JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder

Where Have All the Elves Gone? By Christian Warren Freed Genre: Urban Fantasy Everyone knows Elves don’t exist. Or do they? Daniel Thomas spent years making a career of turning his imagination into the reality of best selling fantasy novels. But times are tough. No one wants to read about elves and dragons anymore. Daniel learns this firsthand when his agent flatly says no to his latest and, what he deems, to be greatest novel yet. Dissatisfied with the turn to zombies and vampire lovers, he takes his manuscript and heads out to confront his agent. His world changes when he finds his agent dying on the floor of her office. Too late to help, he watches as her dead body disintegrates into a pile of ash and dust. Daniel doesn’t have time to ponder what just happened as a band of assassins breaks in, forcing him to flee to the Citadel and the home of the king of the high elves in order to survive. Daniel soon discovers that all of the creatures he once thought he imagined actuall...

Title: The Loudest Silence Author: Kate L Mary Genre: Post-Apocalyptic/Zombie Publisher: Twisted Press Editor: Lori Whitwam Publication Date: July 23rd, 2018 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR When Regan was a young girl living in the small town of Altus, OK, Kellan was just her brother’s best friend. Then the virus came, turning the world’s population into zombies, and he became so much more. They were only kids, but he saved her. Watched over her. Kept her alive. And he’s been doing the same thing every day since.  After living the apocalypse for nine years, Regan thought they’d experienced every kind of loss and terror imaginable. But when a new group starts wreaking havoc in the Oklahoma wastelands where they live, Regan and Kellan are faced with a new set of horrors. When they cross paths with a teenage girl, offering to help seems like the right thing to do. But Regan and Kellan soon discover that lending aid to the girl very well could lead to their u...

Just Jenny  Sandra Owens Publication date: June 27th 2018 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance The small mountain town of Blue Ridge Valley is the home of three best friends, Jenny, Autumn, and Savannah. Each woman believes she has her life perfectly planned, but there is a saying in the mountains… If everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane. In Just Jenny, Jenny Nance has a plan—save enough money to tour the world. The desire to traipse the globe is a dream she once shared with her twin sister. Jenny made a deathbed promise to her sister that she would go to all the places they had fantasized visiting together. Nothing will entice her to break her vow to Natalie, not even the sexy new Blue Ridge Valley police chief . . . No matter how attracted she is to him. Dylan Conrad left the Chicago Police Department to accept the position as Chief of Police in Blue Ridge Valley. Burned out and haunted by a tragedy of his own, he needs to get away from the memories tor...

Spotted Her First Emma Dean Publication date: June 26th 2018 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Three hot leopard shifters? Yes please. Piper is a librarian at Sacramento State working on her graduate thesis, but her quiet life turns upside down when three hot guys literally crash into her world. They move into her house and her life, telling her she’s wanted by a demon and a witch for her pharaoh’s blood. She just didn’t realize how much they would take over her life in the name of protecting her. Piper is overwhelmed by the paranormal world and everything in it, including the fact that somehow all three of these guys are her mates. She has two weeks to find a way out of a demon contract and figure out how she’s going to deal with all three of these domineering shifters in her life and in her apartment. Will Piper be able to save herself and the pride she’s grown attached to before it’s too late? Goodreads / Amazon Excerpt Damn, this mate crap was no jo...

Moms With Secrets Tammy & Lisa Mom Detectives Book 1 by Bena Roberts Genre: Chick Lit , Cozy Mystery, Parenting Drama Move over Thelma and Louise! Enter Tammy and Lisa two moms of troubled teenage boys. Not convinced of the school's ability to deal with serious issues, the two mothers become mom detectives. Meet Tammy Lewis - the local politician's wife. She is a dutiful wife and adores her family. Her life in her cozy village and Victorian home is perfect. Enter Lisa Evans - an enigmatic yoga teacher and single mother. Lisa has worked hard to succeed in her life, and when she discovers her teenage son might be dealing drugs, she comes up with a crafty plan. Lisa sets out to frame innocent mom Tammy Lewis for her son's misdemeanors. Lisa's son and Tammy's son are best friends so; the set-up could work. Is Tammy the pushover that Lisa believes? More importantly? Has the village school got the accusations right? Are Mark and Ethan, Tamm...

When Darkness Follows Beyond the Grave Series Book Four Athena Daniels Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance Publisher: Sunset Coast Publishing Date of Publication: 29th May, 2018 ISBN: 978-0-9944029-7-4 ASIN: B07BFKY4Q5 Number of pages: 303 Word Count: 115K Cover Artist: Damonza  The only man who can save her, is the one she swore she’d never see again… An Interview with Athena Daniels Author of When Darkness Follows Welcome to JB’s Bookworms with Brandy Mulder Hi everyone! *waves* Thanks so much for having me here! Tell us about your newest book. Thank you so much for asking! When Darkness Follows was inspired by a real haunted shipwreck not far from where I live called, The Alkimos . Inspired by a real-life Ghost Ship As I am lucky enough to live close to a real-life ghost ship, it was only natural that it would become inspiration for a haunted shipwreck story in my Beyond the Grave Series. Book #4 When Darkness Follows....

Go Home, Afton Brent Jones (Afton Morrison, #1) Publication date: June 25th 2018 Genres: Adult, Thriller We all wear masks, and Afton Morrison is no exception. A small-town librarian with a dark side, Afton, twenty-six, has suppressed violent impulses her entire adult life. Impulses that demand she commit murder. Blending her urges with reason, Afton stalks a known sexual predator, intending to kill him. But her plan, inspired by true crime and hatched with meticulous care, is interrupted by a mysterious figure from her past. A dangerous man that lurks in the shadows, watching, threatening to turn the huntress into the hunted. Go Home, Afton is the first of four parts in a new serial thriller by author Brent Jones. Packed with grit and action, The Afton Morrison Series delves into a world of moral ambiguity, delivering audiences an unlikely heroine in the form of a disturbed vigilante murderess. Goodreads / Amazon /  Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Smashwords ...

Romancing The Pen Kara Winters Publication date: May 13th 2018 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance A seasoned writer with secrets to protect… Carson Reid is stuck, and not in a situation he’s unfamiliar with. He’s been writing romance novels for years now, so you would think that by now he’d be used to going through the motions. But once more, he’s stuck at the precipice of writing the big “sex scene”… But one quick encounter with a mystery beauty leads him to realize that she’s his long lost writing muse. A powerful publisher with an agenda of her own… Kate has had it with men. After building her entire publishing empire on the bones of those that have tried getting in her way, she’s not about to let some love-challeged writer blind her goals. But even under her toughened exterior there is a longing for something. Or someone. The meeting seemed causal enough. No “shop talk”, no strings attached, and definitely no talking about one another’s history. So what’s one night of passion? Ju...