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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Blog Tour: "Black Moon" by J.D. Tyler


Welcome to our stop on the Black Moon Blog Tour! It's kind of exciting to me (Anna) because I am a HUGE fan of the Alpha Pack series!!!!




Welcome to Book Lovin’ Mamas! We are so excited to have you here!!! I (Anna) am a HUGE fan of your Primal Law series so it’s a great honor to get to ask you a few questions about the books.

Hi Anna, and all of you Book Lovin’ Mamas! It’s great to be here today on your awesome blog.

1)What was your inspiration for this series? Where did the original idea come from?

Readers are sometimes surprised to learn that I never imagined I would get the opportunity to write paranormal romance. I was busy writing romantic suspense as my alter-ego, Jo Davis, and enjoying that very much. My publisher actually came to me in 2010 and said they didn’t have an author writing shifters for them, and would I be interested in proposing a series? Would I ever!!
Extremely excited, I went to work on a series outline, and I knew I wanted my wolves to have a military background. What on earth is sexier than Navy SEALs? I also wanted them to have some other abilities, so I gave each Pack member a special Psy gift, such as the ability to start fires, move objects with his mind, see the future or the past, speak in others’ minds, etc. Combined with the shifting and military background, my men are sexy and heroic. The Alpha Pack was born, a black ops team that protects the world from all sorts of lethal human and non-human predators. I’m also working other types of shifters into their world, and I’m absolutely loving my work writing this series!

2) Which character is your favorite from the series?

I would say right now that Sorcerer/Necromancer/panther shifter Kalen Black and Seelie Prince Sariel hold special places in my heart. Both are wounded heroes who are bouncing back from being outcast, a theme that melts me every time.
I have to say, though, that the character who is the most fun to write is Telekenetic/Firestarter Aric Savage (Book 2, SAVAGE AWAKENING)! Aric walks onto the page and steals every scene he’s in, every single time. He’s witty, sarcastic, dynamic, and one of the best heroes I’ve ever written. He’ll never go away, because he’s just too awesome to ignore.

3) Do you use real people as inspiration for the characters in this series?
In this particular series, there wasn’t one real-life man who inspired me right off the bat. Sometimes, though, I find a picture in a magazine of a sexy man who resembles my character and keep it by the computer to ogle as a write. For BLACK MOON, magician/illusionist Criss Angel kept popping into my head as a cool person who’s physically similar, and I peeked at his pic once in a while. To get my motor running, of course!

4) What was the hardest scene in Black Moon to write? Your favorite scene?
That’s a hard one to answer without giving away the big secrets! I guess in general, I can say that the scenes where Kalen is mentally struggling against being seduced to the side of evil by the Unseelie King Malik were among the hardest I’ve ever written. Writing a good man losing his mind, a man who’s never had love and wants it so desperately, and fighting against accepting a twisted form of love from a force who’s sweet-talking him, saying all the right things, was a great challenge. I think I pulled it off, but I’ll let the readers decide!
One of my favorite scenes in the book is the final battle, when Kalen unleashes the full power of his sorcery and commander Nick Westfall’s terrible vision comes to pass… How’s that for a tease?

5) What is next for this series? Can you give us any insider info? And, I have to ask, will Sariel get his own book any time soon?

BLACK MOON releases Tuesday, December 4, and I’m so excited! Here’s the blurb:
A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for…

Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.

With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To be with his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all…

I don’t know whether Sariel will get a story in the near future, but it’s definitely in my mind! Next up in the series is HUNTER’S HEART, the 4th installment in the Alpha Pack series. (Due to be released in late summer/fall 2013) This is Ryon Hunter’s story, and while I don’t have back cover copy yet to share, I can tell readers that this is a “predator” story. It explores the question—what if one of Malik’s and Dr. Gene Bowman’s test subjects, an innocent human man, was an experiment gone wrong and accidentally got unleashed on the world when the labs were destroyed? Can Ryon, Ryon’s mate Daria, and the Pack save this man inside the creature? They’d better hope so. Because the most dangerous predator is the one you can’t see coming…
In spring of 2013, my Sugarland Blue series that centers on the Sugarland, Tennessee Police Department launches with the novella ARMED AND DANGEROUS in April. The next month, in May 2013 is the first book, SWORN TO PROTECT. Both the novella and full-length book feature the popular Detective Shane Ford, who first appeared in my Firefighters of Station Five series! 
After that, I have two more books under contract—the 5th Alpha Pack book, character and story to be announced, and the 2nd Sugarland Blue book, tentative title HOT PURSUIT (could change). HOT PURSUIT is slated to be Detective Taylor Kayne’s story. Taylor is Shane’s partner in Homicide.

Thank you so much for being here today J.D.! It was a pleasure to have you!!!

