Sunday, July 7, 2013

VBT: Escaping Love by Debra Smith ~ giveaway and review




Blurb

Eva, a rare white panther, is desperate to avoid her family and their expectations. Hundreds of years of tradition force her to run to the newly appointed Queen only to find her gone. Hopelessness causes her to invoke the right of Hospitality and everything that goes with it, including the mouthwatering lupine cowboy with talented hands. When he whispers her name she’s tempted to submit as long as he meets her every desire.

Clint, the beta wolf of the Koning Clan, is tired of troublesome females walking through the doors of Gryph’s Bar. The last one changed history. Now, a small, seductive feline grates on his nerves and beckons his primitive instincts. Even though she’s trouble, her taste drives him to addiction. Law dictates he must protect her, but the way she calls to his beast may lead to their undoing. As a male with no knowledge of his past how can they have a future?



Escaping Love by Debra Smith

Genre: Erotic PNR

Pages: 165

Isbn: 1482609959

ISBN 13: 978-1482609950





Purchase links:

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Excerpt:

Running. Running used to be freedom. Now it was her only chance of survival. The feeling of leaves and grass against the pads of her feet, the moist smell of earth, the way the trees would open their branches like a mother opening her arms to a long awaited child. Gone. Now shadows that used to hold wonder only held fear. The night used to be something that called to her, now only served one purpose. A chance of escape from her life. One, she never wanted.

She lifted her muzzle to scent the air. Upwind, she held the advantage. Taking a moment to suck in much needed air, she stopped and rested. The pounding of her heart was the only familiar sound in the foreign woods. To think she made it all the way to Colorado from South America. Her, the most delicate of her family. She snorted, delicate, her ass. She had to be smarter, faster, and more lethal than all the males of her Clan. What was the saying? Practice made perfect. Wrong. Practice at perfection made her the perfect predator. Say that five times fast. She lived for the hunt. But because of some stupid prophecy, she was to be a treasure to her people. Never allowed to see the outside world.

The rays of the full moon danced across her white fur giving off a luminescent glow. So what if she was rare. So what if she was the only white panther to be born in the last four-hundred years. She was still a person with her own thoughts, desires, and dreams. That’s why she was heading to the middle of nowhere. If she could plead her case to Jenifer Koning, then maybe her father would have to listen to reason.

Tales of the queen reached far and wide. Jenifer defied the archaic rules of their world when she entered the Slag, the tournament of kings. Kings not queens being the important word. Jenifer was the only woman in their history to attempt to change her fate. Until now. Alexandria would be the next. She had to be.

That’s why she ran from her Clan, more important her father. Part of her never thought she would make it all the way to North America from her home deep in the Brazilian jungle. Weeks of travel had taken their toll on her body, exhaustion threatened her every step. Soon, she told herself. Internal strength, she liked to think came from her mother, was the only thing keeping her from collapsing.

There. Light shined through the trees. Relief gave her the extra strength she needed. Gryph’s flashed over the imposing red doors with a bouncer perched to the side. Crap. His height and massive arms crossed over his chest seemed less than inviting. How to play this? Her human appearance was less than intimidating. Maybe she could seem unimposing and just walk right in. Yeah right, a girl could dream.

Alex pictured her human form in the center of her inner light. The change wasn’t painful, at least not after the very first shift. Magic allowed them to keep their clothes. The only drawback was that unlike the animals in nature, their color matched in both their human and animal form.

Branches scratched her exposed skin while she parted the bushes. Sashaying toward the bouncer, she tried not to hold her breathe. His scent hit her nose. A bear. Great. This close to winter he could be especially grumpy.

His nostrils flared and brief look of confusion crossed his face before he schooled his features.

“Hi,” she said in a sweet, sing-song voice.

He grunted.

Great this could be harder than she thought. “I’m looking for Jenifer Koning. I request an audience.”

Another grunt.

Claws pricked at the tips of her fingers, bringing a burning pleasure. Calming her temper, she did her best not to expose her best kept secret.

“Is she here?”

His response, “Clint we have a live one, again.”

Again? What was that supposed to mean? Her ears tingled as she struggled to hear the voice on the end of the line. From the bear’s wince it wasn’t looking good. For him or for her.

“Go on in. Stay out of trouble.”

Gritting her teeth before she gave him a reason to hibernate, she pulled open one of the big red doors.

Alex took her time entering the bar. She needed to seem like she had every right to be there. She couldn’t risk them kicking her out before she could plead her case to their queen. An old Vince Gil song flowed from the jukebox. Red, faded booths and bar stools filled the space. The scent of fried food assaulted her nose. Doing her best not show her repulsion, her gaze drifted to the bar and the male stomping toward her.

