Showing posts with label Shadow Hunter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shadow Hunter. Show all posts

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Cover Reveal: Shadow Hunter


Aaah, this is a paranormal romance series I've been enjoying. And this story, YES I looooved it. This is a Kait Ballenger's novella story that is found in After Dark with stories from Kait Ballenger and Gena Showalter. I loved Damon's story. It explains a lot about his personality and the way he is in the series as we go. I can not wait to get back to him to learn more.

If you are curious on my thoughts, you can check out my review on Shadow Hunter for the book After Dark.

Now it'll be available by itself for 99c!


Shadow Hunter
Execution Underground #0.5
By:  Kait Ballenger
Due Out:  August 4, 2014
Book Description:
Vampire hunter Damon Brock's first assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family-and she works solo. But being alone is no longer so desirable when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. As they work to massacre the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they are forced to decide between their lifelong beliefs... and their newfound hearts.


Author Bio:
Kait Ballenger is a full-time paranormal romance author, wife, former professional bellydancer, and soon-to-be-professor. She has a BA in English from Stetson University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University. She lives in Central Florida with her screenwriter husband and three sweet furry babies, all three of whom are named after fictional characters. Kait hopes that one day with hard work and dedication, she will be a bestselling author, and then, people will name their pets after her characters, too.

Website:  www.kaitballenger.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/kaitlynschulzromanceauthor
Twitter:  @kait_ballenger
Google+:  https://plus.google.com/108985176548347481138
Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/kaitballenger/
Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/kaitballengerauthor


Purchase At:
Amazon  /  Barnes & Nobles  /  Kobo

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Book Review: After Dark with Shadow Hunter & The Darkest Angel

After Dark:

The Darkest Angel
By:  Gena Showalter

Shadow Hunter
By:  Kait Ballenger

Publisher:  Harlequin

Publish Date:  June 25, 2013

Format:  Print 320pgs, 5"x8"

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Series:  Lords of the Underground 4.5 & 0.5 in Execution Underground series

Recommendation:  Oh yes.  Excellent start to a new series by Kait, and nice novella story (even if new to Lords of the Underground series) to read by Gena.  Both are steamy!

Synopsis:
A timeless seduction A unique temptation And a whole world of dark desires...

From New York Times best selling author Gena Showalter
The Darkest Angel
Winged warrior Lysander has been alive for centuries, and yet he's never known desire-until he meets Bianka.  Spawned from the bloodline of his enemy, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the untouched Lysander into temptation.  He may try to evade her attempts, but even the most iron-willed demon assassin can resist for only so long....

And from debut author Kait Ballenger
Shadow Hunter
Vampire hunter Damon Brock's first assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead.  But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood.  Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family - and she works solo.  But being alone is no longer so desirable when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf.  As they work to massacre the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they are forced to decide between their lifelong beliefs...and their newfound hearts.

First Sentence:
The Darkest Angel:
From high in the heavens, Lysander spotted his prey.

Shadow Hunter:
Damon Brock clutched the neck of the guard and twisted.

Purchase At:
Amazon   /   Barnes & Nobles   /   Book Depository

** I read this book for an honest review from the author.

My Thoughts and Summary:
The Darkest Angel:
Lysander has found his temptation, and like the others of his kind - the elite seven - will destroy it to prevent it from destroying him.  His downfall - Bianka Skyhawk a beautiful daughter of a Harpy and a Phoenix shifter, but also the blood of demons which are Lysander's greatest enemy.  Lysander lives to eliminate his enemy when they step over the line into wrong doing.  But since he first saw her, he had been cursed with what humans call desire, and he can't have that.  Not able to kill Bianka yet, not without approval from the Powers above, he imprisons her in his home as to not tempt him any further and teach her the right way to live.

We have two POV's in this story; Lysander and Bianka.  I love the two.  Lysander is the 'innocent' and Bianka is the experienced one in this world.  I like the reversal of roles here.  Bianka and her wild ways, I loved listening to her and her twin Kaia talk.  They are to fun.  But she has one serious thing she'd like to do one day.  For a Harpy, it's unheard of.

