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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

InkSlinger PR Presents: Quantum by Jess Anastasi; #BlogTour, #OutNow, #Review


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Today we have the blog tour for Quantum by Jess Anastasi! Check it out and grab your copy of this great new romance today!
Title: Quantum
Author: Jess Anastasi
Tagline: On the run and no one to trust…not even each other.
Series Name:  Atrophy #2
Rating: 4 Stars
Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from InkSlinger PR and from the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Quantum-500Quantum Synopsis:

Someone wants Captain Admiral Zander Graydon dead. Like yesterday. Zander’s convinced his attractive assistant knows more than she’s willing to say, and if he can stop running long enough, he’ll find out exactly what she’s hiding. Lieutenant Marshal Mae Petros is determined to keep her CO safe. Before she tips her hand, however, Mae has to figure out if the alluring man she’s protecting is the real Captain Admiral Graydon. Or an alien shape-shifting imposter.

On the run and no one to trust…not even each other.

Captain Admiral Zander Graydon has seen a lot of action, but almost getting killed three times in one day is pushing it. Only the company of his new assistant, Lieutenant Marshal Mae Petros, makes things a little easier to swallow. Except the delectable Lieutenant Marshal Petros is hiding a number of secrets, and her presence might have something to do with the continued attempts on his life.

It’s no accident Lieutenant Marshal Mae Petros finds herself in the firing line alongside the charming but very off-limits Captain Admiral Graydon. She’s taken the job as the admiral’s assistant to determine if a shape-shifting alien has killed the CO and assumed his form. Whether the admiral is human or not, Mae finds herself getting way too close to him as they run for their lives.

Military to the core, Mae and Zander will have to overcome their suspicions of each other to work together, when they realize the fate of the entire universe is at stake.

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My Thoughts:



Zander Graydon isn’t having a good day.  Mae Petros is a woman with attitude.  Are these two going to get along?  Well the only way to answer that question is to read the book.  Our author knows how to create a world where it will take both these two characters to get themselves out alive.  There’s a character named Rian that seems to tie the series together.  He’s a man of mystery with a painful past.  Rian is an intriguing character that you will want to know more about.

It made me think of the movie The Body Snatchers but with a romantic twist.  Add to that a woman who has a mystery to solve on who Zander really is.  It’s a story of you don’t know who to trust and we’re just along for the ride to see how this story plays out.  These two characters are on a journey and we have no other option but to follow them wherever they take us.  They also blur the lines when it comes to personal and business. 

I could picture this series being on the Syfy channel – I would be a devoted follower.  It’s a great mix of action/adventure, science fiction/paranormal and the right amount of romance that would keep me glued to the screen.  They turned Bitten into a series so I can always hold out hope.

I think that if you truly want to know what is going on with the characters that this author has created you need to start this series in order.  It’s a story that I didn’t try to rush through – I wanted to be able to relax and enjoy it from beginning to end.  I wanted to be able to picture this world that the author took the time to create for her readers.  For me, the ending was left up in the air.  It means we’ll have to see how this adventure continues.  If you like the Star Trek franchise then I’m sure you will enjoy this.


Jess Anastasi Bio:

Jess has been making up stories ever since she can remember. Though her messy handwriting made it hard for anyone else to read them, she wasn’t deterred and now she gets to make up stories for a living. She loves loud music, a good book on a rainy day, and probably spends too much time watching too many TV shows. Jess lives in regional Victoria, Australia, with her very supportive husband, three daughters, two hyper-active border collie dogs, and one cat who thinks he’s one of the kids.



Connect with Jess

Author Website: www.jessanastasi.com


Author Twitter: @JessAnastasi



Blog Tour Schedule:

August 16th
Misa Buckley Excerpt
Mes Livres Review

August 17th
Books n Wine Excerpt

August 18th

August 19th

August 20th

August 21st

August 22nd

August 23rd
RhiReading Excerpt

August 24th

August 25th

August 26th

August 27th

August 28th

August 29th

August 30th
G & T's Indie Café Excerpt

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Entangled Publishing Presents: Atrophy by Jess Anastasi; #ReleaseWeek


Rating:  4 Stars

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received a copy of these books for review from Entangled Publishing and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".


Blurb:

 Twelve years on the prison planet Erebus makes a man long for death. The worst part for Tannin Everette is that he was framed for murder. He's innocent. When the ship Imojenna lands for emergency repairs, Tannin risks everything to escape...only to find himself face to face with the captain's undeniably gorgeous sister.

Zahli Sherron isn't planning on turning Tannin in. In fact, she actually believes him. Sure, he's sexy as every kind of sin, but he's no criminal—so she hides him. But no one escapes from Erebus and lives to tell about it. With every day that passes, Zahli further risks the lives of the entire crew...even as she falls in love with a man she can never have for herself.

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My Thoughts:

Zahli Sherron isn’t having a good day.  Tannin Everette is looking to change his life.  If you’re a fan of the Star Trek franchise, you may enjoy this story.  This author reminded me why I liked the science fiction genre so much.    When I looked at this book on Amazon and Entangled, one tag they used was paranormal but I felt it was more science fiction than the paranormal genre.  You’ll have to read the book in order to see if you agree with me or not.

Even though I used Star Trek as inspiration while reading Tannin and Zahli’s story, I think that this book would also fit perfectly on the SyFy channel.  What’s more scary to think about is that this could be our future.  I always feel that authors that write this genre are very creative and have a way of thinking what our future may be like.  If you think about it, they are creating a world from scratch.  They have nothing to reference to since the world doesn’t actually exist.  And on top of that, they weave a romance through the storyline.

This is the first book in the Atrophy series, so you know that this will have a lot going on because it sets the tone for the rest of the series.  The next book titled Quantum will be coming out next year.  One of the characters from Atrophy that will appear in the second book is Rian Sherron.  If you want to know who he is then you’ll just have to read the book to find out.  The only thing I will tell you is that he is brother to Zahli.

For some, this book may be long but that’s ok with me because it forced me to sit back and relax – and that doesn’t happen very often.  I was more interested in the adventure that this author was taking me on then the romance.  I felt like I was part of the story and I just didn’t want it to end.  If this is what Entangled has in their Otherworld imprint, it just may be worth the time to see what else they are offering.    And I certainly plan on keeping my eye out for more books from this author.


Excerpt:

In the diffused glow of her cabin, her eyes looked almost black and her tousled hair a rich deep gold. She smelled like summer-storm-rain on a hot day back home on Barasa, bringing another sting of innocent days past. He could feel her lush curves yielding against him, though tension ran through every line of her body.
She knew he was onboard now. The only way he’d be getting off this hellhole of a planet was with her cooperation. If she would agree to hide him. His heart tripped over itself. It’d been a long time since he’d trusted anyone besides himself, and she almost literally held his life in her hands.
“I need your help.” His voice came out uneven and he swallowed against the tightness in the back of his throat.
She shook her head, pressing herself harder against the wall, her nails digging into the skin on his forearm.
“Please, just listen. I need to get off Erebus. I know you have no reason to trust me, especially now. It’s asking a lot, I know that, too.” Helpless emotion he’d long thought dead and buried tightened his chest. For once, he needed something in the universe to go his way, for this stranger to give him the chance the IPC justice system hadn’t. “I just need a little faith here. So I’m going to take my hand off your mouth, because I don’t want to hurt you, and I don’t want you to be afraid of me.”
With a short breath, knowing with almost total certainty that his one chance of freedom was about to be blown, he dropped his hands away from her and stepped back.
She didn’t shift, didn’t run, and didn’t scream for help, just stood there with fingers locked on her necklace, her chest rising and falling rapidly.
“Who are you?”
“My name is Tannin Everette.”
Fatigue started catching up with him as his body finally hit the adrenaline wall and splattered into a jelly-like mess. His limbs heavy, he walked to her unmade bed and dropped onto the edge. He scrubbed both hands over his face, swallowing again around the tautness in his throat and stared unseeing at the floor. Would he really allow himself to be killed rather than return to a life on Erebus? Panic blended with grief in a sickening whirlpool of misery. He wasn’t brave enough to die, rather than stay on Erebus. Survival instincts reared within him, despite the depravity he’d be facing out in the general population upon his return.
“You’re the guy who came in after that officer attacked me.”
Her bare feet appeared in his line of vision, toenails painted gold and a petite, graphite-colored ring on the little toe of her left foot. She crouched down and touched his chin, bringing his head up.
“What happened to you?”
No one had ever asked him what happened. As far as everyone had been concerned, the case had been cut and dry, no need to ask any questions when the apparent evidence was so overwhelming.


About the author:

Jess has been making up stories ever since she can remember. Though her messy handwriting made it hard for anyone else to read them, she wasn't deterred and now she gets to make up stories for a living. She loves loud music, a good book on a rainy day, and probably spends too much time watching too many TV shows. Jess lives in regional Victoria, Australia, with her very supportive husband, three daughters, one ball-obsessed border collie, and one cat who thinks he's one of the kids. 

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