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Freebie Blitz: Volkov Mafia Series and Secrets & Whispers by Samantha Harrington Jan 30th – Feb 3rd

30 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by D.A Lascelles in Giveaway, Guest posts

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Samantha Harrington Author giving away free booksI met Samantha the night before the Manchester Author signing event in August last year. She dragged me out to a pub near the venue and there was entertainment galore. This week many of her books are on free as she builds up to her attendance at the West Midlands signing event.

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✮ (¸.•´✶ (¸.•` 🔫Freebie Blitz: Volkov Mafia Series and Secrets & Whispers by Samantha Harrington Jan 30th – Feb 3rd 🔫

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Obsession (Volkov Mafia #1)

 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25842236-obsession?

 Faith

I had it all, friends, designer everything and money.

With my degree in the bag it was my time to shine, a new beginning just for me. To live my life my way and not to conform to anyone else’s plan.

One day changed all of that and everything I knew was taken away from me.

When It happened that one catastrophic event, the person I was before was ripped away from me in the blink of an eye.

How could I deal with the pain of betrayal?

Will I ever be able to deal with what happened? To find my inner strength to get me through or will the person I once was cease to exist?

After everything that happened and everything I learn, can I ever go back to who I was before?

Who can you trust, when you lose yourself?

 
Purchase Link: books2read.com/u/mV7WJP

 
Unexpected Christmas (Volkov Mafia #2)

 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28115780-unexpected-christmas

Faith

We have been to hell and back, So our love is treasured. We have overcome so much. We are stronger than ever. As we wait for the impending arrival of our baby, and the joy of spending our first Christmas together. Will it all go to plan? Or will fate have other ideas.

Damien

The past Six Months have been bliss. Watching Faith bloom everyday, knowing that she is carrying my child. Doesn’t get better than this. She is strong. She is mine.

I fly back out to Russia, end up stuck here longer than I expect, will I make it back in time for Christmas, or will I miss more than just that?

Join Faith and Damien as the celebrate the holidays, will it turn out how they hope? Join them in this little holiday treat..

Mature readers only 18+ due to graphic and sexy scenes 

Purchase Links: books2read.com/u/mqzQJO

 
Fractured (Volkov Mafia #3)

 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28423555-fractured

 Malcolm

She destroyed me, she fractured my heart too many times. I still need her, I still want her, now all I have to do is go get her. Show her I’m the only man she needs.

Camilla

I’m lost, I’m broken, I’m ruined.
Through the torment and the suffering he brought me back from the brink, then I took our son and ran from the only man who ever loved me.

I can’t be in his world, I’m not strong enough to fight for him, the only man I will ever love.

Can Cami and Malc overcome everything that has happened, to get their happy ever after, or is the past and present to much to fight against.

18+ due to mature content. some parts of this book maybe difficult for some to read. may have triggers. and lots of steamy content.

 Purchase Link: books2read.com/u/m0z1Z0

 
Redemption (Volkov Mafia #4)

 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30532203-redemption

Synopsis

Alekzander

Guilt eats away at your soul. Pride makes you foolish. I want to be more for her.
Scared to try and petrified of failure.
She came into my life showing more fight and courage than anyone I had ever meet.
Through my wrong doings, she was saved!

As time goes by, she brands herself on my heart.
I have to walk away, I have to say goodbye.
But having her once will never be enough.
Redemption comes at a price and I’m just scared that’s it’s going to be Emma!

 Purchase Link: books2read.com/u/mvY0J8

 
Secrets and Whispers (Club Secrets & Whispers Book 1)


Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29479217-secrets-and-whispers 

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors?

Well now you don’t have to.
Follow the journeys of the members of club Secrets & Whispers.
See how they really feel about their clients, and who they enjoy most.

These little shorts will leave you wanting more, needing more. craving more.

Are you willing to go behind closed doors?

18+ due to adult content, scenes of a sexual nature, may cause triggers

 Purchase Link: books2read.com/u/bOrWY0

 
Author Bio

I wouldn’t say that I wanted to be a writer from when I was little.
I only really started reading often when I had baby number five, as he was born very early and spent thirteen weeks in special care. It was then that I discovered my love for reading.
From then on, I was hooked. I read all types of romance books.
It dawned on me that I wanted to be more than a mum/reader/blogger. I wanted to write, as I have a very active imagination, so I put pen to paper.

