Book Blog Tour —- Hate at First Sight by Diana Nixon

Every day of Megan’s life was carefully planned. Freedom and independence had been her best friends for years. Until one day she met Aiden, whose priorities were so much like hers….

What happens when attraction wins?

What happens when poles apart become equal?

What happens when the flames of passion burn everything in their way?

Is there still a chance to resist the power of magnetism?

The walls of inaccessibility will come crashing down. Everything she thought was unacceptable he will turn into pure pleasure….

Dive into the world of Hate at First Sight to see if hate can become something completely different….

 

Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7spmgqf0Js&feature=youtu.be

Q & A with Diana Nixon

1.       If you could be any paranormal creature what would you be?

-          A witch? Lol Magic has always been the most mysterious part of the world of supernatural. And even though I would like to have vampires’ immortality, or wings to fly like an angel, possessing magic still seems like the best gift ever:) So I think I would like to be a fairy; no dark magic (except for some special occasions:)), only the ability to make beautiful things stunning....

2.       Do you have any writing ritual? If so, what it is?

-          Usually my writing day starts with a cup of coffee with milk. It’s an essential part of my morning:) Then I reread a part of the text that I have already written and start a new chapter. I like writing in silence, and though sometimes it’s impossible, especially with a little daughter running around the house 24/7, I still try to combine the duties of a mother and a writer:)

3.       Who inspired you to become a writer?

-          My family:) Thanks to them I realized that magic is real, and the main thing is the ability to see it:)

4.       What is the strangest place your writing has taken you to?

-          Kitchen:) It’s my favorite place to write. And the best place to be closer to the coffeemaker?:)

5.       Traditional book or e-book?

-          I like reading traditional books. But with the crazy pace of my life e-books are easier to read. I can upload them on my phone and read them anywhere. As for my own books, they are published in a paperback and e-formats.

6.       Where does  your inspiration come from?

-          From everywhere: my life, my friends, my readers:) This question always makes me smile, because the answer is always the same:) Though I’m still sure that inspiration is a state of your soul, so I try to get as much positive emotions as possible, even when it’s hard to leave everyday routine and problems aside.

7.       What story/character have you most enjoyed creating?

-          As for the story, it’s Love Lines. It was my debut book, and it will always take a very special place in my heart. And my favorite character is Evan Murray (Love Lines series):) He’s charming, smart and funny. It’s impossible not to like him:)  Even writing about him, makes me smile:)

8.       How do you decide what to have on your covers?

-          I have two amazing designers helping me with my covers. One of them is Jennifer Wieland, a Canadian designer who created Love Lines covers. At the moment she’s working on a cover for my new fantasy novel, The Souls of Rain (Heavens Trilogy, # 1). Another designer is Amina Black, the creator of Hate at First Sight cover. She’s from Romania, and she kindly agreed to make a cover for my next contemporary romance, named Love Undone. Sometimes I draw covers myself. Those of the Black & White collection of Love Lines were created by me:)

I would like to thank you for the questions; I enjoyed this conversation a lot:) It was a pleasure to be a guest on your blog. 

Books by Diana Nixon:

Love Lines (Live Lines, # 1) http://diananixon.blogspot.com/p/buying-books.html

Songs of the Wind (Love Lines, # 2) http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Wind-Gift-Lines-ebook/dp/B00AG0VLLG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1380786065&sr=8-9&keywords=love+lines+diana+nixon

From Scratch (Love Lines, # 2.5) http://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Gift-Love-Lines-ebook/dp/B00CD5URJO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1380786065&sr=8-5&keywords=love+lines+diana+nixon

Diamond Sky (Love Lines, # 3) http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Sky-Love-Lines-ebook/dp/B00DVQSH64/ref=la_B007PY0IMO_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380786245&sr=1-2

About the author:

Diana Nixon is a poet and the author of fantasy and contemporary romances.

She was born in Minsk, Belarus, where she currently lives. In 2008 she graduated from Belorussian state University. She has a Master of Law degree and speaks several foreign languages, including English, Polish and Spanish.

Official page: http://www.diananixon.blogspot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Diana-Nixon/203165316483322?ref=hl

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DianaNixon9

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5814368.Diana_Nixon

Buying books: http://diananixon.blogspot.com/p/buying-books.html

Angelfall by Susan ee

This book starts hard and fast and ends much in the same fashion. Your view on angels war and the end of the world will be question.

This is self published and a must read

Synopsis

It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.

Soul Ties Blog tour

Soul Ties by Lisa Swallow Book One of the Soul Ties Series Published on July 22, 2013 by Limitless Publishing LLC

 

Synopsis:

Ava didn't expect to find terrible secrets about the fate of the souls she takes. Or fall in love... Soul-hunter Ava has retrieved hundreds of souls from demons, but has never been assigned the dangerous mission for a Nephilim soul. She must hunt down Keir since she needs his Nephilim soul to trade for her freedom. When she arrives on campus and meets Keir, she also meets a strange girl, Dahlia, who has an inexplicable hold on him. Unexpectedly Ava discovers Keir holds secrets that are more valuable than his Nephilim soul - secrets she could trade for the life she wants. When she uncovers the true fate of the souls she takes back to her superiors, Ava's world is turned upside down. She finds herself in the middle of a war where the lines between good and evil are blurred and she only has two choices...

Betray Keir and live or join his battle and risk going to hell.

Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Ties-Book-ebook/dp/B00E3KE86U/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1378855635&sr=8-1&keywords=soul+ties+lisa+swallow

-About the Author-

Lisa was born in the UK and she moved around Europe with her military family before completing a BA (Hons) in English at the University of Leeds. Her home is now in Perth, Australia with her husband and three children. Lisa has written since she was a child - moving from writing poems and short stories aged nine to writing novels in the last few years. With the encouragement of her family and local writers group, Lisa found the confidence to share her latest paranormal romance series with the world. In between running her home based craft supplies business, looking after her family, and writing, Lisa sometimes finds spare time to do other things. This often involves swapping her book worlds for gaming worlds. She even leaves the house occasionally, enjoying walks with her dog and time with her family. She loves all things from the Whedonverse and preferred vampires before they sparkled. Lisa enjoys reading both classics and modern fiction. Her favorite genres are gothic, paranormal and urban fantasy, but she also enjoys contemporary new adult. She is currently working on more books in the Soul Ties series, and has other projects lined up waiting.
 Facebook: www.facebook.com/lisaswallowbooks
 Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisa_swallow_au
 Website: www.lisaswallow.net
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/7091632.Lisa_Swallow
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SOUL TIES - EXTRACT

Cool air blew Ava’s hair into her face as the door swung open. Her neck tingled; someone was standing behind her.

“Ava.”

Ava turned. Keir’s face was centimeters from hers. His eyes. Sucking her in like whirlpools - she wouldn’t let him.

“You got a hair cut,” she said, flicking her fingers toward his head.

“And yours is a different color.”

Memories of the night in the alley flew unbidden into Ava’s mind. Their bodies didn’t touch but electricity flowed from him, reddening her cheeks. Positive she saw a desire flicker across his eyes, Ava closed hers. Fuck. Make him move away. She breathed deeply, inadvertently inhaling his scent, sending more memories scattering across her mind and spreading the heat deep into her belly.

Keir’s mouth turned up at one corner, aware. “I knew you were listening. Dahlia didn’t.”

If he was expecting her to show surprise and yield he was wrong. “So what did you decide? I think I missed the crucial part, where you decided if you were going to get rid of me, or however Dahlia so delicately put it.”

“We didn’t decide anything, Ava.” He lifted an arm and set his palm on the wall behind her.

Dizziness crept up, her breathing came in shorter bursts, unsure of his intentions. His lips hovered close to hers, breath warm against her cheek.

“If you know who I am, why I came, why didn’t you kill me that night?” she said hoarsely.

Keir stepped back, pupils dilated. “You came to take my soul, correct?”

She squeezed her eyes shut. He knew the answer.

“You haven’t tried yet - why?” he asked.

Ava’s head scrambled through the fog to come up with a believable response. One which would keep her alive.

 Blog Tour Questionnaire

1. Do you see writing as a career?

Yes, I have a supportive family who will help me follow my dream. I’ve come a long way to go to make it a ‘career’ but just having the opportunity is fantastic.

2. Who or what is your inspiration?

A few teachers inspired to develop my writing throughout my school life, both at primary and at high school. When I was a teen I wrote a ‘serial’ story and gave a chapter a week to my friends. I was inspired to write because I realized people enjoyed my stories.

3. Do you have any pets?

A Weimaraner named Tilly who is not the brightest of dogs.

4. Early bird or night owl?

Night owl.

5. Any tips for new writers?

Write. Every day. And read a lot too! The biggest challenge I faced was finishing a first draft rather than jumping to a new project. Focus on finishing something.

6. If you were a shoe, what kind would you be and why?

Probably a Dr Marten boot - I’m solid and reliable, will protect the people I love but don’t mess with me (lol).

7. If you could live in any movie, which would it be?

I’m not so big on movies but I’d love to live in the world of Buffy.

8. Guilty Pleasure?

9. Are there scenes or people in your book that you took from your real life?

No! I’d be too scared to do that! The locations are inspired by places I visited in the UK.

10.      If your book was made into a movie, who would you like to see play your characters?

This is tricky because I always find it hard picturing my characters as actors I know. I think Ava reminds me a little of Eliza Dushku (but she’d need to be taller and dye her hair!). Keir I’m not sure but I’ve been told the guy on the cover looks like Keegan Allen. Jack I imagine as a young Alex Pettyfer and I saw an actress called Clara Mamet who is an exact Dahlia match.

11.      Do you use a playlist while you write and what is on it?

I can only write if there is no noise so I don’t listen while I’m writing. But when I’m in the process of creating books the music I listen to in the car etc might remind me of characters. For instance, when I was writing Soul Ties, I listened to the Arctic Monkeys a lot and the song ‘She’s Thunderstorms’ is Ava’s song. And for Torn Souls, the sequel due out later this year, the opening scene plus Jack and Dahlia’s relationships was inspired by the song ‘Catch’ by The Cure

12.      Which character in your book would you most like to hang out with?

Probably Jack because he is the most laid back of the characters - although I wouldn’t say know to hanging out with Keir...

13.      Most embarrassing moment of yours and/or what would your favorite character do if they witnessed it?

Fainting. I’m very good at fainting because I hate the sight of blood. I think all my characters would laugh at me!

14.      In a zombie apocalypse, what would be your weapon of choice?

A spade.

15.      Are you working on anything new? How is it going?

I’m currently writing the third Soul Ties book and there is so much happening I think there’s going to be a fourth too!

Pick your favorite:

Apple or Droid - Apple

Chocolate or Vanilla - Vanilla

Comedy or Drama -Comedy

Call or Text - Text

Public School or Home School - Public School

Coffee or Tea - Tea

Ebook or paperback - ebook

Online or in person shopping? - online

Holiday? - Disneyland!