Thank you very much for inviting me to your blog today, and thank you to the readers for stopping by to chat! Feel free to ask questions! What do you say we give away a book?


*Scroll down to find the giveaway*



PRIMAL LAW, Alpha Pack #1
Founded by a group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers tasked with eliminating the most dangerous predators in the world. But the gift of their abilities comes at a price…
After a massacre decimates half his team and leaves him crippled, Jaxon Law must relearn how to fight—and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when he rescues a beautiful woman who reawakens his primal instincts, Jax is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead.
On the run from her employer, brilliant lab assistant Kira Locke has evidence that leads the Alpha Pack on a hunt for someone targeting human civilians with Psy abilities. And as Jax and Kira circle both the killer and each other, Jax will have to decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth breaking the ultimate shifter rule—because bonding with Kira means putting his abilities at risk, and they might be the only tools he has to keep his mate alive…
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BLACK MAGIC, An ALPHA PACK novella #1.5
An original Alpha Pack novella featuring the sexy sorcerer and panther shifter Kalen Black…

Recruited by the Alpha Pack, Kalen Black is still very much a lone wolf. But when a paranormal creature threatens the life of Dr. Mackenzie Grant, Kalen must use all of his abilities to rescue her. This brush with death excites a passion between them, and after a night of intense pleasure, Kalen leaves Mac with a mysterious gift that just might save her life again.…


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SAVAGE AWAKENING, Alpha Pack #2,
A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for...
 
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel.

LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.


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BLACK MOON, Alpha Pack #3
Publication Date:  December 4, 2012
Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant's life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them--one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.

With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen's mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen's child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To be with his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all...

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J.D. Tyler is an award-winning, multi-published author who writes for New American Library under three pseudonyms. Whether this is due to an overdose of ambition or a multiple personality affliction, she’ll never tell.
J.D. writes dark, sexy paranormal romance and has a huge thing for shifters, vampires, the Fae, and just about everything else that goes bump and grind in the night. She can’t get enough of those dangerous supernatural heroes, and the fun of creating her own was just too much temptation to resist… so she didn’t. J.D. doesn’t do self-denial.
When she isn’t writing, J.D.’s idea of a good time certainly isn’t cleaning house (sniff), bungee jumping (not in this lifetime, or the next), or camping (her idea of “roughing it” is a slow bellboy). She enjoys reading, being pampered like the diva she is, and spending time with her awesome family. She lives in Texas with her two teenagers.
Connect with J.D. Tyler:


BLACK MOON BLOG TOUR
11/25/12 - 12/15/12

            LIVE CHAT - 8-9pm EST (7-8pm CT, 6-7pm MDT, 5-6pm PDT)
12/13 - I Smell Sheep
12/14 - Grave Tells




JD is offering ONE commenter winner's choice of a paperback copy of any one of the ALPHA PACK series (Primal Law, Savage Awakening or Black Moon). To enter just leave a comment below and make sure to leave your email in your comment so you can be contacted! 
This contest is International
Saturday, December 1, 2012

Author & Series Spotlight: December 2012

This month we have chosen J.D. Tyler as our Author of the Month and her Alpha Pack series as our Series of the Month. The third book in the series, Black Moon, releases this month so if you have read this series yet, you definitely should! :)


J.D. Tyler is an award-winning, multi-published author who writes for New American Library under three pseudonyms. Whether this is due to an overdose of ambition or a multiple personality affliction, she’ll never tell.


J.D. writes dark, sexy paranormal romance and has a huge thing for shifters, vampires, the Fae, and just about everything else that goes bump and grind in the night. She can’t get enough of those dangerous supernatural heroes, and the fun of creating her own was just too much temptation to resist… so she didn’t. J.D. doesn’t do self-denial.

When she isn’t writing, J.D.’s idea of a good time certainly isn’t cleaning house (sniff), bungee jumping (not in this lifetime, or the next), or camping (her idea of “roughing it” is a slow bellboy). She enjoys reading, being pampered like the diva she is, and spending time with her awesome family. She lives in Texas with her two teenagers.




Primal Law
(Alpha Pack #1)
Publishing Date: 8/2/11
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Read my Review, HERE

Meet the Alpha Pack, a top-secret military team of wolf-shifters fighting the most dangerous predators in the world, human and nonhuman. After a massacre leaves Jaxon Law crippled, he must relearn how to fight-and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when Jax rescues a beautiful woman who awakens his primal instincts, he is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. Soon he must decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth defying the ultimate shifter law...



Black Magic
(Alpha Pack #1.5)
Publishing Date: 3/6/12
Publisher: Penguin USA/Penguin eSpecials
Genre: Paranormal Romance

A terrible storm is coming, and Alpha Pack's newest man will face not only a battle within himself, but a war on the horizon that could end them all...

