Guest Author & Giveaway Featuring Sky Purington

Welcome everyone to today’s guest author and giveaway spot with Sky Purington! She’s touring with Bewitching Blog Tours and is here to share all the goods on her latest paranormal romance release titled The Georgian Embrace. Please help me give her a warm welcome to the blog!

Welcome to Bookin’ It Reviews, Sky!

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What a fantastic blog! Thanks so much for featuring me today. I thought I’d chat a little about the inspiration behind the first novel in my Calum’s Curse Trilogy, The Victorian Lure. Where some authors like to base their stories on places they’ve been and things they’ve done, I based mine on where I live. You guessed it; a haunted Victorian. Built in 1901 by my husband’s great-grandfather, this house has seen a lot. In fact, it’s become known in my town as one of the most haunted houses in Derry. 

I’ve been here eleven years and have had quite a few paranormal experiences. I suppose that after so many years of activity, I couldn’t help but want to weave some of it into my books. And, of course, I’ve dabbled in some paranormal investigating. Yep, label me the proud owner of an EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) and EVP (Electro Voice Phenomena) detector. *grins*

For those who have been following me along my Bewitching Book Tour, you’ll remember that I’ve already started sharing my own true ghost stories at a few blogs. Today, I’ll be sharing more. What do you think? Up for a good ghost story or two? 

The first tale I’d like to share happened in 2006. I like this event because it can be validated. Two people were there. My husband and I (and he’s a skeptic by nature). My son was two and still in a crib. We’d put him to bed about twenty minutes prior and were downstairs fixing dinner.

As we stood in front of the oven chatting, we suddenly heard footsteps above. (The kitchen is right beneath his bedroom). At first we thought it must be the cat. Nope. Within a few seconds we heard small feet scampering across the floor again. We looked at the ceiling and frowned. The feet (clearly two small human feet) ran back the other way, as though a child were running around. It happened once more before the two of us high-tailed it upstairs.

We entered the room to find our son sound asleep.

A few weeks later. Christmas Eve…

I was sitting on the bottom stair to the foyer late at night admiring the Christmas tree. Pretty much lost in thought as we writers have a tendency to do. At last, I headed up to bed. Halfway up the stairs the air cooled considerably. “Someone” passed me on the staircase. That someone was a man and was whistling away. Yep, I ran for bed at that point! (I know, I know, he was obviously happy. Still. Creepy.)

Two months later…

I awoke in the middle of the night. My son was crying so I went into his room. He was standing up in his crib. I walked over and soothed him as best I could. He still wasn’t speaking at that point. Regardless, I asked him what was wrong. He raised his arm and pointed at the far corner of the room. I’ll never forget that moment. Every hair on my body stood on edge. I’ll bet you’re wondering if I turned and looked. Yep. But slowly, like a scene from a horror movie. Did I see anything? No. Do I believe children can see things we can’t? Yes. That particular sort of event never happened again, thank God.

I hope you enjoyed hearing a few spooky tales from my Victorian. Be sure to keep following me on my Bewitching Book Tour to hear more!

Best,

Sky

The Georgian Embrace

Sky Purington

Calum’s Curse: Acerbus Lycan, Book Two

Genre: Paranormal Romance
ASIN:    B007FFUJR2
Number of pages: 234
Word Count: 77 K

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Back of the Book:

Is it true love... or is the allure just another dimension of the Georgian's embrace?

A man with a mission...

Paranormal investigator, Devin O'Rourke, is drawn to Isabel the moment he sees her ghostly image in a picture. While searching for proof of her existence, Devin finds himself in another time, danger lurking around every corner.

A woman in need of saving...

Eighteenth century, Isabel Savol, is on the run. With help from a friend, good fortune finds her sheltered and managing the construction of a house. When a handsome Irishman appears on her Georgian's worksite one day, everything she thought she understood about reality vanishes.

Untapped desire ignites between Devin and Isabel as they struggle to stay one step ahead of the time-warping house caught in Calum's Curse and the werewolf determined to finish the legacy it began.

The Victorian Lure

Sky Purington

Calum’s Curse Ardetha Vampyre, Book 1

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1601549903
ASIN: B00654CY2W
Number of pages: 310
Word Count:   80,000 words

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Book Description:

Is it true love...or is the magnetic pull just another part of the Victorian's lure?

