And the Book Of The Week Nominations are:
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The Magpie Effect (YA Paranormal)
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The Magpie Effect (YA Paranormal)
Saturday, 31 January 2015
Friday, 30 January 2015
Blog Tour Review & Giveaway - Daughter of the Fallen by Madeline Wynn
Daughter of the
Fallen
Author: Madeline Wynn
Publisher: Book Baby
Pages: 250
Genre: YA Paranormal
Format: Paperback
Book Blast & Giveaway - An Angel Torched My Homework and Other Lies by Miche Sipes
An Angel Torched My Homework and Other Lies
by Miche Sipes
Synopsis:
Carrie Philips just wants her
junior year at Clement Academy to go smoothly. Sure, it’s the first high school
in the nation to integrate Norms like her with the Differents. But the Diffs are
just typical teenagers with “tiny” genetic anomalies. They’re not really
vampires or werewolves or angels or zombies like you see in old movies. The
Diffs just have special dietary needs and some unusual abilities. They’re
certainly not dangerous or anything—at least that’s what Carrie has always
believed, since her dad is a doctor of Different medicine.
But when
several of her fellow students are mysteriously assaulted, cracks form in
Carrie’s worldview. Cracks she tries to ignore while defending her friends from
anti-Diff backlash and solving the mystery of who’s really behind the attacks.
Meanwhile, she’s distracted by two criminally cute guys who both seem to like
her (and hate each other). Then Carrie uncovers a bombshell that could forever
change how Norms and Diffs see each other. So much for a quiet school
year.
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Book Blitz & Giveaway - Clarity by Loretta Lost
Clarity – The Complete Series
by Loretta Lost
Publication Date:
December 17th, 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
This bundle contains all three books in
the Clarity series:
Clarity 1:
Her world has always been dark, but he might be able to
change everything…
Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed
never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event
to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the
cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a
reclusive writer in the woods–where no one could ever hurt her again.
When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that
his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen
stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on
herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his
personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her
world once more–the joy she has denied herself for so long.
When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her
apart and destroy the strength she has carefully rebuilt, Liam is the only one
who might be able to save her. Can he reach the broken girl in time, helping her
to heal and see the world in a different light? Or will Helen’s grief send her
spiraling out of control, lost to him forever?
Clarity 2:
When violent memories come racing back, he is her only hope…
Helen Winters was living a lonely existence when the charming Dr. Liam Larson coaxed her out of solitude with the promise of healing her sightless eyes. She was hopeful at the prospect of gaining vision for the first time and being reunited with her family. She was also growing somewhat fond of the persuasive young doctor. For the first time in years, she was being magnetically drawn to a new friend…
Then everything came crashing down.
Plunged into a hellish nightmare, Helen is forced to face the same evils she ran away to escape so long ago. She is unprepared to have her hopes crushed and her peace destroyed. She finds herself living in constant terror and drowning in fear–and Liam’s voice is the only thing that can keep her afloat. His comforting touch becomes the only light in her pitch-black darkness. Helen has always been a tough girl who relied only on herself. But this time, she can’t survive alone. Due to the horrors of her past, Helen has promised herself not to trust anyone. When her life becomes unbearable, how can she trust Liam enough to let him save her?
Clarity 3:
After many years of darkness, Winter never thought that she’d be happy or safe again. Her whole world changed when she met Liam Larson, a charming young doctor determined to be her knight in shining armor. When a brutal night unleashes vicious reminders of her past, Winter must struggle to hold on to the little bit of happiness she has found.
When everything begins to fall apart, Liam’s strength and kindness might not be enough to save her. Battling with the betrayal of her family, terrifying nightmares, and frequent reminders of her enemy that make daily life difficult, Winter’s first instinct is to run away. She is tired of being the victim and living in a cruel, crowded city where she doesn’t feel like she belongs.
But Liam promises her that if she only trusts him, he can change everything. And that’s exactly what he attempts to do, starting with an operation to heal her eyes, and then her heart…
When violent memories come racing back, he is her only hope…
Helen Winters was living a lonely existence when the charming Dr. Liam Larson coaxed her out of solitude with the promise of healing her sightless eyes. She was hopeful at the prospect of gaining vision for the first time and being reunited with her family. She was also growing somewhat fond of the persuasive young doctor. For the first time in years, she was being magnetically drawn to a new friend…
Then everything came crashing down.
Plunged into a hellish nightmare, Helen is forced to face the same evils she ran away to escape so long ago. She is unprepared to have her hopes crushed and her peace destroyed. She finds herself living in constant terror and drowning in fear–and Liam’s voice is the only thing that can keep her afloat. His comforting touch becomes the only light in her pitch-black darkness. Helen has always been a tough girl who relied only on herself. But this time, she can’t survive alone. Due to the horrors of her past, Helen has promised herself not to trust anyone. When her life becomes unbearable, how can she trust Liam enough to let him save her?
Clarity 3:
After many years of darkness, Winter never thought that she’d be happy or safe again. Her whole world changed when she met Liam Larson, a charming young doctor determined to be her knight in shining armor. When a brutal night unleashes vicious reminders of her past, Winter must struggle to hold on to the little bit of happiness she has found.
When everything begins to fall apart, Liam’s strength and kindness might not be enough to save her. Battling with the betrayal of her family, terrifying nightmares, and frequent reminders of her enemy that make daily life difficult, Winter’s first instinct is to run away. She is tired of being the victim and living in a cruel, crowded city where she doesn’t feel like she belongs.
But Liam promises her that if she only trusts him, he can change everything. And that’s exactly what he attempts to do, starting with an operation to heal her eyes, and then her heart…
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Bookvie: American Sniper - January 16, 2015 (USA)
Who's in it:
Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Greenwode by J Tullos Hennig
Greenwode
Book
One of The Wode
J
Tullos Hennig
Genre:
Historical Fantasy, Robin Hood
Publisher: DSP
Publications
Date of
Publication: Oct. 28, 2014
Number of
pages: 350
Word Count: 151,000
Cover Artist:
Shobana Appavu
Book
Description:
The Hooded
One. The one to breathe the dark and
light and dusk between....
When an old
druid foresees this harbinger of chaos, he also glimpses its future. A peasant from Loxley will wear the Hood and,
with his sister, command a last, desperate bastion of Old Religion against
New. Yet a devout nobleman's son could
well be their destruction—Gamelyn Boundys, whom Rob and Marion have befriended. Such acquaintance challenges both duty and
destiny. The old druid warns that Rob and Gamelyn will be cast as sworn
enemies, locked in timeless and symbolic struggle for the greenwode's Maiden.
Instead, a
defiant Rob dares his Horned God to reinterpret the ancient rites, allow Rob to
take Gamelyn as lover instead of rival. But in the eyes of Gamelyn’s Church,
sodomy is unthinkable... and the old pagan magics are an evil that must be
vanquished.
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Blog Tour Spotlight - P.O.W.ER by Lisa A Kramer
P.O.W.ER
Author: Lisa A. Kremer
Publisher: Word Hermit Press
Pages: 291
Genre: YA Speculative Feminist Fiction
Format: Paperback/Kindle
Book Description:
What would
happen if women and girls joined their unique abilities together to change the
world? In a world where access to the written word is reserved to men, Andra
BetScrivener has been able to read and write ever since she was a little girl
without anyone teaching her. She must keep her abilities a secret in the
country of New North, or she could lose her hands, her eyes or her life. In
fact, the only paths offered to her–and all young women–are to either marry or
enter the government-run Women’s Training Program, where she’ll be taught
“feminine” arts like drawing, painting, and homemaking.
On her seventeenth
birthday, Andra discovers that her abilities extend beyond reading. She can
write events to life. As she begins to explore her new ability, she must take
care not to jeopardize her father’s job as head scrivener at the Ministry.
Despite her efforts to keep her powers hidden, she comes to the attention of
both the government and a rebel group, who each desire to use Andra for their
own goals. At the same time, she begins to meet other gifted women who have
never dared use their unique powers. With the help of her friends Brian and
Lauren—who has the ability to read minds—Andra must find a way to unite the
power of women to create change.
