All Roads End Here & Ayurvedic - #AtoZChallenge

All Roads End Here
(The Final War #2)

by David Moody (Goodreads Author)

The second book in the new series from Hater author David Moody.

Set in the world of David Moody's Hater trilogy, All Roads End Here is the sequel to the "top drawer horror" (Booklist, starred review) One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning.

It’s taken Matthew Dunne almost three months to get home. Never more than a few meters from the Haters at any time, every single step has been fraught with danger. But he’s made it.

In his absence, his home city has become a sprawling, walled-off refugee camp. But the camp–and the entire world beyond its borders–is balanced on a knife-edge. During his time in the wilderness, Matt developed a skill which is in high demand: the ability to anticipate and predict Hater behavior. It’s these skills that will thrust him into a web of subterfuge and danger. As the pressure mounts inside the camp, he finds himself under scrutiny from all sides.

He’s always done his best to avoid trouble, but sometimes it can’t be helped. The shit’s about to hit the fan, and this time Matt’s right at the epicenter.

All Roads End Here is a fast-paced, and wonderfully dark story about humanity’s fight for survival in the face of the impending apocalypse.

Ayurvedic (Meditation & Medicine)

The ancient wisdom of Ayurveda can be a powerful healing tool. Try these daily self-care practices and Ayurveda yoga tips to promote and nourish a better mind-body connection.

Ayurvedic Link

See that link above? Click on it and it will take you to a site where you can explore and expand your knowledge on self healing through Ayurvedic medicine and yoga.

 

Below are some dailyAffirmations to remind yourself how to hype yourself up when you are feeling down:

I am important
I am peaceful
I am significant
I am lucky
I am joyful
I am grateful
I am so sick and tired of….
I am tired of being sick.
I am happy

I am satisfied
I am creative
I am loving and compassionate
I am tolerant
I am patience
I am lovable
I am smart
I am friendly
I am valuable
I am at peace
I am good enough
I am healthy
I am interesting
I am worthy
I am generous
I am free
I am safe
I am the Universe
I am one with creation
I am creating my life with my thoughts

Fast Five: Recommended Books

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, us, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things. We've provided the topics for each week below, with five being the focus . 

You're not required to post every week. You can pick and choose which topics you'd like to participate in. 

Whatever topics you decide to do, please include the link to your Fast Five Friday post in the comments section of our FFF post each week, so we can stop by and show our FFF love to you!

Click here --> Cover Girls.

 

Mar. 13:  Five Books You Recommend

 

Doll Bones by Holly Black

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1) by Ransom Riggs

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test #1) by Courtney Summers

Go over to Cover Girls and discover more about this new book & giveaway!

 

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Express Yourself is back for 2014! This was started in 2012 to help our community of bloggers ger to know one another better. Hope everyone went out with a BANG in 2013 and are having a wonderful New Year so far!

The state of Indiana was closed yesterday due to snow but today we have been downgraded to "Orange" so I'm at work once again.

From Jan. 6-10, Jackie and myself want to know...

What book(s) are you looking forward to reading in 2014?

Right of the bat I have to say Unhinged by A.G. Howard which is out TODAY!! Woot!!

Sunrise by Mike Mullins
Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
Infinite by Jodi Meadows
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi



Also, over at my other blog (co-blogged with Jackie) Cover Girls, we're giving away two books:

Jax will be giving away Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls) by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

I will be giving away Deeper Than the Dead (Oak Knoll #1) by Tami Hoag (Adult)

Book Reveal - That Fatal Kiss by Mina Lobo

Mina Lobo has long held a passion for Greek mythology. The story of the goddess Persephone's marriage-by-kidnap to Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has particularly fascinated her, and thus came about Mina's debut novel, That Fatal Kiss. Coming September 2013, the revisionist tale features a fiery and noble heroine, a handsome and broody hero, and some heated, earth-shakin' lovin'!

Given Mina's self-professed neurotic nature, it took her and cover artist Steven Novak a few go-arounds before settling on the cover design for That Fatal Kiss. It had to be curiously compelling, slightly spooky, and yet super sexy—and so it is!

The Book:

Feared by mortals for his inexorable power, and loathed by his fellow Greek gods for the same, Hades rules the Underworld alone. A stark eternity looms before him until he discovers Persephone. Struck by the youthful goddess’ beauty, kindness, and spirit, he must have her. But Hades believes Persephone could never love him, and so he conspires with his powerful brother, Zeus, to take her by force.

Persephone too seeks a mate but her possessive mother, the goddess Demeter, frustrates her husband hunting. Then Hades abducts Persephone, tearing her away from the Upperworld she loves to reign with him in the dank depths below. Though outraged, Persephone cannot deny the desire ignited within her by the dark lord’s touch. And even as she hopes that Demeter will unearth her, Persephone aches to surrender to the heat in Hades’ immortal soul.

The Teaser:

“Enough,” Hades said, closing the distance between them. “I have taken you with your father’s consent, as custom allows. You are in my kingdom, under my rule, and if you have any care for your continued well-being, you will get into my bed. Now.” And with the removal of the pins that held together the black cloth about his waist, he stood naked before her.

The anger warming Persephone clashed with another fire that roared to life within her. She choked on a breath and turned her face from him. “Be warned; I will resist you with the full force of my being, through violent means, if necessary.”

His large, unyielding hands encircled the soft flesh of her upper arms as he said, “If you must. Though your surrender to me would prove more satisfying to us both.”

The Author:

Mina Lobo has a lot of Scorpio action going on in her natal chart, which makes for a rather sybaritic and lust-driven Sagittarian. She aims for a wildly successful future as a writer of dark and whimsical romance while dodging the slings and arrows of her outrageous teenaged son, who's buggered off to college (hence the "Lite" in her Twitter handle, below). She enjoys comedic horror and alt rock, goth, & new wave music, as well as quality Belgian chocolates.

Mina invites you to keep abreast of updates regarding That Fatal Kiss, as well as the development of any new neuroses, by stalking her at her usual haunts:

Her blog: Some Dark Romantic
On Facebook: mina.lobo.1
On the Twitter: @GothMomLite
And GothMomLite Will Tumblr For Ya as well

Salted With Fire

Blurb:

Black magic, murder, insanity, humor, honor and devotion. Salted With Fire is a journey of flash fiction and poetry that shows my writing transformation from worldly to wanting to please God.

Flash fiction is my passion; poetry is my release. I love creating a complete story, with a beginning, middle and end, with twists, humor, drama, compassion and horror, all under 1000 words. Salted With Fire isn’t just a book of stories and poetry, it is my journey as a writer, from writing only for the mere joy of it regardless of the message, to writing stories that highlight God’s will for people, even if the stories themselves are not religious in nature.

Inside are fifteen flash fiction pieces and twelve poems with full-color pictures, and short Biblical discussions after each story.

Meet the Author:
Nancy LaRonda Johnson is a passionate writer of Christian and other fiction and poetry. She has written short stories, poetry and personal journals most of her life, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Juris Doctorate.

Her first book, the literary Christian speculative novel, "Anticipation of the Penitent", reached the finals in the Indie Publishing Contest sponsored by the San Francisco Writer's Conference 2012, and is receiving high acclaim. "Salted With Fire", a book of flash fiction and poetry, is her second publication.

She is working on several projects, including a sequel to "Anticipation of the Penitent". Visit her website at www.nancylarondajohnson.com.

Anticipation of the Penitent
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Salted With Fire
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Devine Temptation by Nicki Elson

So excited to share Nicki's new book!

Over at Cover Girls, Nicki is going into depth about her cover, book, and all the ways to get your hands on it. So go check it out!

Congrats Nicki!

Devine Temptation by Nicki Elson

Maggie Brock has everything under control. Even her divorce, though painful at the time, only registers as a minor blip in her carefully constructed universe. Life in Prairiw Oaks once again returned to a smooth, predictable pace... until an angel shows up in her bedroom.

The angel is just as bewildered as Maggie about why he's been sent to her, but their unsuccessful efforts to gain understanding of the mystery fade to the background as their relationship grows. Soon, Maggie's biggest problem becomes the angel himself, as her feeling for him develop into something less than saintly.

While Maggie struggles to keep her desires pure, a nefarious being lurks in the shadows of Prairie Oaks, watching and waiting for the opportunity to fulfill his ambiguous purpose. Preying on her conflicted emotions, the demon manipulates her at every opportunity, but the one to deliver Maggie directly into his hands is the last person she'd expect.




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