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Showing posts with label The Life After Series. Show all posts
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Monday, February 5, 2018

Cover Reveal: DOMINION by Julie Hall With An Excerpt & Giveaway!



Today Julie Hall and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover and an exclusive excerpt for DOMINION, book 3 in her Life After series, which releases March 20, 2018! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to win a Signed copy of Book 1 HUNTRESS, Swag, and a $10 Amazon Gift card!

On to the reveal! 



Title: DOMINION (Life After, #3)
Author: Julie Hall
Pub. Date: March 20, 2018
Publisher: Julie Hall
Formats: eBook
Pages: ?
Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon

After defeating the red dragon’s legion of bloodthirsty demons, Audrey can finally settle into the afterlife with the knowledge her family is safe. But her quest for a perfect existence shatters the moment Logan is kidnapped in an attempt to bend her to Satan’s will.


Audrey must now travel to the one place no hunter has ever ventured to save the man she loves . . . Hell.


Savage demons, desiccated corpses, life sucking zombie trees, and a land of death and rot await Audrey and her friends as they battle through the fiery realm.


But Logan’s freedom comes with a price . . . the destruction of Audrey’s happily ever after.


As Satan schemes for dominion over all the realms, Audrey learns that some acts may be beyond redemption.


Cover Reveal Trailer:




Exclusive Excerpt


We sat on his bed, tucked up against the headboard, Logan sitting with one knee bent and an outstretched leg, and me curled into a ball against his chest, practically cuddled on his lap. 

When my tears were spent, I let out a shaky breath of air.  

“Audrey, I can’t—” Logan’s voice caught on something. His head rested on top of mine. When he continued, his voice dropped an octave, thickened with emotion. “I can’t imagine what you went through down there. I’m so very sorry. I should never have bonded with you.” 

I savored the warm thud of his heartbeat on my cheek for several seconds before what he’d said sunk in. The leakage from my eyes along with a bad case of the feels must have dulled my reactions.

I jerked to a sitting position to stare at him in disbelief—and anger. My face was crusted with the salt of dried tears. There was no doubt I was a hot mess and a half. But that was nothing compared to the mess he’d just spewed.

He reached for me again, but I put a hand up to ward off his movements and curled my upper lip.
Where to even start?

“What I went through? Are you insane?” His gaze jumped around my face as if he couldn’t decide on a safe place to land. “Logan, I actually felt an echo of what you went through. I even experienced some of it in a dream or a weird out of body experience where I was you. What I went through was nothing.”

He opened his mouth to speak, but I slashed a hand through the air to stop him. “Nothing compared to what had been done to you. You were torn to shreds. Literally, in some spots.” 

His face paled. I shouldn’t have gone there and instantly regretted bringing it up—but I couldn’t handle his concern for me when he had been tortured. We’d get to the “should never have bonded with you” comment next.

“You experienced some of . . . of what I went through?” he asked.

Shoot, I gave him another reason to beat himself up. Rookie mistake. “Never mind about that. And what’s this business about regretting bonding with me? Frankly, that’s kind of—hey!”

He grabbed my upper arms and held me still as I tried to push away even farther. His blue eyes flashed, and his face was hard as stone. “If bonding with you caused you to feel even a second of what I endured in that place, then yes, it’s something I deeply regret and would do anything to take back.”

Buried under the caveman response was something sweet, but I wasn’t feeling it. 

“Argh. You . . .” I pointed a finger at his face. “You just . . .”

As I sputtered to find the right words, the corners of Logan’s lips just barely tipped up. I stopped talking when I spotted his involuntary reaction. Of course I’d find a guy who thought it was cute when I got mad. Actually, that was probably pretty lucky considering I did tend to have a short fuse. 
I pressed my lips together and narrowed my eyelids before performing another visual sweep of his body. 

Yep, he looked to be relatively healthy. 

I launched myself at him and grabbed the sides of his face, and then I planted my lips right over his. Just like the first time I’d surprised him with a kiss, he was momentarily stunned. 

I gently but firmly bit down on his full bottom lip in a silent demand for him to get with the program. Then I pulled back a fraction, just far enough that my lips grazed his when I spoke. 

“Less talking, more kissing,” I ordered. 

I’d gone to Hell and back for this guy. I wanted to collect my reward . . . with interest. 



About Julie: 


Julie Hall is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of young adult fantasy fiction. 

Before writing her first novel Julie worked as a film publicist and rubbed elbows with the rich and famous . . . as in she would gently nudge them to let them know their meal had arrived during press interviews.

She now spends most of her "office hours" with her two furry writing buddies, Bear and Coco. Her daughter thinks that mommy's superpower is “sleeping all day,” but that’s because she’s often awake until the wee hours of the morning weaving tales of adventure in worlds of her own creation. When asked in an interview what she wanted to be when she grew up, she’s quoted to have answered, “to never have to grow up.”

She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her four favorite people--her husband, daughter, and two fur babies (because dogs are people too).  

