Showing posts with label Michelle Sharp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michelle Sharp. Show all posts

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Dream Huntress Review

Dream Huntress by Michelle Sharp  (ARC Review)
Dream Seeker Book 1
Published June 23, 2014 by Entangled Select
3 Dreams

"More of a Romantic Suspense with a Paranormal aspect, but still a beautiful love story."

Synopsis -

Detective Jordan Delany has a gift. Through her dreams, she connects with dead victims of violent crimes. Her isolated life as a drug cop is perfect for hiding the freakish visions, until her newest investigation has her posing as a cocktail waitress in a down-and-dirty strip club. When she’s saved from a drunken customer by a handsome stranger, the heated chemistry is exactly why she intends to keep Mr. Arrogant at bay. But learning he’s the new bouncer for the corrupt club she intends to bust just might be the one reason why she can’t.

Tyler McGee suspects a drug ring operating out of the local club is flooding the streets of his hometown with heroin. Determined to get answers, he plays the part of a fallen cop and lands the job of head bouncer. What he discovers is that the club owner isn’t the only deadly obstacle he’s facing. His attraction to an intriguing cocktail waitress with a penchant for danger just might kill him first.

Review - 

To say this is a Paranormal is a bit of stretch for my tastes, and probably to true Paranormal lovers, especially ones following this site.  While the main character does see ghosts in her dreams, either showing how they came their untimely death, or preventing the death of those they love, there wasn't enough emphasis on that fact until towards the end.  So much more could have been done with that aspect.  And for someone whom she was close to not to believe her when she was a young child and had a prophetic dream that could have prevented the death of those they both loved dearly, even though they too experienced those same type of dreams so they knew beyond a doubt they were real, was more than a bit of a far stretch.  If anything, it should have made that person even more-so open-minded to the words of a child, that most would take for nothing more than an imagination gone wild.  The ending is the best part of this book, and the events leading up to it.  The beginning and middle are written well, just not well enough to keep readers glued to the page.

The synopsis above pretty much gives readers the gyst of it.  Growing up in such isolation due to the violent tragedy that strikes her family, and everyone thinking she is crazy when she tells them of her dreams, leads Jordan Delaney to become a cop using those dreams without telling anyone of them.  With her gift, she is able to help solve plenty of murders that would probably otherwise have gone unsolved.  When two fellow detectives are slain while working deep undercover, she is bound and determined to bring the drug cartel responsible down to their knees.  Which leads her to meeting Tyler Mcgee, someone else with a personal vendetta against the Drug Lord.  Only when they meet, she has no idea that the ex-cop is indeed on the up and up.  When he continuously tries to per-sway her to quit her "job" as a waitress, she thinks it is because he is in on the drug business as well.

The two make the perfect pair as they each are kind of hiding the exact same thing from one another.  And when Tyler makes her for what she really is, it is truly the highlight of the book that will probably put a stitch in readers sides from laughing so hard.

This is not a book for PNR lovers, there isn't a whole lot of action, no gore and definitely no chills up your spine.  For readers who like to just test the waters of the supernatural, this may be a perfect fit.  The love story here is truly a beautiful one with two people who truly deserve one another.  As long as readers go in knowing what to expect, they will see it as the decent read it is.


Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Guest Post by Author Michelle Sharp


Where did the story of Dream Huntress begin? By Michelle Sharp

My debut novel, Dream Huntress, releases on June 23 with Entangled Publishing—and wow—what a journey! I’m feeling a bit nostalgic, because as I prepare to do interviews and blog tours, I’ve been asked over and over what or who inspired me to write this book. After thinking about that question for a long time, I’ve realized there wasn’t a single incident or person that Jordan is created from, rather it was a culmination of events and interests that formed her.

I’ve always loved reading romantic suspense novels, especially if they involve a great police detective story. I often think I should have been a cop or a profiler because I find crime fascinating. Have you ever sat down and just chatted with a police officer? I recently had the pleasure of doing just that, and I could have listened for hours to all the crazy situations this detective had encountered. He looked at me at one point and said, “Seriously, I can’t make this stuff up.” I’m forever grateful to the men and women who are brave enough to strap on a gun every day to go to work. And I love talking with them because their stories make great fiction.
I also had an interesting experience after my father passed away and I think it contributed to the creation of Jordan. I am an only child and my parents were divorced, so I felt very alone in that grief filled process of tying up loose ends for someone I loved. Before losing my dad, I had never given much thought to whether or not a loved one could “hang around” after they passed. But as I was going through his things, talking to him as if he were there, a strange occurrence made me certain he was there with me. I won’t go into specifics, but it was eerie and my hair stood on end. I have never forgotten how certain I was that he was communicating with me.

