You might’ve heard of me, Shane Knox, the guy who rose quickly through the MMA fighter ranks, only to crash just as fast. No one cares about personal reasons when it comes to losing fights and money. I’m determined to get back to where I was. For you to hear my name again. I’ve finally convinced the owner of Team Domination to take a chance and get me back in fighting—and winning—shape. What I didn’t bargain for is the guy’s spitfire of a daughter. Factor in her two professional-fighter brothers who are acting as my coaches and the fact that my career hangs in the balance, and Brooklyn’s the last girl I should be fantasizing about.
The closer we get, the more I want Brooklyn. The stakes are high, and I know there’s a big chance of both of us getting hurt, but I won’t stop until she’s mine.
Author: Cindi Madsen (Website, Goodreads author page, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Embrace)
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**The ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
(Actual) Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Dead Over Heels
The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning... Glenview, North Carolina. Also known-at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg-as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations.
What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic...hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. At first, Ava's certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone-or something-rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination.
The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don't even like each other fighting for their lives. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll meet your undead end. Or when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy...
Author: Alison Kemper (Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled TEEN
Buy online: Amazon | Kobo
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars
What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic...hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. At first, Ava's certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone-or something-rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination.
The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don't even like each other fighting for their lives. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll meet your undead end. Or when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy...
Author: Alison Kemper (Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled TEEN
Buy online: Amazon | Kobo
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Talk British to Me
As the Dating Guy on L.A.‘s top morning show, I give the single guy’s perspective on dating, love, and sex—and I give great advice. Everyone’s hooking up…well, except for me. Sure, I can get any woman I want, but I’ve got a “no relationship” clause in my contract and the only woman I want has “relationship” written all over her. Probably stamped on her ass, too. And wouldn’t I like to confirm that.
Unfortunately, she wants nothing to do with me. At all. Something about the next Ice Age might have even come up in her rebuttal. Adorable. Because she’s determined to ignore what one simple kiss proved: she wants me as badly as I want her.
Everything in me is screaming to go after her, but I’ve got a secret that I’m fairly certain will end up with her roasting my nuts over an open fire. So, job on the line? Check. Nuts on the line? Check. Can’t get her out of my head? Nail…meet coffin. But what a way to go…
Author: Robin Bielman (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Buy online: Amazon
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Unfortunately, she wants nothing to do with me. At all. Something about the next Ice Age might have even come up in her rebuttal. Adorable. Because she’s determined to ignore what one simple kiss proved: she wants me as badly as I want her.
Everything in me is screaming to go after her, but I’ve got a secret that I’m fairly certain will end up with her roasting my nuts over an open fire. So, job on the line? Check. Nuts on the line? Check. Can’t get her out of my head? Nail…meet coffin. But what a way to go…
Author: Robin Bielman (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Buy online: Amazon
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Blog Tour: The November Girl (Spotlight Post!)
The November Girl by Lydia Kang
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen
I am Anda, and the lake is my mother. I am the November storms that terrify sailors and sink ships. With their deaths, I keep my little island on Lake Superior alive.
Hector has come here to hide from his family until he turns eighteen. Isle Royale is shut down for the winter, and there's no one here but me. And now him.
Hector is running from the violence in his life, but violence runs through my veins. I should send him away, to keep him safe. But I'm half human, too, and Hector makes me want to listen to my foolish, half-human heart. And if I do, I can't protect him from the storms coming for us.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Spotlight: Saving It by Monica Murphy
Saving It by Monica Murphy
Publication Date: November 6, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen Crush
Eden: Josh Evans and I have been best friends forever. He knows all my secrets, and I know all of his. So when he randomly asks me to help him lose his virginity, I sort of flip out. That’s a question that sends your mind to places you’ve seriously never considered before. Like, you know. Having sex. With your best friend. Except Josh doesn’t want to have sex with me—he wants me to help him find a girl. A nice girl who’s funny and smart and cute. Except he already knows a girl just like that…
Josh: Eden Sumner is my best friend. So of course she’d be the person to help me find my perfect match, so I can drop my V card before I head off to college. Except the more we search, the more I realize that maybe the right girl has been by my side all along. I don’t need Eden’s help in finding me a girl to love. I’m pretty sure I’m already in love with Eden. But now she thinks I’m only after one thing…with anyone but her.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Release Week Blitz: Haven by Mary Lindsey + giveaway
Welcome to the Release Week Blitz for
Haven by Mary Lindsey
presented by Entangled Teen!
Grab your copy today!
Congratulations Mary!
"We all hold a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed."Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere, He’s use to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He’s always been on the outside, looking in, and he’s fine with that. Until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart.
Tuesday, November 07, 2017
Blitz: Magic & Shadows
Magic and Shadows: A Collection of YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romances
by Various Authors
Genre: YA Paranormal/Fantasy
Release Date: November 7th 2017
Opal Moon Press
Summary:
Magic lurks in every shadow.
Slip into darkness with 11 action-packed YA fantasy and paranormal novels. This collection has something for every lover of the mystical and mysterious—from dragons, demons, witches and vampires, to shifters, mages, and magically evolved humans—even gods from Norse and Greek mythology.
Eight Days on Planet Earth by Cat Jordan book blitz!
by Cat Jordan
Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction
Release date: November 7th 2017
HarperTeen
Summary from Goodreads:
A heart-wrenching romance full of twists that are sure to bring tears to readers’ eyes, from Cat Jordan, author of The Leaving Season.
How long does it take to travel twenty light years to Earth?
How long does it take to fall in love?
To the universe, eight days is a mere blip, but to Matty Jones, it may be just enough time to change his life.
On the hot summer day Matty’s dad leaves for good, a strange girl suddenly appears in the empty field next to the Jones farm—the very field in rural Pennsylvania where a spaceship supposedly landed fifty years ago. She is uniquely beautiful, sweet, and smart, and she tells Matty she’s waiting for herspaceship to pick her up and return her to her home planet. Of course she is.
Thursday, November 02, 2017
Lost Girls
Yesterday, Rachel went to sleep listening to Taylor Swift, curled up in her grammy’s quilt, worrying about geometry. Today, she woke up in a ditch, bloodied, bruised, and missing a year of her life.
She doesn’t recognize the person she’s become: she’s popular. She wears nothing but black.
Black to cover the blood.
And she can fight.
Tell no one.
She’s not the only girl to go missing within the last year…but she’s the only girl to come back. She desperately wants to unravel what happened to her, to try and recover the rest of the Lost Girls.
But the more she discovers, the more her memories return. And as much as her new life scares her, it calls to her. Seductively. The good girl gone bad, sex, drugs, and raves, and something darker…something she still craves—the rush of the fight, the thrill of the win—something she can’t resist, that might still get her killed…
The only rule is: There are no rules.
Author: Merrie Destefano (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled TEEN
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 2 of 5 stars
She doesn’t recognize the person she’s become: she’s popular. She wears nothing but black.
Black to cover the blood.
And she can fight.
Tell no one.
She’s not the only girl to go missing within the last year…but she’s the only girl to come back. She desperately wants to unravel what happened to her, to try and recover the rest of the Lost Girls.
But the more she discovers, the more her memories return. And as much as her new life scares her, it calls to her. Seductively. The good girl gone bad, sex, drugs, and raves, and something darker…something she still craves—the rush of the fight, the thrill of the win—something she can’t resist, that might still get her killed…
The only rule is: There are no rules.
Author: Merrie Destefano (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled TEEN
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
NemeSIS by Susan Marshall
Dad has moved out and Mom has checked out, leaving the door wide open for the beautiful, erratic Rachel to torment her "loser, loner" younger sister, Nadine. With her family in full meltdown mode, Nadine is alone, trying to cope with Rachel’s increasingly unpredictable moods. Friendless, but determined to turn her life around, Nadine meets Anne, who introduces her to field hockey and to her hot twin brothers, Matt and Cameron.
As Nadine’s star begins to rise, however, Rachel plots to bring her back down, and the tension ratchets up when Rachel starts dating Matt just as Nadine is getting to know Cameron better. When Matt’s interest starts to fade, Rachel goes into overdrive. Is Nadine ready to risk it all in a final showdown with her sister?
Author: Susan Marshall (Website, Goodreads author page, Twitter)
Publisher: Blue Moon Publishers
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
**The ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
(Actual) Rating: 2 of 5 stars
As Nadine’s star begins to rise, however, Rachel plots to bring her back down, and the tension ratchets up when Rachel starts dating Matt just as Nadine is getting to know Cameron better. When Matt’s interest starts to fade, Rachel goes into overdrive. Is Nadine ready to risk it all in a final showdown with her sister?
Author: Susan Marshall (Website, Goodreads author page, Twitter)
Publisher: Blue Moon Publishers
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
**The ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
(Actual) Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Cover Reveal: THE LIFE AND DEATH PARADE by Eliza Wass
Today Eliza Wass and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover for THE LIFE AND DEATH PARADE, which releases June 26, 2018! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to win an ARC! On to the reveal!
Title: THE LIFE AND DEATH PARADE
Author: Eliza Wass
Pub. Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 256
One year ago, Kitty's boyfriend Nikki Bramley visited a psychic who told him he had no future. Now, he's dead.
Release Day: CONDUIT BY C.C. DOWLING!
HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO CONDUIT BY C.C. DOWLING!
Conduit by C.C. Dowling
Genre: NA Paranormal Fantasy
Release Date: October 31st 2017
REUTS Publications, LLC
Summary:
When college senior Jane Lamb dies suddenly, she discovers that the afterlife is less pearly gates and fluffy clouds and more standing in line at the DMV. But before she can spend eternity lamenting over her short, unremarkable life, she’s offered a do-over—as a Conduit, a reincarnated messenger contracted to reap souls.
Determined to do things right the second time, Jane takes the job and reincarnates as eighteen-year-old college freshman Liv Hartley. Only, the excitement for her new life doesn’t last. There are consequences to bearing the coveted infinity symbol tattoo marking her as a Conduit, and Liv quickly finds that getting a second chance doesn’t mean getting a better one. Possessive demons, stolen assignments, and a love life that’s decidedly complicated are all a far cry from the mundane existence Jane led. But with more questions piling up than bodies, there’s only one thing Liv knows for sure: life doesn’t get any easier after death.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
To start off my reaction paper, if there was anything intriguing right from the beginning I would have to say it was the title. Before even diving right into the story, I enjoyed the spare time to think of what the plot would be all about. My wild guess was not even close to the real plot but it was this. The title 'Rappaccini's Daughter' sounded to me that Rappaccini values his daughter very much. Although I had a feeling of fear because it seemed that Rappaccini owns his daughter as a property for his own amusement thus the daughter became very valuable to him.
After reading the story, I have come up with the idea that Rappaccini was not entirely evil in a sense that he was still sensitive about his daughter's well-being because for one, he was able to provide her a partner who she will be able to connect with named Giovanni. Rappaccini did not abandon his daughter but created someone like her as her own mate - someone who can withstand her poison wanting and making his daughter, Beatrice, happy.
After reading the story, I have come up with the idea that Rappaccini was not entirely evil in a sense that he was still sensitive about his daughter's well-being because for one, he was able to provide her a partner who she will be able to connect with named Giovanni. Rappaccini did not abandon his daughter but created someone like her as her own mate - someone who can withstand her poison wanting and making his daughter, Beatrice, happy.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
The Taximan’s Story by Catherine Lim
The significant thing about this story is that how a taxi man was able to share something of his stories to a passenger for the entire journey as if it was already his life to entertain them until the passenger reaches their destination. He compared Singapore as to how it was then and the now. Singapore definitely is a country that has many people with different culture and race coming in and out of the country therefore it is a tourist destination whether domestic or international travels are happening every year. The taxi man mentioned about Singapore’s family planning. This was due to their population wherein the government has to implement a scheme for families and provide incentives so that the country would boost and be more encouraged to have more babies. The fact that it was really encouraged was how Singapore was worried that they have older generation and middle-age generation than younger generation. It can greatly affect the society’s imbalance in population because then the elderly would have to fend for themselves and that leaves the society to have problems producing more people in the workforce in the future.
This is still continuing in Singapore, there are more elderly that can mean a greater chance of decrease in population and lesser younger generation because more and more people are focused on their careers in which the people would rather choose to marry at their early or late 30s – thus, fewer babies born each year. The solution to Singapore’s problem would be tourism industry and talented workers from another country so that there is still a sector that can further provide solution to boost the economy. With that being said, Singapore focusing now more on integrated resorts or tourism industry and talented foreign workers coming in for job opportunities, many are influenced and exposed now to different cultures and practices.
This is still continuing in Singapore, there are more elderly that can mean a greater chance of decrease in population and lesser younger generation because more and more people are focused on their careers in which the people would rather choose to marry at their early or late 30s – thus, fewer babies born each year. The solution to Singapore’s problem would be tourism industry and talented workers from another country so that there is still a sector that can further provide solution to boost the economy. With that being said, Singapore focusing now more on integrated resorts or tourism industry and talented foreign workers coming in for job opportunities, many are influenced and exposed now to different cultures and practices.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield
First and foremost, I believe that a dill pickle has highlighted how a woman may have encountered at one point in their life a man can be insensitive to things, particularly the feelings of others. This story tells that the author’s opinion has something to do with feminism. Empowering women to stand up when they are not treated well in the society as the man in the story has been generalized. Most often than not, men in the society can manipulate anyone with persuasion and sweet-nothings which is also an advantage because they have control of what is going on – more or less. However, that is where the man in the story, is not even observant enough to know that women or Vera in the society are also able capable of thinking for themselves without the manipulation from their flowery words. I think it varies with our gender as well in terms of our sensitivity. In the story, the man merely wanted to share the stories to Vera enthusiastically but the thing was how come Vera did not even had the sense to interrupt him to say that he has been really self-engrossed with his life that he forgot to ask about her life. I guess it might have been that Vera was indeed respectful towards the man despite him being such a self-centered person and overall I truly appreciate her disciplined upbringing.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self by Alice Walker
In my opinion, the title itself illustrates how people may perceive real beauty. Everyone might even call someone’s voice beautiful. Beauty is about being unique, standing up for what is right and basically the person is simply different that makes him all the more appreciated and respected even. If beauty is found within us, then it will create and inspire others which will reflect how life seems to be a beautiful experience too.
Linking the story to real life situations is of course a matter of choice of how an individual will really look within themselves and examine their lives. Definitely, a great purpose and opportunities will come their way. When I was young, I ought to imitate a well-known and pretty classmate because I thought her beauty would turn me to be smarter than her, it turns out it was not the way to make myself look beautiful in the eyes of people but instead through simple kindness will do. Even saying ‘thank you’ from the bottom of my heart will be greatly appreciated and that will then reflect how thankful I really am for the privileges I have in this life.
In conclusion, I personally think it is best if an individual will know themselves their strengths and weakness. I have learned that maintaining to be beautiful physically for people is not competition but even simple beauty reflects from what is invisible to others and have it felt way more than what the eyes can see.
Linking the story to real life situations is of course a matter of choice of how an individual will really look within themselves and examine their lives. Definitely, a great purpose and opportunities will come their way. When I was young, I ought to imitate a well-known and pretty classmate because I thought her beauty would turn me to be smarter than her, it turns out it was not the way to make myself look beautiful in the eyes of people but instead through simple kindness will do. Even saying ‘thank you’ from the bottom of my heart will be greatly appreciated and that will then reflect how thankful I really am for the privileges I have in this life.
In conclusion, I personally think it is best if an individual will know themselves their strengths and weakness. I have learned that maintaining to be beautiful physically for people is not competition but even simple beauty reflects from what is invisible to others and have it felt way more than what the eyes can see.
Monday, September 11, 2017
Old Mrs. Grey by Virginia Woolf
Putting myself in the shoes of Mrs. Grey, I wish to have not dwelled on the negative things that kept happening even to the point where my life is about to reach the finishing line as truly indeed life is short.
In my opinion, I would have wondered why my life went downhill as I grow older maybe I did not choose anyone to be my confidant. I rather spent my days with books and maybe I should have learned about going spending alone time to enjoy my own company. By the time I reach the old age, there can be a reserved love just for myself from the days I have learnt to appreciate the little things in life like being able to know myself given to me as this is a blessing.
Another thing about being alone between my final days is the fact that it can get you to be depressed about a lot of things. The sufferings of having to wait for so long when do I get a chance of peace, I would also ask why after all I have gone through life, as it was in the way I know.
