Title: Crossroads (The Wanderlust Series, #1)
Author: Glory Rabenaugh
Book Summary:
As High Priestess of the most up & coming Coven in the world, Reece Crawford figures that her future has already been mapped out for her. Unfortunately, being High Priestess with incredible power can be too tempting for other supernaturals. Sexy witches, warlocks, vampires, and werewolves all play a part in this exciting and intriguing series.
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I got this
book from the author, free of cost, in exchange of an honest review from my
side.
Firstly I
would like to thank Glory Rabenaugh, author of Crossroads for giving me this
opportunity of reading and reviewing this book.
I really
enjoyed this story because of its plot. The concept is not a new one but the
other twisted it pretty well to give it a new makeover. I liked the fast-pace
of the story though the actual action started a bit late but the overall story
is well-paced. The characters are developed no doubt but I felt that Reece’s
character wasn’t fully flourished especially I felt that because she is
supposed to be the High Priestess of the Coven in future and she is a fledgling
now but as she is the main lead her character should have been more confident
and crisp which I didn’t find.
The action
part is good though it came up late but I liked the touch of humour that was
introduced. There are guy issues which interested me and I got to read about
some seriously hot warlocks, Vamps, Werewolf, which made this read intriguing
for me too.
Over all a
good read which have some serious twisted punches here and there which are
going to make you go crazy. I would definitely recommend it because it’s worth
a shot for sure, so go and grab your copy and enjoy!!!
Four Sexy Vampires
Excerpt:
Reece closed up her altar
room just as she heard a knock on her bedroom door. Nathan stuck his head in
cautiously. “Is it all clear?” he asked.
Reece gave him a tired
smile and waved him in. She sank down into her bed, still wearing the beautiful
gown and fell back into her pillows. She was always so drained after doing a
spell. After her Kindling, it would be different. The power she would have
would be welcome. She turned her head in Nate's direction and blew out a
breath. “Earlier today, I felt someone using black magic. Piers ‘fessed up to
it. I've not asked specifics, and I don't want to. He's changing now, I'm sure
you see it as well. His temper is out of control and I'm afraid of what he's
planning on doing to you, to anyone that upsets him in any way,” she told Nate
is a somber tone.
“Black magic? Are you
sure?” Nathan asked not able to believe it himself.
Reece nodded soberly and
his eyes met hers in a wide gaze. “I just performed a binding spell on Piers.
He will hate me for it I'm sure...but I had no other option. If I had the
power, I would have bound Piers from hurting anyone but I won't have that type
of power until my Kindling.”
Nate plopped down on the
bed beside her and took her hand in his. He opened his mouth to say something
but the bedroom door flew open and Piers strode in. Reece gasped and stood up
quickly. Nathan also rose and faced Piers.
“I had to warn him. You
know I had to,” Reece said as she walked over to him slowly. Piers glared at
her, the anger directed towards her now.
“You had to huh? You tell
me not to be jealous yet you have him in your bedroom...on your bed. This is
between me and him, my so called friend,” Piers snarled.
“Piers,” she began but
Piers interrupted.
“I warned you not to make
me jealous again. It ends now Reece,” he cried angrily.
Piers grabbed Reece’s wrist
roughly and pulled her towards him. She gasped at his roughness and it killed
that one soft spot left in his heart to make her hurt. But damn it, the image
of the two of them lying in bed, hand in hand, about to do what the gods only
knew was burning a hole right through the middle of him. When these blinding
rages had started to take him over, Piers had initially fought them. He didn’t
want Reece to see that side of him and he definitely didn’t want her to see the
internal battle he was going through just to keep the rages at bay. But Piers
had decided to stop fighting the urge to hurt. Hurting others felt good, felt
delicious. It satisfied a part of him even Reece couldn’t touch. And he was
starting to get greedy with that feeling. Holding his tiny woman close enough
to him to run his nose along her jaw if he wanted, he held those tiny wrists of
hers and squeezed, liking the whimper that escaped her lips. Piers knew it was
only a matter of seconds until he goaded Nate enough to react and he was right.
Nate rushed in between them and shoved Piers back, wrenching Reece out of his
grasp. Now’s the time, he told the inner beast inside of himself. Piers charged
Nate ready to relish in the ass kicking that Nate had been asking for this
whole time. Piers raised his fist and then it was as if he ran head on into a
brick wall. He bounced back and tried again but couldn't move another inch
forward.
