Shifting Sands by Joy Lynn Fielding Blog Post, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hiya guys, today we bring you Joy Lynn Fielding and her newest release Shifting Sands, we get to have a sneak peek at an excerpt and Gigi gives us her thoughts on the book and she is loving this series… oh yeah and there’s a giveaway so make sure you click that Rafflecopter link 😉 ~Pixie~ 

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About the book:

The visit to Elk Ridge is supposed to be just another assignment for Tom Barrington. Then he encounters Bryce Reynolds, a generous, warmhearted cowboy who has the easiest smile he’s ever seen. It doesn’t take long for Tom to break all his rules and end up in Bryce’s bed.

Bryce Reynolds believes there’s no such thing as a hot politician, right up until he meets Tom Barrington. Tall, dark, and principled, Tom overturns all of Bryce’s prejudices, and Bryce starts to forget that he doesn’t do serious and he doesn’t do commitment.
As Bryce and Tom struggle to make sense of what’s happening between them, they’re drawn into a political battle—one that could affect the future of every shifter. And when long-buried secrets start coming to light, things turn deadly. Nothing will ever be the same again for the Elk Ridge pack.

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Excerpt: 

Bryce pushed open the door, prepared for another snotty pen pusher like Taylor Cufflinks the Third, or whatever his stupid name had been. Because of that, it took him a moment to process that he was seeing what he thought he was seeing and that he hadn’t found himself in the middle of a really good dream. Except if it was a dream, presumably this guy would already be naked rather than pouring himself a cup of coffee while dressed in a crisp white shirt, open at the neck, and gray slacks that should have been illegal given the way they clung to the curves of a frankly spectacular ass.

If Tom Barrington was a pen pusher, it was a pretty heavy pen he pushed on a regular basis because those were definite muscles betrayed by the fit of his shirt. His hair was dark and just a little wavy, his cheekbones were sharply defined beneath flawless skin, and there was the suspicion of a five-o’clock shadow on his jaw, which somehow emphasized just how strong that jawline was.

Bryce was still staring when Tom looked up and gestured with the mug he was holding. “Hope you don’t mind,” he said, then paused.

Bryce was aware that he was being studied in return and stood a little taller, opening himself up for inspection by rich brown eyes. It seemed Tom liked what he saw, because he looked for longer than was strictly polite. Bryce grinned at him when his eyes returned to Bryce’s face, and Tom suddenly looked away, biting his lip slightly as if he’d been caught doing something he shouldn’t have been. Even that didn’t stop him sending another look sideways at Bryce, and the combination of that with the way his teeth were sinking into his plump lower lip had Bryce’s stomach tightening with arousal. This security check might be a hell of a lot more pleasurable than he’d figured. And he was not thinking about Tom Barrington and body searches in the same breath, because that wasn’t helping things settle down in the least.

“Sorry to have kept you,” he said, and sat down at the table. “I figured you’d be another twelve-year-old.”

Tom stared at him, and then he grinned. It was a really good look on him. “I forgot—you had Bressingham visit you, didn’t you?”

“I wondered if it was ‘take your son to work day’ but mom or dad got lost en route,” Bryce said. 

“He’s one of Cheung’s protégés,” Tom said, sitting down opposite Bryce. “He’s got potential, apparently.”

“Or a daddy with deep pockets to contribute to a re-election campaign,” Bryce said, and pushed the sugar bowl across the table. Tom nodded in thanks and took a spoonful.

“So what do you need to know?” Bryce asked, all business again. The thought that the sooner they got business done, the sooner they might get to other things was not in his mind at all. No way.

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About the Author:

Joy Lynn Fielding:

Joy Lynn Fielding is a sucker for happy endings. She believes, however, that if characters don’t suffer along the way, they won’t fully appreciate being happy. Not all of her characters thank her for this viewpoint, but what do they know?

Joy lives in a small English market town, but also inhabits a number of fictional worlds at any one time, reflecting what she’s writing and what she’s reading. She has a tendency to share enthusiastically with anyone who will listen to the latest fascinating facts she’s stumbled across in her research for books. Thankfully she has a very patient Labrador, who has a gift for looking as though he’s interested in what she’s saying while he waits for the food to arrive.

