Archive | June 2014

Madcap Blitz of Jaguar Hunt Blogs, Great Reviews, and Giveaways Continues!

And this just slipped in yesterday too!
Bitten by Love Review of Silence of the Wolf:

Silence of the Wolf  is Terry Spear’s newest entry in her werewolves series,it fulfills all expectations. A sexy werewolf romance with lots of action to keep you on the edge of your seat and riveted throughout the night. I fell in love with the multi-dimensional characters,especially the yummy-hot alpha hero. Elizabeth Wildwood is wonderful and likable. She’s tough and goes after what she wants with determination.Tom is the definition of hot, sexy and alpha, plus he has a heart of gold. He’s protective of Elizabeth and his pack.And only Terry could write a series where the individuals are always new, the distant connections always just close and far enough away to be exactly right, and the imagination so free to fall so deeply in love.I love the way she links the behavior and pack dynamics of her lupus garou to that of real wolves in the wild.

 I loved this book! It’s one of the absolute best shapeshifter romances I’ve read in a long time. Terry Spear’s take on the werewolf world is incredibly unique and interesting.  It’s obvious she does a lot of in-depth research. This is a fast-paced, entertaining read with twists and turns I would’ve never expected. I highly recommend Silence of the Wolf!!http://www.bittenbylovereviews.com/2014/06/silence-of-wolf-by-terry-spear.html?spref=fb

Jaguar Hunt, hot cats

Purchase Jaguar Hunt from:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes

 

Do You Think It Can See Me

Blogs:

The Reading Cafe
http://www.thereadingcafe.com/jaguar-hunt-heart-of-the-jaguar-3-by-terry-spear-review-guest-post-and-giveaway/

“Terry Spear pulls the reader into well paced storyline of suspense, mystery and action; developing friendships; and the introduction to the next generation of potential JAG agents. Not only must David and Tammy search for an elusive and missing jaguar but they are caught in a web of deceit, revenge and betrayal that finds them the target of someone within the force. The secondary characters are colorful; mask their true intent and drive the premise of the storyline. Terry Spear does a terrific job of combining the major and minor players into a tale where you don’t know who is the guilty party or why.

JAGUAR HUNT is a perfect blend of mystery, suspense and romance. The reader is never lost or trying to find their way back to the story. There is always something happening and always a path back to the leading couple and the storyline premise.”“Sandy

 

The Jeep Diva
http://www.thejeepdiva.com/?p=16511
Paranormal Haven
http://paranormalhaven.com/2014/06/interview-with-terry-spear.html#comment-28467

An excerpt from Jaguar Hunt:

“Good night.” David closed his eyes, but he couldn’t stop taking in deep breaths of her jasmine soap and she-cat scent mixed into one delightful fragrance. He couldn’t ignore the beat of her heart – or his – that told him he was way too turned on, and that she was feeling the same way. He couldn’t help feeling the heat of her body and wanting to ratchet it up a few degrees, starting with a kiss.

 

A kiss. Hell, he’d never gone to bed with a woman when it meant total hands off. But lips…they didn’t count, did they?

And lots of more giveaway opportunities!

Blitz:

First Page to the Last
http://www.firstpagetothelast.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear.html

Read Your Writes Book Reviews
http://readyourwrites.blogspot.com/2014/06/feature-giveaway-jaguar-hunt-by-terry.html

Musings From An Addicted Reader
http://musingsfromanaddictedreader.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear-book-blitz-and-giveaway/

Queen of the Night Reviews
http://queenofthenightreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/blog-tour-giveaway-for-jaguar-hunt-by.html

Behind the White Picket Fence
http://whitepicketfence1.blogspot.com/2014/06/book-release-blitz-jaguar-hunt-by-terry.html

Escape by Fiction
http://escapebyfiction.blogspot.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear-giveaway.html

Crystal Blogs Books
http://crystalblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2014/06/release-blitz-jaguar-hunt-heart-of.html

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And in other news, and yes, there is other news beyond the release of Jaguar Hunt! The painters were still at the house again after 7 pm.

I have been intermittently working on A SEAL Wolf for Sale, and had 6 chapters left to finish reviewing and revising, when!!!

Sometimes there’s a moment in your life when everything comes crashing to a halt–in the storybook world.