Good lord, he was fine. Faded blue jeans clung to his muscular legs as the heels of his cowboy boots echoed through the air. A green and blue, plaid shirt, with the top buttons unfastened revealing the tan skin of his chest, rolled sleeves resting just below his elbows showed off his muscled forearms. The one on his right was tattooed but she didn’t risked getting lost in its puzzle. Dusty blonde locks hung in his eyes, and a five o’clock shadow covered his jaw. Firm lips pressed into a flat line were only distracted from by his intense blue eyes. She’d never seen such eyes. He was sexy wrapped in a whole lot of delicious.

His mouth moved and she blinked. “I’m sorry, what did you say?”

An irritated rumble sounded in his chest. “I said, who are you?”

“Alex.” After listening to his sweet drawl, she felt a small sensation of being welcome. And then it was gone.

His eyes thinned in what had to be irritation, “What’s your full name and Clan?”

The cowboy was smarter than he looked. Hot and intelligent, be still her quaking knees. Wait, her knees were trembling. Placing her hand on the bar, she braced her body. The room started to spin. She shook her head trying to gain focus. Alarm spread through her at the thought of showing weakness in front of him. This male was definitely a predator and the last thing she wanted to do was fall at his feet.

Then, exhaustion overtook her. Her knees buckled sending her forward into his awaiting arms. His concerned face was the last thing she saw.


About the Author

Author of PNR and Erotic Romance. Published with Pink Petal Books, Ellora's Cave, and my Self-pub the Koning Clan Series. I love chocolate, reading, and traveling. Some of my favorite authors are, Cole, Kenyon, Ward, and Laurenston.

I grew up in the Colorado Mountains a place full of possibilities. I never found what truly made me happy until I discovered writing. I didn't really like to read until I tried something a little different. Then like a wildfire my passion grew into a career. I'm thankful every day to have found where I belong. I’m a mother of three kids and a dog.


Contact Links:  Website / Facebook / Twitter



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My Thoughts:

This book was pretty good. It was fast and erotic, adults only! ;-) I really liked it and I now have to read the first book, Transforming Love. I already purchased it.

This was an interesting read full of charismatic shifters and some humans too. :-)

Our leading lady, Alex, is a rare white panther. Her parents want to "sell" her to the highest bidder and so she runs away looking for help from the queen. The queen is missing so she finds the Beta instead.

The Beta is a hunky cowboy named Clint. He agrees to honor the right of Hospitality ensuring that she's protected until she can speak to the queen.

They run from a large group of mercs and she tries to fight the growing attraction between the two of them. Clint is just super sweet and sentemental in addition to being sexy and smelling real good. How could anyone resist him?

When it looks like all is lost, Clint gets help in the most unlikely way. :-) Then he rushes to save the day and rescue his "little cat". 

I recommend Escaping Love if you like your books hot, fast, and full of shifters.

I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. :-)


 


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66 comments:

  1. I WANT!!! it looks fabulous and Alex is so determined i like that ( i hate her parents though) shifters, determined ones, sexyness action i can't resist oki i can only because it's in kindle not pdf or print but still i do want to read this!

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    1. after reading both first chapters ( book 1 and book2) i really want to read them so please a pdf on smashwords would a be a great idea!!! pretty please!!! ( print book with all teh series when completed would be even better)

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    2. I figured you'd want this one. :-)

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    3. Print would be awesome on this one!

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    4. Hi everyone,

      I'm glad to hear Escaping Love has caused a stir. ;-) It is available in print through amazon and create a space. I will definitely look into getting it on smashwords for you.

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    5. Thank you for taking Miki's needs into consideration. :-)

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    6. THANKS!!!!! it's such a great news!!!!and a print format is so whoaw thanks!

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  2. This sounds like an amazing book. I love shifter stories and am surprised I did not know of this one.
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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    1. I thought the same thing when I was asked to host this. :-) I'm glad to bring it to your attention.

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  3. I usually prefer the actual book to the ebook but I would love to read this as is. It sounds awesome.
    Thanks :-)
    Lori

    lorih824 at yahoo dot com

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  4. Eva sounds like a cool heroine and Clinton sounds hot. Thanks for the giveaway.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  5. Escaping Love sounds like a fascinating book! Thanks for sharing the great excerpt and review.
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  6. Do you even need to ask if I want this one!? LOL

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    1. since it's only ebook at the moment, if you do read it could you tell me what you think of it please?

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    2. I definitely will! :) Im way backed up on books since I started helping review on another site but I'll move this towards the top for me to get. :D

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    3. thank you a lot, only book 2 is in print as of yet and not that expensive if you are in the US but with teh shipping fee it would be quite expensive for me ( ad it's less than 200 pages!!) so at the moment the pdf would be the best option for me i just need to be patient^^

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    4. Yes it definitely wouldnt be worth paying that much for such a short read. When i get my next batch of books I was going to get the 1st.

