New Release and Review for In The Presence Of Knowing by Valarie Savage Kinney

In The Presence Of Knowing

by Valarie Savage Kinney

Blurb:

Keisha is pregnant and on the run from an abusive ex-boyfriend. Hiding out at Windy Springs Renaissance Festival, she discovers a world of magic. 

Stepping into new and unfamiliar territory, she finds herself among people different from any she’s met before. Though she feels she’ll never fit in, Keisha finds hope when she meets Rogan, who plays the troll. As friendship blossoms into romance, she soon discovers that Rogan, as well as others at Windy Springs, have abilities beyond the average individual – abilities that the child growing within her shares as well. When danger comes to Windy Springs, she’ll need the combined powers of Rogan and his friends to keep her and the baby safe. 

In the Presence of Knowing is the first book in the Secrets of Windy Springs series. Grab your copy today and find out what mysteries await within the magical forest at Windy Springs.

Review:

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this new book by the author. It combines supernatural elements with a renaissance fair type of event and creates a magical atmosphere that I was easily lost in. I sat down and read the whole thing in one evening. Keisha's story sucked me right in. I love how strong her character is and yet she shows her vulnerabilities and the want to have someone be strong for her for once. Rogan is such a kind and compassionate soul. He is a great character that brings a romantic spin to the book. Captain Dash might be one of my favorites in the entire book. He is very strange, but also fun and loyal. There's more to him than meets the eye. As for the witch, I would like to know more about her story as well as this thing with Layla and Jack. Such a great read! Can't wait to see what's next!

5 out of 5 stars!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Presence-Knowing-Secrets-Windy-Springs-ebook/dp/B06XKPWTSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492705370&sr=8-1&keywords=valarie+kinney

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34601833-in-the-presence-of-knowing?from_search=true

Review for Empath (The Flawed Series Book 1) by Becca J Campbell

Blurb:

Supernatural empathy isn't a gift, it's a curse. Anywhere she goes, Jade's emotions are replaced by those of the people around her.

Jade grew up in a suburb of Colorado Springs, protected from other people by her parents. Now she faces college--and the world--with nothing to shield her from unwanted feelings.

When Cam, a classmate with a major crush on her, unintentionally hijacks her emotions, Jade struggles to keep from being carried away in feelings of attraction. When Ethan, a psychopath with a thirst for fear, fixates on her, the emotional impact could be lethal.

Caught in a deadly trap, Jade must untangle the emotions and find a way to use her empathic curse to overcome this killer or be overcome by him.

Review:

Great start to the series! The author really brought out the feels in this one when it came to Jade and how she felt while dealing with sifting through other's emotions when she was being bombarded. I would personally feel trapped in my own body if it were me. And to a degree Jade is because she can't control the way she catches each and every person's mood that comes close enough. She has a hard time controlling it and no one except her parents and Professor Logan shield around her. I enjoyed the read and was surprised at the ending. The light horror added to the story by the serial killer rounded out the story well.

4 out of 5 stars!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Empath-Flawed-Book-Becca-Campbell-ebook/dp/B00EMHQDJE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1469811431&sr=1-1&keywords=becca+j+campbell#navbar

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18429929-empath?from_search=true

Author Pages:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5287392.Becca_J_Campbell

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Becca-J.-Campbell/e/B005Y31BL0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1469812022&sr=8-1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beccajcampbell/?fref=ts

Empath by HK Savage

   Claire had lived most of her life not touching people, avoiding almost everyone, including her parents.  She could feel the feelings and thoughts of others so much that they could take over and become her own at the moment.  Touching people made this worse.  In order to try and get away from it all, she decides to move away from home and go to college.  She was never exactly the daughter that her mother had wanted. Instead she was socially awkward and didn't like to be around anyone really.  It was the only way to calm the noise in her head.  Upon moving to the dorms though, she meets Stephen.  He immediately pegs her gift and asks her to look up a book about it in the library.  She knows Stephen must be different because she cannot get a read on him like she can everyone else.  Through some persuasion, Claire meets the rest of his family only to find out that they are were cats.  They turn into what looks like a huge mountain lion that has tremendous power.  And they tell her they can help with getting her gift under control.  But even they don't know what type of power she has.  Through Stephen's family, Claire meets James and Henry who are vampires.  Henry is the man over the library that Claire works at and James starts helping her get her abilities under control.  Being an empath that can channel is very difficult to manage.  In no time at all she forms a bond with James and they become almost inseparable.  The bad news?  Her life is constantly in danger because of what she is and who she associates with.  A rival group of vampires is trying to move into the area and their master is brutal.  Claire has to wonder whether James will be able to keep her alive and is there any way she can really help in this fight?

   A very interesting read!  It started out kind of slow, but once you get into it, it's hard to get out!  Claire is no ordinary girl and has had to shun everyone around her so when she starts getting control of her abilities, she starts being able to start actually living.  She experiences new things and a deep love that develops very fast.  She can finally be around her family and touch them, hug them, without feeling all of the pain and such.  And after such a long time, James is finally starting to feel some human emotions again.  The two of them are strangely tied.  Their connection is undeniable and you keep seeing more and more of Claire's ability pop up throughout the book.  But one of the big surprises for me was about the connection they share.  It was surprising!