Re-loaded Blog Tour: Superpowered Love Series by Katey Hawthorne (Guest Post+Series Review+Giveaway)

Equilibrium Mixtape!

Hi Bayou Book Junkies, and thanks for having me! Though I'm celebrating the re-release of book 3 from my Superpowered Love series, Nobody's Hero, it's also about the whole series. For now, only three have been re-released, but with one a month scheduled for the next few, it's gonna go fast!

Why not start at the beginning? Equilibrium—and its soundtrack! This is a short, hot little friends-to-lovers romance between a nerdy vegan with fire-powers and a former jock whose electrical powers are out of control. And since all of these books need a soundtrack (obviously!), I'm here with Equilibrium's! It's recently updated, and a good list for a party.

So without further ado, here's the playlist, complete with highlights! And don't forget to enter the giveaway below!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPi8HvdSnGd9rxA7DRIbpTraCVtYjhzXK

“Only if You Run” by Julian Plenti (Julian Plenti is… Skyscraper!)

“I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” by Black Kids (Partie Traumatic)

“Phenomena" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Show Your Bones)

*1“Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend” by Arctic Monkeys (Brianstorm EP)

“And if I Fall” by The Charlatans (Wonderland)

*2“Ready to Start” by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs)

“Twenty-two" by Sunflower Bean (Twenty-two and Blue)

*3“Love’s Not a Competition (But I’m Winning)” by Kaiser Chiefs (Yours Truly, Angry Mob)

“Electricity” by Arctic Monkeys (R U Mine? EP)

*4 “Get Out While You Can” by Starsailor (On the Outside)

“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash)

“Greek Tragedy” by The Wombats (Glitterbug)

“Teardrop” by Massive Attack (Mezzanine)

*5 “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon (Only by the Night)

"Wonderland" by CHVRCHES (Love is Dead)

*6 *“It Means Nothing” by Stereophonics (Pull the Pin)

Cover Reveal: Superpowered Love 1: Equilibrium by Katey Hawthorne (Giveaway)

Cover Reveal: Superpowered Love 1: Equilibrium by Katey Hawthorne (Giveaway)


Katey Hawthorne is revealing the cover of her new erotic superhero romance:

Econ student Hansen Marks has been hot for Sam MacLeod since they first bonded over their secret superpowers--literally hot, since Hansen can produce fire from thin air. But soccer star Sam was always covered in girls, so Hansen kept his attraction in the closet and convinced himself that "best friends" was better than nothing.


When Sam's electrical powers freak out in public, Hansen has a sinking feeling they're spotted by unfriendly eyes. While dealing with the fallout, Sam's emotional dependency on Hansen forces their mutual attraction to the surface. Even after they give in, Hansen is afraid to admit he's in love. Sam doesn't really like guys, he's just feeling vulnerable... right?


Just as their nights are heating up, it becomes clear Sam's electrical explosion was seen, and now someone has it in for both of them. They'll have to save each other, both from the haters and from their own fears, if they want to maintain equilibrium.


Series Blurb:


The Superpowered Love series explores the mixed-up love lives of the "awakened", humans with awakened thermal or electrical superpowers.

Get it at Less Than Three Press

Blog Tour: Kanaan & Tilney: The Case of the Man Eater by Jenna Rose and Katey Hawthorne (Guest Post+Reviews+Giveaway)

An Evening of Mystery Movies and Cocktails with Kanaan & Tilney (and Friends!)

Hello, and thank you for having us today! We're here to talk about our latest Kanaan & Tilney mystery, The Case of the Man Eater. It's about our private eyes, Lowell Kanaan and John Tilney, and their latest adventures solving cases in Boston's praeternatural underground. Praeternaturals are people who look just like normal humans, but have special, paranormal abilities. Lowell, for example, is a wolf shifter, and John is an Elementalist who controls fire.

On an evening off--which doesn't happen often--the boys like to unwind with each other (obviously), a movie, and a beverage. Sometimes their friends, too. So today we've brought you their picks for an evening in, preferably a dark and stormy one, watching mysteries and drinking it up. Mocktail variants too, of course! They've also got opinions from their friends: Mina, Lowell's best friend, Macy, John's housemate, Reggie, the coroner who works with them on the regular and... well, Bob is more of a creepy stalker than a friend. How'd he get in here anyhow...?

Mina’s pick: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and a Sparkling Julep

Mina loves this television series for its lead who is as fashionable as she is badass. This cocktail is both fashionable and badass, as well!

INGREDIENTS

·  6 mint leaves, plus sprig for serving

·  3/4 ounce simple syrup

·  3 ounces Champagne or dry sparkling wine (Mina has been known to go for proescco)

·  1/2 ounce cognac (Mina likes Remy Martin VSOP)

·  1 dash bitters (like Angostura)

·  Lemon twist (for garnish)

PREPARATION

Muddle mint leaves and simple syrup in a julep cup or rocks glass. Add Champagne, cognac, and bitters. Fill glass part way with crushed ice and stir gently to combine. Mound more crushed ice on top and garnish with a mint sprig and a lemon twist.

MOCKTAIL VARIANT

Omit the Cognac and replace the sparkling wine by making up a batch of this yummy but non-alcoholic Champagne. Hell, you might not need to make the whole drink, since this is delicious enough. Throw together:

·  2 bottles ginger ale or ginger beer (ginger beer tends to be lighter and have more bite)

·  1 part pineapple juice

·  1 part white grape juice

Book Tour ~ Alchemiya by Katey Hawthorne ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Book Tour ~ Alchemiya by Katey Hawthorne ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

About the Book

Title: Alchemiya

Author: Katey Hawthorne

Genre: F/F erotic romance / fantasy

GoodReads ~ Amazon

Blurb:

Eugenia was born to privilege in the Ratna clan, nobility famed for their alchemical jewel production. Eugenia’s a talented alchemist herself—but the patriarchy insists her less able brother is the heir to the family secrets and property. As if that weren’t insult enough, an accidentally public tryst with another woman means Genie is shunned by polite society altogether.

Enter the gorgeous Lord Oliver Plumtree, scion of one of the oldest alchemical families in Chrysopoeia and master of the foreboding Waldgrave Abbey. But Lord Oliver is actually Olivia, and on the lookout for a wife—one who requires an escape from the same crushing social mores that have forced Olivia to masquerade as her own long-dead brother to keep her family’s estate intact.

Genie and Liv seem a perfect match from the get-go, and things heat up quickly between them. But before they can carry off their marriage of convenience, Waldgrave Abbey reveals more secrets. Jealous Plumtree relatives and Liv’s association with the Secret Society of Alchemiya, rumored to be a dark and sinister arm of the patriarchy, might just ruin Genie and Liv’s chance at their unlikely happily ever after.