Rock'n'Roll Friday Review/ Interview : The Fire Walker by Nicole R. Taylor

The Fire Walker 

(Devil’s Tattoo #2) 

by Nicole R. Taylor 

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Dylan “Dee” Cosgrove is one fourth of Australian band, The Devil’s Tattoo. Loveable, cocky as hell, but one thing is missing. He’s never  been in love. He doesn’t want meaningless, he wants meaningful and all he keeps hearing is I’m sorry… Forever the good guy finishing last.

A year after their first tour, The Devil’s Tattoo are making it big in LA recording their next album. For Dee, all he wants is to stand on stage and play. After all, music is his first love. He could care less about the money and the fakery that comes with the LA scene and the big executive types with dollar signs in their eyes. But in walks the woman who is about to obliterate him and she’s one of them. So, what’s a guy to do when one look is all it takes?

Jessie Ware is an intern at Galaxy Records, New York. When she’s asked to go to LA to help her boss schmooze with the latest big thing to come out of Australia, The Devil’s Tattoo, it’s her chance to get her foot firmly wedged into the door. If she can pull this off, then there could be a permanent job in it. But she didn’t count on one thing. Dee Cosgrove and his cocky Australian attitude. He makes her question everything without even trying and it might just push her over the edge… if she doesn’t give her heart to him first.

The more Dee gets to know Jessie, the harder he falls and he’d walk over fire and back to win her over. That’s if she doesn’t deliver him  straight into the ranks of the scarred and broken first.

—

The Fire Walker is a companion novel to The Devil’s Tattoo. It has a dose of drama, some colourful language, a HEA and some sex scenes.
It’s recommended for readers 18 and up.

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AUTHOR

Nicole R. Taylor is an Australian born paranormal, fantasy and contemporary fiction author. She is a graduate of the University of Ballarat Professional Writing and Editing programme and is a former music memorabilia sales person and grocery merchandiser.
She currently lives in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia with a two year old rescue cat named, Burger. She enjoys reading, writing (of course!), traveling and a little too much chocolate. One day she hopes to sky dive, but has to work up the courage first.The first in her new paranormal fantasy series, The Witch Hunter Saga is available in e-edition and print from March 20th 2013

Hello Readers!

It's Friday! and the best of the Friday is than for me is synonym of music all the time. So today I decided to allow room for one of the books I expected before the end of this 2013, The Fire Walker by Nicole R. Taylor.

For those who read The Devil's Tattoo and we were in love with the story, it was an incredible expects his brother The Fire Walker, but the wait was a great reward, the book is amazing!!  In the first book,We  know  the story of Zoe and Will, as well as the formation of the band The Devil's Tattoo. Now with more writing experience and showing your love for music and this saga, Nicole brings us the story of Dee, a secondary character  well loved  in the first book.

Dylan "Dee" Cosgrove, has only one love: music, Zoe and Will still together and more in love than ever and the band The Devil's Tattoo embarks on a journey to America to present their work. Dee still has the same attitude as in the first book, simpatico, loveable, cocky as hell until his world is unbalanced with the fucking but adorable glance of ones Bambi eyes, Jessie Ware, the girl that many fans of Dee probably will hate and loved at the same time.

The book is certainly a rollercoaster of emotions until the end. Nicole takes us on a safe path, then brake, change the speed to something faster, stronger and feel that at some point we're going to crash with everything in your way and in the end leaves us with a WT WAO! !

My favorite character, Jessie, is the first time I identified with the character of Nicole's books. Favorite moment of the book: several! Phrase which I remain: Fucking Bambi eyes.

They realized I did not put spoilers? I will only say a few, accompany your reading with a cheeseburger and a cherry coke , (personally I like more the vanilla coke). The Indie, classic rock and punk music are present. And Yeah! there are tattoos.

THE INTERVIEW

Nicole is an author with multiple talents, if you follow her in Facebook will see several things done in Photoshop by her, is good with recommendations of music and always is up to date when it comes to their work.

Now yeah, they had expected: the interview with Nicole R. Taylor!

