Announcement: Book Signing

Quinn is going to be part of a booking signing!!

Blog Tour: Beyond The Veil

Beyond the Veil by: Quinn Loftis 

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Overview:

Though the Serbian pack has been brought to heel thanks to the downfall of their Alpha, the war is far from over. Desdemona, a witch of unfathomable power, has escaped the wolves’ wrath, but she will not go quietly into the night. She takes refuge in a place where even the smallest sliver of light does not dare to enter. Though she had to flee, she has not given up on the treasure she wishes to acquire. Her depravity knows no bounds; she's even willing to search for the one who can assist her in opening a Veil that has not been opened in millennia – with good reason: the danger is incalculable. Meanwhile, there are major changes rippling through the Romanian Grey wolves. Decebel has become Alpha to the Serbian pack in an effort to begin to unite the Canis lupis species. Their numbers are dwindling in the wake of the shortage of true mates and lack of offspring. The wolves are beginning to lose faith and darkness seems to be crashing in on them from all sides.

The Trailer:

About the Author: Quinn Loftis

Quinn is a wife, mother, nurse, and writer, not necessarily in that order. She lives in beautiful North West Arkansas with her husband, son and Nora their Doberman pinscher. She loves writing, reading, and crocheting. Her favorite holiday is Christmas, favorite book(s) is Pride and Prejudice, The Alpha and Omega Series by Patricia Briggs, and the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. She loves to be silly and have fun, loves music and thinks there is no greater sound than the sound in the world than that of her little boy's laughter.




Where to find Quinn Loftis:

Quinn's Website
Goodreads
Quinn Loftis Fans (Facebook)
Quinn Loftis Books (Facebook)

Where to Buy:

Amazon          Barnes and Noble

Giveaway 

All Blogs participating will have numbers that will be in bold print RED,so make sure you all keep track.  At the end of the tour you will need to tally all of the numbers you collected from each site and enter it into our giveaway at 
 Sweet Treat Reading Reviews!

What are you playing for you ask?  
I will tell you!!!
*A signed Just One Drop book
*Signed Decebel and Jen posters 
(be still my heart)
*And a bracelet made 

Only correct answers will be entered!!

Here is the schedule!

·10-29-

 Bawakas Book Fair
&

The Hidden Reader

10/30

Krystal Clear Book Reviews

10-31-

Hunting Grey Wolves

11-1
Worlds Away Book Blog

11-2
Love Literature, Art, and Reason

11-3- 
Amber's Supernatural & YA Reviews

11-4 
Books Complete Me
&
Ever and Ever Sight


11-5- 
Book Dream Land

11-6
TSK, TSK What to Read?


11-7-
Delphina Reads Too Much 


11-8-
Reeses Reviews


11-9
Paranormal Book Club


11-10- 
Vamps and Stuff


11-11
Book on the Bright Side 


11-12-
Young Adult and Teen Readers
&
Cynthia Shepp Book Reviews


11-13
Kaina's Book Blog


11-14
R&M Fab Reviews     


11-15
Lagniappe Books


11-16
 Books, Brownies and Barkers


11-17
Read Between the Lines
&
Paranormal Reads


11-18 
Phenomenal Reviews  


11-19
Book Crazy


11-20
 Book Nerds Across America


11-21-
Cassie's Reviews De-La-Mazing 


11-22
Sparring Stepsisters
&
Indie Author Release

11-23

And this last stop everyone is where
you will total all the numbers you found
in RED.
All correct numbers will be entered into the big drawing
of all the FAB goodies mentioned above!

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!


Sweet Treat Reading Reviews

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

I'm putting this under the category of Grey Wolves because it is about QL herself. She is releasing a new book (hopefully by the end of this year) and has just posted the prologue on her website.

Please check out Elfin

Synopsis

Prologue

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

Beyond The Veil is finally available on both Barnes & Noble and Amazon!

This morning BTV hit sales rank 61 on B&N - I suspect that Amazon will be seeing an increase this morning as well!

After you've finished reading - please come to Quinn's forums and discuss. 

