Girls Heart Books Tours Blog Stop: Witch Weigh

Welcome, Girls Heart Books Tours and Caroline Michelson! I’m so happy to be able to participate in the blog tour. Welcome, welcome. Make yourself at home. I was given the honorary privilege of receiving a copy for review. Thank you so much! Let’s get started! 

Witch Weigh

By Caroline Mickelson

Publication Date: April 24, 2012   Novella length -  30K word paranormal romantic comedy

Tessa Von Hellengaard is a real witch. Magical spells aside, she’s snarky and selfish, and the other witches in her silent spell coven are fed up with her. Their plan to reform Tessa involves taking away her magic, saddling her with one hundred extra pounds, and sending her to a weight loss spa. For good measure they call in Liam Kennedy, a charming and sexy fairy godfather, to teach her some manners. Desperate to regain her magic and determined to shed the weight, Tessa soon realizes that protecting her heart from Liam will prove to be her greatest challenge.

The environment is a major aspect of the novella. It’s well tuned for what it’s used for and there’s no loss of integrity in its description. There are sections where the descriptions aren’t superbly detailed, but it doesn’t withdraw from the short tale being told. 

Tess is an interesting character. She’s true to the word “witch” and has no problem enforcing that to her will. What’s certainly a perfect character flaw is that she doesn’t see herself that way. She has a justification for just about everything. Because of the “she is never in the wrong” demeanor there are times when she’s quiet annoying.

Tess’s counterpart Liam is all yummy, yummy. He is a perfect fairy godmother though in my opinion perhaps a bit too quick to forgive Tess. He’s extremely good natured and for the most part unflaggingly patient. It’s almost a requirement when dealing with Tess. 

The story moves rather quickly.  Because of the short length of the novella there are times when it feels like it’s being rushed or certain aspects are being glossed over. However, it was still enjoyable. Certainly a recommended read for romance readers. 

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About the Author:

Caroline Mickelson loves her family and loves to write. She also loves a good adventure, among her favorites thus far were attending graduate school in a Scottish castle, riding a camel around the Pyramids in Giza, and taking a best-in-a-lifetime road trip to Graceland. Caroline lives in the American southwest with her husband and their four children, affectionately known as The Miracles.

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Cover Reveal: Few Are Angels

A new cover always deserves some excitement and celebration. Today I’ve been given the honor of sharing Inger Iversen’s remade covers for Few Are Angels. Take a look.  It is very pretty. ^_^

After a fatal hit and run accident, Ella Monroe fears that she’s lost more than her beloved parents. Horrifying visions of a past life and a disturbing voice in her head have psychiatric professionals convinced that she’s lost her sanity as well. But when Kale--a dark and handsome stranger with a mysterious past--reveals the true meaning of her visions and the tremendous power she wields through them, Ella must come to terms with the devastating truths of her own past, while eluding an ancient Dark Prince who seeks to control not only her future, but all of mankind’s, by means of abilities that Ella is only beginning to understand.

Enter the shrouded world of an age old battle between an ancient race known as the Immortals and their bitter enemy Laurent, the so-called Dark Prince, who commands an army of half-breed vampires known as Chorý. Both sides have been desperately searching for the prophesied emergence of the Arc, a clairvoyant with unparalleled power to recall the past and a soothsayer with clear vision into the future.

The Council of Immortals has sworn to protect the Arc, whom they have identified as young Ella Monroe, a college freshman from Virginia living quietly and unaware of her powers or her past. But a renegade Chorý has other plans for the protection of a girl he has loved through the ages. Can Kale convince Ella of who she is, what she is destined to become, and what he once meant to her? Is he truly the best protector to shield the world from the devastating misuse of her powers that Laurent is bent on controlling? Or will the forbidden love they share and Kale’s cursed condition as a wretched and hated Chorý be used against them both?

This paranormal romance told from the heroine’s perspective builds in intensity and intrigue to a finale you won’t see coming. Heart pounding action mixed with heartwarming friendships and heartbreaking romance will leave you breathless and begging for more.

Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13634791-few-are-angels

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Amazon Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Few-Are-Angels-Volume-ebook/dp/B0086Z2KT0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363728239&sr=8-2&keywords=few+are+angels

Amazon Paperback-

http://www.amazon.com/Few-Are-Angels-Inger-Iversen/dp/0615650430/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363728310&sr=8-1&keywords=few+are+angels

Barnes & Noble Paperback-

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/few-are-angels-inger-iversen/1111266976?ean=9780615650432

Barnes & Noble- Nook-

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/few-are-angels-inger-iversen/1111266976?ean=2940014369671

Smashwords-

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/166604

About the Author-

Inger Iversen lives in Virginia Beach with her tree-hugging boyfriend Joshua and her overweight lap cat Max. When not reading or writing she spends her time watching reruns of True Blood or killing zombies in Call Of Duty.

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Guest Review: First Visions

First Visions

Second Sight Series Book #1

By Heather Topham Wood

Publication Date: April 27, 2012 
Two years ago, 21-year-old Kate Edwards became deathly ill and slipped into a coma. While unconscious, she crept into the mind of a missing boy and awoke with the knowledge of his location. Friends and family were skeptical and wary of her new ability to see into the minds of others. Their fears prompted Kate to keep her psychic powers a secret. Feeling alienated, she dropped out of college and spent most of her days holed up at her mother's home.

Now another child has been abducted. Police detective Jared Corbett seeks out Kate for her help in solving the case. Reluctantly, Kate agrees and they must work together to bring 8-year-old Cori Preston home to her family. Although attracted to one another, Jared has a girlfriend with ties to the abduction case and Kate is sarcastic and guarded since her coma. With visions she can't control and an uncontrollable attraction to the detective, she wonders if she can leave the past behind and finally stop hiding from the world. Otherwise, Cori may be lost forever.

First thank you to the ladies of Girls *Heart* Books for allowing me to guest review! I enjoy every second of it.

After reading paranormal for so long it’s almost weird reading something more every day.  I was slightly expecting to be bored or uninterested.  However, I can say this is definitely an attention grabber. 

I love Kate.  She’s the kind of person that can be admired and respected.  She was dealt a tough hand and instead of being the whiny-my-life-is-so-hard heroine she sucked it up and punched through it.  It was awesome, and refreshing. 

Jared was typical drop dead gorgeous, smart, funny hero, but I wasn’t really interested in him so much as I was interested in the character growth he gave to Kate. He doesn’t grow much himself, but he does make important choices that will perhaps effect the series and his growth as the story progresses. 

The story is very fast paced.  Once started there’s no putting it down until it’s done.  It’s really easy to read and really easy to follow which makes it extremely pleasant and enjoyable.  It’s a little on the short side, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 

Overall I’m very pleased this was the book that I read to take a break from the paranormal.  It definitely was worth it.  I would recommend this for all romance, crime fiction, action readers.