Happy Wine & Books Wednesday, everybody! Today's pairing is brought to you by Author Mime Jean Pamfiloff's The Librarian's Vampire Assistant and Cara Mia Pinot Noir. I'm trying to bring you some great fantasy and PNR books this month to fit the season. If you're looking for a really fun vampire read with a hillarious main male character POV then look no further. I thoroughly enjoyed this light, fun vampire mystery with a sweet librarian heroine that will win you over the same way she does the cynical, delightfully sarcastic vampire, Michael. Pull up a comfy reading spot, pour yourself a glass of Cara Mia and settle in for very funny read. Happy Reading!

From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Horribly Sunny Mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant.

NOBODY MESSES WITH HIS LIBRARIAN. . .
Who killed Michael Vanderhorst’s maker? It’s a darn good question. But when the trail brings Michael to hellishly sunny Phoenix, Arizona, his biggest problem soon becomes a cute little librarian he can’t seem to stay away from. He’s never met a bigger danger magnet! Even her book cart has it out for her. And is that the drug cartel following her around, too? “Dear God, woman! What have you gotten yourself into?”

Things go from bad to worse when local vampires won’t play nice.

Can this four-hundred-year-old vampire keep his librarian safe and himself out of hot water? Can he bring his maker’s killer to justice? Yesterday, he would’ve said yes. But yesterday, he didn’t have a strange connection with a librarian. Yesterday, people weren’t trying to kill her.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K8JLCZ

Don't forget! Odile, Legend of the Black Swan is only 99 cents on Amazon this week!

~Sorcery, villains and black rose kisses...

A haunting, dark fantasy romance.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ML6X6KF

Odile is on sale this week. 99 cents on Amazon!

Pale, cold mistress of the serpent’s lair, blood red lips and coal black hair…
 
Enter the world of the Black Swan, a dark and seductive tale where things are not always as they seem. Odile is the reviled villainess of Aarroughac, a castle inhabited by the evil wizard, Count Rothebart. After a sinister magic sweeps through the land and results in death, Odile is accused of the crime. Von Rothebart vanishes, leaving her to face the wrath of an entire kingdom alone until a mysterious stranger with powers of his own comes along.  
 
With vengeance as his guide, Lord Azarus di Caspari hunts an ancient curse. When he crosses paths with the Black Swan of legend, he immediately makes up his mind to use the temptress’s magic for his own devices. But when Azarus learns that the story of the sorceress might not be true, disappointment gives way to desire. Spells are cast and secrets are revealed, but can love exist in the shadow of two dark hearts such as theirs?
 
Are the tales of the Black Swan true? Is she a murderess and an evil sorceress to be feared or is she the only thing standing between true evil and the fall of a kingdom?  Only time will tell as the magical story of the Black Swan unfolds.
 
 
Odile, Legend of the Black Swan is a stand-alone fantasy, fairy tale romance inspired by the legendary ballet, Swan Lake.
 
An Enchanted Lands Romance.
 
18+ This book contains sex and some violence. If these things offend you please don’t buy this book.
 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ML6X6KF

I got the chance to talk with Author Shanna Swenson on her blog, The Writer's Block. We had a lot of fun talking books. Here's the link.

http://shannaswenson.com/my-blog/the-writers-block-interview-with-fellow-indie-author-amanda-v-shane

Hello Wine and Romance Novel Lovers, and happy Wednesday! Today, I have a beautiful pairing for you, especially if you are in the mood for a haunting, fantasy romance kind of experience. Grace Draven's Eidolon and Phantom Chardonnay are perfect together. Eidolon is the second book in Draven's dark romantasy Wraith Kings series, which I highly recommend. It extends Brishen and Ildiko's story so you should definitely read Radiance (Book 1) first. I just heard that the third book, Ippos King, is out now also so you may as well grab the whole series. Once you have your books in hand, settle in with a glass of Phantom Chard and enter a whole new world of fantasy, complete with plenty of danger, intrigue, and romance. Thrilling!

**Sequel to RADIANCE and Book #2 in the Wraith Kings series**

In a bid for more power, the Shadow Queen of Haradis unleashes a malignant force into the world. Her son Brishen, younger prince of the Kai royal house, suddenly finds himself ruler of a kingdom blighted by a diseased darkness. His human wife Ildiko must decide if she will give up the man she loves in order to save his throne.

Three kingdoms on the verge of war must unite to save each other, and a one-eyed, reluctant king will raise an army of the dead to challenge an army of the damned.

A tale of alliance and sacrifice.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EGXF8M6

From my review:

I'm in love with this series! Brishen and Ildiko... what can I say, I fell in love with both of them in book 1 of this series and I still can't get over their enduring, unique story. Their romance is beautiful, as is Draven's storytelling. I really appreciate how their relationship developed without any of the usual tropes popping up. It really makes this fantasy romance feel like a fairy tale for adults and I love that. I'm excited to read Anhuset and Serovek's book, The Ippos King, next. Their relationship has been smoldering in the background of this series and I can't wait to see what Draven does with them.

Happy Book Teaser Tuesday!

Pale, cold mistress of the serpent’s lair, blood red lips and coal black hair…

Haunting, Dark Fantasy Romance
Odile, Legend of the Black Swan

Perfect book for the spooky month of October! Full of sorcery, spirits and sultry romance.

Available on Amazon

Something about hitting the first day of October makes it feel like we are officially into the  fall. Brisk cool air, pumpkins spice everything and sweater wearing may now commence at will.  That's how I see it anyway. Here are 15 great quotes put together with some beautiful fall images to ring in the autumnal season. Feel free to share them around with your friends. Happy October, everyone! What are some of your favorite things about this time of year?

"In the entire circle of the year,
there are no days so delightful
as those of a fine October."
- Alexander Smith

Autumn is a second spring
when every leaf is a flower.
-Albert Camus

And all at once
summer collapsed
into fall.
- Oscar Wilde

Ah, lovely October, as you usher in the
season that awakens my soul, your awesome
beauty compels my spirit
to soar like a leaf caught in an autumn breeze
and my heart to sing like a heavenly choir.
-Peggy Toney Horton

My favorite color is October.
-Unknown

The leaves are changing,
I feel poetry in the air.
-Laura Jaworski

"October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a
distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world
full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe
in miracles."
-Sarah Guillory, Reclaimed

Wild is the music of autumnal winds
Amongst the faded woods.
-William Wordsworth

I'm so glad we
live in a world
where there are Octobers.
-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Life starts all over again
when it gets crisp in the fall.
-Jordan, The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

October is about
trees revealing
colors they've
hidden all year

People have
an October
as well

-Jm Storm

"I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze.
The sweet chill of pumpkin
and crisp sunburnt leaves."
-Unknown

Autumn is the time of year when nature says, "Look how easy,
how healthy, and how beautiful letting
go can be."
-Toni Sorenson

October was always the least dependable
of months... full of ghosts and shadows.
-Joy Fielding

"Autumn leaves are falling,
filling up the street;
golden colors on the lawn,
nature's trick or treat."
-Rusty Fischer

Stay tuned to the blog this month for more lovely words fit for the season, some steamy paranormal romance novel recommendations and spookishly good book sales!

Pale, cold mistress of the serpent’s lair, blood red lips and coal black hair…

Haunting, Dark Fantasy Romance
Odile, Legend of the Black Swan

Perfect book for the spooky month of October! Full of sorcery, spirits and sultry romance.
 Available on Amazon