Yes, I had to keep stopping because we ran out of paint for the one bedroom, the popcorn stuff for the one part of the ceiling only emptied halfway and then stopped working, they ran out of mud and tape because it turned out to be a bigger job, they needed paint to patch up where the tape peeled off some of the wall…. So yes, lots of ordeals with the painting job that’s been going on since Sunday.

And then the blog tour, thought I only had 2 things to report this morning and then my publicist sent me this WHOLE list of more sites I was at this afternoon, which is great! But it meant I spent a whole ton of time sharing.

And then….one of my beta readers and I were hashing out some situations as I was revising and everything was going along fine. UNTIL….*play scary music here*

Everything as we know it wasn’t considered in this story. Yep, one of the characters was pregnant in a story five stories ago, how can anyone expect me to remember that far back??? And in fact, out of the 4 of us who have been reading this, she was the only one who caught it after the fact.

*sigh*

Soooooo, we went back to the brainstorming board. She had some ideas, I squashed them. She had some more ideas. I went back to one of her earlier ones and began to research it, and YES! It’ll work. I won’t have to rewrite the whole book!!!

And like I learned something, readers can too when the book comes out. 🙂 I love it when that happens. I still need to make a couple of changes earlier on, and, well, it’s just going to be great. Believe me.

Disaster averted.

One little change can change a whole story.

*very big sigh*

Once the painting and SEAL and the blog tour is done, I’m going to need a break! 🙂

Oh, wait, didn’t I say I was going to finish Her Highland Hero???

Have a super great Thursday!!!

 

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

www.terryspear.com

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More Reviews for Jaguar Hunt! & Facebook Fan Page

Jaguar Family

B. shares her review of JAGUAR HUNT by Terry Spear, new title from Sourcebooks.

Not just a romance, Jaguar Hunt has quite a few interesting secondary characters, especially the teen shifters, whose antics I really enjoyed. They, too, proved themselves perfectly able to handle themselves when trouble started, outmaneuvering the “grown ups” in the story repeatedly. Ms. Spear adeptly offers several convincing possibilities for our nemeses, thereby keeping the mystery of the betrayal at the heart of all the trouble intact for nearly the entire story. Once revealed, however, these bad guys were absolutely loathsome and irredeemable, and I found the ending to their part of the story especially satisfying.

As is true in the other Heart of the Jaguar stories, the romantic involvement of the two main characters is a given, but what makes these shifters so much fun is that the women easily hold most of the power in the dynamic. Sure, Tammy experiences a lot of inner conflict about her feelings for David from the beginning, and David is certainly pulling out all the stops to win her over, but he respects her, and is content to follow her lead, demonstrating a willingness to remove himself from any sexually precarious situations before he pushes Tammy’s boundaries. It’s a nice change from some others I’ve read, and still manages to keep the building romance sexy and fun.

While all of the novels in the Heart of the Jaguar series have followed a similar pattern thus far, they’re still extremely entertaining. Tammy is an enjoyably quick-witted and resourceful character, proving herself invaluable to the resolution of the case, as well as being key to the comedic elements of the story as well. David, already a favorite of mine from the previous story in the series, Jaguar Fever, is both a gentleman and a soldier, occasionally veering into “endearing goofball” territory, but always emerging from the ordeal even more likable than before. These stories really are fun to read, and I’m very excited that there are more still to come. http://twimom227.com/2014/06/review-jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear.html

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Having my ceilings repainted where I had water damage and they took the popcorn off the ceilings, and now I’m choking on the dust. I finally had to put on the mask I used for spray painting the wrought iron outside. It’s just not good for your lungs.

And I’m still working on revising A SEAL Wolf for Sale. Finally got to chapter 11, and have 18 chapters, so a ways to go. Hard to concentrate with the painters here every day. But they’re doing a great job and it will look so nice when they are done.

I’ve talked to my publicist about having a Facebook Party, never had one, but have gone to another that an author held and then shared an excerpt, bio, etc and a couple of giveaways on hers. Have another I’m doing for an author on Friday. So I wanted to do one. But my Facebook Fan page doesn’t have a lot of likes. That’s probably because I never go there. So I’m working on that. 🙂

So, if you’ve got time, you can drop by and like away at my Paranormal Romantics Fan Page. I guess I need to list it elsewhere for folks to know it exists.  https://www.facebook.com/TerrySpearParanormalRomantics

I’m off to work on SEAL, have a roaring headache from the dust, but will work through it as I need to finish this!