After that, I enjoyed reading about and watching shows that dealt with psychic mediums. No surprise that Medium was one of my favorite TV shows. But it always ticked me off, that no matter how many cases Allison solved with her psychic abilities, the police department always doubted her visions. I looked at my husband one night and said, “Allison should just tell all those people to jump in a lake and get a badge of her own.”

I suppose my mind subconsciously toyed with that idea for the next few weeks. Shortly after, the character idea for Jordan Delany—cop and medium—came to me in a gush of writing. But I knew instantly that my Jordan Delany would never be like any of the composed, self-assured mediums on TV. Following a tragedy in her past, she would be a darker, more wounded character that has never been at peace with herself or her gift. I spent the next few years getting her story down on paper. I hope I’ve done her justice, but there are still days she rolls her eyes at me and says, “Seriously? That’s the best you can do?”

She’s been a different kind of heroine from the get-go. A little rough around the edges and her vocabulary might be sort of… ahem… colorful. But her badge means everything, and she has a fierce compassion for the dead who appear in her dreams and need help to find justice.

My hope for the reader is that you will enjoy reading about her life (and the dead she communicates with) as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.

Keep Dreaming-
Michelle

Book Title: Dream Huntress
Author: Michelle Sharp
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Genre: Romantic Suspense/ Ignite
Author Website: michellesharpbooks.com
Author Twitter: @msharpbooks


Author Bio: 

Michelle Sharp is a romantic suspense author from the Midwest. Although she has a degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University, she finds weaving tales of danger, deception, and love much preferable to reporting the cold, hard facts. Her goal in life? To team resilient, kick-ass heroines with the sexy alpha’s who love them. As most writers probably are, she is an avid reader. Her husband and kids would call it obsessive—but whatever. Her first choice is usually a story with a thrilling combination of danger and love, but any book with a great voice and intriguing story will keep her turning pages well past any reasonable bed-time.

Her debut novel will be published with Entangled Ignite in June of 2014. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and Missouri Romance Writers.


Book Synopsis: 

Detective Jordan Delany has a gift. Through her dreams, she connects with dead victims of violent crimes. Her isolated life as a drug cop is perfect for hiding the freakish visions, until her newest investigation has her posing as a cocktail waitress in a down-and-dirty strip club. When she’s saved from a drunken customer by a handsome stranger, the heated chemistry is exactly why she intends to keep Mr. Arrogant at bay. But learning he’s the new bouncer for the corrupt club she intends to bust just might be the one reason why she can’t.

Tyler McGee suspects a drug ring operating out of the local club is flooding the streets of his hometown with heroin. Determined to get answers, he plays the part of a fallen cop and lands the job of head bouncer. What he discovers is that the club owner isn’t the only deadly obstacle he’s facing. His attraction to an intriguing cocktail waitress with a penchant for danger just might kill him first.

Tagline: Dreams can be murder...
Goodreads Book Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22401306-dream-huntress
Amazon Buy Link: http://bit.ly/DreamHuntressAM
Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/DreamHuntressBN
Entangled Page: http://bit.ly/DreamHuntressEP


Schedule:
June 23
Guest blogging at Gothic Moms
June 24
Book featured at Sweeping Me
June 25
Book featured at Lisa Loves Books
Book featured at I Heart Reading
June 26
Book reviewed Literary Addicts
Interviewed at Read Your Writes
June 27
Guest blogging at Joyfully Reviewed
Interviewed at I’m Shelf-ish
June 30
Guest blogging at In the Pages of a Good Book
Book reviewed at Shortie Says
Book reviewed at She Hearts Books
Book reviewed Tori MacAllister
July 1
Book featured at Book Nook Nuts
Book featured at Escape by Fiction
July 2
Interviewed at Review From Here
July 3
Book reviewed at Racing to Read
Book featured at Rhi Reading
Guest blogging on Becky on Books…and Quilts
July 4
Book reviewed at Book Lunatic Ramblings
Book featured at Booklover Sue
Guest blogging at Urban Fantasy Investigations




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