Sorcerer/Necromancer/black panther shifter Kalen Black and Dr. Mackenzie Grant battle a lethal enemy and come together in an explosion of passion. One night will set in motion dire consequences not only for the couple, but for the entire Pack...

This novella is the beginning of Kalen and Mackenzie's story, to be concluded in December 2012 with their full-length book, BLACK MOON.




Savage Awakening 
(Alpha Pack #2)

Publishing Date: 4/3/12
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Read my Review, HERE

After one of their own is captured, the Alpha Pack must save him. With them is Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase. Her priority is her brother's rescue. What she doesn't bargain for is a scorching affair with a rugged wolf shifter. When his life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love.






Black Moon 
(Alpha Pack #3)
Publishing Date: 12/4/12
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.

With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To protect his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to battle a terrible evil, unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all…


Watch out for an awesome giveaway coming very soon....


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Review - "Savage Awakening" by J.D. Tyler

Savage Awakening

(Alpha Pack #2)
Author:  J.D. Tyler
Publisher: Signet
Release Date: 4/3/12
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Source: Amazon (Bought)

Description
When a mission goes terribly wrong, Aric Savage is abducted in the place of his packmate’s mate. While held in captivity he’s tortured mercilessly and used in horrible experiments and now on the brink of death he makes an amazing discovery. His missing pack mate Micah, who they all though dead, is in the cell right next to his, alive.

When the Alpha Pack comes in to rescue them Micah is virtually lifeless and Aric is weak, dirty and in a lot of pain, but still he couldn’t help but notice the beautiful stranger accompanying his team on the rescue. He just knows there’s something special about her.

LAPD officer and so-called dreamwalker Rowan Chase finds herself immersed in a fantasy world full of mythical creatures. In order to find her missing brother she must accept and believe everything she’s seeing, fantastical as it may seem and once she finds her brother her only goal is helping him recover. She should not be so drawn to the sexy wolf shifter Aric but she can’t help but to react to the incredibly strong pull between them.

No man has ever captured her attention as Aric does and it seems to be the same for him, but the relationship just appears to be a fleeting affair, not meant to last. Right? When Arics life is once again endangered, Rowan must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice for this man who is destined to be her bondmate.



Review
I love this series and I really loved this book! I read the first book right after it released and it quickly became one of my favorites so when this one released, I had to read it asap. Both the first book and this one are packed full of action, humor, love and pain. I love her characters, they’re always very entertaining. I found myself laughing many time throughout this book.

Aric is now a favorite for me, I absolutely LOVE him! I’m a Texas girl, born and raised, so it’s only natural that the sexy Texan caught my attention. He’s very much an alpha male, which I love, but he can be so sweet too, which I also love,  and it was so painful to see him hurt so bad inside. I just wanted  jump into the book and give him a big hug! As far as heroines go, Rowen was such a great one. Strong, independent, witty, intelligent but also has common sense. She never did anything really stupid like some usually do. She was pretty much what you see is what you get and let me tell you, what you get is hilarious. Some of the things she said had me rolling on the floor laughing so hard. And together, oh man, they were smokin hot! The chemistry between them was perfect. It just all flowed very well.

I’m still a huge fan of Sariel, I can not wait to read his story. The woman who gets him will be such a lucky one!!! It was so nice to learn more about him in this book but I still have so many questions. Kalen is another fave and after reading the recently released novella, Black Magic, I’m dying to know what happens between him and Mac. That’s sure to make a good read!

There were a few things that annoyed me. For a first time reader of this series, this book would be pretty confusing to them. Since I’ve read the first book and the novella, I knew what she was talking about but she doesn’t really go into great detail about a lot of important events and such that happened in the previous books and you kinda have to know that stuff to follow this book. Another thing was the book seemed kinda rushed. Like she was trying to cram a 500 page book into 300 pages, or however many there are. It wasn’t bad, I just wish it had flowed a little better.

All in all though, this book was very entertaining and I recommend this book to anyone who loves paranormal romance. I very much look forward to the next book, which thankfully, is Kalen and Mac’s story! I can’t wait!!!

Memorable quotes
What the shit? Staring, she told herself she was not seeing a group of sexy, naked men standing among the rest of the wolves and wearing a range of emotions on their faces, from amusement to grim resignation.”

“Well, fuck me sideways,” she blurted.
Golden eyes sparkled with humor. “An interesting idea. May I at least have your name first?”
That surprised a laugh from her, and she held out her hand. “Rowan Chase, LAPD. You?”
 
"Grow a pair of balls, wolf, and use them.”
His eyes widened. “Are you calling me a pussy?”
“If the vagina fits."


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