Connect with Julie here, or on social media.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a signed paperback of HUNTRESS, the first book in the series as well as LIFE AFTER series swag (signed character cards, magnets, bookmarks and stickers) and a $10 Amazon GC, US Only.




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Monday, October 28, 2013

Blog Tour- SOUL POSSESSED by Katlyn Duncan and a Giveaway!


Hey y’all I have a playlist today from Katlyn Duncan for both SOUL TAKEN and SOUL POSSESSED! Check it out and make sure to enter the giveaway below!


Haven’t heard of SOUL POSSESSED? Check it out!

Title: SOUL POSSESSED
Author: Katlyn Duncan
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Publisher: Carina UK
Series: Book 2, The Life After Trilogy
Genre: YA Paranormal
ISBN: 9781472044556
Life after Life

Now Maggie has been given the chance of her after-life to become a Guard, nothing will stand in her way. Not even the undeniable attraction she feels for her trainer and past love—Jackson. But when the battle between Shadowed and Guard begins again which side will she choose?


When her boss, Felix, partners Jackson and Maggie up with Ally and Cooper to investigate terrifying Shadowed activity, she doesn’t think it could get any worse. Jackson and Cooper barely tolerate each other and this time, Maggie isn’t just proving her loyalty to the Guard during one mission...she has a side mission too. One so secret and so dangerous she can’t tell a soul...

 Now on to the Playlist!

For Soul Taken music didn’t play a huge role while I was writing. I did listen to a few songs to get into the “mood” of the book though.

The Other Side from Bruno Mars featuring CeeLo Green



Dark Side by Kelly Clarkson



The Sun Will Rise by Kelly Clarkson



Not Over You by Gavin Degraw





These songs came up on my Pandora playlist at some point and they just reminded me of my characters. “The Other Side” was for Jackson, even though his character has changed quite a bit since then. “Dark Side” was for Maggie and her overall struggle with her past. “The Sun Will Rise” is a beautiful song that is uplifting and in my mind reminded me of Ally. “Not Over You” is for Cooper. I had a different idea for his story after finishing up Soul Taken but that has since changed, but it is hard for me not to think of Cooper when I hear it.

While writing Soul Possessed I used to listen to “New Age Instrumental” on Pandora until a movie score came on which changed my taste quite a bit. While I love classical music, movie scores brought out the visual aspect of my scenes a bit more.


A few examples of that playlist (since it is very long!): 


Breathe by Greg Maroney



Dark Night of the Soul by Philip Wesley



Sargasso Sea




The Game Has Changed by Daft Punk (Tron Legacy)



“Breathe” is for a particularly romantic scene in SP (that’s all I’m saying :0) ).  “Dark Night of the Soul” isn’t tagged to a particular scene I just love it. “Sargasso Sea” is for a scene later in the in the book in the After. “The Game Has Changed” changed the ending to Soul Possessed completely. I was writing up the last scene when this song came onto Pandora and I extended the story with the inspiration from this song to what is now the true ending to the story.         

Thanks for having me!


Thank you Katlyn! This is a super cool playlist!!


About Katlyn Duncan

Katlyn Duncan was born and raised in a small town in western Massachusetts. Her overactive imagination involved invisible friends, wanting to be a Disney Princess and making up her own stories. Her bibliophile mom always encouraged her love of reading and that stayed with her since. Even though she works full time in the medical field Katlyn has always made time for books, whether she is reading or writing them.
Katlyn now lives in southern Connecticut with her husband and adorable Wheaten Terrier and she is thrilled to finally share her stories with the world.

The Giveaway
There is a tourwide giveaway for an Amazon eGiftCard valued at $15 USD. It is open Internationally to anyone who is able to accept an Amazon GC.
There is also a tourwide giveaway for a set of Kindle eBook copies of SOUL TAKEN and SOUL POSSESSED to one winner.
The giveaway ends on Monday, November 11th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
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The Tour Schedule

Week One

Oct. 21stThe Happy Booker – Review SOUL TAKEN + Interview
Oct. 22ndRealm of the Sapphired Dragon – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED
Oct. 23rdDark Novella – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED
Oct. 24thIrisjeXx – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED
Oct. 24thBooker Like a Hooker – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED
Oct. 25thMagical Urban Fantasy Reads – Guest Post

Week Two
Oct. 28thTwo Chicks On Books – Playlist Guest Post
Oct. 29thTween 2 Teen Book Reviews – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED
Oct. 30thCurling Up With A Good Book – Interview
Oct. 31stAddicted Readers – Guest Post
Nov. 1stParanormal Book Club – Interview

Week Three
Nov. 4thChasm of Books – Guest Post
Nov. 5thLost in Ever After – Review SOUL TAKEN
Nov. 6thLeft to Write – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED + Interview
Nov. 7thBook2Buzz – Interview
Nov. 7thEndless Reading – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED

Nov. 8thMoonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf – Review SOUL TAKEN & SOUL POSSESSED + Guest Post
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