Gena takes us along as Bianka teasers Lysander to the brink of explosion.  Each time Lysander comes closer to falling - what he is fighting so hard to avoid - into Bianka's arms.  Bianka is wonderful.  She knows exactly how to torment Lysander and reads him so well.  Yet, it seems Bianka might find she is more attracted to Lysander with all her efforts to leave his cloud home that's become her prison.

This world feels rich and full.  One that feels like I should experience more of.  I loved the creation with the play on angels and demons and everything between.  There is a lot to the characters here, and I want to meet all that were mentioned and more.  I will have to try this series by Gena because from what I'm seeing here, I think I'll enjoy the world and it's blended with Romance too.

Shadow Hunter:
Damon is on a mission.  If the night goes as planned, there will be five dead.  All vampires and one being the top of his list.  Damon has tracked his target to Club Fantasy, a dangerous club in Rochester New York.  Damon requested this assignment of a string of dead bodies to find this target, to avenge his friend even if it means crossing paths with her - one from his past.  Damon feels he failed everyone, because of Caius, and he will kill him for it.  The person he comes across while there, isn't where or doing what he expected.  Far from it.  Tiffany is on a mission as well.  Two are out to kill the same man.  Will they kill each other in the crossfire?  Or learn of each other and put their guilt and pride away to work together?  Or even feel more between them, when they learn who the other truly is...

We are introduced to the Execution Underground and their ways in this novella.  By the end, you know who the crew is that will be working the area and ready to pick up in the first full length novel, Twilight Hunter.  Rochester is becoming the hot spot for Supernatural activity of all kinds, as Damon is seeing first hand.  And now is a new place to have a crew for Execution Underground to control and eliminate the threats.

We have two POV's in this story; Damon and Tiffany.  Romance GALORE with Damon here!  Sweet.  Hot.  And Sexy!  Mhmm, delicious tale with Damon.  I enjoy him and Tiffany.  Two people who didn't want partners find it might help to work together to accomplish their goal - to kill a powerful ancient Vampire.

This is a romance.  I liked that there is a connection between the main characters.  There is an immediate desire, but there is a great tidbit of history (unknown to one - you'll have to read to understand why) to build on.  I like when there feels to be something deeper in relationships in romances, and Kait has nailed it perfectly for me.  The attraction heats and pulls us along with them.

I enjoyed the little things about vampires that were played with and explained, to make the myth of vampires the authors own.  Here, Kait describes the rules and creates her world, setting the rules to play with and around.

I enjoyed this romance story.  Sex, fighting, growth to a starts of a new world and characters.  What more can I ask?  I'll be following this series!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Author Interview and GIVEAWAY!! with Kait Ballenger


I'm thrilled to have a new authors with me today.  I read and enjoyed her first novella, leading into her Execution Underground series.  Oh, I think you Romance UF/Paranormal lovers are going to eat this up!

Please give a warm welcome to Kait Ballenger!

M:  Hi Kait! Thank you for stopping by the blog on your tour. I’m thrilled to have you by!

KB:  Thanks so much for having me! It’s great to be here.

M:  Today we are talking to you about your novella – Shadow Hunter - in the book After Dark, which also has a novella by Gena Showalter in it. This is a great introduction novella to the world of Execution Underground and what we will have to look forward to.

KB:  I’m glad you enjoyed the glimpse into the Execution Underground! I can’t wait to hear what readers think of it and also what they think of the first book in the series following Shadow Hunter, which is Twilight Hunter (releasing August 27th)

M:  How did you know you had to share Damon’s story?

KB:  Because my editor told me to LOL! Honestly, I’d never planned on writing Damon’s prequel story, but then Harlequin contracted me to be in the After Dark anthology with Gena and they requested a prequel novella that told the origin of the Execution Underground. Naturally, since Damon is the founder of the division, it defaulted to him. I always knew there was more to him than what we’re shown when he is introduced in the first full length book, Twilight Hunter, but I’d never planned on writing it.

