Laura Hunsaker ~ Highlander Reborn ~ Contest

Today we are doing an ARC review of Laura Hunsaker's Highlander Reborn PLUS Laura has decided to do a giveaway as well to celebrate the new book that releases October 2, 2012.

Blurb – 

Highlander Reborn begins in Scotland, many centuries ago, where a blacksmith fights for his life and his people. His life is forever changed when Amalia, one of the Nightkind, makes the choice to save his life. But first, he has to die...

1304…

After Nevin MacLachlan’s wife was killed by a vampire, he made it his mission to hunt them all down. But one late Highland night, in a battle he couldn’t win, one of the Nightkind ripped open his throat. With his blood draining onto the grass, the last thing Nevin sees isn’t a white light; it’s the dark of night closing in on him.

Amalia has been enamored with the blacksmith ever since he first held a stake to her heart. Watching him die was unacceptable. Will he ever forgive her for turning him into what he hates most?

Nevin has lived his life alone for a reason. When Amalia walks back into his life seven centuries later asking for help, he wants nothing more but to turn his back to her. But something about her still calls to him.

Some of the Nightkind in Amalia’s seethe have been killed. It’s up to her to find Nevin and ask for his help. But how can she show Nevin that she isn’t the monster he thinks she is?

Review –

I was excited beyond description when I received an advanced copy of Laura Hunsaker’s Highlander Reborn.  I hurried through my nightly routine to curl up with it and then took much longer than normal breaks at work today.  If not for my Kindle battery needing charging, I probably would clocked out much later than normal.  Yes, it’s THAT good!

Hot Highlander turned vampire + patient and seductive Queen of the seethe = a sexy page turner you just can’t put down.  I’d describe the initial tension between Nevin and Amalia as loathsome, though it quickly transformed to lust. With their histories (for the most part) cast aside, they must overcome her own seethe feeling threatened by Nevin’s mere presence, as well as determine who’s responsible for the recent Nightkind killings.  I was surprised how much Laura Hunsaker was able to pack into this short story, it was seductively enticing, and she left me wanting for only one thing (except for a story about Sebastian next, pleeease)!  

I loved it...full of face-fanning sex scenes, action, and quite a few laugh out loud moments.

 ENTER NOW to win your own copy of Highlander Reborn!! Winner will be drawn on Oct. 2nd when Lola interviews Ms. Hunsaker. Complete the Rafflecopter and come back on Oct. 2nd to see if you won!

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Author Laura Hunsaker signing

Are you living in or visiting the Henderson, Nevada area? If so  stop on by Paseo Verde Library for the chance to meet and get author Laura Hunsaker's autograph -

Local Author Series featuring Laura Hunsaker

Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 1/23/2012 Start Time: 2:30 PM End Time: 4:30 PM Description:  Meet local writer Laura Hunsaker author of the novel "Highland Destiny". The READ Local Author Series features an author from the Henderson/Las Vegas community on the fourth Monday of each month in the Library Lobby to meet and greet readers. Authors may have books available for purchase and signing. Library: Paseo Verde Library

280 S Green Valley Pky, Henderson, NV 89012 

Cross Streets: Between Benji Rd and Paseo Verde Pky  

Neighborhood: Green Valley Ranch Henderson, NV

 Location: Lobby
Contact: Caroline Hoover
Contact Number: 702-492-6580


Don't live in the area but you'd still like to get an autograph? Ever heard of a Kindlegraph?

Laura is a participating author with this amazingly cool feature. So if you can't make and still want an autograph stop on by and request one. It's simple, quick, and easy.

http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/laurahunsaker

Want to know more about Laura Hunsaker?

 It's week 2 with the "Highland Hussy"  Laura Hunsaker and we are asking a few question this time ~

1.)  What or who inspired you to write Highland Destiny?

I really love to daydream. I mean, the kind where I'm daydreaming and use the same daydream for days, tweaking it here, adding things there... I had this one in my head that just wouldn't leave. I thought about turning on the computer, but that seemed too...real. Like if I told someone I was going to write a book, and I didn't actually do it---woah, I'd feel pretty lame. So I hand-wrote an entire notebook before I finally turned on the computer to make it official.
  

