Cover Reveal: Servance by Haven Cage

Severance

Anticipated release: Spring of 2017

Tag line: What doesn't make you evil, makes you stronger

In Severance, a dark, adult urban fantasy novel from the Faltering Souls series, Neveah has to face the overpowering gravity of her choice to save those she loves while striving for strength to fight her greatest threat—herself.

Nevaeh Richards makes her declaration. Living a life in which she has few possessions, she sacrifices the only thing of worth she has to offer—the precious thing those fiends want the most—all for the slim chance of redeeming the souls of George, the man who raised her, and Gavyn, the Light Celata who holds a piece of her heart.

Her gifts are unfurling now, but so is a fierce, unpredictable beast inside her. While she struggles to keep herself—and the beast—in check, she has to play the part of a Dark Celata and fulfill every wickedly tempting task the evil beings command of her. Each mission she goes on, each time she uses her gifts, the line she toes between the woman she used to be and the monster she reluctantly yearns to become grows thinner.

As Nevaeh deals with her own turmoil, Archard watches the world he's accepted as his own begin to suffer for the mistakes he’s made. The sacred laws which segregate the realms and hinder demons from freely moving among humans are less and less effective with each passing day. He’s failed to keep Nevaeh out of Evil’s clutches, and so the shadows of Hell are creeping through. In an attempt to right his wrongs—and heal the hole in his heart—Archard chases his elusive woman, but every lead that should bring him closer to her only ends with more questions about who she is, where she comes from, and how to save her—if he can save her at all.

Will Nevaeh survive the soul-severing decision she’s made?

Will those who love Nevaeh survive her?

Falter

In FALTER, a dark New Adult/Adult Urban Fantasy novel, Nevaeh Richards thinks she has found a chance to leave her homeless life behind. When the spirit of the only father she knows is wrongfully taken to Hell, Nevaeh is hurled into a world haunted by monstrous demons, rogue Guardian angels, love that is beyond her control, and a soul-threatening choice between the inherent evil inside her and the faltering faith she is struggling to grasp.

Nevaeh and George have lived on the streets as father and daughter since he found her, alone and unconscious, many years ago. When they start a new life employed at Joe's cafe, Nevaeh experiences debilitating visions and frightening apparitions. Adding to the troubling path her life has taken, George suddenly becomes ill and an Animus demon takes his soul hostage in Hell. Unfortunately, the ransom may be more than Nevaeh can afford.

As Nevaeh spirals into this supernatural world, Gavyn—the handsome café-owner—tries to convince her that she belongs to a hidden race of people with God-given gifts known as Celatum, and she may be a key player in the Celestial war. However, even after all the otherworldly events she experiences, Nevaeh continues to deny her part in it all.

Meanwhile, Archard—a stranger she feels undeniably bonded to—mysteriously wanders in and out of her life, offering none of the answers she suspects he holds.

Will Nevaeh attain the faith it requires to fulfill her fate as a Celata and take part in the Celestial fight? Or will she give into the darkness that calls to her for the sake of George's soul and damn herself to Hell?

Warning: this novel contains adult language and sexual content. Readers 18 years and older only, please.

Book Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajlQYHnoTeo

Haven Cage

Haven Cage lives in the Carolinas with her husband and son. After many years of dabbling with drawing, painting, and working night shift in the medical field, she decided to try her hand at writing. Unfortunately, her love for books came later in life and proved to add a healthy challenge during her writing journey. Determined to hone her craft though, she soaks up as much information as she can, spends her free time tapping away in her favorite local coffee shop, and keeps a good book in hand whenever possible.

Years have passed since she began to write and sculpt her first novel, and now it is finally ready for debut. What began as a hobby has grown into a way of escape and the yearning to take her journey farther, her love for writing and reading deepening along the way.

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Buy Links

Falter is free with Kindle Unlimited until the end of October!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Falter-Faltering-Souls-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01DDQVCJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461256470&sr=8-1&keywords=falter+haven+cage

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Print edition is available on Amazon, or you can purchase a signed copy directly from me at http://www.authorhavencage.com/buy-.html

Other platforms will be available at the end of October.

