A town, set against the dramatic rocky coastline silhouetted with palm trees and kissed by a sea, above which towers a smoking volcano and rolling green hills... In it, lives a sexy young billionaire, whose reputation is staked in nothing but the indulgence of fine wine and finer women. Swanky and smug Raul sets his sights on a ho hum small - time businesswoman whose only ambition is to succeed in managing her ailing father's wine business. Out of nowhere, he comes like a whirlwind throwing Nadia's well guarded emotions into a ruckus of desires and weaknesses. As the days fly by, Nadia succumbs to Raul's seductions, finding herself falling helplessly in love with the irresistible Sicilian. In a tale created in the heart of a hot and sizzling romance, lurks a danger which seeks to destroy them both...
Adelaide and her father have always lived a sheltered life, constantly moving from town to town, hidden from the eyes of others; until now.
Supernatural hunters have tracked them down and Adelaide is confronted with a world that has purposely been hidden from her. Despite the evidence of Adelaide’s magic powers there is no record of her ever being born and she has to prove she is not a threat in order to keep her life. With the help of an unexpected hand she slowly begins to learn who and what she is and that it comes with a heavy price.
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In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
DIVERGENT - Official Trailer
Movie Stills
Now, this is a book series I've been hearing about for quite some time yet, and I still haven't read any of the books. I read the blurb and sampled the book, but because I have read many books with similar storylines, so I haven't been too eager to pick it up.
I think I'll give it a go before the movie comes out and see how it goes.
A searing, post apocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
Three identical vampire princes are searching for a human girl to one day rule their kingdom. Little did they know that Deva was not like the rest of the girls. Instead of falling for the brothers charms and striving for their attention like most of the girls, Deva does everything she can to get on their bad side so that they may send her home. But for some reason everything she tries on them doesn't seem to work. She is pulled and twisted into the vampire world til she is left crying for home and a way out.
Interview 1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.
Well first off I am a very sarcastic person. I love to laugh and make a situation better by humor. I have a big Romanian family and we’re all very fun people to be around. I look more like my father than my mother and people sometimes get me confused with my sister when I think I look nothing like her. I am a huge movie buff. I have a library in one of my spare rooms filled with books. And I don’t even think I’ve finished reading half of them. My room is packed with clothes and shoes because I love heels.
2. What types of books do you write?
I write all types of books but lately I’ve been working on vampire, fantasy, and Christian books. It’s a strange variety but I write whatever inspires me at the moment. I was brought up a Christian and plan on writing more books on morals and the values of our souls.
3. How many books have you written?
I think 10 so far. Only half of them are completed thou. I like to start random books when I lose my spark on another. Eventually I go back and finish what I started.
4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?
I was so looking forward to the second Thor movie. I am obsessed with Loki. His spunk as a character is so funny and refreshing. Divergent looks like a good one. I haven’t read the book but I just might after watching the movie trailer.
5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?
I am a sucker for romance but I love fantasy as well. My imagination likes to go wild so I feed my brain everything in my powers. Christian books are good too because I like having a point at the end of the story.
6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?
Three things I would want with me are:
1. Water
2. Stereo
2. And Henry Cavill. LOL He is superman after all and I’m desperately in love with him. He is too beautiful it hurts.
7. Are you considering a sequel?
Yes, a sequel is in the process. I wrote “Royal Pain” with no intention of a sequel but my followers really want the story to continue. I’m actually thrilled writing more for these characters. They are so dear to my heart. The sequel is already out and it’s called “Embracing Pain” but even that one is going to need a sequel. This turning into a series.
8. What inspired you to become a writer?
I guess it was all these ideas in my head. I started writing down my random stories and got the courage to post a few. The positive feedback was so overwhelming and I couldn’t believe so many people liked my stories. It’s still crazy to me but I love it. They give me the means to continue writing.
The world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more. But when a lone gunman reluctantly accepts the mantel of protector to a young boy and his dying mother against the forces that pursue them, a hero may yet arise.
Mia Carmichael is your typical out of control New York City teenager. Her parents have had enough of her rebellious acts. After being tossed out of yet again another school Mia’s Parents send her off to her Mother’s Brother’s Ranch in North West Texas for the summer.
Mia only met her uncle once in her life as child and has no idea what her life is about to become.
Upon arriving to Texas via a very long flight, Mia is faced with meeting her cousins, plus their friends and everyone at the ranch shell be helping at for the summer.
Will Mia be able to fit and stay herself with all the cowboy temptation laying around?
It has almost been three years since they met. They were normal, ordinary friends then. That day changed her life... but now her heart is broken, shattered into pieces. What exactly happened..? Things were just not the same without him. (Based on true life events)
Hate. That's all she ever knew. Jewl was too young to remember the time when humans were actually at peace with the dolphins. But what she did remember, however, was that they had killed her mother, enslaved her, turned her into one of them, and taken all her magic away. Now she's left in the world of the humans, disoriented and alone. Being a dolphin in a castle isn't easy. There are people who want to help, and people who want to harm. Sometimes it's easy to differentiate them, and sometimes it's not. But Jewl manages to adapt, and everything's starting to be alright again. At least, as close to "alright" as it could. But then things start to go wrong again. A sinister plot arises - one that could mean the end of all that Jewl had known. And she's determined to stop it, no matter what the cost. But the cost is high.
What she had, was taken away. What she thought she had, was turned against her. What she believed in, was shattered. But those she never expected to help, helped. Those she trusted, were true. Those she thought were gone, came back. She was playing with dangerous magic. But hers was going to be dangerous right back.
"Five young will arise from the Sands. In these, place your faith. For they shall save our world and the worlds beyond..."
Prophecy is a sacred thing that dates back to well before our time. Yet, not only does it exist in our world, but also in every other world. Each world's prophecy is unique and stands alone, separated and unaffected by that of another world's prophecy; until now...
Follow the journey of five high school students as they fight the forces of evil in one world while sitting through class in the other. Embrace their hardships as they come to follow their destiny and learn how they must fulfill the foretelling prophecies that connect their worlds. Will it bring peace to the worlds? Or will it send it spinning into the depths of oblivion?
Skyla's mom has always wanted her to attend Stella High Girls' Boarding School. After all, who wouldn't want to? Being in the midst of pretty girls with high self esteem who all come to learn how to be models and actresses? Skyla's mom's dream. But it's not Skyla's dream. However, one photo-taking spree, a boy who keeps his last name a secret, an accident and the revealing of a lost dream may change all of that.
St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
Vampire Academy - Official Trailer - The Weinstein Company
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After Twilight, I gave up on reading vampire-themed books as I found them all to be a replication of the same storyline, and ultimately, I became bored. So, I settled for watching TV shows like Vampire Diaries, The Originals and True Blood instead.
I have been waiting for a breathtaking series to rekindle the vampire craze, so I might just pick this one up and see what I make of it. We'll see how far I get. Whether I finish the book or not, I will watch the movie.
So, have you read the books? What did you make of them and are you looking forward to the movie?