2.)  Did you have any particular motivators while writing Highland Destiny, i.e. a special place to create, foods, music etc.?

Oh coffee, lots of coffee :) I write mainly at night when the kids are in bed, so I always need something to keep me awake, and I have to write with music on---I know a lot of authors don't do that, but I have a writing playlist on my ipod.

 3.)  Given the chance to time travel, where/when would you choose to visit and why?

oooh, good question. I think I'd go to the Regency, or right before. Highland Destiny takes place in 1792 (a decade or so before the Regency Era), so the Scots were allowed to wear their plaids again, but they also were more politically involved with England, and I'd love to go to a ball, have a man in a kilt ask me to dance. *sigh*

 4.)  In this digital age...what is your stance on E-readers vs. traditional books?  Love it...hate it - take it...leave it?

I have a Nook and I love it! I was reading a lot on my phone before my husband surprised me with my Nook, but at the same time, I could never give up reading a paperback, I keep all my favorite series in hard copies.

Are fans want to know 

*  Any appearances scheduled for 2012?

yes, I have one coming up on the 23rd---it's a book signing at the Paseo Verde Library from 2:30-4:30

Paseo Verde Library (702) 492-7252    280 S Green Valley Pky, Henderson, NV

*  Can we look forward to an upcoming release?

I am soo close to finishing a novella titled Highland Games, and I hope to have that out by spring. Highland Betrayal will be next, and that will be full-length.
  

*  What was your favorite Christmas memory or present (or both if you don't mind sharing)?

I loved watching the kids' faces just light up when they saw their gifts under the tree. We had dinner at my parents' house with my sister's family too, and the kids just had so much fun--they were more excited to give their cousins gifts than to get them! I was so proud :)

  

*  Any New Year's resolutions?

Yes, to write more. Sounds funny since I write for a living, but I haven't had much time to write since my husband switched jobs.

 *  If given a blank check that you had to spend on yourself, what would you spend the money on?

Oh, books, lots of books :) Maybe a horse or two. 

  

*  Any hobbies, interests or special talents you'd like to enlighten us about?

I crochet badly, but everyone in my family wears my lopsided scarves anyway ;) And my daughter is learning to ride horses. I've been riding with her almost every week now, and I can't wait to add a lot of what I've learned into my next book...like how Highlanders would probably not have those "destriers" we read about--those were super expensive war horses and most would have a huge draft horse, since they were more readily available and had the constitution to carry the warriors. 


 What's Your Highland Destiny?

For more about Laura Hunsaker visit her website at www.laurahunsaker.wordpress.com

Laura Hunsaker ~ Highland Destiny ~ Review

A while back during The Perfect Man Event, after reading the interview with Connor MacRae of Highland Destiny, I just knew I had to read his story!  Could he get any sexier?  That’s what I yearned to find out.  I have to give you a little background on Dawn; she’s a hard core whip-cracker when it comes to adding to my review to-do list.  Recently I begged and pleaded to take a break because there were quite a few titles that I really wanted to read.  After some serious negotiation, she relented and gave me the go-ahead with the promise that I would at least do reviews on what I have read.  YAY ME!  So now let me tell you what I hopped, skipped and jumped onto Amazon to buy…wait for it…waaait forrr iiiit…HIGHLAND DESTINY by none other than the Highland Hussy herself, Laura Hunsaker—Ta-da!!!








Title:Highland Destiny
Author: Laura Hunsaker
Release Date: 10/26/11
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Blurb ~

Mackenzie Stewart’s in Scotland for a much-needed vacation. During the castle tour, Mackenzie becomes completely enamored with a painting of one of the previous lairds. Two gentlemen come up behind her and, begging her pardon, they kidnap her, dragging her through time.

The men are sorcerers attempting to end a feud that has plagued their lands for years. Their patron has begun to dabble in the black arts, and between his irrational thirst for power, and his dark secret, the sorcerers are frightened. They believe Mackenzie can break the Stewart curse. They try to convince her to play along with their crazy scheme: marriage to the evil John Campbell.