To summarize, in my opinion, the bottom line of Old Mrs. Grey story is to highlight that life is short. However short it is, learn to do and hold on to things which will lasts a lifetime. If possible, stick to the happiness you feel in the present and never take it for granted because happiness can be temporary in this called life.
In my opinion, I would have wondered why my life went downhill as I grow older maybe I did not choose anyone to be my confidant. I rather spent my days with books and maybe I should have learned about going spending alone time to enjoy my own company. By the time I reach the old age, there can be a reserved love just for myself from the days I have learnt to appreciate the little things in life like being able to know myself given to me as this is a blessing.
Another thing about being alone between my final days is the fact that it can get you to be depressed about a lot of things. The sufferings of having to wait for so long when do I get a chance of peace, I would also ask why after all I have gone through life, as it was in the way I know.
To summarize, in my opinion, the bottom line of Old Mrs. Grey story is to highlight that life is short. However short it is, learn to do and hold on to things which will lasts a lifetime. If possible, stick to the happiness you feel in the present and never take it for granted because happiness can be temporary in this called life.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Araby by James Joyce
In my perspective, Joyce’s Araby left an impact of how the society in Dublin portraying their culture. The setting described the environment with heavy religious influences right at the beginning had me wondered about the Protestant-Catholic conflict that happened in Northern Ireland. The people of Ireland had long history of suffering, suppression and poverty. The story illustrated how the protagonist diverted his attention to Mangan’s sister and from there it can be viewed that it was his ignorance to reality and perhaps an escape from the real world. From this experience, the protagonist slowly progressed to become matured and developed to think independently for himself. To end this off, I like the Araby bazaar concept that the love portrayed of buying gifts may just as well satisfy our selfish motives instead of being truly genuine towards the person.
Saturday, September 09, 2017
Is graffiti a form of art?
Take a quick glance at the table in front of you. Has it been vandalized? You might ask yourself that if vandalism is illegal then what makes that of graffiti an art? The term graffiti comes from the Greek word graphein, which means, “to write”. It is unsightly damage or vandalism done without permission and it is against the law. However, it is also considered a form of expression painted illicitly on a wall that any passerby in an urban cityscape can still appreciate. These observations that graffiti is still art because of visual aesthetics, graffiti subculture and love declarations.
Graffiti, at a first glance may be unsightly to look at but for some with aesthetic experience with the kind of visual art that graffiti for them would meaningfully be pleasing appearance of a painting. This implies that the gist of a painting/graffiti art lies with discipline through understanding emotional experience given by the first visual encounter with it.
Graffiti, at a first glance may be unsightly to look at but for some with aesthetic experience with the kind of visual art that graffiti for them would meaningfully be pleasing appearance of a painting. This implies that the gist of a painting/graffiti art lies with discipline through understanding emotional experience given by the first visual encounter with it.
Friday, September 08, 2017
The Price of Inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz
‘Success at one moment of time does not guarantee success at later dates.’
Back then I thought when someone tells you good luck, you already have all the luck that you may need at that particular point in your life. When actually it means you are the luck you need instead of leaning towards the luck per se. Who here has the ability that you can predict the future and that you can prove you will be successful without doing anything in your life because you are most likely to end up wealthy and prosperous anyway? No one can tell for certain about the success that will come our paths because along the way success comes understanding hardship do we know our true capabilities such as our strengths and weaknesses.
To understand hardship, you do not have to go through such extreme and severe situations where one is tortured or may be suffering from any kind of illnesses. Hardship can simply be the challenges that you face in your current life. The experience of not being able to cope in my studies has affected my sleeping patterns in the past few days. The continuous school days that included Sunday makes me discouraged to attend some of my classes. It has been tough as this clearly affects the right decisions I make in life. I was not able to look into the positive side that this was an opportunity for me to embrace the experience that such is inevitable in the future as I enter the workforce. This utterly made me look into a new perspective to appreciate and treasure the time I am given as I’m still a student.
Back then I thought when someone tells you good luck, you already have all the luck that you may need at that particular point in your life. When actually it means you are the luck you need instead of leaning towards the luck per se. Who here has the ability that you can predict the future and that you can prove you will be successful without doing anything in your life because you are most likely to end up wealthy and prosperous anyway? No one can tell for certain about the success that will come our paths because along the way success comes understanding hardship do we know our true capabilities such as our strengths and weaknesses.
To understand hardship, you do not have to go through such extreme and severe situations where one is tortured or may be suffering from any kind of illnesses. Hardship can simply be the challenges that you face in your current life. The experience of not being able to cope in my studies has affected my sleeping patterns in the past few days. The continuous school days that included Sunday makes me discouraged to attend some of my classes. It has been tough as this clearly affects the right decisions I make in life. I was not able to look into the positive side that this was an opportunity for me to embrace the experience that such is inevitable in the future as I enter the workforce. This utterly made me look into a new perspective to appreciate and treasure the time I am given as I’m still a student.
Friday, June 16, 2017
Cover reveal for Dreamwalker by Bridgette O’Hare
To realize who you are, you must forget who they taught you to be.
For eighteen years, Halle Michaels has been the ideal daughter, the perfect friend, and the good girl she was expected to be. She never knew she was living a lie and that those closest to her have been the most deceitful of all.
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Cover Reveal for Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner
About the Book
The Olympian gods have caused Hope nothing but chaos…Hope escaped the Underworld with her life, but her memories are as blank as the Book of the Fates she brought back. Still determined to break the curse, she and Xan take an offering to the Olympian temple to solicit the goddess Artemis for aid. But the petition has disastrous results, and now the gods are hunting her.
Athan sacrificed everything for Hope, but she’s leaving him behind to travel with Xan to Mount Olympus. But the closer they get, the more Athan’s mortality becomes a liability. Forced to seek refuge in mists and darkness, Athan tangles with deities that weave the very threads of fate. But these goddesses also wield the immortal blades that lay ruin to destinies.
With everyone she loves damaged or destroyed by the blood of Olympus, Hope must face the power of the past to change the fate of her future.
Fates and Furies is the fourth and final book in The Sphinx series.
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Sunday, June 04, 2017
Elise Faber's Train Wreck blog tour
We are proud to present Train Wreck by Elise Faber! This is a standalone contemporary romance with a “happy ever after” ending.
Title: Train Wreck
Author: Elise Faber
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance (standalone, happy ever after)
Editors: Kay Springsteen, Julie Sherwood
Cover Designer: Jena Brignola
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34730793-train-wreck
Tour Presented by: TripleA Publishing Services
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Endless Road Trip with my Top 3 Dream Cars!
You might be thinking that a road trip is an experience that can make you feel free, liberated and open. Well, guess what? It is not just all about saying hello to your destination and then goodbye the next but it is the getting there. Now that is the good part! Whether most of the time you first call out "shotgun" or not, there is still the backseat to be occupied! Let's get movin'!
Friday, March 03, 2017
Team Epic, Let's Roll Out!
Team Epic: Why I Love Epic Fantasy!
Erica Cameron - Island of Exiles
(The Ryogan Chronicles, #1):
Why do I love epic fantasy? It's a blank
slate. We can erase all of our preconceived notions of society and law and even
science, throwing all of that over the side of a cliff. Epic fantasy lets us
push humanity well past the breaking point with ever more impossible landscapes
and situations. It lets us see what we could be if only we let ourselves get
there. Plus, epic fantasy is, well, epic!
In Khya’s world, every breath is a battle. On
the isolated desert island of Shiara, dying young is inevitable. The clan comes
before self, and protecting her home means Khya is a warrior above all else.
But when following the clan and obeying their
leaders could cost her brother his life, Khya’s home becomes a deadly trap. The
only person who can help is Tessen, her lifelong rival and the boy who
challenges her at every turn. The council she hoped to join has betrayed her,
and their secrets, hundreds of years deep, reach around a world she’s never
seen.
To save her brother’s life and her island home,
her only choice is to trust Tessen, turn against her clan, and go on the run—a
betrayal and a death sentence.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Day 12 Blitz: Becoming Bryn by Angela Carling
For months, Jesse has been envious of her twin sister Bryn and even has a crush on Bryn’s gorgeous, popular boyfriend, Quinton. When Jesse awakens from a coma to learn that everyone thinks she IS Bryn, the option of actually taking over her sister’s life is beyond tempting, but there’s a downside. She’d have to give up her relationship with Ethan, her best friend and the only person she trusts. Could she actually live s Bryn for the rest of her life? And if her family and friends found out, would they ever forgive her?