Dakota Allerton depends on no one but herself, but then she's never needed a ghost hunter. When her dream home becomes a house of horrors that is holding her hostage, her only hope is a Scotsman who investigates the paranormal.

The supernatural is nothing Leathan Stewart can't handle. However, trapped in Dakota's cursed Victorian home, he finds himself falling back in time. Only those who persevere can survive the dark domination.

Fear has a way of drawing two people together...but so does the need to be loved. Dakota and Leathan must fight against unknown enemies, discover the secrets of Calum's Curse and defeat a vampire bent on finishing the legacy it began.

The Tudor Revival

By Sky Purington      

Calum’s Curse: Ultima Bellum, Book 3

Genre: Paranormal Romance
ASIN:  B008HAIU3O
Number of pages: 228
Word Coun 78 K

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Book Description:

Is it true love... or is this dark need part of the Tudor's Revival?

A man stuck between worlds.

Ghost hunter and dare-devil, Seth, is flung into the afterlife. His one draw to reality? Alana. He died. She lived. But he can't let go. There is something more than friendship between them and he won't say goodbye.

A woman drawn to the past.

The last thing Alana expects to encounter when she inherits her grandmom's Tudor Revival is the spirit of her deceased best friend and crush, Seth. But everything is not what it appears to be. He is determined to live again. When his investigative team, The Worldwide Paranormal Society shows up at her door, Alana soon learns that she's in for a wild ride.

Calum's curse visits one more house. Things get hotter and more paranormal than ever before. Love, as always, struggles to overcome the odds. Time is limited though and the creature set to destroy Seth and Alana is the most cunning of all.

Will Alana and Seth face humankind's worst fear and survive? Find out in The Tudor Revival.

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The Georgian Embrace Short Excerpt:

"I'll get answers out of you eventually, Isabel."

Lord, he was persistent. Give him some hope then continue to whittle away. "I am quite sure you will but not this eve." She gracefully smoothed her skirts, lowered her voice--hid behind her lashes. "I'll not ask again. Share with me, Devin. I would really like to know what disturbs you so."

Devin's low chuckle warmed her insides. "You think to get answers from me by flirting? Good luck, lass. I invented that method."

Isabel's eyes flew to his. Insolence! She almost faltered at the devilish twinkle in his gaze, the languid way his come-hither eyes roamed her face. Indeed, he did flirt well. She squelched the lop-sided grin she felt beginning to erupt. "I see no reason for your secrecy." Isabel again leaned close and whispered in her best co-conspirator tone, "Then you really are a spy."

His thick-lashed eyes fell to her lips and he leaned closer as well. "In my own way, that is exactly what I am."

Now she was getting somewhere. "Ah, I knew it."

"Did you?" His gaze slowly slid down her neck and she'd swear his finger grazed the soft skin. Goose pimples rose on her flesh.

"Yes, I did." She continued to follow his gaze, could almost feel how he saw her...feminine...enticing. "It makes perfect sense."

"Aye." Devin's gaze fell to her cleavage. "You found me out."

A deep inhale, then he exhaled slowly, his hot breath flaming across her chest. Searing warmth flooded below. Isabel inhaled sharply. His eyes met hers, knowing. How did he do that? What exactly had he done without moving an inch?

"What did I find out?" she murmured, her mind swimming in pleasure, relaxed, not nearly as sharp as it had been moments before.

A ravishing grin crinkled the corners of his eyes, made enticing sweeps of his dark eyelashes. "That I'm not quite who I seem to be."

~*~ 

Author Bio:

Best-selling author, Sky Purington lives in southern New Hampshire with her son and husband. The written word has been her obsession from the very beginning. Purington writes time-travel paranormal/fantasy romance heavily influenced by history.

From Irish Druids to Scottish Highlanders many of her novels possess strong Celtic elements. More recently, her vampire stories take the reader to medieval England and ancient Italy.

Enjoy strictly paranormal romance? Sky's latest novels follow three haunted houses in New England and the sexy ghost hunters determined to make sense of them. Make no mistake, in each and every tale told you'll travel back to another time and revisit the romanticism history holds at its heart.

Sky loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at Sky@SkyPurington.com Interested in keeping up with Sky's latest news and releases? Visit Sky's Website, www.skypurington.com  to download her FREE App on iTunes and Android.

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