M:  We will get to see Damon more in the future? And maybe Tiffany too?

KB:  Definitely. Damon and Tiffany will have a full length book all to themselves that tells the rest of their story later on in the series—tentatively book number six, Dark Hunter. Though there are no plans for Tiffany to appear in the series again before that book, Damon will be featured as a secondary character in all the books, since he’s leader of the division. But the Damon readers see in Twilight Hunter and the subsequent novels is a very different Damon from the one in Shadow Hunter—those who have read Shadow Hunter will know why, from obvious reasons.

M:  You have created a whole secret organization of powerful men in Execution Underground. Was there anything that helped trigger this creation?

KB:  If I had to pick something as a source of inspiration, I would say the T.V show Supernatural. That’s my favorite T.V show—even though I’m currently on a kick of catching up with the series Breaking Bad (“yeeeah science, bitch!” That's for fans of the series lol).  In Supernatural, I love the concept of normal human guys who hunt supernatural creatures, rather than superheroes saving the day. I’m a big Dean Winchester fan. So I thought: how badass would it be if guys like that were a part of an international organization and had unlimited resources at their disposal? That sort of sparked the initial idea and then I went my own way from there and created my own unique thing.

M:  Is there a chance of women joining the Execution Underground?

KB:  There are no plans of it at the current moment. The Execution Underground was founded hundreds of years ago in a time where women weren’t hunters, and the E.U is pretty set in their ways. I wouldn’t completely rule out the possibility though.

M:  Rochester sounds like it’s an area the Execution Underground didn’t suspect so much supernatural activity in. Is that so? Damon really seemed to open a can of worms here.

KB:  For a long time, Rochester didn’t have a division of the Execution Underground stationed there because there weren’t enough supernatural creatures to warrant a full division. But since there were no hunters in that area, over time, supernaturals started flocking there to escape, so when Damon shows up in Rochester he kind of stumbles into a whole labyrinth of monsters he never expected to find.

M:  This is a beautiful setup for what’s to come. We see Damon create the team that will be located, and
working to protect, Rochester. I have a feeling we are going to get a lot from them all, up close and personal?

KB:  Yes, each hunter in the division has his own supernatural specialty and each of division members will receive his own book. As of current, the division is comprised of vampire hunter Damon Brock (who gets his own full length book, plus the prequel novel Shadow Hunter), werewolf hunter Jace McCannon, demon hunter and exorcist David Aronowitz, occult specialist and witch hunter Dr. Shane Grey, ghost medium and poltergeist hunter Ash Devereaux, and shapeshifter hunter (specializing in non-werewolf species) Trent Garrison. That makes for six full length books in the series, plus the prequel, but more members may be brought into the division if they’re needed.

M:  Oooo, now I'm loving all these men even more.  Can't wait to meet them all!

M:  Okay, since I don’t want to hit you hard with questions that could potentially be spoilers for readers to come, I’ll stop there. But, I look forward to having you back by for Twilight Hunter, the first full novel in the series.

Now, on to fun questions I ask all my first time visiting authors…

M:  If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

KB:  At the moment, somewhere in Southeast Asia, like Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, etcetera. I think traveling to that region would be amazing. I’ve traveled all over the world, but the only place I’ve been to in Asia is Japan, so I really want to remedy that.

M:  Tea or Coffee?

KB:  Tea

M:  Favorite Color?

KB:  Green

M:  Favorite Childhood Fictional Creature?

KB:  Hmmm. Favorite fictional creature. Probably one of the creatures from Harry Potter—like Hedwig, or Dobby, or Fluffy. From when I was very small, Barney lol.

M:  Now, as an adult what’s your Favorite Fictional Creature?

KB:  Probably still something Harry Potter related. It’d be hard to choose just one.

M:  Favorite word? (any word at all)

KB:  That’s a difficult one. I really don’t know. I suppose if you went solely based off my writing though it would be the word f**k ROFL!