The discussion is being held under The Grey Wolves Series - Beyond The Veil - Discussion Area to insure that others on the forum do not receive spoilers before they have finished reading.

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

BTV ARC Review, Interview with QL & a Giveaway!!!   Book Dream Land

Also - BTV has been released, it is available on Barnes & Noble's site and hopefully soon it will be available on Amazon as well. The last update I received was that QL has uploaded the file a second time in hopes to resolve the issue Amazon is having.

Thank you to all of the GWS fans (@shelleycarman, @kaytiebugg & @camelott77) who contacted Amazon to ask them "WTH?!?" Much love and appreciation for doing that!

Also want to say Congratulations to QL for all the new things going on in her world this week!! 

ARC Review - Beyond The Veil

Beyond the Veil (The Grey Wolves #5)

by Quinn Loftis (Goodreads Author)

Though the Serbian pack has been brought to heel thanks to the downfall of their Alpha, the war is far from over.

Desdemona, a witch of unfathomable power, has escaped the wolves’ wrath, but she will not go quietly into the night. She takes refuge in a place where even the smallest sliver of light does not dare to enter. Though she had to flee, she has not given up on the treasure she wishes to acquire. Her depravity knows no bounds; she's even willing to search for the one who can assist her in opening a Veil that has not been opened in millennia – with good reason: the danger is incalculable.

Meanwhile, there are major changes rippling through the Romanian Grey wolves. Decebel has become Alpha to the Serbian pack in an effort to begin to unite the Canis lupis species. Their numbers are dwindling in the wake of the shortage of true mates and lack of offspring. The wolves are beginning to lose faith and darkness seems to be crashing in on them from all sides. But the winds of change are blowing, changes that will alter the future of not only the Canis lupis, but of another ancient race as well.

Amidst all of this, Sally is continuing to come to terms with her relationship with the playful, charming, flirty, unbelievably handsome bartender – who happens to be a member of the Romanian pack.

If all that weren’t enough, the Fates have decided to pay a little visit to Jen. It’s time to collect. She cheated the Fates of a life, her life. Now they want what they are due. The problem? It’s more than Jen is willing to pay.

Yes, the war is indeed far from over. Bargains will be struck, declarations will be made, sacrifices will be given, love will be tested, and trust will be questioned as evil makes its stand against them all. (description from Goodreads)

My thoughts:

5 out of 5 Paws

This is my first ARC, and I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled and honored I was when QL asked me to be on her ARC list. I received the book the night I got back from London; I've been in a bit of a brain fog trying to get focused enough to really dig in and enjoy the book.  Well, yesterday the fog lifted and I was able to read the book and I did not want to put it down.

Let me begin this review by telling you that Quinn Loftis is a wicked, wicked woman! I say that with all the love and frustration a true fan gets when they find that the book they are so enjoying ends far too soon and without wrapping up all the loose ends neatly.

Quinn's writing gets better with each book, just when you think she couldn't be more creative, or you think you have it figured out, she throws something out of left field.

There are tons of answers provided, things I know I have been asking since I read PoV, but I'm not going to tell you what those are (yes I can be wicked too). However, there is so much going on in this book that you know midway through there is absolutely no way you are going to get a resolution by the end of the book.

So on September 30, grab your hot chocolate and prepare to meet up with your favorite pack mates for some excitement, adventure, romance, and maybe a chance for a mission? I know I am looking forward to the discussion that will be taking place around October 1 - 2!!

NONGWS - Review of Meant to Be

Book Review:

Meant to Be by Tiffany King

Ok, so I’ve never actually written a true review on a book before – I mean something other than I really liked it and would recommend this book so be patient with me as I try to figure this process out.

In-between reading QL’s books, I am reading other books – there are some really talented writers out there in the indie world writing some crazy good books. I just haven’t known about them until I started getting more involved with the right people. 

The book I just finished reading is ‘Meant to Be’ by Tiffany King. I was already a fan of Tiffany’s blog Book Love, even though I had not read any of her books.

