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Stealing Breath Tour - Book Spotlight & Giveaway

Deep in the backwoods of North Dakota, twenty-one year old Sarah Ross is searching for a missing child when she is attacked by a glowing-eyed, transparent... creature. Sarah survives, destroying the monster by using mysterious abilities she didn't even know she had. Bloody and bruised, Sarah flees the scene and runs directly into Evan Valente, a handsome, charismatic stranger who helps her back to safety.  But what is Evan doing out in the forest at five in the morning?  Turning to a healer, Sarah is shocked to learn her eyes bear the mark of the Indigo Child — an evolved human with the ability to feel the emotions of others. But her indigo aura also makes her an easy target for those who wish to consume her powerful essence.  Soon, Sarah is falling deeply in love with Evan and wants nothing more than to follow her heart and trust that he is the man he says he is. But she can't ignore the lingering feeling that Evan is hiding a terrible secret. The deeper she di...

Stealing Breath - Excerpt Reveal

Today I have an excerpt reveal for you from the book Stealing Breath by Joanne Brothwell .  Stealing Breath is a YA paranormal shapeshifter novel published by Crescent Moon Press and the first in the Stealing Breath series. I've signed up for two dates on this tour, so later this month, on Thursday the 29th, I'll be posting a book spotlight with ebook giveaway. Be sure to mark your calendars and come back for that!  An ancient evil has resurfaced, the soul of the Indigo Child is at stake. Beware those with the Stealing Breath... Here's the excerpt...

Bad Girls

While looking for blog post ideas, I came across a list of the Top 10 Vile Villainesses .  " We may love the protagonists of our favorite novels, but without an antagonist to struggle against, those novels would be very dull. Lots has been written about the roles played by women in literature, and this list celebrates female villains. Some we hate and some we love to hate. Here are ten of the best worst women of literature .  - Ben Gazur " In ascending order, they are: 10. Dolores Umbrige, professor from Harry Potter .  9.   Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper from the novel Rebecca . 8.   The White Witch from Narnia.  7.   Miss Havisham from Dickens' Great Expectations . 6.   Grendel's Mother in Beowulf . 5.   Marquise de Merteuil, from Les Liasions Dangereuses , a novel that scandalized France when it was published in 1782. 4.   Livia from Robert Graves' I, Claudius . 3.   Sha...