Giveaway: Teresa Keefer Books

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 The giveaway will end September 9, 2016 @ 11:59pm

Good luck everyone!!!

Teresa Keefer Books Giveaway

Review: Coming Home by Teresa Keefer

Purchase Coming Home: Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Author: +Teresa Keefer
Publisher:  Self-published
Released: February 26, 2013

Official Synopsis:  

Newly divorced Maggie Coulter-Stanford returns to her roots in Eastern Tennessee for a new start. Claiming the farm that her grandparents left to her, she is determined to turn the dilapidated piece of property into a guest retreat. As if the work on the farm was not enough for her to worry about, she has to deal with her philandering ex-husband who is in bed with a ruthless real estate developer along with her materialistic and meddlesome mother. Not to mention coming face to face with the man that broke her heart when he left her years earlier. But it's not all as it seems. Will Maggie enjoy her dream of coming home? 

My Review:

When I first heard about Teresa Keefer, it was from her daughter.  I had not given it much thought afterwards though.  Months late, I then heard about Teresa from another friend and fellow beta reader who had just finished reading one of Teresa's books and figured it was high time I looked into this indie author to see what she and her books were all about. 

Coming Home is mainly set in Tennessee with references to where the main character previously lived.  The main character is a woman, Maggie Coulter-Stanford,  who just divorced her very rich, materialistic, cheating husband.  After the divorce she packed up her things and moved from Chicago to a little farm town in Tennessee where she had inherited her grandparents home and land; full of pastures, a barn, and of course the house which was her favorite place to stay during the summers when she was a child. 

As you get into the story you learn more about Maggie, her best friend Dixie, and the local veterinarian/ex-boyfriend Sean.  You find out about the heartbreak and deception that Maggie and her first love, Sean, experienced when they were younger, why at first they blamed one another for it, and then the truth of why the two never made it past the summer they fell in love.

As a beta reader for authors, I pick up on things that some readers would not notice such as grammatical errors, referring to a person, but then coming back with a completely different name later on for said person, or how descriptive and vivid the author is when setting a scene.  As far as the grammatical errors go that does not make or break a star unless there is not understanding any of it because let's face it, every author and book, whether indie or famous authors have grammatical errors in their books. As for the scenes; for the most part the author sets the scenes to the point where you feel as if you are actually there without going overboard! 

The only issue  I had with this book and the reason why this is not a five star review was that I felt the author slipped over important parts that needed to be in the book, added things that she never came back around to explain, or rushed through the ending; better known as plot holes which can make or break a good book in my opinion.

However, with all of this being said, would I recommend this read to a book lover?   You betcha!  This book was a wonderful love story with a happy ending!

About the Author: 

Teresa Keefer is a self-published author who is a romantic at heart. She has also signed with Soul Mate Publishing for her Vengeance Trilogy.

First-hand experience breathes life into her stories because they are set in places that she has visited. Coming Home is set in the beautiful, peaceful Smoky Mountain area of East Tennessee, which is her favorite place to relax. Blood Vengeance is set in the steamy, seductive New Orleans, a place where she and her daughters visited and to which she hopes to return. We should also watch for locations such as Las Vegas, New York City, Washington D.C. as well as some fictional locations that she has created in her own mind. She says that if she is able to start working on her bucket list soon, there will also be a visit to Ireland and hopefully a story from there too.

Teresa is a lifelong Indiana resident living in a rural community in the east central portion of the state. As a single mother of three daughters, she returned to college as an adult and earned an MBA from Indiana Institute of Technology. Teresa has spent over 25 years in the human resource profession and has often threatened to write a humorous depiction of life in the human resource profession. Oh, the stories she could tell! She has been known to debate political and social issues with passion and generally does not back down, sometimes resorting to dry sarcasm to prove a point. In addition to spending time with her daughters and grandchildren she has a lot of other interests that compete for her time such as cooking, sewing, gardening, crafting, studying spiritualism, and traveling.  