1 - Describes to Nicole R. Taylor with the fragment of a song:

Keep on chasing down that rainbow

You'll never know waht you might find

Over the sunset on the horizon

- AKA... What a life by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

 

2 - When not writing, What do you usually do in your free days?

 

Um... think about writing?

 

3 - With 140 characters, which means to you The Devil's Tattoo?

 

A little self-indulgent fantasy.

 

4 - In  the book The Devil's Tattoo We met the story between Zoe and Will, and the story of how the band formed, now we have The Fire Walker, Dee Cosgrove is the star now, how you felt with this book?

 

Dee is a pretty strong character. He's always been there to protect others and when his life is turned upside down, it was interesting to think about how he would handle that. They're all going through a big change with the band becoming more popular and being overseas in a new environment is hard enough for Dee. When he's hit with his own troubles he doesn't know how to handle any of it being so far away from home.

 

5 - Dee is definitely a favorite character for many, but... this Jessie. In who inspired you to create this character?

 

In the book Dee is described as being the good guy and hasn't had anything bad happen to him before. He's always there to help others, so Jessie is there to challenge him. They have two very different backgrounds, so she was a way to help him grow. She isn't based on anyone in particular.

 

6 -Your favorite moment o curiosity when writing The Fire Walker?

 

The Fire Walker is different to The Devil's Tattoo in that it doesn't focus on the band being on tour. Dee's comfort zone is music and I had to take that from him! Definitely showing how he coped with being on his own without a stage and a guitar to lean on for a little while was a surprise.

 

7 -Joan Jett, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana are mentioned in the book and the playlist of this book is in your WebPage, what song would you choose as the main theme for Dee and Jessie?

 

Ohio by Kingswood

 

8 -Among your work, you have many female characters with great character, and than they learn to defend of themselves of uncomfortable situations for a woman, what is your favorite and why?

 

There are so many romance books out there at the moment that have female leads being treated like trash by their male love interests. Don't know about you guys, but that doesn't make me swoon AT ALL. I like to write my female characters with a bit more bite. They are perfectly capable of standing up for themselves and don't take crap lying down.

I don't really have a favourite out of all the characters I've written.

If I'm going to write them well, I find that I need to love them all equally ; )

 

9 - About you:

-The first book in your life?

When I was a kid (about eight or nine) I loved any book to do with horses. There's an Australian author, Elyne Mitchell, that wrote a whole heap of middle grade books about Australia's wild horses and I'd devour them all. Then I moved on to The Babysitters Club, Goosebumps and Sweet Valley High! 

 

-Your first CD or Record:

I brought one of those various artist CDs with bands like Faith No More, Blur, Butthole Surfers, the Cranberries...

It was the early nineties!

 

-What is your favorite food?

A good cheeseburger and fries always goes down well. I have simple tastes!

 

-If you could talk with any person in history (living or dead), who would it be?

Joe Strummer from The Clash. He had a lot of important things to say, whether it be about music, politics or spirituality.

 

-You have visited many places, so what would be your next destination?

I'm saving for a holiday to Italy. I want to see all the art museums and eat margarita pizza in Naples!

 

-Your last concert was of?

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They're one of my favorite bands.

 

-You're a big fan of tattoos. One advice for novices who want a Tatttoo?

Definitely make sure you want it because it's a hundred times more painful to get it lasered off. And make sure you go to a place that's well known and health certified!

 

-Recommend a place in Australia

Australia has a lot of different things to see and a lot of different climates! People sometimes don't realise how big it actually is. There's tropical rainforests, reefs and beaches, islands, deserts, plains, mountain ranges... and a few nice cities

(Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to name a few.)

 

10 - What are the characters you most enjoy writing? the villains or heroes/heroines 

 

I like writing both! I enjoy writing witty conversations and I think it shows between Zoe and Dee in both

The Devil's Tattoo and The Fire Walker.

 

11 - What is the most important thing you've learned this year as a writer ?

 

What works for one writer doesn't necessarily work for another and you can't measure your success against others. No matter what anyone tells you, there are no rules! Well, maybe only where grammar is concerned. ; )

 

12 - I speak spanish, so, You know any word in Spanish, a song, food?

