Friday, January 31, 2014

Book Tour Review: The One you Feed by James Drummond


Title: The One You Feed

Author: James Drummond

Series: Out of the Dark

Genre: YA Horror

Publisher: Self Published

Release Date: Oct 20 2012 (Original Published Date)

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook

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Purchase Links: Amazon


Blurb/Synopsis: Like most kids who grew up in the small Oregon town of Silver Falls, Toby Hoffman had heard all the scary stories about the monsters living in the neighboring woods of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Now a teenager, he knows the stories are made up to keep the town’s children from wandering where they aren’t wanted.

Then his best friend, Nate, wakes up covered in blood in the reservation woods, with no recollection of whose blood it is or where it came from. When even more brutal attacks follow, Toby can’t help but wonder if one of the fables he was told as a child might be true. With the help of Rachel, a determined Native American girl who has moved off the reservation and into the house next door, he begins searching for an explanation for the recent carnage. He also develops feelings for his new neighbor, which are put to the test when he and Rachel discover that her uncle may be responsible for the emergence of a legendary monster that does in fact exist.

To make matters worse, there’s evidence that Nate was turned by the beast, and that he has every intention of holding onto his extraordinary new creature capabilities no matter the cost. In order to save Silver Falls from a true scary story, Toby will have to face off against forces he doesn’t fully understand – and his closest friend.

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.


Free E-book Alert : The Token by Marata Eros


Purchase Link: Amazon

FTC Disclaimer: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Happy Ranting and Raving !!! 




Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Book Tour Review & Giveaway: The Rose of Cavendish



Title: The Rose of Cavendish

Author: Lea Cherry

Series: Cavendish Series

Genre: YA / Fantasy

Publisher: Xlibris

Release Date: Oct 26 2011

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print

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Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository

Blurb/Synopsis: Anna-Belle, the Princess of Fae’s life was put into danger by the Empress' right hand man so she escaped the hold the guards and the palace had on her to save her life. That was when she came across Landon, who helped her escape and taught her a few things. She also met Keira, the shadow that Landon couldn’t get rid of, who had an instant dislike in Anna-Belle but tagged along when they fell off a cliff into the Elven Kingdom.

            In the Elven Kingdom, Anna-Belle met Aranhil, the prince of elves and also her love interest in the story. It was there that she and her friends learned about a prophecy that Anna-Belle is the Chosen One and the only one who could find the Enchantress, who is needed to stop the darkness that is threatening her world. The only way to find the Enchantress was to travel towards the darkness to find an enchanted rose that can grant any wish that is pure of heart.

            On this journey, Anna-Belle learns to harness her powers, finds an unlikely friendship and starts to fall in love. But it is also on this journey that the darkness threatens to unfold everything they have worked for. Anna-Belle gains strength, courage and friends, but loses a lot more when she finds The Rose of Cavendish.

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.

The Darkest Joy ARC Galley Giveaway!

The Darkest Joy ARC Galley Giveaway
January 21, 2014 through January 31, 2014
(Author's Giveaway Rules will Apply)
The author will be giving away to 5 Winners:


5 Galleys of TDJ   

5 Author swag packs

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Book Tour Review: The Night Life Series by Travis Luedke


Title: The Nightlife Omnibus

Author: Travis Luedke

Series: The Nightlife Series (# 1~4)

Genre: Paranormal/Erotic/Vampires

Publisher: Self Published

Goodreads: Add to TBR List

Purchase Links:  Amazon | B&NSmashwords

Synopsis: The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.


Vampires, strippers, escorts, nightclubs, pimps & dirty cops – the Nightlife Series is never boring.

Can decadence, corruption and prostitution go hand in hand with self-control? Over-indulgence, illegal activity and vampires lurk in darkness when night falls on the city.

The Nightlife Series explores the sexy, dangerous misadventures of vampires and an interesting assortment of wickedly corrupt men and women of the night. Gangs, pimps, prostitutes, cartel, mafia, drug dealers, addicts, alcoholics, and all those wonderfully colorful people you find rubbing elbows in the back alleys, nightclubs, and strip joints.

These creatures inhabit a world of constant blood, sex, and arousal. The act of feeding is highly erotic, victims often experience multiple orgasms. A vampire’s bite is the most powerful drug imaginable, ecstasy, euphoria, and an ever-present potential for nightlife quietly, unobtrusively, until cornered. Then it gets ugly, people die. addiction. Lethally violent predators, they can cut through flesh like a hot knife through butter.