Over the years I’ve been a huge vampire fan. Read the books, watch the movies, cheer for Team Edward, etc. Then I was introduced to Nicky Charles’ Law of the Lycan series and Quinn Loftis’ The Grey Wolves series and became a serious fan of werewolves. Now, I’m also a fan of celestial beings.

You figure out pretty fast that the main character, Krista, isn’t just your average teenage girl getting ready to graduate from high school. She has quite a bit going on in her life, and though it appears to get a little more complicated with beginning a new school, and meeting Sam, Mark, and Shawn; it is actually then when her life really starts to fall into place.

There is a bit of a mystery around this group of friends. Among the normally day-to-day of being a teenager, the group needs to figure out why they are so connected, why they are drawn to the same area, and a number of other questions that keep coming up. I like the fact that not all of the answers are neatly handed to you in this first book; you are left with a few questions and hope to find the answers in the next book, ‘Forgotten Souls’.

Although this book was probably written with the YA reader in mind, it is suited for anyone who is young at heart. It is a fun read, and definitely one I would recommend!

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

Still having excellent discussions on the Forums on QL's Website. 

We have been breaking down chapter 2 of BTV, would love to have your input! We've come up with all kinds of possible scenarios for what could be on the horizon!

Today's Book Tour:

 Bengal Reads (it was not up when I checked this morning, so check later today)

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

My Thoughts:

After Fane and Jacque finish admitting to one another that they think the other is hot; things start to fall into place. Now Jacque is caught off guard by Sorin standing in the house and later on by her two best friends being there. I’m guessing that she was so caught up in her thoughts from all that was happening and the hotness of Fane that she didn’t notice 3 cars in front of her house. Granted, QL doesn’t tell us the cars are there, but in previous statements we know the girls drove there in their car, and we know that Sorin was renting a car when he got to the airport. So there were 2 possibly 3 cars…but I digress.

Now I read somewhere that someone didn’t like all the internal dialog that takes place, I’ve also read that some people do not like the amount of dialog period that take place in TGWS…I personally love it. My family is a chatty bunch, we tend to say what we are thinking, and I know that I have a lot of internal dialog, so to me this is normal. It is also, IMHO some of the funniest internal dialog, also reminding me of my family.

I must give Lilly props for being completely open and honest with her daughter over not wanting to tell her the truth about her heritage. She could have said she was waiting until she was 18 or a number of other things; instead she just says:

“Actually, no. I wasn’t planning on telling you as long as it never affected you. I figured there was no reason to add confusion to the pain of your father leaving.”

Considering what she has just been told, Jacque responds pretty well. She of course has to learn what the realities of being a werewolf actually is since what she knows is all fairytale.  Here is where she finds out that Jennifer and Sally are still there at the request of Lilly. Again, props to Lilly for thinking ahead and having her daughter’s support system there and ready to help Jacque process the information that just turned her world upside down.

Once Jacque gets the information processing, it dawns on her that Fane has referred to her as his mate. Now I’m not entirely sure why at this point Fane looks deflated, well I mean it is explained that the thought of her not wanting him is more than he can bear but I’m not sure why he went straight to that conclusion. Is it just the insecurity that comes with being 17 years old? Is it that he is concerned that this is just too much new information to process for her, that not being from his world she is automatically going to reject his way of life and do what she wants? I would think that a lot of thoughts went swirling through Jacque’s mind as she was processing everything and trying to suss out how she felt, I’m sure there were probably a few thoughts that scared Fane.

Unfortunately for Jacque the one thing she asks for is the one thing she cannot have. Isn’t that always the case? She wants some time to sort through things and really get a grasp on what she is feeling. Fane has to tell her the rest of what is going on and that is where QL decided to leave us…

Favorite Lines:

“I guess I’m as good as can be expected. Don’t be alarmed if I freak out or have a meltdown, it will pass,” she told him with only a small amount of teasing in her voice.

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Jacque closed her eyes and concentrated on her breathing. In and out, in and out. Whatever it is, whatever he tells you, you will not cower in a corner and shake like a frightened puppy, she told herself firmly. No, but I make no promises that I won’t pass out from shock. There is no shame in passing out, it’s simply the brain’s way of saying 'hold the stink up, I need to process this mess'. Jacque smiled at her monologue, wondering if other people talked to themselves like that. Probably not, but everyone’s got something, right?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Fane, you can’t possibly be embarrassed by thinking I’m hot. I practically drool all over you every time I see you. I should be the one embarrassed,” she confessed to him.