Behind on Her Highland Hero. Four days and counting. *sigh*

If you have Jaguar Hunt already, have you started reading it? Are you liking it?

Purchase Link:

 

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

www.terryspear.com

Tons of Giveaways for Jaguar Hunt Release, and Want Everyone to Have a Chance at Them!

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Book Obsessed Chicks – Interview (with giveaway)

http://book-obsessed-chicks.blogspot.com/2014/06/release-day-interview-with-author-terry.html

Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust – Guest Post (with giveaway)

http://fangswandsandfairydust.com/2014/06/terry-spear.html

Blitz

Raven Night Book Review (with giveaway)

http://ravennightbook.blogspot.com

It’s A Reading Thing (with giveaway)

http://itsareadingthing.com/blog/2014/06/03/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear-blitz-giveaway/

Wolf Majick (and Review) (with giveaway)

http://wolfmajick.blogspot.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-terry-spear.html

Diane’s Book Blog (with giveaway)

http://dianes-book.blogspot.com/2014/06/terry-spears-jaguar-hunt-book-blitz.html

Buffy’s Ramblings (with giveaway)

http://buffy-kennedy.blogspot.com/2014/06/blog-tour-jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear.html

Casablanca (with giveaway)

http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-is-here-well-tomorrow.html?showComment=1401819348438#c6732200414795049675

SOS Aloha (with giveaway)

http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2014/06/aloha-to-terry-spear-and-jaguar-hunt.html

Tome Tender (with giveaway)

http://tometender.blogspot.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear-heart-of.html?

 

Teaser from Jaguar Hunt:

He meant to go lightly, cautiously, sweetly. First kiss, first date. But she curled her fingers in his hair, pressed her hot little body against his, and kissed him back as if they had been dating for a good long while! As if he wanted him like he wanted her.
Now this was more like it.
~ JAGUAR HUNT by Terry Spear
Amazon – http://amzn.to/1i5DVu2
Barnes and Noble – http://bit.ly/QuCsmn
iTunes – http://bit.ly/1rjnVVY

And if anyone wants to share a Twitter Teaser:
He’s handsome w/a wicked sense of humor…and he shifts into a jaguar. Meet David, @TerrySpear’s hero in JAGUAR HUNT http://amzn.to/1i5DVu2

The Reviews are Coming in Fast and Furious! Jaguar Hunt Released Today!

And I missed a blog I was at yesterday. I was on two others, then got all these reviews and so I began sending notices on them, and then remembered I hadn’t written up my newsletter for the new release and….:)

Plus, I was working on A SEAL Wolf for Sale revisions after 3 of my beta readers read it.

So here’s the missed blog. Sure there will be a bunch more today, but got to get back to revising.

http://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2014/06/aloha-to-terry-spear-and-jaguar-hunt.html I did a guest blog for Kim and she had taken a lovely picture of me and Roxanne St Claire, who was a wonderful book signing friend. We had a lovely time! 🙂  Also a giveaway at Kim’s blog!!!!

Terry and Roxanne St. Claire at the Giant Book Fair

 

Reviews:

Jaguar Hunt

I love that this book is set in Belize. It is one of my favorite vacation spots. Ironically enough, I read this book on my anniversary. We went to Belize on our honeymoon so the timing was appropriate. I could easily visualize their hotel and the jungle scenes. One of my favorite things about the country is that it is not overdeveloped, and the rainforest is plentiful; A great place for jaguar shifters. It is a beautiful nation and the perfect setting for this novel.

Jaguar Hunt is an action pact book with a praiseworthy plot. There were a lot of mystery and excitement, and everything was written in a believable manner. I enjoyed all the characters. Terry Spear did a great job with the character development and plot. In addition, her writing style is noteworthy.http://dianes-book.blogspot.com/2014/06/terry-spears-jaguar-hunt-book-blitz.html

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Review: Jaguar Hunt by Terry SpearJaguar Hunt Series: Heart of the Jaguar #3
by Terry Spear
Published by Sourcebooks, Sourcebooks Casablanca on June 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Shape Shifters
Format: eARC
Source: Net Galley
Goodreads
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David and Tammy are such fun characters that I hated that their story had to end! Hopefully, they’ll make guest appearances in future books in the Heart of the Jaguar series as I love their interplay with one another. However, teenagers Alex and Nate almost steal the show entirely with their hilarious antics. I can’t wait to see what kind of JAG agents they make!