Before Mackenzie can protest, her carriage is halted and the door thrown open. For a split-second she is arrested by the same beautiful piercing blue eyes that belonged in an oil painting.

Mackenzie then finds herself the victim of a second kidnapping!

Her new captor, however, does nothing but tempt her body and her temper. Believing her to in fact be the betrothed of his mortal enemy the Campbell, Connor originally sets out to capture his enemy’s betrothed. He never thought he would be so attracted to her that he’d want to keep her.

Review ~

Two simple words can sum it up—LOVED IT!  Connor MacRae is a wickedly sexy highlander who knows how to make me purr and if I were in his presence I’d breathlessly sigh as I told him, “I canna take it any longer, take me now—here—against the wall!”  Mackenzie Stewart is a determined woman who makes me want to shout “You-Go-Girl!”  Imagine for a moment that you are thrust 200 years in the past to learn you are the only person capable of ending a curse, to put an end to warring clans.  Would you stay and help or just enjoy your little vacation (and a little dilly-dally with Connor) and wait until the portal opens for your return to present day?  Would nightmares that have plagued you your whole life be an influencing factor as to whether you help or not?  This is the decision that Mackenzie is faced with—well, except for the dilly-dally part, that’s all me :-)  So, with that said…picture a hottie highlander in a kilt with his sword (umm…I’ll leave it up to you as to which sword you want to picture) and get ready for transport to a different time. 

Each time I started to read, I was instantly transported to Scotland 1792; rolling greens, lochs, forests and crisp air tickled my senses.  Although Castle Eileen Donan could be quite drafty at times, the romantic tension between Connor and Mackenzie seemed to keep it quite warm and cozy!  Even though interruptions from phone calls, children, etc., have a way of dizzyingly yanking you back to 2011—the Highland Hussy has a knack for drawing you back to right where you were.  

Reviewed by ~ 

To find out more about Laura Hunsaker go to her:

Wesite: http://laurahunsaker.wordpress.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/laurahunsaker

FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Hunsaker/203949056326656?ref=ts&sk=wall

email: highlandhussy@gmail.com

Close of the week Men In Uniform Week - Author Backlist Party

At the close each week we will be highlighting some of the authors other works, Please be sure to look around, you never know if you might find something you will like. With these authors I'm sure you will find lots of stuff you will Like LOVE.


Lucy Felthouse 

When Alison meets Andrew ("call me Drew"), she instantly pegs him as a moron. He's a total bad boy and does nothing but chain smoke and brag about his stream of past conquests. Yet, much to her confusion, Alison still finds herself attracted to him. She's not had sex in a while, so Alison figures there's no harm in going home with him to get herself a bit of rough
Other books you may enjoy by Lucy Felthouse

Victoria Blisse

Scentsual is a femdom story written by leading erotic author Victoria Blisse and set in the seaside town of Scarborough... Kelly is dominant and has a heightened sense of smell, so many of her memories, thoughts and feelings revolve around scents. She meets Rob on a trip to Scarborough and seduces him; their lust is instant but is Rob the submissive man Kelly really needs to fall in love with? This excellent title from House of Erotica has been specially formatted for today's e-readers.

 

Other books you may enjoy by Victoria Blisse

Cari Quinn 

Unveiled Book 2

Sometimes extreme provocation can lead to exactly what you need...
Attracted. Kelly is focused on the bookstore she manages. Sex is relegated to a list of candidates on her PDA. Only one man pushes all her buttons—her boss.
Fascinated. Spencer is determined to fight his desire for Kelly. For years they've bumped heads over the store they both love. But there's more than one reason their getting together is complicated...

Other books you may enjoy by Cari Quinn

Jayne Rlyon 

The best dreams are made of naughty and spice.
Rebecca Williams is about to achieve her goal of graduating from a prestigious university and winning a coveted spot in her mentor’s cutting-edge psychology practice. She just needs one more qualification: sexual experience. She never dreamed it would come at the hands of the man she’s admired and wanted for six years. Dr. Kurt Foster.