I know the festival of dia de los muertos! The day of the dead.

And it reminds me of this song!

 

13 - What news can we expect in 2014:

In 2014, I plan to release the last Witch Hunter book, The Awakening and work on the novella that goes with it, Young Blood.

Then I'll start work on a new series! But, my lips are sealed on that one.

 

 Message to the fans and new readers

Ever since I started publishing back in March, I've met so many awesome people and I'm truly grateful

for everyone who has taken the time to read my books. I wouldn't be half as sane as

I am now without you guys, so thanks and keep rocking.

She will be attending to:   Indie Authors Down Under.

in March, 2014

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Thank you Nicole for the interview! :)

PD: the first picture, I made inspired by an excerpt from the book, hope you like it!

ALICE

Cover Reveal of The Fire Walker by Nicole R. Taylor

The Fire Walker 

(Devil’s Tattoo #2) 

by Nicole R. Taylor 
Publication date: December 16th 2013
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Dylan “Dee” Cosgrove is one fourth of Australian band, The Devil’s Tattoo. Loveable, cocky as hell, but one thing is missing. He’s never  been in love. He doesn’t want meaningless, he wants meaningful and all he keeps hearing is I’m sorry… Forever the good guy finishing last.

A year after their first tour, The Devil’s Tattoo are making it big in LA recording their next album. For Dee, all he wants is to stand on stage and play. After all, music is his first love. He could care less about the money and the fakery that comes with the LA scene and the big executive types with dollar signs in their eyes. But in walks the woman who is about to obliterate him and she’s one of them. So, what’s a guy to do when one look is all it takes?

Jessie Ware is an intern at Galaxy Records, New York. When she’s asked to go to LA to help her boss schmooze with the latest big thing to come out of Australia, The Devil’s Tattoo, it’s her chance to get her foot firmly wedged into the door. If she can pull this off, then there could be a permanent job in it. But she didn’t count on one thing. Dee Cosgrove and his cocky Australian attitude. He makes her question everything without even trying and it might just push her over the edge… if she doesn’t give her heart to him first.

The more Dee gets to know Jessie, the harder he falls and he’d walk over fire and back to win her over. That’s if she doesn’t deliver him  straight into the ranks of the scarred and broken first.

—

The Fire Walker is a companion novel to The Devil’s Tattoo. It has a dose of drama, some colourful language, a HEA and some sex scenes.
It’s recommended for readers 18 and up.

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AUTHOR

Nicole R. Taylor is an Australian born paranormal, fantasy and contemporary fiction author. She is a graduate of the University of Ballarat Professional Writing and Editing programme and is a former music memorabilia sales person and grocery merchandiser.
She currently lives in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia with a two year old rescue cat named, Burger. She enjoys reading, writing (of course!), traveling and a little too much chocolate. One day she hopes to sky dive, but has to work up the courage first.The first in her new paranormal fantasy series, The Witch Hunter Saga is available in e-edition and print from March 20th 2013

Author links:
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This is the way of the Review of What Remains by Nicole R. Taylor

What Remains

by Nicole R. Taylor

Publication date: October 15th 2013
Genres: Adult, Post-Apocalyptic

Designed by Paper and Sage Design

Synopsis:

I’d never known true darkness until the lights went out.
I had never known what it was to be hungry.
Everyone I ever knew was dead. If they weren’t, then they wished they were.
I know I did.

Prue Ashford has been surviving alone in the Australian bush for the last three years. After an unknown virus wiped out most of the human population, she escaped the chaos and hid. Every town and city was locked down into quarantine, but that only led to the inevitable. Death.
Living off the land, avoiding other survivors turned bad, she’s led a lonely life, surviving on the edge of a very narrow cliff. The moment she begins to lose hope is when she meets the handsome and enigmatic, Shaw.
He’s the first human being she’s seen in three years that hasn’t tried to kill her and she doesn’t dare to hope. She’d given up finding anyone alive that still had goodness inside of them.
Her only option if she wants to live is to trust Shaw and he takes her to the isolated community he calls home. Being among people again is it’s own challenge and Prue finds herself tested on every front. Making friends was never easy for her and making them after an apocalypse is even harder.
Hannah, the town’s apprentice doctor, becomes the closest thing Prue has to a best friend and Nan fast becomes her surrogate mother. Shaw brings feelings to the surface that she would rather forget and Eva, the mayor’s daughter, seems hell bent on making her life a living hell.
In the end, Prue must make a decision. Stay in the town at the end of the world and learn how to love again, or go back into the wasteland of human civilisation and go it alone.

