and relatives.

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I love to hear from readers. Please visit me online!
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REPOSSESSION by Rachael Wade: The Invaders have come for Earth, and Skylla Warden’s in the very center of the upheaval. On a mission to take back what is rightfully theirs, Earth’s population is determined to make sure this isn’t the end. But some endings were never theirs to begin with.

About the Author

Rachael Wade is the Amazon bestselling author of THE PRESERVATION SERIES, LOVE AND RELATIVITY, and the upcoming New Adult sci-fi series, THE KEEPERS TRILOGY. When she's not writing, she's busy going to concerts, watching too many movies, and learning how to protect animals and the environment. She's an avid Brandi Carlile fan and loves all things Tim Burton.

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