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FREDERICK BOOK FESTIVAL RECAP and Giveaway!
Frederick Book Festival
This past Saturday all the girls here on Coffee Books Life had the opportunity to meet and greet with a bunch of authors at the Frederick book festival. Panels, prizes, authors, swag and some wine made this event one of the best free events in the area. The day started by getting a tote bag with swag and a schedule with panels hosted by various authors. In a ballroom area all the authors had tables where we could get autographs, pick up swag, buy their books, or just talk about anything and everything.
Some of the authors included: Vivi Dumas, Melissa Schroeder, Mary Behre, PJ Schnyder, Eliza Knight, Loni Lynne, Elisabeth Staab, etc. The list goes on and on.
Our girls went to some panels including: Romance mash-up- how most books fall under more than one category of genre and how an author promotes a book that doesn’t fall into one place.
Blogger panel- Hosted by Joyfully reviewed; we asked questions to make this blog the best it can be.
Romancing the Hero with wine and chocolate- Ok…to be honest the wine and chocolate was for us but we had a great time naming some of our favorite heroes and what it means to be a heroic character.
Overall, it was a tiring but amazing day and we got lots of signed goodies that we are giving away to one lucky reader! WHOOT!
We have a Frederick Book Festival tote bag signed by almost all the romance/paranormal authors in attendance! They include Melissa Schroeder, PJ Schnyder, Vivi Dumas, Eliza Knight, Loni Lynne, Elisabeth Staab, Jean Murray, Cat Miller, Rachel Rawlings, Lynne Silver, Tee Morris, Philippa Ballantine and many more. A Santinis poster signed by Mel! And see that basket of goodies, that is included as well! A lot of the swag is signed! This is a pretty good load if I do say so! To enter please you the Rafflecopter below! Good luck and we hope to see you at the Frederick Book Festival in 2015.
Callum The Cursed Clan #1 by Melissa Schroeder
His duty was all that mattered.
Callum Lennon has one goal in life: protect his cousins. His failure in the past to do just that is what drives every action. When they discover a chance for redemption, Callum is willing to try. But trusting an outsider isn’t acceptable.
A woman in need of a new beginning.
An expert in archeology, Phoebe has always felt dwarfed by her parents’ shadow. In college by thirteen, she’s never measured up to her parents’ high standards. When the Lennons contact her, she decides to take a chance…and finds herself intrigued by the most insufferable man.
A passion impossible to ignore.
One argument leads to a kiss and to an unbearable desire they cannot seem to fight. When an old enemy threatens their fragile new love, Callum will have to choose between believing his mind or trusting his heart.
Forces outside the family are determined to ensure that they fail. When an old enemy threatens both the well being of the clan and the fragile new love, Callum will have to choose between believing his mind or his heart.
5 STARS
CALLUM – THE CURSED CLAN BOOK 1
Magic, myth and mystery with sexy Scots to suck you in.
If you are are looking to read a book that you will not be able to put down, well look no further. Ms. Schroeder delivers a story that will have you fully immersed from page one. Legends, myths and gorgeous distant lands are just the beginning. I got so drawn into the story, it was like I was standing along beside Callum and Phoebe. I could clearly hear the accents of the cousins in my head.
There was nothing about this story that I did not like. Callum and Phoebe are both wonderful characters. Callum, so strong willed and loyal to his clan. Everything he does is for the good of his clan. So strong willed in fact that he almost let his pride get in the way of taking the steps of freeing the clan from the curse. Phoebe, smart and beautiful( although she hides her beauty under ugly suits) agrees to help the Lennons. There is something about Phoebe that I really liked. I loved that she stood up to this big, sexy Scot. She was good at what she did, but in ways timid and shy. Ms. Schroeder has this great talent of knowing her characters really well before she ever puts them to the pages of a book. They way Callum and Phoebe are together just heighten the story.
This book was good in so many ways. Most people know Melissa Schroeder as an erotic author. Well she did one hell of a job with paranormal. I can’t even imagine the amount of research that went into the writing of this book. The story has a great plot and flows amazingly. As I said it will suck you in. The heat level may not be as high as some of Melissa other books, but there is rich culture and deep heated passion that will not leave you lacking.
I have a funny feeling, knowing Mel, this is only a prelude of what to come in this series!
I was given a ecopy of this book for an honest review.
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