Halloween Reads: Part Five

So many books to put us in the Halloween spirit!!! I was overwhelmed by the responses I received via email, G+, and Facebook! WOW! You people know your Halloween books :D

Here was the question: "Halloween is fast approaching I'm looking for your favorite dark, thriller, horror, suspenseful, or mystery that would fall into a good Halloween read...
Title and author name please!!!!!"

Here are the first four parts:
Part One 
Part Two 
Part Three 
Part Four 

Now I give you Part Five. I believe it will be the last part in this Halloween Reads Collection! 
Thank you all for all your recommendations and thank you to all the authors for writing them.

Please remember if you read it, review it! It makes a difference :)


Murder on the Mountain by, Jaime Fessenden

When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is to find a corpse in the fog, lying among the rocks, his head crushed. The dead man turns out to be a young tourist named Stuart Warren, who strayed from his friends while visiting the mountain.

Kyle Dubois, a widowed state police detective, is called to the scene in the middle of the night, along with his partner, Wesley Roberts. Kyle and Jesse are instantly drawn to one another, except Jesse’s fascination with murder mysteries makes it difficult for Kyle to take the young man seriously. But Jesse finds a way to make himself invaluable to the detective by checking into the hotel where the victim's friends and family are staying and infiltrating their circle. Soon, he is learning things that could very well solve the case—or get him killed.

BUY LINKS:
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Motel. Pool by Kim Fielding 

In the mid-1950s, Jack Dayton flees his working-class prospects in Omaha and heads to Hollywood, convinced he’ll be the next James Dean. But sleazy casting couches don't earn him stardom, and despair leads to a series of poor decisions that ultimately find him at a cheap motel off Route 66, lifeless at the bottom of the pool.

Sixty years later, Tag Manning, feeling hopeless and empty, flees his most recent relationship mistake and takes to the open road. On a roundabout route to Las Vegas, he pulls over to rest at an isolated spot on Route 66. There’s no longer a motel or pool, but when Tag resumes his journey to Vegas, he finds he’s transporting a hitchhiking ghost. Jack and Tag come to find much-needed friends in each other, but one man is a phantom and the other is strangely cursed. Time is running out for each of them, and they must face the fact that a future together may not only be a gamble... it may not be in the cards.

BUY LINKS:
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Prey by Andrea Speed

Infected, Book One

In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.

The murder of a former cop draws Roan into an odd case where an unidentifiable species of cat appears to be showing an unusual level of intelligence. He juggles that with trying to find a missing teenage boy, who, unbeknownst to his parents, was “cat” obsessed. And when someone is brutally murdering infecteds, Eli Winters, leader of the Church of the Divine Transformation, hires Roan to find the killer before he closes in on Eli.

Working the crimes will lead Roan through a maze of hate, personal grudges, and mortal danger. With help from his tiger-strain infected partner, Paris Lehane, he does his best to survive in a world that hates and fears their kind… and occasionally worships them.

BUY LINKS:
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Inheritance by Lissa Kasey

As the only male studying magic in a female-dominant society, Seiran Rou’s life is already on a precarious perch. Then he finds a dead co-worker on his doorstep, and Sei realizes someone is trying to set him up for the fall. It could be anyone—including his own mother, a powerful witch and leader of the Dominion, the ruling body of elemental magic.

Sei’s only saving graces are his on-again, off-again vampire boyfriend, Gabe, and the mysterious Jamie, who wants to help him for reasons Sei doesn’t understand. They may be all that stand between Sei and the Dominion’s demands to control his magic. One man’s devotion could be the key to save Sei’s life and pull him back from the brink of losing his humanity to the magic he possesses.

BUY LINKS:
AMAZON 
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Irregulars: Stories by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Ginn Hale and Astrid Amara

 
 
"NATO's Irregulars Affairs Division is a secret organization operating in thousands of cities around the globe. Its agents police relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, protecting us from terrible dangers as well as enthralling temptations. These agents-irregulars, as they are known to the few who know them at all-are drawn to the work for their own reasons and close cases in their own unique ways."--P. 4 of cover.

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Author Saturday Spotlight: Theo Fenraven *Excerpt and Giveaway*

One of the things I like most about Theo, as a writer, is how he seeks out new genres and masters them. In Theo's newest book, Weatherboy, he takes on YA... And succeeds! I've read this book, as I have read all of his work, and it's marvelous!