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jlf-sotp-shiftingsands3140317_0205Title: Shifting Sands

Series: Strength of the Pack, #4

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Contemporary/Shifter/Werewolves

Length: Novella (165 Pages)

ISBN: 9781627414944 

Publisher: Siren Publishing (March 27th, 2014)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts

Blurb: The visit to Elk Ridge is supposed to be just another assignment for Tom Barrington. Then he encounters Bryce Reynolds, a generous, warmhearted cowboy who has the easiest smile he’s ever seen. It doesn’t take long for Tom to break all his rules and end up in Bryce’s bed.

Bryce Reynolds believes there’s no such thing as a hot politician, right up until he meets Tom Barrington. Tall, dark, and principled, Tom overturns all of Bryce’s prejudices, and Bryce starts to forget that he doesn’t do serious and he doesn’t do commitment.
As Bryce and Tom struggle to make sense of what’s happening between them, they’re drawn into a political battle—one that could affect the future of every shifter. And when long-buried secrets start coming to light, things turn deadly. Nothing will ever be the same again for the Elk Ridge pack.

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/shifting-sands 

Reviewer: GiGi

Review: The sexy wolf pack from Elk Ridge returns in a political battle between members of the National Council wanting to control the only known Argent, and the struggles Matt faces in deciding to get the upper hand in letting people know about Jesse. As part of this whole struggle, Bryce Reynolds, Matt’s second, has to handle security screenings by political aides before some high-ranking council members come to visit.

All this hassle becomes even more of a problem when Bryce is immediately drawn to Tom Barrington, the aide sent to do preliminary work, and Bryce makes an offer of a no strings attached fling. Toms’ first reaction is to turn him down, stay professional, but it’s been so long since his breakup, and he is attracted to Bryce’s forward honesty, and takes advantage of the offer. Problem is, for both of them the attraction seems much stronger. In fact, Bryce soon realizes that Tom is his mate. Bryce, who lives free of commitment, who doesn’t want to be saddled with a fated mate, he wants real love, but feels his heart is still bound to a man who won’t ever love him like that, Matt.

So we have Bryce with commitment issues, Tom with strong feelings of rejection from a failed past relationship and then from Bryce, Jesse and Matt trying to handle being in the spotlight, and all along the politicians from the National Committee may be involved in the slaughter of Jesse’s old pack.

Betrayal, murder attempts, and a chase to the capital all come to death-defying heights in Shifting Sands. There are hot passionate moments, punch in the gut rejections, and a nail-biting run and fight for life and justice.
This book wasn’t as violent as some of the past, and maybe it contained a bit less angst, but I liked the political thriller bit. A smooth read and a fun series.

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A Liar's Moon by Joy Lyn Fielding

81k94F3jM3L._SL1500_Title: A Liars Moon

Series: Strength of the Pack book 2

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Shifter/Werewolves/Paranormal

Length: Novella (113 pages)

Publisher: Siren Publishing (December 11th, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating:
 ♥♥3

Blurb: Siren Classic ManLove. Journalist Riley Clark is chasing the story that could make his career–the reported sighting of a fabled Argent shifter. His investigation takes him to the town of Elk Ridge, which turns out to be everything he hates. Things start to look up, however, when he meets Jason Nichols. Jason is shy, sweet, and has the most beautiful smile Riley has ever seen. Riley wants to keep seeing that smile, and as he spends time with Jason, his hoped for scoop becomes less and less important. But his editor is still pressuring him for that story. So when Riley discovers that Jason is a member of the pack he’s in town to look into, it seems like fate–he can be with Jason and continue his investigation at the same time. His plan has just one drawback–he hasn’t thought about what will happen if Jason and his pack discover Riley’s real reason for being in Elk Ridge. ** A Siren Erotic Romance 

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/a-liars-moon

Reviewer: 
  GiGi

Review: Riley is a reporter and a character we’re set up not to trust, and I even have a hard time liking him. But Riley grows on me, and clearly grows on our sweet little Jason. Riley gets closer and closer to Jason, becomes intimately attached to him, gets an in with the pack and then doesn’t know how he’s going to explain himself when his reuse is discovered. I thought it would be impossible for the author to find a way to get Riley out of his predicament, but these chances develop to redeem himself. The question is will the pack forgive him, and can Jason learn to trust him again?

We see characters from past books, and of course, Jesse still seems to be the center of the conflict. Because of Jason bringing attention to Elk Ridge, everyone becomes concerned about protecting Jesse and his secret from the outside world, and packs.

There’s not quite the struggle for dominance and battle between two stubborn personalities as we found in book one. This book is more about our sweet, innocent favorite falling for the bad boy outsider and bringing out the best in him. A fun series, with plenty of heat, looking forward to the next one!