 ****

What Remains is a gritty story of human survival. When society crumbles and chaos reigns, people become desperate. They turn to violence and resort to extreme measures to go on living. Parts of this story may be confronting for some people. It contains violent situations staged by desperate people, the extremes that people go to to show their love and a dose of bad language. It’s recommended for readers 18 and up.

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AUTHOR

 Nicole R. Taylor is a Paranormal, Urban Fantasy and Contemporary Romance author from country Victoria, Australia.

Previously, she has written for various small street press music and entertainment publications as a gig and album reviewer before publishing her first Urban Fantasy novel in early 2013.

When she isn’t writing, Nicole likes to spend time curled up with a good book and her 3-year-old rescue cat, Burger. She gets itchy feet more often than not and has lived in three countries and travelled to three times as many.

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***REVIEW***

No wonder that in this blog, Nicole R. Taylor is one of Alice's favorite authors.
When it came to light this story, I think we were all euphoric by his brother The Devil's Tattoo (even we are for the next release of the book 2). I was able to hosting the cover to reveal, is beautiful, very fresh, unlike the dark colors that Nicole has accustomed us to see on their covers. But still had the essence of his style: tattoos.

Who has a tattoo on this story? Prudence  Ashford , or only Prue.
She is the protagonist of the story, something I love about the protagonists of Nicole's books is that they are independent women, strong character but know how to be subtle and show that side of wanting to be loved with respect and for what they are.

She told the story of what happened on a pandemic, we see first part of his life before and that's what happened with his family and then change when he meets Shaw.

Who is Shaw? The boy handsome, mysterious and perhaps the little hope for Prue,  that there is a light in the midst of chaos.

The story is crude but cute, I like very much the fact is the first book in genre sci-fi dystopia with the writer writes, perhaps in a few leaves still a little note is his first book in this genre and I think She has a great ability to tell a other story of this type. He manages to make the reader put to seriously questioning about what can do to survive and still not lose your consciousness and emotions.

I loved each character was well defined, also that Prue will use Japanese weapons! I have many favorite moments in this book.
I highly recommend you read this book, ok, I take two days to read it but it was during my trips to school on the subway. The book lightened my way and kept me in suspense amid the chaos of what could be the subway,

I would like read to much, a different story of this type of Nicole R. Taylor and continue to amaze us with his incredible imagination

P.S: I am Fan of Nan, She is cool! She should have her story about the time he lived.

P.S1.1: I asked me, what type of songs inspired you to write this book?

ALLYCAT

Cover Reveal: What Remains by Nicole R. Taylor

 

What Remains

by Nicole R. Taylor

Publication date: October 15th 2013
Genres: Adult, Post-Apocalyptic

 Designed by Paper and Sage Design

Synopsis:

I’d never known true darkness until the lights went out.
I had never known what it was to be hungry.
Everyone I ever knew was dead. If they weren’t, then they wished they were.
I know I did.

Prue Ashford has been surviving alone in the Australian bush for the last three years. After an unknown virus wiped out most of the human population, she escaped the chaos and hid. Every town and city was locked down into quarantine, but that only led to the inevitable. Death.
Living off the land, avoiding other survivors turned bad, she’s led a lonely life, surviving on the edge of a very narrow cliff. The moment she begins to lose hope is when she meets the handsome and enigmatic, Shaw.
He’s the first human being she’s seen in three years that hasn’t tried to kill her and she doesn’t dare to hope. She’d given up finding anyone alive that still had goodness inside of them.
Her only option if she wants to live is to trust Shaw and he takes her to the isolated community he calls home. Being among people again is it’s own challenge and Prue finds herself tested on every front. Making friends was never easy for her and making them after an apocalypse is even harder.
Hannah, the town’s apprentice doctor, becomes the closest thing Prue has to a best friend and Nan fast becomes her surrogate mother. Shaw brings feelings to the surface that she would rather forget and Eva, the mayor’s daughter, seems hell bent on making her life a living hell.
In the end, Prue must make a decision. Stay in the town at the end of the world and learn how to love again, or go back into the wasteland of human civilisation and go it alone.

