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Straight to Hell by Michelle Scott + Giveaway

Welcome to Day One of the Straight to Hell blog tour! Keep reading for more about  Straight to Hell by Michelle Scott ,  my review, an excerpt, and of course a fabulous giveaway! Straight to Hell by Michelle Scott Genre:  Urban Fantasy   Published:   September 8, 2011   Page Count:  179   Buy Links:  Amazon UK      Amazon.com The Devil Never Forgets a Deal I, Lilith Straight, was the woman you always wanted to be. I was married to someone better looking than your husband, we lived in that house you always wanted. Within a year, however, all of that changed. My marriage dissolved, my house burned down, and my job hardly paid the bills. So when I was hit by a car and died, I thought my life couldn’t get any worse. Boy, was I wrong. Hell was not the place I imagined. It was worse. During my brief stay, I learned some disturbing truths about my family. Most worryingly my...

Straight to Hell by Michelle Scott

The Straight to Hell book tour has begun!   Straight to Hell , a book reviewers have called fun, addictive, and enjoyable,  tells the story of one woman, one man, and one deal with the devil.    The Devil Never Forgets a Deal I, Lilith Straight, was the woman you always wanted to be. I was married to someone better looking than your husband, we lived in that house you always wanted. Within a year, however, all of that changed. My marriage dissolved, my house burned down, and my job hardly paid the bills. So when I was hit by a car and died, I thought my life couldn’t get any worse. Boy, was I wrong. Hell was not the place I imagined. It was worse. During my brief stay, I learned some disturbing truths about my family. Most worryingly my ancestor’s deal with the devil promising him every female descendent as a succubus. So these were my options: Life on earth as a soul-sucking seductress. Or death and pass the succubus baton to my sweet lit...

Songstone by Lena Goldfinch

Songstone by Lena Goldfinch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Songstone is a heart warming story full of adventure, magic, superstitions, tribal lore and a touching romance. Kita, who was abandoned in the forest as a child, was rescued by Noni and became an adopted sister. Kita with her pale skin, red hair and green eyes never felt like she belonged to the family that took her in or the tribe they were a part of. The evil medicine man takes her as his servant and uses her to perform his secret rituals. Kita longs for her freedom. Freedom may come at the hands of a stranger. Pono is a journeyman from a distant tribe who sees the brutal treatment of Kita. He will risk everything to save her from her evil master. They will have to learn to trust and depend on each other to survive. Kita and Pono are both strong characters. Kita perseveres through the persecution of her tribe and her master. Pono is brave to risk his life for Kita. Through their struggles we see their characters develop. I found...

The Hag of the Wind by Laura J. Underwood

The Hag of the Wind by Laura J. Underwood Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Eggplant Literary Productions, Inc. Date of Publication: 10/28/2013 Cover Artist: Roan Carter Book Description: Ginny Ni’Cooley just wants a peaceful, quiet life. But quiet is hard to maintain when one’s mentor is a ghost who died a lush and a lech. And peace isn’t to be found when the locals expect their local mageborn to banish monsters and help infertile couples conceive. It’s that last bit that is posing the most trouble for Ginny of late. Marman the pig-herder--once an unwelcome suitor--now wants Ginny to help him and his wife conceive, and doesn’t believe her when she says it’s beyond her powers. When the couple try to solve their problem on their own, they manage to unleash a demon imprisoned years ago. Now, their actions have placed all of Connorscroft in danger and no matter how much peace and quiet Ginny wants, she’s got to find a way to defeat the demon before it destroys her villag...