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.



Friday, January 17, 2014

Book Blitz: Keep Breathing by Alexia Purdy



Title: Keep Breathing

Author: Alexia Purdy

Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Adult

Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Press

Release Date: January 15 2014

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Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N

Blurb/Synopsis: Seth Kingston is back in town with years of regrets. Regrets for the way he left things with Penny, the hurt he caused her, and the future they could have had together. He had his reasons and now all he wants is to make amends and have a second chance at love.

But Penny wants no part of what he’s offering. She’s accepted that life is hard, love is an illusion, and you can’t trust men. Especially men named Seth Kingston. And yet… he’s so tender with her. He’s patient, and caring.

Is it possible that he’s changed? Can they really try again?

The past has a tendency to embed its vicious talons deep into a heart, never to let go again. Penny has enough tragedy to last lifetimes and isn’t willing to let anyone scale her walls.

Can real love survive anything, even an unforgiving past?

FTC Disclaimer: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Book Tour Review and Giveaway: Magic Academy


Title: Magic Academy

Author: Jillian Keep

Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance

Publisher: Self Published

Goodreads: Add to TBR List

Release Date: Dec 13 2013

Editions/Formats it will be Available In: eBook

Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Smashwords | iBooks| 

Blurb/Synopsis: Out of a young woman’s ambition comes a love triangle that could destroy more than her heart. Firia has always wanted to be a witch, but even though she’s a natural in magic, there’s a problem: She’s human. Considered by the elven elite to be inferior, Firia needs an edge to be accepted into the Magic Academy. Out of sheer desperation, she summons the demon Varuj, a terrifyingly gorgeous spirit who helps her win the entrance competition. But at what price?

As the commanding demon does everything he can to penetrate every aspect of her innocent life, Firia still finds herself drawn to her study partner, Mae’lin. Not only is the sweet elf completely different from the powerful Varuj, but their relationship is forbidden.

How is she supposed to choose between the demon she owes her life to and the innocent elf who makes her a better person?

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.



Sunday, January 12, 2014

Indie Sunday ARC Review: Death of the Mad Hatter

Author: Sarah J Pepper

Genre: Young Adult and Fantasy

Good Reads: Add to TBR List

Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Smashwords | KoBo | Book Depository 

Book Blurb: The Jack prophesied: If the king loses his head, then the Queen with a Bleeding Heart would rule the Red Court until Time ceased to move forward. When a second carried on for infinity, every creature in Wonderland would tip their Hat to the misfit girl with a Boy’s name (or was it a boy with a Girl’s name?) who’d end the Reign of Terror. However, it all hinged on the One-Eyed Hare being able to convince an uninspirable Heir that the impossible was indeed possible—like stopping time—and that Love was worth a Beheading.

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.



Saturday, January 11, 2014

Book Tour Review & Giveaway: Luminous by Jasmine Angell



Title: Luminous

Author: Jasmine Angell

Series: The Psyne Series (#1)

Genre: YA Fantasy

Publisher: Saga Ventures, LLC

Release Date: Aug 12 2013

Editions/Formats Available In: eBook

Goodreads: Add to TBR List

Purchase Links : Amazon


Blurb/Synopsis:
What would you do if the world you loved was taken from you forever?
...and what would you sacrifice to get it back?

Magical, Mythical, Mesmerizing…
A powerful race of beings lives and works among us and we don’t even know it. To us, they are known as mermaids, sirens and water nymphs, but they call themselves the Psyne. They have lived on Earth since ancient times, wield powerful magic and have only one weakness—love.
When Psyne suddenly start disappearing around the globe, the remaining aquatars are evacuated to their home world and a ban is placed on Earth. Ilauria, a devoted servant to the Psyne Council, can’t abide abandoning the missing eight, and with the help of her long-time friend, Shivan, and a subversive member of the Venvian Psyne named Adante, she embarks on a harrowing rescue mission to uncover who or what is powerful enough to subdue her kind.
What Ilauria discovers will cause her to question her loyalties, re-examine her dual nature, and will shake the very foundations of the truths her society holds dear.

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Review: Alice's Sexual Discovery in a Wonderful Land

Author: Liz Adams

Genre: Erotica| BDSM | Menage

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Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | KoBo |

Synopsis: An erotic version of Alice in Wonderland. This is NOT erotic romance; "Alice's Sexual Discovery" is just raw, relentless erotica.