I have the cover, blurb, excerpt, my review, and a chance for ONE of you to win your very own copy.

Weatherboy isn't the first book Theo has written and I HOPE won't be his last! I will talk about his other work shortly. First let's look at Weatherboy a little, shall we?

Blurb:

After fifteen-year-old Tuck finds a Maya artifact while on vacation in Guatemala, his whole life changes. To his surprise, he discovers he can make it rain and snow. A local weatherman happens to be around when Tuck creates a waterspout near his home in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and the next thing he knows, someone from the Department of Homeland Security is picking him up at school and taking him to their offices in Orlando. From there, things only get weirder and more dangerous when he’s escorted to Washington, D.C.

With help from friends and family, Tuck tries to outwit government agents while staying one step ahead of the mysterious Rafe Castillo, the man assigned to ride herd on him. Tuck has an amazing opportunity to reverse the effects of climate change… but only if he stays alive long enough to do it. 

Excerpt:

“Swim first, then study, ’kay?” Holly said.

Mick fell in behind her, but Tuck held back. “I’m gonna wait a bit for my pop to chill. I’ll be out in a minute.”

Mick trailed laughter. “We’ve had this discussion, Tuck. It’s called ‘soda’ down here.” A moment later, Tuck heard a loud splash and Holly’s giggles as she and Mick jumped in the pool.

 

“It’s pop,” Tuck said under his breath. Although he’d been in Florida five years, he still sometimes felt out of place even though there were lots of transplanted northerners here. Mick and Holly, however, had been born in Tarpon Springs. Tuck raised his voice. “I’ve seen snow! I’ve gone skiing and made igloos.”

“Who the hell cares?” Mick called back.

Shoving his hands in his pockets, Tuck sulked. Wrapping his fingers around the talisman―something he’d been doing a lot since he’d taken to carrying it―he thought about his last day in St Paul. The house had been sold and their things shipped down to the new place on Bayshore Drive. It had been the fifteenth of January, and snow was falling hard enough they’d wondered if their flight would be delayed. The temperature had been fifteen degrees and falling. He remembered being really cold as they locked up and got in the airport van. He slid his thumb over the curves and lines on the talisman and briefly wanted to feel that cold again. There’d been something clean and refreshing about winter up there that was always missing in the Sunshine State.

“I wish it would snow,” he whispered into the empty kitchen. “For just five minutes.”

He grabbed his can of pop from the freezer, and the backpacks off the table, and joined his friends in the cage. Mick and Holly were horsing around in the pool, but when they saw he’d brought their homework, they made faces at him and climbed out, dripping on the flagstone. Mick had stripped down to his boxers, as threatened, and Tuck averted his eyes.

“Ugh, work,” Holly said, giving her shoulder-length hair a quick rub with a towel. “But after we finish, maybe we can hang at Howard Park. What do you say?”

“Food first. I’m getting hungry,” Mick said, flopping down in a chair at the patio table. “Think your parents would invite me to stay for dinner? Your father grills a mean hamburger.” Reaching into his pack, he retrieved his history book and opened it to the third chapter; rumors were a pop quiz on the material was scheduled for tomorrow.

“You’re always hungry,” Tuck teased, claiming part of the table for his math work. He reached for his Dew and froze; something that looked suspiciously like a snowflake landed on top of the can. “What the....”

They turned toward him. He pointed at the table, where more flakes had fallen.

Holly said, “Is that... snow?”

“Can’t be,” Mick said in a hushed voice. “It’s almost a hundred degrees out here, even in the shade.” He looked up. “Besides, we’re protected by the overhang. Even if it was possible, there’s no sky directly above us.”

Tuck inhaled sharply and touched the white stuff. It was cold and wet.

“It’s snow,” he said, “... and I think I made it happen.”