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Terry Spear captures every element perfectly in JAGUAR HUNT. From the world building to the character development, JAGUAR HUNT has it all! Terry Spear’s smooth writing style and vivid descriptions are simply breathtaking. I’ve traveled to Belize once before and Terry Spear made me want to return immediately just to once again savor the beauty she so accurately depicts.  JAGUAR HUNT is highly recommended!http://www.ck2skwipsandkritiques.com/2014/05/31/review-jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear/

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Jaguar Hunt is the third book in the Heart of the Jaguar series. I just loved the plot of this one and had such a difficult time putting it down. While it is possible to read this book as a standalone and totally enjoy it, I would recommend that if you are a fan of contemporary paranormal romance that you should just read this wonderful series. I have and I am so looking forward to the next book! http://paulettespapers.com/?p=7676#comment-18718

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They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, well in this case, it takes a couple of special agent jaguar shapeshifters to catch some naughty teen shifters who might have something to do with a missing jaguar. Agents David Patterson and Tammy Anderson track the pair to Belize but things aren’t quite as simple as they initially seemed.

Both leads have quite a colourful romantic past with past lovers that crop up in their investigation. I guess that since the shifter world is fairly small, it makes sense that there would be some overlap. The romance between Tammy and David worked well with the sexual tension leading to a solid partnership. There was an air of playfulness in many of their interactions as both jaguars and humans which reflected their feline natures nicely. In many romance novels there is one clear villain but here Spear went out of her way to create a pool of likely suspects and difficult to interview. I appreciated this attention to detail as it made the investigation more robust.

I enjoyed this novel and was able to get up to speed pretty quickly even though I hadn’t read the first two – something I’ll be quickly remedying. If you’re in the mood for a flirty and fun PNR, you should definitely give this a shot. http://www.backchattingbooks.com/reviews/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear/#comment-16747

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Okay, I’m off to work on revising A SEAL Wolf for Sale some more. I’m behind on writing on Her Highland Hero. *sigh* But only so many hours in a day!

Have a super great Tuesday! It is Tuesday, right???

 

Purchase Link:

 

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

www.terryspear.com

 

Jaguar Hunt, Blog Tour–Tome Tender, First Giveaways!

I’m here today with a 3 book giveaway, US/Canada only, but for my international fans, I’ll give away an ecopy of Cougar’s Mate!

Just comment on my blog about what my shifter stories mean to you, which is your favorite, what you want to see next, or anything like that! 🙂

Everyone can read the excerpt of Jaguar Hunt also on Tome Tender’s site today!

Just for international readers though, comment here.

For US/Canada readers, you can go to the site and enter for one of three copies of Jaguar Hunt.

http://tometender.blogspot.com/2014/06/jaguar-hunt-by-terry-spear-heart-of.html

Fresh Fiction Review:

“She can’t ditch him so she might as well happily join him.”

Jaguar Hunt
Terry Spear

Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted May 31, 2014

JAGUAR HUNT drops you in the middle of the action and all you can do is hold on tight. Author Terry Spear brings to life her Jaguar world with a lot of humor, plenty of sizzling sex and of course the spectacular touches of good guy versus bad guy action. I really loved David and Tammy as agents and as a couple, they fit perfectly and once she stopped trying to dump him, they worked well together. He accepts that she is an agent and knows how to handle herself, even if his instinct tells him to protect the little woman, he is smart enough not to. Tammy finds herself opening up to him about a worry she has concerning her family and knows it will go no farther. The twins added a lot of humor to this book and I found myself laughing out loud a couple of times, but when it is necessary those boys and another set of twins that come into play dive into the action without fear. Great book, fun read and I cannot wait to see what Ms. Spear comes up with for the next one.

Purchase Link:
Back to listening to the audiobook for The Mage of Monrovia! Decided to work on that first, and then try to get my word count in for Her Highland Hero after that!
Have a super great and fun Sunday and the first of June!!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

www.terryspear.com