Oldies Goldies - Elena Kincaid - Alpha Blood and a Free Read

Here's my homage to the joy of older titles, those books that stayed in our hearts and we don't want to ever ever forget. I will be hosting eight romance authors (every Tuesday and Friday all through August! stay tuned, there may be giveaways!) with their favourite titles from their own backlist. 

I am very very happy to have Elena Kincaid telling us about her Pack Warriors series, a shifter story in four books of which two are already available. And we all hope Elena gets cracking with the remaining two!

"Thank you so much for hosting me on your blog today, Katherine. Alpha Blood (Pack Warriors #1) was the first book I published with Evernight and I couldn’t have been more thrilled to become part of the Evernight Family. I just kept picturing a young woman, part animal, part human, writhing in great pain in a forest, and then a story was born. Add in some sexy overprotective wolf shifters, and what more can a girl want? And I absolutely have to thank the fabulous readers. Alpha Blood has won two Reader’s choice awards from Evernight and The Romance Reviews. I wrote Alpha Blood Treat as a Thank you to the readers. It’s a free read over at Evernight.
I’m currently working on Beta Wars, book 3 in the series and hopefully can jump into the 4th and final book in the series, Gamma Trials, right after.
Since becoming part of the Evernight family, I have also been in a few Anthologies, and have another series, Beyond The Veil, which I co-write with the lovelies Maia Dylan and Sarah Marsh. We have four books out now, and are in the middle of writing book 5.
Well, thanks again for having me, and thank you to your lovely readers for stopping by.
Elena Kincaid"

Gemma, a she-wolf, alone and in unbearable pain, cries vengeance against the evil man who caused her suffering.  Jordan, alpha of the White-Moon pack, the largest in the country, has a war to prepare for.  Kane, his brother and beta, struggles to be worthy of the role thrust upon him. 

When young girls start to disappear and rumors of a dangerous serum surface, the two men are brought face to face with their destiny.  A fiery passion blooms between Gemma and her men, one that heals her body and soul, but a dangerous war still lies ahead.  Will they be successful at stopping an evil tyrant before another girl goes missing or will Gemma pay the ultimate price?  With her life.

Alpha Blood has some very nice reviews out there!

" I absolutely love this book! It starts out super intense and ends on a very sweet note. Gemma is in a horrible position but her strength was amazing! All she needed was a little help from her sexy alpha males (mmmm that's TWO sexy alpha males), and she could battle anything.
The yummy scenes between her and her men, Kane and Jordan, were smoking hot! A lot of authors have a hard time writing love scenes with three people, but Elena did a FANTASTIC job!"

"Gemma is a character that faced many hardships before finding her mates. Her meeting Jordan and Kane was the best thing that could happen to her. It brought them great joy even as they had to fight to be together. The first book ended too soon for me and left me wanting more time with these characters. The announcement of a second book made me very happy but it is only a brief interlude with the mates. You can enjoy the sweetness of their special time together in this companion to the story. I hope the author will deliver a longer treat for the readers who have grown to love the characters."

"One of the BEST sort stories I have ever read. Fast paced, engaging and sexy read! The characters were extremely well fleshed out for such a short read. The drama was intense and the sex was SUPER HOT! Great job Elena!"

Are you curious now?! I know I am! 

Read an excerpt at Evernight! 

Or get a sample from Amazon! 

Or sink your fangs in Elena's Treat (ahem!) 

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Oldies Goldies - Backlist party - Love Comes Twice

Here's my homage to the joy of older titles, those books that stayed in our hearts and we don't want to ever ever forget. I will be hosting eight romance books and/or authors (every Tuesday and Friday all through August! stay tuned, there may be giveaways! Some of these books are part of what made me write erotic romance to begin with...

I will jump right in with an all time favourite of mine, the majestic "Love comes twice" by Adonis Devereux.

Here's what a reviewer said:


Each time I read Adonis Deverueux's books, which are set in the wondrous world of Gilalion, I always find myself lost in the beautiful details, sights, sounds and powerful emotions. I always feel that I am reading a Greek tragedy mixed with the complexities of Lord of the Rings and the various clans and lands as Game of Thrones...
 ...Riane and Kiltarin's story is a highly erotic one full of great passion, devotion, and loyalty, however, their relationship is put to the test several times in the story which brings with it instances of sorrow, despair and a future in question...
I loved Riane and Kiltarin as a couple. When they explored together who Riane truly was and their discoveries lead them on a path that could tear them apart I was overwhelmed by Kiltarin's love for her. There were moments in the story when Kiltarin's rivals for Riane tried to pry her away from Kiltarin and I personally found it difficult to accept some of her reactions. Again this is just a testament of how well written the book is that it is able to draw such strong emotions from me...

And another:

...The heroine is an amazing, complex, mysterious, loving, lusty, dangerous, deeply dark woman named Riane. When the Tamari king, on his death-quest, finds her asleep under the ice of a frozen lake, and wakes her up, she has no memory of her identity, except that in her sleep ‘she heard the whispers of the world’. And if that is not awesome, I don’t know what is.
Much of what happens in the book has to do with the mystery of who and what Riane is, and it is quite a ride to discover the truth.
There are moments towards the end of the book when I thought, ‘Is this the same book I started the other day?’, such is the deep change that comes upon all the characters involved. It might easily have been a trilogy!

I always thought this book (with all the other Gilalion books from the same author) had enough world building in them to stand among the highest reaches of Fantasy Literature. The Tolkien and Game of  Thrones comparison mentioned in one of the reviews is not at all overdone. The added (hot!!) romance is just the cherry on the cake. Why not give this gorgeous oldie a go? If you like darkly intricate characters and tremendous storytelling, this is it!!

Found sleeping beneath the ice by a dying king, Riane has always known she was different. She draws men to her, her every movement a call to sex, but no man has ever stirred her blood until Kiltarin, the son of the God-King, comes to her. He brings color to her life, and she brings unspeakable sexual delight to his. Her beauty gives him courage to overcome his fear of his own immortality. But her true identity is still unknown, and when the secret of her birth is revealed, Kiltarin fears he cannot compete with the new rivals for her affection. And Riane cannot soothe his fears, because for her, love comes twice. 

 Read an excerpt and Buy at Evernight

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 Other titles to check out by the same author: Bride for the God-King, Worth his Freedom, Burn like Ice, Chasing Earth and Flame and many others.