Having returned home from university for the holidays, Alice can't shake the truth. She's still in love with her childhood crush Jack, the buff and handsome gardner. But as inexperienced as she is with the fine art of sexuality, and having never been able to achieve the big O, will she ever be good enough to satisfy Jack? A fall deep down a well takes her to an erotic wonderland fairy tale where she can do her due diligence at learning how to please a man and how to achieve orgasm. Will Alice's sexual discovery be just the thing to snag her desired man Jack? And will her erotic fairy tale help her discover the key to her own pleasure?


FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.



Giveaway: January's 2014 Favorite Books


This year, I have decided to do something new. Each month I will be giving away a E-book favorite. Thats right Crystal's Random Thoughts will be giving away a E-book that is placed on her favorites list a month. Now, I do realize that some of us don't have the same taste in books so if you win and your not interested in the book selected I will convert the price of the books ($3.99) into a Gift Card from Amazon, B&N or Pay Pal Cash. E-books will be purchased from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. My Giveaway Policy will apply. 

This Giveaway will January 7, 2014  12:00 am and end on February 1, 2014 at 12:00 am.


Sunday, January 5, 2014

ARC Review: The Token #2 By Marata Eros

Title: The Token # 2

Author: Marata Eros

Series: (The Token )

Publication date: January 8, 2014

Genres: Erotica, Romance, New Adult

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Purchase Links: Amazon

Synopsis:  Faren Mitchell keeps the secret of her second job from the one man who could see her through some of the darkest moments of her life. She doesn't want Jared “Mick” McKenna for the billions he's amassed, but for the one thing she's never given any man: her innocence.

Mick's guilt over the injury he inflicted fuels the beginnings of something more; a sexual consumption of each other that neither were anticipating. When Faren's actions don't match her words, Mick suspicions are raised. His feelings turn to ones of protection after Faren is mugged and he can't reconcile his desire for her with the reality they now find themselves in.


As Faren's bucket list grows, so does the danger that surrounds the choices she's made. Can she take what she needs from Mick and also secure her mother's life? Or will the truth she has weaved between the lies doom them both?

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author, editor, publisher, or Promo Host. This is my honest opinion about this book and I did not receive any monetary compensation for writing this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.



Indie Sunday's Guest Post : Desperation

Author: D.W. Carver

Genre: Unknown

Goodreads: Add to TBR List

Purchase Links:  Amazon US | Amazon UK

What is this book about? My novel ‘Desperation’ is a fair example of this technique. The story is about Kate a young woman who discovers that her probably insane dead mother had left a letter with a friend that will get Kate into serious, maybe terminal trouble when it is sent and she can’t stop it. Kate has developed a paraphilia due to her mother’s abuse and likes being caned and spanked but this is not a BDSM book or porn at any level (Well not to me anyway, but I am English). 


Synopsis: Kate thought that once her mother died, the pain she had caused would end. Then she discovered that a letter had been sent to a prominent television presenter on her mother’s orders taunting him with the fact that Kate now held photographs which would ruin him and probably lead to his arrest. Suddenly Kate is running for her life. She seeks help from Rob, a much older man whom she has only known for a very short time.

While at his London apartment, she rescues a teenage girl, Vickie, from a street pimp and over the following days finds a bond growing between them that feels like a lot more than friendship; but with both their lives now in danger there is no time for thoughts of anything but escape and survival.

FTC Disclaimer: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.




Friday, January 3, 2014

Cover Reveal: The Token #2 by Marata Eros

Title: The Token # 2

Author: Marata Eros

Series: (The Token )

Publication date: January 8, 2014

Genres: Erotica, Romance, New Adult

GoodreadsAdd to TBR List

Purchase Links: Amazon

Synopsis:  Faren Mitchell keeps the secret of her second job from the one man who could see her through some of the darkest moments of her life. She doesn't want Jared “Mick” McKenna for the billions he's amassed, but for the one thing she's never given any man: her innocence.

Mick's guilt over the injury he inflicted fuels the beginnings of something more; a sexual consumption of each other that neither were anticipating. When Faren's actions don't match her words, Mick suspicions are raised. His feelings turn to ones of protection after Faren is mugged and he can't reconcile his desire for her with the reality they now find themselves in.


As Faren's bucket list grows, so does the danger that surrounds the choices she's made. Can she take what she needs from Mick and also secure her mother's life? Or will the truth she has weaved between the lies doom them both?


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