I write romance – contemporary, dark and erotic.

I like to write about loss, pain and love, and what it’s like to fight for your happy ever after. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SEHarringtonAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Author_S_E

[Vampire Month] Mixing fact with fiction: with The Beatles, Religious Cults and is the truth out there? by Martin Tracey

17 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by D.A Lascelles in Musings, Vampire Month

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ringo65When John, Paul, George and Ringo appeared in the films A Hard Day’s Night and Help! they basically played themselves – the four cheeky lads from Liverpool – quick witted, dressed in collarless suits performing the best music of the day (and beyond actually) crafted by their own fair hands. But of course the plots that entwined the Beatles in those movies were fictitious: Paul’s fictional grandad in the form of Wilfred Brambell accompanying the boys on the train journey in A Hard Day’s Night and Ringo’s ring being sought after by an exotic cult in Help! Because they maintained their characters in fiction as in real life it opened up a door for their fans to somehow get an authentic insight of their idols, and no matter how absurd the storyline may be, it became a believable journey for the viewer (except perhaps the pursuit of Ringo’s ring!).

103_0397The first time I personally took note of a firm intention to mix fact with fiction in the literary world was through Dan Brown’s novels featuring the fictional character Professor Robert Langdon, a Harvard University professor of religious iconology and symbology. Brown’s novels Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol introduces us to mind opening themes such as a bloodline of Jesus Christ, secret societies, the Masons, Opus Dei, the Illuminati and the Knights Templar. Some of these exist or existed. Fact. But as one reads Brown’s undoubted page turners it is often difficult to fathom exactly which is fiction and which is fact. And there you have it – suddenly the story is believable no matter how extreme the journey may take us. The reader can connect on an emotional level yet still be wildly entertained.

I write novels in the hope that they too are page turners. I like to stretch the boundaries ofmind guerilla-revised reality and I weave in facts with fiction to assist with that journey remaining believable. In Beneath the Floodlights I introduce the concept of vampires merging with a football team. Pretty random huh? One injection of fact I use in that particular novel is setting much of the book in Sutton Park, 2000 acres including ancient woodlands. Sutton Park is the seventh largest urban park in Europe and it is soaked in history. By the 10th century Sutton Park was established as a Royal Forest by the Anglo Saxon kings of Mercia and by the early 12th century, the Normans used it as a deer park. The land was then given to the people of Sutton Coldfield by King Henry VIII in 1528 and it had been used by that very same king for hunting. A bonafide roman road also cuts through a section of the park. So by using these facts, straight away I had a solid foundation to create a gripping tale.

In my latest book Mind Guerrilla, I perhaps put a toe in Brown’s water by introducing the perfectly legitimate Institute of Noetic Science, but also the ‘secret’ activities of mind control programmes, groomed assassins and murders of famous people. Much already speculated in the public domain, often coupled with compelling evidence – yet often unproven in a court of law – dismissed as far-fetched conspiracy theories. Or, perhaps there really does exist a hidden force or hierarchy that are simply untouchable controlling such matters. Do societies and protocols really exist that never see the light of day for the unassuming Joe Public? There’s a lot of thought provoking stuff out there, take a look via google and You Tube, but I’ll let you be the judge. But again what a great basis for my story. My hero Detective suffers from a very real illness in Multiple Sclerosis yet he can perform acts of mind over matter – again not something we come across everyday yet acts of telekinesis are documented as long ago as 1890 by Russian psychical researcher Alexander N. Aksakof. My serial killer, ‘The Crucifier’, is likened to a number of well-known serial killers. Charles Manson and his Family is likened to my Religious Cult, the Adonijah Truthsters, and Manson’s fictional offspring in the form of two evil twins continue his vision of interpreting Beatles songs as a green light to perform acts of evil.

So when mixing facts with fiction it provides a conundrum for the reader. The crossover of the two worlds doesn’t altogether provide clarity of what is fiction and what is truth, which means that the page turning and engaging story could… just could…happen.

And when an author can connect with the reader his/her work is done.

Both Beneath the Floodlights and Mind Guerrilla can be found at my Amazon author page:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Tracey/e/B009ANTBWG/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1456774555&sr=8-1

Martin’s Blog: https://martintracey.wordpress.com/

Twitter: @MartinTracey1

Email: martinpaperbackwriter@yahoo.co.uk

www.martintracey.co.uk

 

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