Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews: July 2013

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Shifting Crossroad Series by Zenina Masters - bonus Hot Paranormal Nights Hop giveaway

I just discovered a great new series that has a new twist on paranormal matchmaking! The premise of this series is that some shifters are hard to match and when they can not find a mate in their home region they book a trip to the Shifting Crossroads.

At the Crossroad all species are equal and your mate could be anybody. They men and women meet at the cafe or bar and mingle to see who is a nice fit.

I loved that there were so many different types of shifters in this series. And that they do not share their animals until they have decided to mate. Although, certain traits are obvious and they guess what general type of animal they are dealing with.

All the folks at the Crossroads are great! There are a few permanent fixtures at the who get their mates in the first couple books and reappear later.

The pace of the stories flows nicely. Generally there is some outside force that is a factor in their searching for a mate. And those plots are all resolved neatly by the end of the book.

The ladies are generally independent and a little sassy. My fav type of heroine! And the men are deliciously hot! And convince the gals they should mate.

The steam factor in this series is low. Only because you usually only get one hot and heavy scene. It is usually a real pantie wetter but too short by far.

There are also times when after they have mated the story slows to a crawl. The mating usually happens in about the middle of the book so, you do not want it to slow down after.

Now, I believe firmly in reading series in order. It is one of my quirks. But I can say if you choose to hop around with these books you will not get lost in the story.

I love that each book ends with a little hint of the next book. It is one of those brilliant tricks authors have to draw you in and make you anticipate the next story!

I took the time to check out Ms Masters webpage and discovered that for the next few months a new book will release on the 1st of each month. Yeah!! And there are books scheduled through December! Double Yeah!! I for one will be stalking those release dates!

If you click any book cover that interests you it will take you to the book on Goodreads! Well, when you finish drooling over all those hot male torsos!

So, tell me what is your fav kind of shifter? I will choose one random comment to win ebook copies of the first two books in the series!

The Hot Paranormal Nights Blog Hop is run by authors Tricia Schneider and Kallysten.

This event celebrates all things that go bump in the night. Whether you like your sexy heroes to have fangs or fur, or your spunky heroines to harness magical forces, or any other sort of paranormal elements to spice up your romances, this is the hop for you!

I love a yummy shifter tale!! There is just something about them! My favorite type of shifter is a bear, they are big, brawny and of so grumpy!!! Here is a list of my top bear shifter romances!

Chase - Bunny and the Bear - Eve Langlais - So grumpy only a perky bunny could tame him!! Love this series to pieces!!
Hugh - Mary and the Bear - Zena Wynn - Yummy grouch who can't fight fate and a sexy BBW! Such a sweet heart in the end!
Alexander - Bear Necessities - Dana Marie Bell - Who can resist a tough guy with a nickname like Bunny! Love this spin-off of the Halle Pumas series!
Buzz - Owl's Fair - Zenina Masters - This big ole bear loves his honey! An awesome new series I just discovered!
Aleks - Fate Knows Best - Alanea Alder - This one is so sexy and the make up is legendary when her pits his foot in it! Fab new series!! And he has six singles brothers!! Yum!
Ryland - Predator's Kiss - Rosanna Leo - Super grouchy bear who just can not resist his mate! Can not wait for his rockstar brother to get his book!

Honorable Mention - Yosi - Yeti Were? - Celia Kyle - Ok he isn't really a bear but a Yeti is super close!

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Be sure to check out my bonus giveaway as well!

Sites participating in the Hot Paranormal Night Blog Hop (July 25th - 30th).

1.	Kallysten (INT)	29.	Kathryn Leigh Scott (US)
2.	Tricia Schneider (INT)	30.	The Ruthin Trilogy
3.	Carrie Fort (US)	31.	Cathryn Cade (US)
4.	Lily Graison [INT]	32.	Ash Krafton [INT]
5.	A.L. Kessler (US)	33.	Shauna Granger (US)
6.	Mia Bishop (US)	34.	Spellbound Scribes (INT)
7.	Author Rose Wynters -INT	35.	Krystal Shannan
8.	Jami Gray	36.	The Wiccan Haus (INT)
9.	Liv Rancourt	37.	Writing with Scissors-Clarissa Johal (INT)
10.	KH LeMoyne (US)	38.	Brandi Salazar (INT)
11.	Debbie Christiana (INT)	39.	Holly Hood (INT)
12.	Zrinka Jelic (INT)	40.	Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust
13.	Vivi Dumas	41.	Alexandra Anthony (US)
14.	Catherine Green	42.	Victoria Embers
15.	Nana Prah	43.	Sharing Links and Wisdom (INT)
16.	Ashen White	44.	Kaitlin Bevis
17.	Anna Patterson	45.	Georgia Lyn Hunter (INT)
18.	Mandy Earles (US)	46.	Danita Minnis
19.	Calinda B	47.	Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews
20.	Cate Masters (INT)	48.	Leontii Holender
21.	DC Juris	49.	Lorraine Beaumont (INT)
22.	Donna Michaels (INT)	50.	Lisa Chalmers (INT)
23.	Nancy Gideon	51.	Jess Buffett (INT)
24.	Beth Caudill (INT)	52.	Catherine Wolffe (US)
25.	cathy Brockman (US)	53.	Lola James
26.	Kiru Taye (INT)	54.	Jay @ Vailia's Page Turner
27.	Jill James (US)	55.	Shelf Stacker (Int'l)
28.	elodie parkes erotic romance

Thursday, July 18, 2013

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

Hop Wide we are going to be offering two Grand Prizes!! In order for readers to take part, they must leave their comment and email address. Two winners will be chosen at random and notified no later than July 29, 2013.

1st Grand Prize: (1) $100 Amazon Gift Card

2nd Grand Prize: (1) $25 Amazon Gift Card

To enter you just need to comment about your hottest summer night!

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop sponsored by the Insatiable Reads Book Tour.

Grand Prizes - Two grand prizes.

#1 is a Kindle Fire.

#2 is a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Leave a comment on sites in the hop and a winner will be drawn from the comments!!

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The Summer is great for quick reads! At the beach, on the road trip to vacation or wherever!

Some of my current favorite quick reads are the 1Night Stand books from Decadent Publishing. They are short books that are more story than sex. Surprising in the whole dating service for one night of sex premise. Happily theses stories have much more heart than one would expect. The mysterious Madame Eve sets up couples on supposed one time dates that end up being soulmates! And the stories are solid! Every genre you could think of to take you away from reality!

Here are a few of my favorites-

Heather Long's Always a Marine series, everyone is a hit!! Love them! Yummy men in uniform! And she really hits on issues soldiers face after returning from active duty.

Jennifer Probst's Steele Brothers series, hot and heavy Vegas Action!!

Jennifer E. Subject's Intergalactic Heat series, delicious Sci-fi reads!!

Taryn Kincaid's Sleepy Hollow series, sexy paranormal fun!!

Have you tried them or are you running over to check them out now? Now, what is your fav book in the collection?

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