Fury of a Highland Dragon
by Coreene
Callahan
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GENRE: Paranormal
Romance
BLURB:
Trapped
by a future she refuses to face…
Accused
of cyber espionage by the United States government, ethical hacker Ivy
Macpherson is now on the FBI’s most wanted list. Out of options, she runs,
desperate for time to prove her innocence. When fate takes an unexpected turn,
bringing her face-to-face with Tydrin, she must decide—trust a man more
dangerous than the hunters on her Ivy Macpherson, trail to keep her safe. Or risk capture by a
covert agency well known for ruthlessness.
Condemned
by a past he doesn’t want to remember…
Cursed
with a terrible temper, Scottish dragon-warrior Tydrin struggles to atone for a
mistake that took innocent lives. Unable to forgive himself, he returns to the
scene of his crime in hopes of finding absolution, but discovers a woman in
need of his help instead. Intervening in the nick of time, he whisks Ivy to
safety, only to realize the daughter of the family he wronged is the one
destined to steal his heart.
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EXCERPT:
Feet rooted to the ground, Tydrin stared at the
female. He blinked to clear his vision. Nothing. No change in his visual field
and—bloody hell. It couldn’t be. He must be seeing things. Must be imagining
the impossible. But no matter how many times he forced himself to refocus,
nothing changed. She remained front and center, kneeling in the dirt, head
bowed, hands resting on her thighs. The submissive position drew him tight,
messing with his ability to think for a second.
Tydrin shook his head.
The movement knocked brain cells into motion
and…Good Christ. Unbelievable. She was real. He wasn’t imagining her. Or the
radiating warmth frothing around her like sea foam. Glowing bright blue, the
female’s aura lit up the space around her. Her bio-energy hummed and his dragon
half woke, setting off a dangerous chain reaction. Bone-deep hunger punched
through. His body came alive. His mind dulled, blocking out everything but her.
Long red hair pulled into a messy bun, she shuffled closer to the headstone.
Mumbling another apology, she cleared debris away from the granite base. The
task was one he usually preformed. On this date, every year when he visited.
Right now, though, he didn’t care about his mission.
Or about paying his respects.
Struck stupid by her, only one thought registered—a
high-energy female here…in middle the of Aberdeen.
Tydrin frowned. Holy shite. He was in trouble. Neck
deep and sinking fast without any idea how to control his reaction to her.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Growing
up as the only girl on all-male hockey team, Coreene Callahan knows a thing or
two about tough guys and loves to write characters inspired by them. Call it
kismet. Call it payback after years of locker room talk and ice rink antics,
but whatever you call it, the action better be heart stopping, the magic
electric, and the story wicked, good fun.
After
graduating with honors in psychology and working as an interior designer, she
finally gave in and returned to her first love: writing. Her debut novel, Fury
of Fire, was a finalist in the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Contest
in two categories: Best First Book and Best Paranormal. She combines her love
of romance, adventure and writing with her passion for history in her novels.
She lives in Canada with her family, a fun-loving golden retriever, and her
wild imaginary world.
Coreene will be awarding a
$10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour.
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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books I added to my shelves this week. They may it be physical or virtual. I include books I buy in a physical store or online, books I borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews. Follow the link to see what others have on their shelves. 
Castaway Planet (Boundary
#4) by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor – While this is book 4 (and the start of a
new trilogy) in the Boundary series it will work well as an entry to the
series. It is a set up for the rest of the trilogy. Most of the story is about how to survive on an unexplored
planet. It follows the family for
the first year. As the book ends
they realize that someone else has arrived. To find out how that changes things you will have to wait
for the next book. Castaway Planet
has an interesting story line, fun characters, as well as lots of tension and adventure. Pick it up for a fun
quick read.
What Happens Under the Mistletoe by Sabrina Jeffries, Karen
Hawkins, Candace Camp and Meredith Duran - Four fun Christmas stories and as the title suggests they
all have a kiss under the mistletoe.
I had two favorites in the collection. My very favorite was Sabrina Jeffries The Heiress and the
Hothead. This one featured the
mill owning sister of Jeremy from a previous story. I just knew she needed a romance and an HEA . Jeffries provide the perfect one.
Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5) by Brandon Sanderson – Shadows of Self is
the second book of a new series set in the Mistborn universe. It does not work as a stand-alone. At the very least read The Alloy of Law
first. Even better start with
Mistborn, then The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages. All of those are part of the back-story
and world building needed to understand all the reference in Shadows of
Self. The story here is full of
danger, tension, character development, and surprises. All of that kept me reading but in the
end I don’t know where the story is going. The set up for the next book is there at the end so I guess
I will find out when The Bands of Mourning comes out next year. 
"As always, Devi spent several hours a week studying the communications freed from the solar system. The delay between transmission and reception was now 10.7 years.
The Teasers:
Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:
Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson - This is book two in a new series. I got a signed copy of book one, Boundary Crossed, at World Con when I went to the 47North party.
Reunion at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels - I am hooked on her books and love how characters show up more than once in books in her series. 