I KNOW I KNOW You're like, "WHOA!" Welcome to my world! It truly is a wonderful story. Although this isn't a review site, I do, on occasion, post my reviews IF I LOVED THE BOOK! So here's my review:

Review: 5 STARS

If you love YA you will love this book. If you don't like YA, read this book because you'll love it. Imagine having the power to change the weather. Imagine that power could change the world. Now imagine what would happen if the world knew you had it? Yeah... Intense. Tuck is power personified in this book. But as Voltaire said, with great power comes great responsibility. My heart broke for Tuck in this story. I always try to relate to characters while I read. It enhances the experience. He's a kid. 15-16 but to me, that's a kid. The weight of the world is on his shoulders. He's "newly" out and he's crumbling. I wanted to put him in my pocket.

The story itself is brilliant. Climate change is a HUGE problem. An issue we see in the news constantly. I've heard people say, "I wish I had the power to fix it all." It's about balance. To fix one thing, something must break. Theo does an outstanding job showing the balance. He does it in the most gripping and intense way. I really became consumed with this story. Tuck is a symbol in this book.

YA or not this book needs to be read by everyone. Spot on editing, creative, entertaining, and brilliant!
Pick it up today! 

As I stated above there is a giveaway to win your VERY OWN copy of this book. But, if you're anything like me you will want to buy it like NOW! So you can... It's exclusive to Amazon right now for 90 days so here is the buy link:
Weatherboy on Amazon 


OTHER BOOKS BY The Fenraven include

Lavender Rose

Wolf Bound

Precog in Peril: The Complete Series

Transgression

ALL Outstanding! He truly is an amazing writer. There's creative and then there's skilled creativity! I don't read Theo's work and roll my eyes. I don't question when he adds magic, or paranormal activity. I don't grunt in disbelief wondering if this was researched. IT ALWAYS IS! 

If Theo Fenraven isn't on your list of Authors to check out ADD HIM!

You can always subscribe to his blog, read the happenings in his life here: Theo Fenraven on Wordpress 

You can also check out Theo, and his books over at Goodreads: Theo on Goodreads 

NOW GIVEAWAY TIME!

One person will win a copy of Weatherboy. Contest runs until Friday October 24th! Winner will be emailed.  

Make sure to check out Weatherboy and all of Theo's books. Add this author to your must read list!

REMEMBER: REVIEW WHAT YOU READ!

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Halloween Reads: Part Four

Okay... Part Four! I told you there were a lot. I've weeded through these. There were close to 50 recommendations and of course I'll do my best to get as many up before Halloween!
Here was the question:
"Halloween is fast approaching I'm looking for your favorite dark, thriller, horror, suspenseful, or mystery that would fall into a good Halloween read...
Title and author name please!!!!!"

Here are parts 1-3:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Now... HERE are your Part Fours...

Abercrombie Zombie by KZ Snow:

A tale of life, love, death, and other mysteries of the universe . . . including the importance of a good wardrobe.

Dead folks are the best friends of Quinn McConnell and Hunter Janz. Dead folks pay the bills for this team of psychic mediums . . . but just barely. To make it into the financial comfort zone, they need to outshine their competition.

Quinn needs even more than that. He’s been infatuated with his partner for the nearly three years they've been together, and if he can’t either get over his crush or make something happen with Hunter, they’ll have to split up. Sexual tension and unrequited love can wreak havoc with a psychic’s reception.

Salvation comes hobbling along in the form of a well-dressed but ravaged-looking man who can clearly see and converse with the dearly departed. Why? Because, he claims, he has something in common with them: He’s also been dead. The zombie who calls himself Dustin DeWind needs the psychics’ help in finding the man who made him what he is. In return, he promises to steer them toward the often elusive spirits that are their stock in trade.

But something more goes on when Quinn and Hunter forge an uneasy alliance with Dustin DeWind. It seems he’s also nudging them toward each other . . .

BUY LINKS

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DSP 

A Little Bite of Magic by MJ O'Shea

In a family full of powerful witches, Frankie Vallerand is the black sheep. He doesn’t care about honing his magic. All he wants is to open up a restaurant and spend his days serving up delicious food. But when he sees a customer crying and wishes for her to be happy, he inadvertently transforms his old wooden soup spoon into a wand, and realizes that maybe a little bit of kitchen magic is just what his customers need.

Addison Allbright is The Phantom Foodie, an anonymous food critic notorious for his scathing reviews. For most people, being paid to eat would be a dream job. Not for Addison. He doesn’t care for overpriced designer food. He’s a tea and toast kind of guy. Until both the food and the owner of L'Osteria Di Pomodoro sweep him off his feet and throw his neat, orderly life completely off-kilter.