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    5. oki i couldn't resist depiste everything ( i guess i was fed up to see so many book i can't have....)* finger crossed for no additional tax and for one day get book 1 in print too

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    6. haha I just ordered book 2! I guess we both caved! :D fingers and toes crossed for you!!! That seriously sucks if they tax you! :(

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    7. ^^;; i hope i won't be disappointed^^ but i couldn't resist and i received book 1 for review so it's really perfect

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    8. Definitely! It sounds really good so i dont think you will!

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    9. ^^ so far i think book 2 would be my favourite ( from the first free chapter on her website)

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    10. I think book two is the best one but it is also longer. You know how I am, more is better! lol!

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    11. i just read book 1 and yes i think i will love book 2 more.... book 1 was hot but too short, not enough info on the characther or even about teh universe... but i liked it

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    12. I liked it also but I really liked book two more.

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    13. I saw that book one was really short. So I could see why it wouldnt be in print. I was going to read book 2 first but its only .99 for 1 so I'll prolly get it.

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    14. i can't wait to receive my copy of book two really
      but you can also wait and see if you win it amber , the giveaway is still alive here and i will have one on my blog today probably for any ebook of her list

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    15. I already got it. I figured I'd prefer print anyways. :) Thank you though. and I will def. have to stop by your blog.

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    16. print is favoured that's for sure but she has several others titles for you to try if you do win

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    17. Very true. :) She seems like a good author.

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    18. post is up so if you come by ^^ good luck! ( generally i have low entries so more chance for you)

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    19. Thank Miki! I'll swing by. :)

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    20. Your very welcome! I will have to come stalk your blog too! :D

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    21. i really appreciate^^ ( and i don't post each day so it shouldn't make you too busy^^)

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    22. :) That ok. I like seeing your reviews. I know if I had a blog(which Im still thinking about) I wouldnt be on it everyday. There are to many others that I like to visit to want to spend all that time on my own.

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    23. oh you just made me smile a lot!( if you get your own blog don't forget to give us the link^^)

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    24. ^^ you have your first two followers already

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    25. Yay I have people! LOL :) I'll love and water and feed you everyday! :P

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    26. ^^ you better have^^ we are fragile

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    27. I will treat you like my books! :) So you know I'll be gentle.

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    28. So apparently I started to make a blog years ago.. I totally forgot. I clicked on my name accidently and I saw that apparently I have one? LOL Theres no posts on it but maybe I'll go play with it?

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    29. if you still have the password and all why not^^

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    30. I have to check on that. it let me change the backround color so Im assuming that it would work?

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    31. i think so yes^^ you need to be reconigzed as the author to make such big change so yes^^ perhaps you had memorized it on your computer^^ so it was automatical identification^^ but you have a blog and thats the essential

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    32. yes now to just figure out posts and what to write and all the rest. LOL

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    33. you are on what plateform? because it's easy to find tutorial or perhaps i could help

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    34. I believe its the same as Brendas.

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    35. ^^ then i can help you without trouble since it's also teh same as me. if you have specific question you can send me an email and i will try to help

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    36. Yay thank you! I havent had time to even look in the past couple of days. Maybe this weekend.

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    37. don't worry you have time^^ and the basis are really easy^^ just drop me an email when you need it^^

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    38. I will do that. :) I think I figured it out but I know that im prolly going to have questions.

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    39. don't worry it's easy for the minimium of things^^ i did it without any experience ( then i learned so formula to help but that all)

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    40. oh and you have the book of books if i'm not mistaken that give you some "lessons" i used that to learn some tips ( one at teh end of teh month so you could join to get ready)

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    41. I dont follow you on that one? What book do I have? :) sorry its been a really long day! im so tired right now. I know that theres a quick guide thing that i can use online so I can go through that. (is that what you mean?)

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    42. no but don't worry i wasn't clear. it's kind off a read a thon but about the blog as a whole not just reading so you set your own goal ( clear my side bar, make a new about apge etcetc) and during that time there are challenge and teh challenge are in fact linked to some blogging aspect ( how to optimatise you facebook page for example then you have some therory, link etc to help you, ) you can of course take only the one that interest you and event when you are not participating you have access to these " lessons" and can ask question


      not sure which event it is i will have to check and i will tell you when it is

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  7. Hi Brenda,

    Thank you for the lovely review and hosting me. It's been a pleasure.

    Deb

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    1. You're welcome. :-) I really liked the 1st book too. Please let us know when the third book will be out or what title to look for.

      We are major shifter fanatics around here. :-)

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    2. I will. I love shifters too.

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