I give this book:  ★★★★

Remember to support your indie writers!! 

Promo: Victims by Muriel Garcia

FREE ON KU

Title: Victims²

Author: Muriel Garcia

Series: book one of The Reaper Trilogy

Cover designer: Indigo Designs

Blurb:

I am a monster.

I am evil.

I've done things that would shock the toughest cops.

I've done things that will send me straight to hell and put Satan to shame.

I've done things that I shouldn't have enjoyed, but relished.

I've loved every single second of it.

I don't know the meaning of the word regret.

Why regret doing what needs to be done?

They had to die.

I am a monster.

I am evil.

I am unstoppable.

I am Helltown's worst nightmare.

This is who I truly am.

Links:

Amazon: http://mybook.to/vicmg

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30163726?

Interview: Author Haven Cage

Haven Cage Interview

In FALTER, a dark New Adult/Adult Urban Fantasy novel, Nevaeh Richards thinks she has found a chance to leave her homeless life behind. When the spirit of the only father she knows is wrongfully taken to Hell, Nevaeh is hurled into a world haunted by monstrous demons, rogue Guardian angels, love that is beyond her control, and a soul-threatening choice between the inherent evil inside her and the faltering faith she is struggling to grasp.

Nevaeh and George have lived on the streets as father and daughter since he found her, alone and unconscious, many years ago. When they start a new life employed at Joe's cafe, Nevaeh experiences debilitating visions and frightening apparitions. Adding to the troubling path her life has taken, George suddenly becomes ill and an Animus demon takes his soul hostage in Hell. Unfortunately, the ransom may be more than Nevaeh can afford.

As Nevaeh spirals into this supernatural world, Gavyn—the handsome café-owner—tries to convince her that she belongs to a hidden race of people with God-given gifts known as Celatum, and she may be a key player in the Celestial war. However, even after all the otherworldly events she experiences, Nevaeh continues to deny her part in it all.

Meanwhile, Archard—a stranger she feels undeniably bonded to—mysteriously wanders in and out of her life, offering none of the answers she suspects he holds.

Will Nevaeh attain the faith it requires to fulfill her fate as a Celata and take part in the Celestial fight? Or will she give into the darkness that calls to her for the sake of George's soul and damn herself to Hell?

Warning: this novel contains adult language and sexual content. Readers 18 years and older only, please.

Teasers

 

Haven Cage lives in the Carolinas with her husband and son. After many years of dabbling with drawing, painting, and working night shift in the medical field, she decided to try her hand at writing. Unfortunately, her love for books came later in life and proved to add a healthy challenge during her writing journey. Determined to hone her craft though, she soaks up as much information as she can, spends her free time tapping away in her favorite local coffee shop, and keeps a good book in hand whenever possible.

Years have passed since she began to write and sculpt her first novel, and now it is finally ready for debut. What began as a hobby has grown into a way of escape and the yearning to take her journey farther, her love for writing and reading deepening along the way.

Buy Links

http://www.amazon.com/Falter-Faltering-Souls-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01DDQVCJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461256470&sr=8-1&keywords=falter+haven+cage

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/falter-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Falter-Faltering-Souls-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01DDQVCJK

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/625043

Other sites of availability will include  Apple, Barnes & Noble (US and UK), Scribd, Oyster, Yuzu, Blio and Inktera (formerly Page Foundry) once released.

Question 1: What are you writing?

I didn’t find my love of reading until I was around twenty-three years old. A friend gave me the first novel in the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer and was hooked. After that, I researched Mrs. Meyer and found that a dream inspired her to write. I thought, “Hey, I could do that. I have thousands of crazy dreams locked away in my mind. Why not write a book about one?” I have always struggled with my spiritual side, not so much doubting my beliefs in God, but more myself and the “man-made” side of religion. I felt like writing would be a good way to work some of those inner demons and doubts out.