“Are you?” Fane asked.

“I guess maybe I should be, but throw me a bone, you are freaking hot. I can’t change that so I’m embracing it.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okay, Jacque thought, I’m fixing to have a two-year-old moment.

“MOM!” Jacque yelled, “WHO IN KING ARTHUR’S NAME IS THIS MAN IN OUR HOUSE, WHAT THE CRAP DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU AREN’T TELLING ME, AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS THAT KEEP US SANE WHAT HELL IS GOING ON!”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Well, that’s a crappy deal. Here you have a dad who can turn into this cool wolf thingy and you can’t even get a sexy, bushy tail,” Jen said as she and Sally walked into the living room.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Every page-turning word. I wanted to pop some popcorn. I figured there might be some tense moments and you know I eat when I’m tense, but goody two shoes here wouldn’t let me,” Jen said irritably.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“We know, sweetie. But see, since it was Jacque finding out it was her dad who gets hairy, not yours, I didn’t really care if you were tense.”

  

Things We Learned:

• Jacque was actually freaked out by the events that took place in the park
• The idea of Fane leaving causes Jacque actual pain
• Sorin has arrived
• Lilly never planned to tell Jacque the truth about her father
• Jacque realizes that her mom still loves her father
• Although Lilly was originally angry when Fane first arrived, she has come to terms with it
• Jacque gets sarcastic when she is freaked out (and under many other circumstances)
• Jennifer eats when she is tense
• Jacque finds out that her dad left because he found his true mate, and never found out about her
• The thought of life without Fane makes it hard for Jacque to breathe

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

The Forums on QL's website - under the topic Prince of Wolves is a discussion of chapter 2 from Beyond the Veil, are still active. I love reading everyone's thoughts on what every thing means and what we think/hope will happen!

Today's Book Tour:

Always Ya at Heart

Not only is there a book tour but a giveaway too!!

Announcement - OoTD to be on iTunes

QL Announces OoTD soon to be on iTunes

Today QL posted the following in FaceBook and Twitter:

Out of the Dark is on Smashwords now and should be on ibooks in two to three weeks. I apologize for the wait. I had problems with formatting but it is fixed now. Thank you so much!

So it appears that everyone should be able to have access to OoTD before the release of BTV!

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

Check out the Forums on QL's website - under the topic Prince of Wolves is a discussion of chapter 2 from Beyond the Veil

Today's Book Tour:

 In Between

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

Last night QL posted Chapter 2 from Beyond the Veil on her website. If you have not read it yet, I highly recommend that you do so now, it is fantastic!

QL also posted on this same page that the release date will be September 30, 2012!

Of course Twitter was all a buzz with discussions and speculations about what we read, we are all so very excited that we have just a few weeks left until we can finely find out what is going on with our favorite Fur Balls!

Today's Book Tour:

 This one has an added bonus! There is a snip of a werewolf version of the Newlywed Game between Jennifer and Decebel, very entertaining!

Always Ya at Heart

Announcement - BTV Release Date

QL Posts Release Date

If you checked out the release of Chapter 2 for BTV, you may have noticed these words:

Release date for Beyond the Veil is September 30th, 2012

So it looks like we should be able to get Beyond the Veil on September 30, 2012 (which is a Sunday).

Mark your calendars!!

Announcement - BTV Chapter 2

Beyond the Veil Chapter 2

Tonight at 9:30 CST/10:30 EST Quinn Loftis will be posting chapter 2 of Beyond the Veil on her website

Today In the World of Grey Wolves

Here is what is happening today in the world of Grey Wolves:

Community:

As you know, the book cover for BTV was revealed this weekend! What you may not know is that QL has stated that she will be posting a preview of Chapter 2 this week on her website, so be watching for it!

Today's Book Tour:

Behind a Million and One