M:  Kait, thank you greatly for stopping by today. It’s a pleasure to have you on the blog. Please, make sure to stop by in the future!

Here’s wishing you all the best in words and pages.

KB:  Thanks so much for having me! I’m looking forward to coming back again in the near future!

Kait has sent me an extra signed copy of After Dark.
You know what that means.  Right?
Giveaway!

Whoop, whoop!

After Dark
A timeless seduction A unique temptation And a whole world of dark desires... 

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter 

The Darkest Angel 

Winged warrior Lysander has been alive for centuries, and yet he's never known desire-until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of his enemy, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the untouched Lysander into temptation. He may try to evade her attempts, but even the most iron-willed demon assassin can resist for only so long.... 

And from debut author Kait Ballenger 

Shadow Hunter 

Vampire hunter Damon Brock's first assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family-and she works solo. But being alone is no longer so desirable when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. As they work to massacre the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they are forced to decide between their lifelong beliefs... and their newfound hearts.


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Bio:
Kait Ballenger is a full-time paranormal romance author, wife, professional bellydancer, graduate student, and soon-to-be-professor. She is the multi-published author of the Execution Underground paranormal romance series about an international network of supernatural hunters who fight to protect humanity alongside the powerful women they seduce.

With a B.A in English from Stetson University, Kait is currently a student in Spalding University’s M.F.A in Writing for Children and Young Adults program, where she studies dual-genre in screenwriting. She writes dark paranormal romance with drool-worthy heroes and kickass heroines as Kait Ballenger, and sassy YA urban fantasy under her maiden name, Kaitlyn Schulz.

When Kait’s not preoccupied with paranormal creepy-crawlies, she can be found slaving over endless amounts of schoolwork or with her nose buried in a book. She lives in Florida with her husband, their doggie-daughter Sookie (yes, like the heroine in Charlainne Harris’ books), and two mischievous cats Elliot and Olivia (yes, like the Law and Order characters), near the love and care of her supportive family. Kait believes anything is possible with hard work and dedication. One day, she will be a bestseller and have people name their pets after her characters too.

Find Kait:
Site:  Kait Ballenger
Blog:  Kait Ballenger
Facebook:  Kait Ballenger - Author
Twitter:  @kait_ballenger

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Who? What? Where? (118)

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Who are you with? Where are you at? What's happening?

Share with us just a little bit of what is happening in the book you are reading, right where you are now.

Just a tiny taste of what's happening, remember try to not give spoilers of the book.

his is a new meme I'm going to try and will tweak as I go. And please don't laugh at my lame attempt at drawing. ;D )


This Week:

I'm in a private room at Club Fantasy in Rochester New York.  Damon just realized who the gorgeous woman he has pinned to the wall, with a knife, is.  She doesn't know who he is, but he knows her name all too well.  She's curious about him, as he's to strong to be human...or is he?

Shadow Hunter
In:  After Dark
By:  Kait Ballenger


Others have shown interest in joining in this post, and linking up.  So I've created a linky for that.
My only requests; copy the picture to use, and link back to My World...in words and pages.
Please visit any joining in.
Thank you!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (166)

Teaser Tuesday
is a weekly event

Here's how it works:

Grab the book you are currently reading (anything at all)
Open the book to any random page.
Share 2 teaser sentences from anywhere on the page
Please Make Sure They Are Not Spoilers!
(Don't Give Too Much Away)
Just enough to pique our interests

This Week:

He put his hand over his mouth as if to hold in the words, then dropped it to his side again.  "With all the other vampires battling for their lives against other hunters and Caius gone, I knew none of the bloodsuckers would be hungry enough to go after Mark. ..."

Shadow Hunter
in After Dark
By:  Kait Ballenger
230pg


This is a teaser to me as well!  And there is more he says, but I don't know what it is.  Hard to stop at just that! LOL



After Dark is set to release June 25, 2013.  You can order it now: