Don’t miss the epic conclusion to THE SOULKEEPERS SERIES!

What readers are already saying . . .

“A uniquely captivating and utterly compelling story”~By Tamara @ The Avid Book Collector

“Just when I thought that Lori Adams couldn’t possibly improve what was already perfection, she showed once again what an amazing writer she is by exceeding my expectations – and believe me, they were high. Unforgiven is so uniquely captivating and so utterly compelling I really had to struggle to put this book down. With tons of action, hot romance and characters you can’t help but love and love to hate, Unforgiven is a definite must read that I would highly recommend to any fans of paranormal romance.”

“This series is a beautifully written story of light vs dark, good vs evil, and of two loves, one tragic and one destined. The books must be read in order so if you haven’t started the series yet, settle in and start at the beginning. You’re in for the ride of your life.”~Carol, Goodreads

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Plain Talk Book Marketing was so kind to invite me to be a Guest Blogger during the UNFORGIVEN blog tour! Here’s how it went . . .

Plain Talk (writing a trilogy) with Lori Adams

 
Today I thought I could do some serious Plain Talking about the writing process.

Every writer was a newbie once, and every writer has things they wished they’d known or done before it was too late. Or at least things that would have helped the process run smoother.

I’ve been developing my craft for some years now (always wishing I had started sooner) and am constantly learning new styles, techniques, and do’s and don’ts. I studied English Lit and Shakespeare in college but must admit that I am a self-taught writer. To this day I cringe thinking about college essay assignments. Something about being forced to write on a certain topic felt strangely stifling. I won’t say I didn’t learn a thing or two, but writing a short, confining essay was like a trip to the dentist.

Which leads me to the topic of the day: plain talk about writing a trilogy.

There is a certain amount of faith you must have in yourself to tackle writing a trilogy your first time out. As a paranormal romance, my debut novels involved heavy world building, tons of research, and roughly 288, 300, to 400 pages respectively. I can’t help it; I think big.

My editor thought she bought a single title with ‘possible’ sequels but I knew it had to be three books. I had already envisioned the ending. She said to put it all in one book and I thought Gah! I can’t do that! Lucky for me, she agreed (after hearing the full idea) and, as it turned out, the entire storyline filled up every bit of three books! In one phrase of ‘let’s do it’, the single title of Soulkeepers expanded into The Soulkeepers Series: Forbidden, Awaken, and Unforgiven.

So many of my non-writer friends tell me they can’t imagine writing a novel. I tell them I can’t imagine not writing one.

So, the first Plain Talk suggestion is: do not underestimate the demand for self-discipline. Huge amounts of self-discipline! If you have no contract and no real deadline, it’s all you. So I would suggest creating an artificial deadline. Be realistic. Set a goal based on how many words you can write per day.

Next, if you are serious about writing, take your writing seriously. Don’t view it as a hobby but as a career. And then act accordingly.

Third, find beta readers, people who will tell you the honest truth about your work. And listen to them! Heed their warnings and seriously consider any problems or holes they find in your writing or storyline.

Finally, once you’ve ‘finished’ your novel, put it away for a month and then read it with fresh eyes. I read somewhere that Stephen King puts his away for an entire year! I don’t have the patience for that so maybe somewhere in the middle will work. Read it objectively. Whatever you trip over, fix. Whatever doesn’t make sense, change. Be your own editor. If you want it bad enough, you’ll get there. Someone once told me, the best advise on writing they ever heard was simply . . . get your butt in the chair. Sounds like a great start to me.

Read more and enter to win #Giveaway at Plain Talk Book Marketing here

Final schedule for the UNFORGIVEN blog tour beginning APRIL 13, 2015

Giveaways, excerpt, interviews, Q & A

At Tasty Book Tours!

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BUSIEST BLOG TOUR EVER!!

WOW!!

The UNFORGIVEN Blog Tour is packed with 27 stops, excerpts, interviews, #giveaways, author chats, and Q&A!

Here is the lineup so far . . .        

Tasty Book Tour Schedule for UNFORGIVEN

April 13th- Diane’s Book Blog- Ch Int/P
(Stop 2) For Whom the Books Toll- GP/P
April 14th-Between the Lines- Rev/P
April 15th- Reader Girls- GP/P
April 16th- Plain Talk BookMarketing- GP/P
April 17th- Born to Read Books- Promo

April 20th- Those Crazy Book Chicks- P/Exc
(Stop 2) Books Need TLC- Rev/P
April 21st- Angel’s Guilty Pleasures- GP/P/Exc
April 22nd- Deanna’s World- Int/P
April 23rd-Penny for Them…- Rev/P/Exc
April 24th- BB’s Book Reviews & Promotions- P/Exc

April 25th- A Dream Within a Dream- P/Exc

April 27th- TJ Loves to Read- Rev/P
April 28th- Christine’s Words- Int/P
(Stop 2) Lisa’s Research & Reviews- Rev/P/Exc
April 29th-Books By Night, Mommy by Day- Int/P
(Stop 2) The Crafty Engineer’s Book Shelf- Rev/P
April 30th- Tome Tender- Rev/P
May 1st- Simply Ali- Int/P

May 2nd- T&L Book Reviews- Rev/P/Exc

May 4th- Silk & Serif – Rev/Exc
(Stop 2) Making It Happen- Rev/P
May 5th- Karen’s Killer Book Bench- P/Exc
May 6th- The Avid Book Collector- Rev/P/Exc
May 7th- Written Love Reviews- Rev/Exc
May 8th- Reading in Wonderland- Promo

For more info go to #TastyBlookTours

Hey SOULKEEPERS peeps . . . we’re gearing up for the BLOG TOUR for the final installment of The Soulkeepers Series.

UNFORGIVEN (#3) ‪#‎BLOGTOUR‬ begins April 13th!

Check out #TastyBookTours here for info and schedule.

Promo, review, and excerpt stops! Plus $25. Gift Card and Loveswept coffee mug!!
“Unforgiven was so intense I couldn’t put it down. The emotions that I went through were amazing. I laughed, I sat on the edge of my seat with anxiety of what was going to happen next.”

Read review Goodreads.com

Otherworldly desire and paranormal action reach new heights in the final installment of The Soulkeepers. As Sophia St. James moves Heaven and Hell to claim her destiny, questions are answered, secrets are revealed—and immortal love is tested.
 
After finally becoming a powerful Spirit Walker, Sophia St. James is shocked to discover that her conjured identical twin, Ka—along with her soul—have been dragged down to Hell by the relentless Demon Knight Dante. Sophia tries to hide the crisis, but there is little hope of keeping any secrets from her red-hot Guardian Angel. Growing suspicious, Michael has been making plans of his own that will bind him and Sophia together forever.
 
But Sophia is plagued with evil visions through Ka’s experiences in Hell. She is terrified that Dante will discover he has taken the wrong Sophia. Desperate to return to her original state before she withers away and dies, she risks everything to go where Michael can’t follow. To bring back Ka and save her own soul, Sophia must now enter the gates of Hell.

Sophia St. James has every reason to be happy: she survived the kiss of death from the seductive Demon Knight Dante and is free to be with Michael, her sexy Guardian Angel. She eagerly begins her Awakening to become a Spirit Walker and help lost souls cross over. But her training is fraught with setbacks, and Michael begs her to stop. The life of a Spirit Walker is far too dangerous, and he won’t be able to protect her.
 

Then Dante returns, threatening to drag Sophia to Hell so they can finally be together. Terrified of losing everything she has worked for, Sophia turns the tables on Dante, luring him into a deception that may get them both killed. The stakes climb even higher when Dante’s ally, Wolfgang, emerges from Hell with one order: kill Sophia. Will Michael once again be Sophia’s saving grace, or will the Awakening give her the power she needs to save herself?

PreOrder UNFORGIVEN: THE SOULKEEPERS (#3)

I’m so excited to share the third and final book of The Soulkeepers Series, now available for PreOrder!!