****

What Remains is a gritty story of human survival. When society crumbles and chaos reigns, people become desperate. They turn to violence and resort to extreme measures to go on living. Parts of this story may be confronting for some people. It contains violent situations staged by desperate people, the extremes that people go to to show their love and a dose of bad language. It’s recommended for readers 18 and up.

AMAZON                    SMASHWORDS

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AUTHOR

 Nicole R. Taylor is a Paranormal, Urban Fantasy and Contemporary Romance author from country Victoria, Australia.

Previously, she has written for various small street press music and entertainment publications as a gig and album reviewer before publishing her first Urban Fantasy novel in early 2013.

When she isn't writing, Nicole likes to spend time curled up with a good book and her 3-year-old rescue cat, Burger. She gets itchy feet more often than not and has lived in three countries and travelled to three times as many.

Website   Goodreads   Facebook   Twitter

 

RockandReview of The Devil's Tattoo by Nicole R. Taylor

Come to me,Trust in a dream, Come on and rescue me
Yes i know i can be wrong,Maybe i'm too headstrong
Our love is...Madness.. --- Muse

The Devil's Tattoo by Nicole R. Taylor

Contemporary Romance
(18+ due to adult themes, sex scenes 
and coarse language)
Release date: 1st September 2013

Zoe Granger picked up her first guitar the day her heart 
was smashed into a billion pieces. It was a way to keep 
her mind off her inevitable downward spiral, but music 
soon became her escape. She's been burned too many times
to tell and is just happy to coast through life, never
putting herself out there. That's until her best friend 
Dee suggests they start a band and suddenly she finds 
herself not just a part of it,but fronting the whole 
outfit. They call themselves The Devil's Tattoo and when they release their debut 
EP, it rockets to the top of the charts and it's like an overnight fairytale. 
Contracts, photo shoots,royalties and interviews are heaped onto the shy Zoe and 
it's like she's finally found her place. Then comes the phone call that changes 
everything. They've been asked to co-headline a tour with one of the hottest 
bands of the moment,The Stabs and Zoe will never be the same again.

Will Strickland is one fourth of the hottest indie rock band to ever grace the 
airwaves.He's the bass player in The Stabs, hot as hell and could have his pick
of any girl that flings herself at him. But he's only got eyes for Zoe and she 
has no idea why he'd bother.She's got one hell of a trust issue and an attitude
to boot and Will seems to be the one who wants to tame her, but is he game enough?

The Devil's Tattoo and The Stabs go on the road and it's either going to be a 
highway to hell or a stairway to heaven. Only time will tell who will come out 
on top and Zoe's determined to do it without getting her heart broken… again.

AUTHOR 

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Excerpt from The Devil’s Tattoo

How the band gets its name

 Dee pulled out another notebook from his bag and tossed it to me. "Write the lyrics."

I look at the empty notebook and Dee's tattered one that's full of ideas and marks and don't know where to start. I try not to think about it too much as I grab a pen and write out the music best I can. It's already there, I just have to translate it into something coherent. But, when it comes to the words, I see what Dee's written and it could be a song for me. No wonder he wants me to change it. He wants the song to be from me, instead. My side of the story.

The couch dipped next to me and Dee stuck his head over my shoulder to see what I'm writing. I pressed the notebook into my chest and he tried to snatch it away.

"Hey," I cried. "I like you and all Dee, but stop trying to feel me up."

His lips curved into a sly smile and he knew that I was onto him and for once I don't argue.

"What are we gunna call ourselves?" Frank asked. Before Chris could open his mouth he added, "No ideas accepted form Chris."

"Why not?” he grumbled.

"We're not into Morrissey," Dee laughed.