Red Moon Rising by Joy Lynn Fielding

19448492Title: Red Moon Rising

Series: Strength of the Pack, #3

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Shifter/Werewolves/Paranormal

Length: Novel (151 Pages)

Publisher: Siren Publishing (January 28th, 2014)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating:
♥♥♥3.5Hearts

Blurb: Siren Classic ManLove. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Tristan Howe is abducted and imprisoned by a pack at war with his own. His future looks bleak until he finds an unexpected ally in enemy pack member, Colby Williams. A fragile bond develops between them as they escape together.

Once he’s safely back with his own pack, Tristan finds his feelings for Colby are more than just gratitude for being rescued. He’s delighted to learn that they’re reciprocated, and even more excited to realize he and Colby are mates.

But idealistic Tristan finally has to face up to the fact that even true love might not be enough to defeat the forces ranged against them—not least his pack-mates’ suspicion and hostility toward Colby, and a mate so scarred by his abusive past that he doesn’t know how to be free. All Tristan can do is try.

NOTE: Beta hero raped during the story. It is not described in detail and is not intended for titillation.

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/red-moon-rising

Reviewer: 
  GiGi

Review: This is the best book in the series so far. I like angst and defeating odds, and this book has plenty of that. There are some disturbing abuse scenes involving Colby and his abusive pack leader, but it’s necessary to build up just how damaged Colby is and paints a clearer picture of what he’s up against. There is also a large amount of more gruesome violence, just be warned.

Once Tristan manages to gain his freedom with help and sacrifice from Colby, he needs to both trust his helper and convince his pack to trust him too. All along I expect the mental and physical abuse, and fear to overcome Colby and cause big problems. The PTSD of an abuse situation is a big part of the plot, along with Colby learning to trust again and believing he can have happiness, that he’s not completely broken.

A big and scary surprise awaits Tristan’s pack when they go to confront Colby’s old pack leader…and it all ties into Jesse’s past once again. An exciting read, with lots of emotion, and some unexpected twists and turns!

An Impossible Mate by Joy Lynn Fielding

18665753Title: An Impossible Mate

Series: Strength of the Pack

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Shifter/Werewolves/Ds/Contemporary

Length: Novella (124 pages)

Publisher: Siren Publishing (October 10th, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating:
 ♥♥♥3Hearts

Blurb: Loner Matt Urban has somehow ended up as alpha to a pack of outcasts and misfits. When an injured shifter blunders onto their territory one night, swearing he didn’t know it was pack territory, Matt is suspicious. It doesn’t help that the stranger, Jesse Turner, is as stubborn as Matt. Wanting answers, Matt persuades Jesse to stay a while, and the intense attraction they feel for one another soon blazes into heat. That’s when Matt realizes—the stranger with the smart mouth and the attitude problem is his mate.

Matt, still mourning the lover he lost years ago, doesn’t want a mate, and Jesse doesn’t believe in mates. Yet neither of them can deny the pull they feel toward one another.

They’re still struggling with the situation when a hostile alpha claims Jesse. Matt has to fight to protect Jesse. First, though, he has to fight Jesse’s stubborn independence if he’s to win his heart.

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Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/an-impossible-mate

Reviewer:   GiGi

Review: Misfit shifter Jesse Turner doesn’t want or need a mate, or so he thinks. He’s wandered off and gotten himself into some serious trouble, when Matt’s pack comes across him as an injured wolf on their property. Defensive Jesse makes a bad first impression by taking a bite out of one of Jesse’s pack members, but they still take him in, help him heal, feed him and he’s not so grateful. Once Matt recognizes him as his mate, a fairly predictable story ensues of reluctant attraction, denial, battle of wills, then battle from outside forces.

There is a lot of competition in shifter stories out there and not a ton of original ideas in the sub-genre. This did not stand out, but it was an entertaining read. Even though Jesse has to submit to Matt, he still keeps his spitfire personality and a bit of independence.

I’ll definitely have to check out the earlier part of this series.