Kurt, a brilliant psychologist in the field of sexual therapy, is a scientist to the core. Attraction and lust are nothing more than chemical reactions, in his clinical opinion. Love? It’s just a figment of the imagination born of nature’s directives. He’s on the brink of proving it with a new machine that uncovers latent desires
In short order, Becca’s forbidden lust for her boss is exposed. As Kurt continues to enlighten her on the darker facets of her sexuality, the student unexpectedly becomes the teacher.
And suddenly Kurt is confronted with the irrefutable proof that love is so much more than a societal construction.Other books you might enjoy by Jayne Rylon

 

Laura Hunsaker 

   Mackenzie Stewart’s in Scotland for a much-needed vacation. During the castle tour, Mackenzie becomes completely enamored with a painting of one of the previous lairds. Two gentlemen come up behind her and, begging her pardon, they kidnap her, dragging her through time.

The men are sorcerers attempting to end a feud that has plagued their lands for years. Their patron has begun to dabble in the black arts, and between his irrational thirst for power, and his dark secret, the sorcerers are frightened. They believe Mackenzie can break the Stewart curse. They try to convince her to play along with their crazy scheme: marriage to the evil John Campbell.

Before Mackenzie can protest, her carriage is halted and the door thrown open. For a split-second she is arrested by the same beautiful piercing blue eyes that belonged in an oil painting.

Mackenzie then finds herself the victim of a second kidnapping!

Her new captor, however, does nothing but tempt her body and her temper. Believing her to in fact be the betrothed of his mortal enemy the Campbell, Connor originally sets out to capture his enemy’s betrothed. He never thought he would be so attracted to her that he’d want to keep her.

Other books by Laura Hunsaker

Karen Erickson

It’ll take more than a fire hose to cool down this attraction…

Fated, Book 1
Rain, rain, go away. That’s Jenna’s mantra as she suffers through yet another rain-soaked walk home from work. At least the tight butt of the guy walking in front of her offers some distraction. When he turns around and asks to share her umbrella, she realizes his front view is as smokin’ as the back. What better way to get up close and personal with the object of her ogling?
Brett noticed his hot little neighbor weeks ago, but until now hadn’t worked up the nerve—or found the opportunity—to approach her. Too many hours at the fire station has left him longing for something more out of life. Like the company of a sweet, sexy woman. Maybe, if he’s lucky, kindling a relationship.
Jenna surprises herself again when she offers to let him dry off in her apartment. One minute he’s toweling off his hair, the next their chemistry explodes in the hottest sex either of them have ever experienced. And suddenly they’re both wondering if he’s the match to her tinder, or if it’s too much, too fast…
Warning: Contains smokin’ hot sex with a delicious stranger who turns out to be her neighbor who turns into the hottest firefighter she’s ever met. Grab a glass of ice water to cool these flames!

Other books by Karen Erickson

Shelli Stevens 

One taste of her lips, and friendship is off the menu.

Kate has always been everybody’s friend and the de-facto little sister to the Wyatt brothers. But her feelings for Todd Wyatt, the town’s hottest firefighter, run far beyond the sibling variety. Not that he’s ever noticed.

After years of nursing her crush, Kate decides it’s time to take action. Except she has one awkward little secret: she’s still a virgin. She hopes she can seduce Todd without him realizing just how inexperienced she is.

In Todd’s mind, Kate’s the sweet girl he teases and hits up for free cupcakes. One surprise kiss over the summer, though, and suddenly she’s jumped from the platonic side of his brain to the want-her-in-my-bed side. Even though the last thing he wants is to lose her friendship, his resistance to her determined seduction is slipping. Fast.

When malicious attacks on her bakery escalate, it soon becomes clear that for all Kate’s friends, she’s made at least one big enemy. And if they don’t figure it out soon, things could take a deadly turn.( Other books by Shelli Stevens





Thank you again for participating in our first week of the Perfect Man Event - Men in Uniform Week. Be sure to stop by next week when we (Scorching Book Reviews and I) host Paranormal Week.