"I think Empty Hands is a good name for an indie band," I said kindly.

"Thanks, Zoe," Chris smiled and tapped his bottle against mine.

"We're not a pansy mopey indie band," Frank said and beat on his chest. "I want to beat the shit outta those skins, for one. I'm too manly to get in touch with my feminine side."

Dee's watching me with a frown and I realize I've been running a finger along the scar on my arm.

"Tattoo," he said, his eyes meeting mine.

"What?" I jumped and tucked my hands under my legs.

"Tattoo," he said again and I could almost see the light bulb over his head. "The Devil's Tattoo."

As soon as he says it, I knew he wanted to name the band after me. I can't help but wonder who the devil is meant to be. The devil scarred my arm and I covered it with a tattoo.

"Dee," I began to scold him.

"Bloody LOVE IT," Frank shouted, on his feet.

"It's not like that, Zoe," Dee whispered in my ear. "You're my phoenix from the ashes. You're my version of the devil, babe."

It sounded like he was declaring his love for me and in a way he was, but not like that. Dee's my brother. Dee's my family.

I smiled at him. "The Devil's Tattoo."

"All in favor?" Dee asked, but it's already been decided.

"Hell yeah!" everyone shouted, and it's done.

*** REVIEW ***

Some try to tell me,Thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be,You will be in the end
And I love you,Yes, I love you -- The Moody blues.

 -ARC kindly provided by an author in exchange for honest review -

Someone once said that music is the life that once we lived, that we are living and we want to live. Someone more said than the direction of our dreams match that of our nightmares and It will make us wonder where were those magical days and that maybe this is our last goodbye. But life always put us in front of two roads, which would you choose for wager? the highway to hell or a stairway to heaven?

How would you describe the book? : great! Its content shows the soul of rock n roll : music, sex and the most powerful drug in the universe: love.

When I first saw the title of the new book by Nicole R. Taylor, I had some curiosity to know of it was going to to treat. Later I read the synopsis and just by reading the word music had me trapped.

In this book, We will know to Zoe Granger and Will Strickland (Ok, agree!  Will is one of my new favorite male characters, is so hot and tender at the same time ...). Ok, ok reconnect again, Well as I said these guys take us to the backstage of his fears and to the concert of their lives. And end of the tour, they show us, which way they decided  choose, which leads to the road to hell or heaven stairs.

The characters are varied, and in this the author  does not stop surprising me, She know how to define and how to transmit that character very well. In the main characters this: Zoé Greanger, that through music and thanks to his friend Dee goes ahead after a chaotic breakup. If you're a girl, you can log in fine with her and there is something in their history that for me is a great lesson at the end of the book. The Girl Power is present with this girl.  On the male side, we have to the sexy Will Strickland .... He ... I told you he is Hot? ... And He is a musician ...? Mix the tender and sexy Wao, very well. He show us that having a supposed "bad reputation" does not mean you will not suffer , or  he to act so. And of course, I do not forget to Dee, Zoe's best friend, is one of those characters that relax a little the story with his jokes or sarcasm or whatever thing, when you're on the edge of the seat. As he says: I leave descubirir the mystery of the soul of this character.

As I said is a great book, really enjoyed it, has that rich mix of music, a story, has a touch Hot, and not bad, goes according with the story. Although maybe a little bit is his Achilles heel, by the books with erotic themes that have come out, but outside it is G-R-E-A-T.

One of the things that pleased me the book is that not only know the version of Zoe, it also the version of Will is here. Thanks Nicole for making this happen!
Another thing that won me: music, The Kills! One of my favorite rock bands! present, and not only that, put the musical compositions of the main characters added an extra point. I had not seen this in any current book.

I hope to read soon another book of this type Nicole Taylor, and if dear readers at the end of The Devil's Tattoo can find a synopsis of a new project this author.

Do not forget to visit the website of Nicole, She is putting  recently  (as I say) a Backstage of the book, I mean additional data, the trailerbook, playlist and others. If you want to visit,  you click on the logo image of  The Devil's Tattoo,in the section with name: EVENTS  on the right side of this page.