After years of learning the craft, and reading new books that opened my mind to the many worlds I could escape to, I finished my first novel. Now that I’ve nurtured my mind and soul into that of a writer’s, I don’t see myself any other way. This is who I am now. Though it’s still hard for me some days, I get a little better each day.

Question 2: Have you always want to be an author?

I had no idea that I would be an author as a child. Reading and writing was something I was forced to do in school, not something I did for fun. I was more of a visual arts kind of person, using paint and pencils to express myself, but looking back now, I know that I just hadn’t found the right book to spark the yearning in me. Thank God, I did later on!

Question 3: Who are your favorite authors?

There are so many authors that I admire and enjoy, but Leigh Bardugo, Karen Marie Moning, and Jamie McGuire speak to my soul and inspire me to be a better writer.

Question 4: What would you sat to someone who is just starting out as a writer?

Being a new writer myself, I would advise those following me to research everything on writing, publishing, networking they can. Get a good grip on the reality of it because publishing is an intimidating industry, and if you are not serious about it, you won’t get far, unfortunately. Discouragement is an emotion you will feel often, but I firmly believe that if you are diligent, you can make it. You may not have a fat wallet in the end, but it’s better to try and fail, knowing you gave it your best than avoiding the trials of being a writer when you could have been magical.

Question 5: Do you ever put any part of yourself in your characters?

My characters are very much based on fears and doubts that I have all the time. I also instill my sarcasm and emotions in them pretty regularly. On the flip side of that, they represent parts of me that I can’t be, or won’t allow myself to be, in real life as well.

Question 6:How old were you when your first book was published?

My release day is actually the day before my thirty-third birthday. I set it up as a new year’s resolution goal, determined to get this damn book published before my birthday!

Question 7 and 8: How many books have you written? Do you have any more books coming out?  What are their titles?

I currently only have Falter up for publication, however, book 2 in the Faltering Soul series us under way. I also have the beginnings of a stand-alone novel in toe.

Question 9: What do you hope readers will take from your books?

I hope they find enjoyment in my story while considering the uncontrollable circumstances that drive people to make bad decisions. Life is not black and white, right and wrong.

Question 10: What do you do to get ready to write?

I am very much a creature that needs a good atmosphere. I mostly write at a fantastic local coffee shop, listening to rock music, and drinking the writer’s drug of choice…coffee! I personally don’t plan much when it comes to preparing. I’m more of a write-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of gal, leaving my outlining to a time after most of my thoughts are already on the paper.

Question 11

I’ve been fortunate to avoid the dark abyss of writer’s block. If I do happen to be in a particularly difficult time of finding words, I tend to leave the work for a few days. Sometimes a little vacation can clarify the tunnel vision. This is also when the outlining comes in handy. I start going back through the chapters and summarizing them one by one, focusing on my plot and details. This usually brings me out of the slump.

Question 12: What is your favorite type of book to read?  Does that type influence your books?

My favorite genres are fantasy and romance, and yes, it absolutely influences my own writing. I love being to get away from reality, to escape to worlds where anything is possible. As far as writing styles, I gravitate toward authors that use a lot of descriptive words. I need to play the scenes in my mind like a movie, which makes me a slower reader, but I enjoy it so much more.

Fun Facts

1. Favorite Food: Anything pasta
2. Favorite Color: Purple (you can probably tell by all the purple I use in my graphics ☺)
3. Favorite Sweet Treat: Dark chocolate
4. Favorite Mixed Drink: Forget the mixing, just give me some vodka and a lemon with sugar, or a glass of Duplin wine.
5. Favorite thing to shop for: Fingernail polish (not a big shopper like most girls)
6. Lucky Number: Seven
7. Favorite Book: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
8. Favorite Movie: It’s impossible for me to answer this question…so not fair to make me choose only one.
9. Favorite Song: I Am The Fire by Halestorm
10. Favorite Sport: Soccer