Frankie isn’t sure how to tell Addison he’s a witch, or that he charmed Addison’s food the night they first met, without sounding totally crazy. But little does he know that Addison has secrets too. Not only did he snark Frankie’s restaurant in his last review column, he’s also engaged to be married…to a woman.

BUY LINKS:
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Spirit by John Inman

Jason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he’s as gay as a maypole. One wouldn’t think being saddled with his precocious four-year-old nephew for four weeks would be enough to throw him off-kilter.

Wrong. Timmy, Jason’s nephew, is a true handful.

But just when Timmy and Uncle Jason begin to bond, and Jason feels he’s getting a grip on this babysitting business once and for all, he’s thrown for a loop by a couple of visitors—one from Tucson, the other from beyond the grave.

I’m sorry. Say what?

Toss a murder, a hot young stud, an unexpected love affair, and a spooky-ass ghost with a weird sense of humor into Jason’s summer plans, and you’ve got the makings for one hell of a ride

BUY LINKS
DSP 
AMAZON 

  
A Reason to Believe by Diana Copland

Detective Matthew Bennett doesn't believe in ghosts. So when the spirit of a murdered child leads him to her body, he's shaken to the core--and taken off the case. Unable to explain his vision, or to let go of the investigation, Matthew turns to renowned medium Kiernan Fitzpatrick. Though he has doubts about Kiernan's claims to communicate with the dead, Matt is nevertheless drawn to the handsome psychic, who awakens feelings he thought were long-buried.

Haunted by the lingering spirit of the little girl, Kiernan is compelled to aid in the search for her killer. The chance to get closer to the enigmatic Matt is an unexpected bonus. Although Kiernan's been betrayed by people who turned out to be more interested in his fame than in himself, with Matt he's willing to risk his heart. As the two men grow closer, Kiernan helps Matt rediscover that life offers no guarantees--but love offers a reason to believe...

BUY LINKS
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AMAZON 


Billy's Bones by Jaime Fessenden

Kevin Derocher was thirty-two when he walked into Tom’s office, newly married, a baby on the way, and the collar of his red flannel shirt pulled up to hide the bruises around his throat from when he hanged himself in his garage. After his initial consult, therapist Tom Langois believes he’ll never see Kevin again—but Kevin turns up three years later to make repairs on Tom’s new house.

Kevin and Tom become fast friends, and Tom begins to suspect Kevin may be interested in more than friendship. However, Kevin remains haunted by something from his childhood—something so terrible he blocked it from his mind. These suppressed memories make it impossible for Kevin to get close to anyone without panicking and lashing out, sometimes violently. But as his past begins to surface, it becomes apparent that Kevin may hold the key to a twenty-five-year-old mystery: what happened to Billy?

BUY LINKS
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Cover Reveal: Damned Sinner by Jami Denise

Cover

Damned Sinner by

Jami Denise (The Jayne Series), Book Three

Goodreads:http://bit.ly/1s5MfgV

RELEASE DATE:  November 24, 2014

Blurb

Vince Donovan has lost a lot in his life. He has lived life under a code of greed, lies and crime - never allowing anyone to get too close. After losing the empire he fought to build at the hands of a psychotic man in pursuit of revenge, Vince vows to rebuild what he once had. Along with his once protege and now partner, Jayne King, he sets out to create an empire that is based on beautiful women, sex and sin.

Kelsey Franklin is young, beautiful, sexy and should be forbidden. Kelsey is also the one woman that Vince has vowed never to have and yet is the one woman he wants and needs.

When love happens in the unlikeliest of circumstances Vince must ask himself - Is love fit for the damned and the sinner?

Teasers

The Jayne Series Reading Order

See Jayne Play (The Jayne Series, Book One)

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Queen of Hearts (The Jayne Series, Book Two)

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Damned Sinner (The Jayne Series, Book Three)

Releasing November 24, 2014

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About the Author:

Jami Denise

Jami Denise is a romance writer from Southern California. While she waits for the next felon to come along and sweep her off her feet, she writes about swoony bad boys and sassy gals that make them squirm. She also loves cats, cars, cupcake flavored lip balm, and cherry limeade.

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