Publication Date: April 21, 2015
Otherworldly desire and paranormal action reach new heights in the final installment of The Soulkeepers. As Sophia St. James moves Heaven and Hell to claim her destiny, questions are answered, secrets are revealed—and immortal love is tested.
After finally becoming a powerful Spirit Walker, Sophia St. James is shocked to discover that her conjured identical twin, Ka—along with her soul—have been dragged down to Hell by the relentless Demon Knight Dante. Sophia tries to hide the crisis, but there is little hope of keeping any secrets from her red-hot Guardian Angel. Growing suspicious, Michael has been making plans of his own that will bind him and Sophia together forever.
But Sophia is plagued with evil visions through Ka’s experiences in Hell. She is terrified that Dante will discover he has taken the wrong Sophia. Desperate to return to her original state before she withers away and dies, she risks everything to go where Michael can’t follow. To bring back Ka and save her own soul, Sophia must now enter the gates of Hell.

Available here  or wherever eBooks are sold!

EARLY PRAISE for UNFORGIVEN: THE SOULKEEPERS (#3)

Unforgiven: A Soulkeepers Novel by Lori Adams is book #3 in The Soulkeepers series. The official release date is scheduled for April 21, 2015.~Carol, Goodreads

This book literally starts up immediately after the ending of the previous book, Awaken. Sophia St. James’s destiny is to become a Spirit Guide. She will be one who helps to protect and guide souls to heaven. The training has been rigorous along with school, her job and spending time with the love of her life, Michael. So with the use of dark magic she has created a double of herself whom she called Ka. Ka would attend to the normal goings on of her daily life while Sophia trained. At the end of the previous book she was at the ceremony and experiencing her awakening when she felt her soul being ripped from her body. Her double, Ka, was taken down into Hell with Dante who is a demon, thinking she was Sophia. Michael doesn’t know what Sophia has done and she is terrified he will find out. Can she keep her missing soul a secret until she is able to get it back?

“I realize now that it’s not so much the perfection of his features that moves me, but more the way he looks at me. With raw, unbreakable love that is beyond question, beyond the doubts I push between us.”

I loved Michael Petronus so much more in this book. In the second book he was so overbearing, struggling with his own destiny along with his love for Sophia and his need to protect her. He has now accepted that Sophia is special and has her own destiny to fulfill. He is proud of her and happy just to be at her side. The problem is that it is forbidden for a guardian angel to love a human. So they must keep their love a secret from everyone. Even with her missing soul, Sophia has grown into herself so much and the love between she and Michael is strong.

“My hands love your hands.” He leans down, brushing his lips across mine. “My lips love your lips.” Softly, he kisses me. “My heart loves your heart.”

Dante has been searching for the soul of his lost love through the centuries and has found it in Sophia, even though she doesn’t remember. So when he takes who he thinks is the real Sophia down to Hell, he is ecstatic. He finally has her. He will help her to remember her past life with him and will turn her dark and use her gift of light for darkness. My heart actually was breaking for Dante. Well, as much as it can for a Demon! He has spent his eternity searching for his love, and he finally thinks he has found her. We learn more about his mortal life and what happened to cause his death. I wanted Dante to have his own happily ever after, just not with Sophia.

This book is a thrilling ride as Sophia accepts her destiny as a Spirit Guide, finally unites with her love, Michael, but at the same time, tries to find a way to get Ka back so she can again unite them as one and reclaim her soul. The last 30% is crazy. There is one revelation after another. We finally understand everything, why Sophia has so much power, facts about her mother, and so much more. So many people were keeping so many secrets and they sort of all came out at the same time. At times I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. Once you reach this point, you pretty much will just have to keep reading, you won’t be able to walk away.

I’m actually not sure if there will be any more books but things are pretty much wrapped up in the end. I really liked the way Lori Adams brought it all together. I was pretty shocked at certain parts but still, happy with it. This series is a beautifully written story of light vs dark, good vs evil, and of two loves, one tragic and one destined. The books must be read in order so if you haven’t started the series yet, settle in and start at the beginning. You’re in for the ride of your life.

“Sometimes our silence is just love not speaking.”

Twas the night before Christmas . . . and I was reading a book . . . duh . . .

              Wishing everyone a fabulous Christmas!!