When one
side manipulates Andra’s words into killing someone, and the other threatens
her father’s life and her own freedom, Andra decides to use her writing to
empower others to stop governmental oppression. But in a society ruled by lies,
cruelty, and inequality her journey will not be easy or safe.
For each book sold, a portion of the proceeds
will be donated to causes that support women and children around the world.
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Blurb Blitz & Giveaway - Silk by Chris Karlsen
Silk
by Chris
Karlsen
Genre: Mystery / Suspense
Genre: Mystery / Suspense
Book Description:
What would you do to stay young: Lie, Manipulate..kill?
London-Fall, 1888
The city is in a panic as Jack the Ripper continues his murderous
spree. While the Whitechapel police struggle to find him, Detective Inspector
Rudyard Bloodstone and his partner are working feverishly to find their own
serial killer. The British Museum's beautiful gardens have become a killing
ground for young women strangled as they stroll through.
Their investigation has them brushing up against Viscount Everhard, a powerful member of the House of Lords, and a friend to Queen Victoria. When the circumstantial evidence points to him as a suspect, Rudyard must deal with the political blowback, and knows if they are going to go after the viscount, they'd better be right and have proof.
As the body count grows and the public clamor for the detectives to do more, inter-department rivalries complicate the already difficult case.
Silk on the skin—luxurious, luscious..lethal.
Their investigation has them brushing up against Viscount Everhard, a powerful member of the House of Lords, and a friend to Queen Victoria. When the circumstantial evidence points to him as a suspect, Rudyard must deal with the political blowback, and knows if they are going to go after the viscount, they'd better be right and have proof.
As the body count grows and the public clamor for the detectives to do more, inter-department rivalries complicate the already difficult case.
Silk on the skin—luxurious, luscious..lethal.
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Teaser Tour - through infinity and thanks for the memories by Libby Austin
Welcome to the teaser tour for the contemporary romances through infinity and thanks for the memories by Libby Austin!
through infinity
Book Description:
Candice and Jason Woodruff had everything going for them: a strong marriage, the family they’d dreamed of, and successful businesses. When they made their wedding vows, they promised to love each other through infinity and beyond…but Candice doesn’t remember making that vow. Candice doesn’t remember the last eighteen years.
After a medical emergency, Candice awakens to find herself a married mother of four. She’s surrounded by a loving family of strangers, but Candice struggles to claim an identity while learning to be a wife and mother.
Candice is no longer the same woman Jason fell in love with all those years ago. Can they learn to love each other in this new reality?
Through Infinity is one woman’s journey as she rediscovers the love of her husband and children. But will that new found love be strong enough to carry them through infinity and beyond…
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Shifter’s Heart by Desiree Williams
Shifter’s
Heart
(Heart Song Trilogy Book 2)
by Desiree Williams
Blurb:
As the flames of Varkadon spread, war rips through the Shifter Territory…
With the Aldonnian kingdom celebrating the news of her brother’s soul bonding, Laelynn seizes every opportunity to drive herself to the brink of exhaustion. If her body is worn, then her brain would be too tired to dream. Laelynn knew the men who’d captured her were gone from this world, but that didn’t stop the haunting images from plaguing her mind. Not even the pesky thorn-in-her-side Shifter Prince could keep the dreams at bay. Though Dustan’s commentary through their mental bond had kept a lingering smile on her lips, despite the battles that rage within her.
Yet when Dustan distances himself Laelynn questions the connection between them. Those fears rise when her own talents begin to morph and growth into the unexpected. Torn between love and faith, Laelynn strives to find the purpose behind the evolving gifts. What she discovers is far more than she ever imagined.
As tragedy befalls the Shifter Territory and brother battles against brother, Laelynn knows what must be done. Face her demons and triumph, or she’ll never claim the song of her heart.
(Heart Song Trilogy Book 2)
by Desiree Williams
Blurb:
As the flames of Varkadon spread, war rips through the Shifter Territory…
With the Aldonnian kingdom celebrating the news of her brother’s soul bonding, Laelynn seizes every opportunity to drive herself to the brink of exhaustion. If her body is worn, then her brain would be too tired to dream. