ReviewFest ~ Kandy Apple and Her Hellhounds

Reviewfest ~ this is a wonderful idea brought to life by my author friend, Lindsay Townsend. She’s been raking in the good reviews, and I couldn’t be happier for her, and her books. She so deserves it, as do all the previous and upcoming authors.

However... here’s where I let you in on a little secret. I’m not a review-liking kind of gal, overall. This was true way before I ever became an author. I’ve always appreciated the blurb-synopsis given by a reviewer about a book. The review... well, too often, I didn’t feel the same way as the reviewer.

Of course, when a reviewer does gets my book -- oh happy days are here! Since my erotic romances are out-of-the-box and out of ‘that’ box, I don’t get that many reviews from reviewers, and at this point in my career that’s a good thing as far as I’m concerned.

For me, it’s other authors and readers who say those things that bring the good tears to my eyes -- that swell my heart with an indescribable joy. What I truly care about are the readers who buy my book and rate it high because they’ve enjoyed it.

Anyhoo, with that in mind, here’s my ‘unimpressive in number’, but ‘dear to my heart’ reviews for my latest release, KANDY APPLE AND HER HELLHOUNDS.
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Two sexy, gentlemen hellhounds and a sassy red-headed witch wing their way through time and dimensions living, loving and kicking bad guy butt. Zin, Zol and their Kandy Apple are sure to put a smile on your face and an itch in your shoe to dance the night away!

~Serena Shay~ Author of The Challenge and A Magical Return

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From My Earnest Reviews at BookStrand for Kandy Apple and Her Hellhounds ~

This reviewer's rating: 5 - Outstanding

This was a good book.

Reviewed by: Barefoot Okie (Date: 08/14/2011)

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Blurb ~

Kandace doesn’t know why she’s a real witch. Despite her powers, she can’t find her biological parents. When the Tuxedo Twins tempt her with knowledge about her heritage at a charity event, Kandace agrees to dance with the mysterious Supernaturals. Unexpectedly, they are threatened by the omnipresent evil she’s been warned about in her dreams. To keep from being enslaved, Kandace brings forth her greater magick. But, to save her homeworld, she needs her Hellhounds.

Zolivar and Zindale, two of Hades’s most mission-accomplished Hellhounds, see a witch sliding down the bannister after her heist of a painting. Spellbound, they know they’ve found just the right Kandy Apple to lick for Halloween. With every passion, Zin and Zol woo their chosen witch. Will their Triad mate stay once she learns they can’t fall in love like humans? Or will she return to her homeworld?
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Available at Siren Publishing ~ bookstrand.com/kandy-apple-and-her-hellhounds ~ and the usual ebook vendors. The print edition is due out in December 2011.
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Have a Most Magickal Day!

Savanna

Savanna Kougar ~ Run on the Wild Side of Romance ~
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Savanna Kougar is the best-selling author of twelve ebooks, with five books in print – soon to be six. She pens love stories because that’s her deepest heart. She writes in the futuristic/fantasy/paranormal subgenres because that’s her fiercest passion. And, she writes erotic romance because she ferociously enjoys ripping the damn doors off.
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Ever wish you were a real live witch?

I did. How I longed to twitch my nose like Samantha Stephens in the TV show, Bewitched, 1964–1972, and create real magic. Starring Elizabeth Montgomery, the series was a breakout view of witches, at the time.

No longer a hag, all in black, with a huge wart on her nose... no longer a bad witch with an eerie cackling laugh, who wanted to snatch children for her boiling cauldron... Samantha was beautiful and compassionate. She didn’t require complicated spells, either, to accomplish much of her magic. It was natural, a way of life she’d been born into.

Yet, Samantha was always struggling to fit in as a mere mortal. In the back of my mind I always wondered why. Why bother?

Sure, she loved her husband, Darrin, and was devoted to making him happy. And, back then, women were supposed to please their husbands in order to keep them. Much of the show revolved around that premise.

At the time, I wondered what was so special about Darrin? I still do. To the truth of the matter, I don’t believe he deserved Samantha. I don’t believe he cherished who she was, as her own person, and as a woman.

Darrin loved Samantha, but wanted her to fit inside some prescribed wifely mold. He wanted what was considered to be ‘normal’ and mortal. He didn’t want the true and messy adventure of living life to its fullest with a real live witch.

As his wife, Samantha could have given him the ride of his life, sans the broomstick or with the broomstick, if Darren hadn’t been such a wussy boy.

And, that’s one reason I gave my heroine, Kandace, in KANDY APPLE AND HER HELLHOUNDS, mates who are worthy of her. Yes, sometimes Zin and Zol are bewitched, bothered and bewildered by the effervescent-sparkly yet powerful witch they claim as their own. And, they always come through for HER.

They rescue her emotionally when she needs it. They rescue her when she is saving her sister from thirteen sorceresses, who are the sworn enemies of her homeworld.

Of course, Kandace returns the favor. After all, they are her devoted hellhounds. Their gentlemanly, Cary Grant ways, their kindness and consideration, are something she’s never known from any man before.

Yes, this is an erotic romance novel. Zol and Zin are not shy about releasing their alpha natures, and proving their carnal passions to their one witch.
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Blurb ~

Kandace doesn’t know why she’s a real witch. Despite her powers, she can’t find her bio parents. When the Tuxedo Twins tempt her with knowledge about her heritage at a charity event, Kandace agrees to dance with the mysterious Supernaturals. Unexpectedly, they are threatened by the omnipresent evil she’s been warned about in her dreams. To keep from being enslaved, Kandace brings forth her greater magick. But, to save her homeworld, she needs her hellhounds.

Zolivar and Zindale, two of Hades’ most mission-accomplished Hellhounds, see a witch sliding down the bannister after her heist of a painting. Spellbound, they know they’ve found just the right Kandy Apple to lick for Halloween. With every passion, Zin and Zol woo their chosen witch. Yet, will their Triad mate stay once she learns they can’t fall in love like humans? Or, will she return to her homeworld? Their very lives are at stake.
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Available at Siren Publishing ~ bookstrand.com/kandy-apple-and-her-hellhounds ~
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Have a Magickal Day!

Savanna

Savanna Kougar ~ Run on the Wild Side of Romance ~
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My New Cover Art ~ Kandy Apple and Her Hellhounds

I thought I'd pop in and share my new cover art.

The magick is definitely here thanks to the bedazzling artistry of Amanda Kelsey of ~ razzdazzdesign.com ~

What happens when two of Hades’ most mission-accomplished Hellhounds find just the right witch for Halloween?

Coming soon from Siren-BookStrand ~ Ebook release is scheduled for August 2011. Print release is currently scheduled for December 2011.
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Have a Magickal Day!

Savanna

Savanna Kougar ~ Run on the Wild Side of Romance ~