From my part is all, To enjoy the music and life and books, Thanks Nicole R. Taylor for this book! See you in your  next story :-) !

=> Allycat <=

Cover Reveal The Devil’s Tattoo by Nicole R. Taylor

The Devil’s Tattoo

by Nicole R. Taylor

designed by Paper and Sage Designs.

Contemporary Romance

(18+ due to adult themes, sex scenes and coarse language)

Release date: 1^st September 2013

SYNOPSIS

Zoe Granger picked up her first guitar the day her heart was smashed into a billion pieces. It was a way to keep her mind off her inevitable downward spiral, but music soon became her escape. She's been burned too many times to tell and is just happy to coast through life, never putting herself out there. That's until her best friend Dee suggests they start a band and suddenly she finds herself not just a part of it, but fronting the whole outfit.

They call themselves The Devil's Tattoo and when they release their debut EP, it rockets to the top of the charts and it's like an overnight fairytale. Contracts, photo shoots, royalties and interviews are heaped onto the shy Zoe and it's like she's finally found her place. Then comes the phone call that changes everything. They've been asked to co-headline a tour with one of the hottest bands of the moment, The Stabs and Zoe will never be the same again.

Will Strickland is one fourth of the hottest indie rock band to ever grace the airwaves. He's the bass player in The Stabs, hot as hell and could have his pick of any girl that flings herself at him. But he's only got eyes for Zoe and she has no idea why he'd bother. She's got one hell of a trust issue and an attitude to boot and Will seems to be the one who wants to tame her, but is he game enough?

The Devil's Tattoo and The Stabs go on the road and it's either going to be a highway to hell or a stairway to heaven. Only time will tell who will come out on top and Zoe's determined to do it without getting her heart broken… again.

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*Zoe Granger & Will Strickland*

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My book of the month of July: The Witch Hunter de Nicole R. Taylor

Oh la lala! Vampires and Witches!

“You can compel the memories from me, Aya,
but you can't compel away my feelings," he said evenly.” 
― Nicole R. Taylor, The Witch Hunter

Hi everyone!

Well this month I spent me reading  The Witch Hunter of the author Nicole R. Taylor . From the first moment I saw him, I don´t  If It because I wanted to know the history of The Witch Hunter, for I read the synopsis or your cover attracted me, I do not know, but, I  wanted to read it, the words: Witches, Vampires and other supernatural things helped a lot (yes, yes I am a irremediable addict of the paranormal). So who once I bought the E-Book, the magic began to emerge from this book.

If you still do not know this book  I  leave here the synopsis:

I was born into the world covered in blood, and that's exactly the way I left it.

Ever since, I have been damned to walk the boundary between life and death alone. Unwillingly turned and left to my nightmare, I have seen men commit countless horrors and committed many of my own.
My origins shall remain unknown, my true self hidden. I have been called by many names, but in this life I am known as the Witch Hunter. I have been asleep these past 150 years, until I was awoken by a haunting call.

Zachary Degaud was twenty three when he died. The problem was, he didn't stay that way.
Present day, he's just another vampire with another unremarkable story. That is, until he manages to provoke a two thousand year old witch named Katrin, who wants to make him pay in the most horrible way imagined.
Along with his brother Sam, newly made vampire Liz and their only witch ally, Gabby, his only chance for survival is to summon the ancient and unpredictable vampire known as the Witch Hunter.
Zac is just looking for a way out of his psychopathic witch problems, but instead will find himself falling head first into a blood feud that has stretched thousands of years.

Aya has been asleep for the past 150 years, until she was awoken by a haunting call. The witch she has been hunting for thousands of years, Katrin, has resurfaced and marked a young, annoyingly arrogant vampire by the name of Zachary Degaud. Unless she does something, he will die a slow and painful death. He has given her an opportunity to end the witch, but does she want to help him or leave him to his fate?
Zac will get under her skin like no one else has and she just might find herself making the ultimate sacrifice before he is gone forever.

They will both have to choose sides and look deep within themselves before the end. But, what Zac learns about himself, will surprise him most of all.