Reece watched wide-eyed as
her spell came to fruition. Piers looked shocked, and then confused. His
eyebrows drew close together. He stepped back a step and then tried again. His
coal black eyes flew to Reece knowingly.
“You didn't!” he shouted in
disbelief.
“You gave me no choice,”
she said folding her arms in front of her chest. His face crumpled and Reece
had to bite her tongue to stop her from going to him.
“You...I can't believe it.
You betrayed me Reece.” Tears filled his eyes and spilled onto his cheeks.
“I didn't Piers. Please
listen,” she began.
“No!” he shouted. “You've chosen whose side you want to be on.” Then, he practically ran out of the room
Author Interview:
- Describe your books in 3 words?
Tragic, Mouthwatering, Transcendental
- If you could be any character from one of your
books who would it be?
My favorite character to write about has been Venus in
Revelations Coming. I wanted her to come from a broken background, someone who
was so inherently special that everyone wanted a piece of her. Her view of
the world is incredibly immature but she will become a little more cautious and
wise about her actions as the series goes on. I idolize Venus for her strength,
her courage, her ability to continue to fight against the evils in the world
even though it seems like she'll never win.
- What is your greatest fear about being an
author/publishing your book(s)?
I fear that my readers won't love my books as much as
I do...that maybe there isn't anyone else in the world who likes what I like,
or feels what I feel.
- Would the 10 year-old version of yourself kick
your butt or praise you for what you've accomplished in life?
My 10-year old self would totally kick my butt. I
think I always assumed I would fall in love, become rich, and live happily ever
after. Although I've failed in every one of those aspects, hopefully 10-year
old Glory would approve of how concentrated my efforts have been to pursue my
dreams no matter what is thrown into my path.
- What do you do when you finish your book and turn
it in to the editor?
I usually catch up on some major sleep for about a
week and then I get working on my other projects!
- What is your favorite Genre and why?
Definitely Paranormal Romance. I've never been a fan
of the normal everyday romance books...I have too much of that drama in my
normal everyday life. I love stories with the unbelievable in it and men of the
paranormal sort are at the top of the sexy pyramid in my book!
- What is one thing that would surprise us to know
about you?
I'm a soccer mom and soccer coach. You don't
really picture someone who writes paranormal romance at night to be a youth
soccer coach by day but it's a passion of mine. Hopefully, I'm able to pass on
my knowledge and expertise to my girls and they will have some success with
soccer in their future.
- Was there an Author who inspired you to write?
I wouldn't say inspired me to write no...I've been
writing stories for such a long time, maybe since before fifth grade. I
remember the first couple of books that stuck out to me and drew me towards the
fantasy/supernatural world though. They were Stephen King's The Talisman
and Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon.
- How did you come up with the characters in your
books?
When I start writing a new story, it's usually based
on a dream, theme, or idea that has stuck in my head. As I write, I form my
characters and it's always based on my mental image of them or what their
personalities are like. When I was young, my favorite thing to do was character
descriptions. I often spent more time on developing the character than the
story itself!
- Everyone uses computers, tablets, phones and no
one uses handwritten form or typewriters, what do you prefer to use?
On occasion, I will hand write...usually that's when
I'm out and about or away from my computer. When I get back to the computer,
I'll type it all up. I don't mind the nostalgia of handwriting or typewriters
but when it comes down to it, I'm all about multitasking and being efficient...so
for me that means using my trusty old desktop.
Fast Fairy Questions-
Apple or Windows? Windows
Dog or Cat? Dog
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Facebook or Twitter? Facebook
Summer or Winter? Winter
Fairies or Angels? Angels
Dark or Light Fae? Dark
Vampires or Werewolves? Vampires
Amazon or Barnes and Noble? Amazon
Funny or Serious? Serious
Print or E-book? E-book
Eyes or Smile? Eyes
Dean or Sam (Supernatural)? Sam
Dream spot to visit? Fiji
About The Author:
Glory Rabenaugh is a mother of two
wonderful children, a soccer coach, an entrepreneur, and a business woman. She
can easily read two hundred books in a matter of months, whip up traditional
Japanese stir fry while listening to “Holy Grail” by Justin Timberlake/Jay Z,
run around with the youngsters for two hours at soccer practice, and still
manage to take an hour out for herself each week to get her lashes done. Glory
was born, raised, and currently resides in St. Louis Missouri
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