A Gilded Cage by Joy Lynn Fielding

18369575Title: A Gilded Cage

Series: Masquerade 2

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Historical/public exhibition, bondage

Length: Novella (97 pages)

Publisher: Siren Publishing (August 20th, 2013)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating:
♥♥♥♥4 Hearts

Blurb: Perry Sinclair is blissfully happy living in Italy with his lover, Jack Fitzwarren. He finds as much happiness in the peace of Jack’s vineyard as he does in the decadent delights of Venice in full Carnevale, where everyone is masked, and nothing is forbidden. Jack is a fugitive from English justice, wanted for a crime he did not commit. When Perry’s ex-lover, Gilbert, arrives in Venice, Perry realizes that the safety they thought Jack had found in Venice is nothing more than an illusion.
Perry attempts to assuage Gilbert’s desire to experience Venice and Carnevale, as well as his seemingly endless curiosity about just why Perry has remained in Venice. He must do all of this without giving rise to any suspicion of Jack’s presence, because if Jack is discovered, he will face the noose. Meanwhile, Gilbert has an agenda of his own, and Perry is faced with an agonizing choice.

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/a-gilded-cage

Reviewer:   GiGi

Review: This second book in the Masquerade series starts with Perry and Jack happy as clams, after bringing in their harvest of grapes for the season. But, the happiness is short-lived. Soon Perry receives word that his past on again/off again lover, the one who abandoned him on his grand tour, is back in town. Gilbert is curious as to why his friend-with-benefits has remained in Venice, and on top of that, he expects Perry to once again fall at his feet and fulfill his sexual needs. Perry can’t seem to keep Gilbert entertained enough to stop snooping into Perry’s reasons for staying in Venice, but he needs to protect Jack’s identity. Protect him from being arrested under false accusations of murder.

No matter how many cathedral tours, art and architecture lectures, or local Carnivale sexual encounters he plies Gilbert with, he can’t get him off the scent of the real reason Perry is here. Will he fall to Gilbert’s demands for a renewal of their sexual past just to keep Jack safe? Will Jack make a mistake in his jealousy and either unveil himself or take to another’s bed to soothe his insecurities? Unfortunately, Gilbert discovers Perry’s real passion in his sketchbook. Perry couldn’t hide the identity of the male figure he drew so lovingly in his sketches and soon Perry and Jack are on the run. And Jack just couldn’t stay away from his lover even to keep them both safe.

Many close encounters add to the excitement and tension of the story, and we’re left with a cliffhanger only because we know that Perry and Jack can’t go on happily forever on the run. I’m curious to see how this adventure, and running from the law is solved in the next issue.

Carnevale by Joy Lynn Fielding

18274079 Title: Carnevale

Series:  Masquerade #1

Author: Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Historical Romance/D/s

Length: Novella (88 pages)

Publisher: Siren Publishing (July 30th, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating:
♥♥♥♥4 Hearts

Blurb: Perry Sinclair’s grand tour of Europe is not going entirely to plan. He loses his bear-leader, his valet, and his friend in quick succession, and finds himself alone in Venice. In the midst of the gaiety and excesses of Venetian Carnevale, Perry meets a fellow Englishman, known only as Jack. Jack introduces Perry to a group of gentlemen who indulge in a variety of sexual activities while hiding their identity behind Carnevale masks. Shocked and yet delighted, Perry flings himself headlong into such pleasure, falling deeply in love with Jack as he does so.

Jack Fitzwarren does not fall in love. He certainly does not fall in love with English tourists. But despite Jack’s best efforts, Perry’s artless enthusiasm and unquestioning trust begin to find a way through all of his defenses, allowing Jack almost to forget the secret he carries with him, the one that means he can never confess to Perry who he really is.

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/carnevale

Reviewer:   GiGi

Review: I actually found this precious little novella to be hot and sweet! But I was wearing my rose-colored glasses, because I stayed in Venice myself for a while and enjoyed the real revelry of Carnevale! So while I didn’t get to attend such a fascinating and risqué gentleman’s club like Perry and Jack, this author certainly fed my vivid imagination! This is definitely exotic reading, mainly centered around Perry exploring his exhibitionist and ménage loving side. Normally quite reserved, the anonymity of mask and costume wearing during Carnevale, and watching an entire society letting go of their inhibitions allows Perry to follow his own passions and curiosity. Multiple scenes of multiple lovers, a bit of D/s and a growing love affair between Perry and Jack. What was originally planned to be one hot stop on Perry’s Grand Tour accompanied by his best friend and sometimes lover, may result in taking root in Italy’s beautiful countryside. Poor Jack just can’t resist both Perry’s naiveté and the way he grabs hold of what he likes once he’s found it! A nice hot treat of a read, while it’s not deep, it is fascinating! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next as part of the Masquerade series.