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Release Day Launch for Guardian of Secrets by Brenda Drake!
We're celebrating the release of Brenda Drake's GUARDIAN OF SECRETS (Library Jumpers #2), today! Check out the teaser excerpt, and be sure to enter the giveaway via Rafflecopter below!
GUARDIAN OF SECRETS
(Library Jumpers #2)
by Brenda Drake
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
(Library Jumpers #2)
by Brenda Drake
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
Thursday, February 02, 2017
Return to Autumn by John Richards Blog Tour (Excerpt)
Welcome to my stop on the Return to Autumn blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to check out the full blog tour schedule.
Return to Autumn by John Richards
Genre: Upper YA Contemporary Fiction/Coming of Age
Release Date: October 14th 2016
Summary from Goodreads:
Adam Raynor and his best friends started the summer of 1992 with their usual antics. Each ofthem in their own way preparing for their last year of high school and the interruption of their friendship that college would bring. What they didn't know was how getting a girlfriend, using drugs and experiencing the death of someone close would turn their worlds upside down.
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Buy Link: Amazon
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Day 3 Blitz: Courting the Countess by Donna Hatch
When charming rake Tristan Barrett sweeps Lady Elizabeth off her feet, stealing both her heart and a kiss in a secluded garden, her brother challenges Tristan to a duel.
The only way to save her brother and Tristan from harm—not to mention preserve her reputation—is to get married. But her father refuses to allow his daughter to marry anyone but a titled lord. He demands that Elizabeth marry Tristan’s older brother, Richard, the Earl of Averston.
Now Elizabeth must give up Tristan to marry Richard, a man who loves another, a man she’ll never love.
Monday, January 30, 2017
She's Like a Rainbow by Eileen Colucci Blog Tour
Welcome to my stop on the Return to Autumn blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to check out the full blog tour schedule.
She's Like a Rainbow by Eileen Colucci
Genre: YA Magical Realism
Release Date: June 13th 2016
Summary from Goodreads:
“The summer I turned ten, my life took a fairy tale turn.”
So begins Reema Ben Ghazi’s tale set in Morocco, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW. Reema awakes one morning to find her skin has changed from whipped cream to dark chocolate. From then on, every few years she undergoes another metamorphosis, her color changing successively to red, yellow and ultimately brown. What is the cause of this strange condition and is there a cure? Does the legend of the White Buffalo have anything todo with it? As Reema struggles to find answers to these questions, she confronts the reactions of the people around her, including her strict and unsympathetic mother, Lalla Jamila; her timid younger sister, Zakia; and her two best friends, Batoul and Khalil. At the same time, she must deal with the trials of adolescence even asher friendship with Khalil turns to first love. One day, in her search for answers, Reema discovers a shocking secret – she may have been adopted at birth. As a result, Reema embarks ona quest to find her birth mother that takes her from twentieth-century Rabat to post-9/11 New York.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Blitz: Girl On A Wire by Bella Roccaforte
Girl On A Wire
(Wounded Bird Series, Bk #2)
by Bella Roccaforte
Blurb:
When their love is lost, will they find hope along the way?
Wren had her brief moment of happiness with Maddox, but now he’s gone. Her heart has hardened and she’s shutting the whole world out. The only one that can break through the wall she’s built around her heart is Rhys, an artist from New York.
As she continues on her journey can she learn to trust again?
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Blog Tour: Frost by Kaitlyn Davis
Welcome to my stop on the Frost blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to check out the full blog tour schedule.
Frost (Midnight Ice Book One) by Kaitlyn Davis
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Release date: January 26th 2017
Summary from Goodreads:
Even the hottest love can turn a girl cold-blooded…
Life's tough for a vampire thief on the run—just ask Pandora Scott, she knows. Four years ago she ran away from home after everyone she loved betrayed her. But now her annoyingly grown up (and handsome) ex boyfriend is stalking her, begging her to return. A mysterious vamp with a particularly dangerous (and sexy) stare keeps popping unexpectedly into her life. The extremely powerful head vampire of New York is hunting her down because she may or may not have broken into his highly-secure, highly-secretive personal vault. And the fate she's been trying to outrun? Well, it's about to catch up. Because even a super-speedy vamp with the ability to disappear can't escape her own destiny.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Blog Tour: Jadeite's Journey by Lucinda Stein
Welcome to my stop on the Jadeite's Journey blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to check out the full blog tour schedule.
Jadeite's Journey by Lucinda Stein
Genre: YA Scifi
Release date: January 2017
Inkspell Publishing
Summary:
When romance turns deadly…
Jadeite’s perfect world comes crashing down on her. In the futuristic world of United Society, her only problem has been how to act around the cute boy on the air shuttle. But Jadeite’s world changes when she comes across a man who looks alarmingly like her father. Clones were declared illegal years ago. When she sees her father, a robotic engineer, headed to the Dark Edge of United Society, she follows him and uncovers her father’s secret life.
Jadeite shadows her father past the boundary of United Society and into a primitive world of canyons and high deserts. She learns her father is a Ridge Runner passing between the two worlds. Even more alarming, she discovers her younger brother, Malachite, is sick and requires medicine only available from over the Ridge. After her father is arrested, Jadeite takes his place in order to save her brother’s life.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Bird of the Gallows cover reveal!
Add Black Bird of the Gallows on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22639530-black-bird-of-the-gallows
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Bird-Gallows-Meg-Kassel/dp/1633758141
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/black-bird-of-the-gallows-meg-kassel/1125323353?ean=9781633758148
iBooks: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/black-bird-of-the-gallows/id1188068806?mt=11
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/black-bird-of-the-gallows
AUTHOR CONNECT
Website: http://www.mkassel.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_kassel
Author on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8353652.Meg_Kassel
Friday, January 13, 2017
Box Set Book Blast HIDDEN REALMS by various authors!
Title: Hidden Realms
Subtitle: A Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Bundle
Authors: Dean Murray, Skye Malone, Sarra Cannon, Christie Rich, Heather Hildenbrand, Stormy Smith, Desni Dantone, Melissa Wright, Sara C. Roethle, Nancy Straight
Genre: Young adult paranormal romance
Publication Date: October 2, 2016
Publisher: Fir’Shan Publishing
Cover Artist: Christie Rich
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Cover Reveal: Fade Away by Jeremy T. Ringfield
Fade Away
Genre: YA Contemporary Realism/Coming of Age
Release Date: March 22nd 2017
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Stealing the Bachelor
A sweet category romance from Entangled's Bliss Imprint...
She needs his help, but he has a price...
Having missed out on the "drop-dead-gorgeous" gene in her family, Ann Snyder decides to kick a little butt in the business world instead. That is, until her skeezy manager's "side business" has the FDA raiding her chocolate shop. Now Ann's in huge trouble...and the only person who can help her is the adorkable guy who completely humiliated her in high school.
Lawyer Eric Maxwell has been in love with Ann as long as he can remember. He figured he never stood a chance-don't the beautiful girls always prefer the bad boys to the nerds? So he makes Ann a deal. He'll provide her with free legal services...if she'll move in and help transform him from nerd-without-a-clue to bona fide bad boy.
And once the transition is complete, all he has to do is prove that he's the only bachelor for her...
Author: Sonya Weiss (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled Bliss
Buy online: Amazon | Kobo
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 5 of 5 stars
She needs his help, but he has a price...
Having missed out on the "drop-dead-gorgeous" gene in her family, Ann Snyder decides to kick a little butt in the business world instead. That is, until her skeezy manager's "side business" has the FDA raiding her chocolate shop. Now Ann's in huge trouble...and the only person who can help her is the adorkable guy who completely humiliated her in high school.
Lawyer Eric Maxwell has been in love with Ann as long as he can remember. He figured he never stood a chance-don't the beautiful girls always prefer the bad boys to the nerds? So he makes Ann a deal. He'll provide her with free legal services...if she'll move in and help transform him from nerd-without-a-clue to bona fide bad boy.
And once the transition is complete, all he has to do is prove that he's the only bachelor for her...
Author: Sonya Weiss (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
Publisher: Entangled Bliss
Buy online: Amazon | Kobo
Kindle Edition of the book purchased on Amazon
(Actual) Rating: 5 of 5 stars
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