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Ok, as you read the synopsis, It may be that you  have an idea about of story, Well, The Witch Hunter is a book that you will enjoy if you love this type of genre, and if not, too.

The story introduces you gradually into the lives of all the characters and is giving you signs that things may get ugly but with hope of something good. And there will be more to discover in the whole saga.

The characters that I personally caught my attention were: Aya, she is unique, It is the great female character protagonist of this story, a girl who finally proves that being a girl does not mean you're weak, but it is still feminine and  she show  their feelings. 

She is a great Witch Hunter, her history leaves us wanting to know more things, and might even say that from the beginning becomes your favorite and stay in love with her. Now we have male side starring Zachary Degaud, Zac is so ... Zac! Ok, He's the Man "bad". But it has everything you need to keep up with Aya. He is impulsive, arrogant and shocking to everybody but all that has an explanation or background that we discover in the saga. it is the piece that fits perfectly with its female protagonist. I often laughed talks between Aya and Zac with his sarcasm and hate-love. And even his conversations with other characters can find that little sarcasm that characterizes them (I still remember when Aya said something about that Gabby is a Witch). Speaking of Gabby, yes, the good witch of history, is one of those characters who is easy to love and grow with it. It's a character that you should not miss it for the world.

 

I really liked this book, I loved, is one of my new favorite sagas I've met this year, not only has the elements that I like, the characters are developed very well, has a good mix of nuances, can go from suspense, to laugh and  love, or feel you  irritable with some characters (in my case just one Lizz * murderous look* ok no!) but other than that, it's a refreshing story in its genre.

Apparently it will be a saga of 4 books, and the book 3 ,time back I had the presentation of the cover and its synopsis, check out by clicking here!

 And if  you calling attention this book, Buy it on links that are on the top. Do not hesitate and meet The Witch Hunter saga.

Additional note: the author wrote a new story called The Devil's Tattoo, an attractive name for a book, and one more to the list of books I want to read. When you do, do not hesitate I  will do a review about my experience.

For now I'll take my cat, maybe do a search of our own Grimore (Witches´ book) or perhaps on a recurring dream I can find any vampire, witch or people supernatural wandering the streets

And, I hope soon read The Return, The Witch Hunter Book 2 * excitement * I'll try to buy it soon.

 Happy paranormal days!!

AllyCat.

Xpresso Book Tours COVER REVEAL: The Shadow's Son by Nicole R. Taylor.

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The Shadow's Son by Nicole R. Taylor

 

 

Series: The Witch Hunter Saga #3 
Publication date:  August 1st 2013 
Genre: NA / 17+ Urban Fantasy

 

 

Synopsis:

I am the oldest vampire alive and I am the most feared. Wherever I walk, death follows.
The downtrodden have the fiercest fire inside of them. Those are the vampires I want by my side. The pain they have been through only fuels their thirst for blood. Those I would ask to kill for me, simply because they bask in the glow of their true nature. The nature I created in my own image.
We are each our own devil and this world is our hell.
I was the first of six and now I am the last. My revenge has only just begun.
You better start praying, because I'm coming for you first.

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When a mysterious stranger from Aya's past shows up in Ashburton it's not all good news. Tristan, a man she saved almost a thousand years ago, brings a warning that will affect not just her, but her new family.
Regulus is coming.
To protect Zac, Aya has to destroy the best thing that has ever happened to her. She has to pretend that their love has been a lie. But, is it really the right thing to do?

Aya travels to the other side of the world with Tristan to learn the secret behind Zac's blood and to hunt down Regulus before he can find them first. Tristan is her way into the Roman's circle, but she might just find that both her quests are more linked than she ever thought possible.

Heartbroken again, Zac must surrender to the darkest places inside himself if he ever hopes of coming back. Even if that means aligning himself with his greatest enemy. Even if that means turning his back on everything he's worked for and walking away from his brother, Sam.

Lovers are torn apart, friends are pitted against each other and families are splintered. But, what they find buried under the streets of London will change everything they've ever known about their world. Something that should have been left alone.

But, what Regulus does is the most unexpected of all.

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Meet and follows the beginning of this saga, click on each image and discover "The Witch Hunter Saga"

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