I want to give a big thanks to the Diva's over at Reading Between the Wines Book Club and As the Pages Turn for putting together this fantastic hop. I would also like to thank all of the bloggers and authors participating in this event!
Showing posts with label Para-Ops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Para-Ops. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Winner Announcement
Congrats to Susan W suz2! You are the winner from Virna DePaul's Chosen by Sin book tour. You get your pick of one of her backlist books. I have also sent out a notification email. If you see this post before the email, please send me your snail mail address to vanessa (at) thejeepdiva (dot) com
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Chosen By Sin Tour Stop #4 and Giveaway!
Welcome to
stop #4 in my blog tour For Chosen By Sin (Para-Ops #3).
Thank you to The
Jeep Diva for having me here today! This
tour focuses on my writing and my paranormal series, but also my Twelve
Resolutions for 2012, as well as the resolutions of my hero in Chosen By Sin,
werebeast Dex Hunt. Those of you who know Dex know he's a bit...difficult, so
I'm curious to see what he comes up with. (Psst: Dex doesn't actually know it,
but his “resolutions” are more like a Twelve-Step Program designed by me to get
him to his HEA).
I'll be giving away
a prize to one commenter from this blog stop, but I'm also giving away one
grand prize to one blog tour follower.
See the giveaway details below! :)
The Para-Ops Series: Five years after the Second Civil War
ends, humans and Otherborn—humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA—still
struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a
Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills.
(Chosen By Blood (Book 1), Chosen By Fate (Book 2))
So what's Resolution
#4 for me? Organize my home
Ugh. You don't know how bad things have
gotten. To give you some insight,
imagine a night (as in three a.m.) a few months ago when I was flipping through
the yellow pages looking at services designed to help hoarders. Books and I have always been good friends and
I have a hard time parting with friends.
And remember I told you in post #1 that I go up and down in weight—well,
I keep boxes of clothes in different sizes for those situations. And things really spiraled out of control
when I became serious about promoting my books.
I fell in love with the Dollar Store and innovative but inexpensive
swag. Problem is, I collect more than I
give away. Postage is darn
expensive! So that explains the boxes in
my garage. Don't even get me started on
paperwork and keeping up with clothes that fit or don't fit three growing boys
under twelve! :)
And what's
Resolution #4 for Dex Hunt?
Here's a hint from
Chosen By Sin.
“I’m fine. I’ll be
inside soon,” Jesmina insisted. “Go.”
Her words were curt
and dismissive.
Dex frowned at the
air of indifference and command she was emanating, but she’d already turned
away. He followed Cy outside. His last glimpse was of her swiping at her
forehead with her arm and leaving a swath of blood across her face.
He turned to Cy.
“Why don’t you tell me what the hell’s going on? Why am I here?”
Cy stared stonily at
him. “Sorry. No can do. But tell you what. If you can read, you might be able
to figure out some of it yourself. You can read, can’t you?”
Dex answered the
man’s sneer with his own. “How about you read this?” he growled just before he
punched Cy in the face.
Okay, so Cy, a
dragon-shifter, kind of egged Dex on, but I'd say Dex's #4 resolution is to be
less willing to resort to violence, especially when he's not in enemy
territory.
Want to see a
trailer I made depicting the Para-Ops characters as I see them? Dex is particularly yummy! Here's the link: http://on.fb.me/z6Z8nI
Bio: Virna DePaul is a former prosecutor
and now national bestselling author of the Para-Ops Novels. She also writes
contemporary romantic suspense for Harlequin Romantic Suspense (It Started That
Night, May 2012) and HQN (Shades Of Desire, June 2012).
Blurb for
Chosen By Sin:
The longest life
isn’t always the happiest one…
For now, werebeast
Dex Hunt serves on the Para-Ops team, but his true purpose is to kill the
werewolf leader he blames for his mother’s death. Biding his time, Dex keeps
his emotional distance from his team members and anyone else he might care for,
including a mysterious vampire he met in L.A.
As a doctor, vampire
Jesmina Martin has dedicated her immortal life to healing others. As a
scientific researcher, she’s trying to prolong life spans, in particular those
of her adoptive dragon-shifter family and the werewolf who saved her as a
child. Her greatest hope lies with Dex, a werebeast she believes can gift
immortality to others.
Only Dex knows
nothing about his gift or the fact Jesmina wants to harness it. After a
passionate night together neither expects to see the other again. Weeks later,
they are reunited in France and forced to acknowledge a fragile miracle—a new
life struggling to survive. At the same time, they must stop a group of rebel
shape-shifters hoping to unleash every demon in hell. But before Dex and
Jesmina can save their child or the world, they must relinquish their secrets,
face their fears, and open themselves to love.
Purchase:
E-version ($4.99)
Paperback ($7.99)
Giveaway
Details:
Daily Blog Tour Giveaway: Today,
Virna is gifting one book from her backlist (prize winner's choice, see backlist here) to one
randomly selected commenter who either leaves a comment on the blog, or a
question for Virna to answer. Please also include your email addy.
GRAND PRIZE TOUR GIVEAWAY: What was
Dex's "resolution" that Virna talked about today? Do you know the
answer? Fantastic!! Because...
Virna is
also gifting a $100 Amazon gift card to one randomly selected reader who leaves
the answer to this question during the blog tour. Go to: http://chosenbysin.com. You can be entered to win the grand prize once
each day by simply following the tour from January 9 - 20, and leaving your
answer with each day's different resolution!!
Virna is
also offering autographed copies of CHOSEN BY SIN for purchase during this blog
tour. To purchase an autographed copy,
please visit http://chosenbysin.com.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Review: Chosen by Sin by Virna DePaul
eBook
Published December 20th 2011
ISBN B006O1OJ3S
Source: Author, for the purpose of an honest review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: Para-Ops, book #3
Best read in order: yes
Stars: 5
Flames: 3
Shifters have begun killing each other. The shifters have
always been the Otherborn that the world knows the least about. In an attempt
to see this race have more peace and possibly become better rooted into human
society Mahone and the Para-Ops team become involved. This assignment sends Dex
to France and back into the arms of the woman he had believed to be a one night
stand.
I loved Dex’s book. I picked him out as my favorite
character while reading Chosen by Blood. I
love shifters and characters with pasts that have left them damaged always lure
me in too. He did not disappoint. The readers finally get to know exactly who
Dex wants revenge on and why. That was a very interesting part of the story. The
reasons as to why Dex ended up spending his childhood in a were orphanage and
not in the loving arms of his mother is very tragic. Dex goes into his newest
assignment with gusto knowing that he will soon get to have his revenge.
Jes was introduced in Chosen
by Fate. She is a scientist trying to help the Otherborn she has lived
around her whole life. Jes also has an extreme case of survivor’s guilt. This survivor’s
guilt pushes her to make some selfish and sometimes unwise decisions that can
impact the lives of those around her. I liked her. She brings her own damaged baggage
into the fray and owns it. She wants to save her family and there is almost
nothing she will not do to see that it happens. She also brought out a different
side of Dex. Reading Dex evolve into someone who can care about others and
himself was incredible. She’s a perfect complement to him.
Readers are not only introduced to some new characters, but a
fascinating race of Otherborn is also introduced. I cannot wait to see where Virna
goes with the Draci.
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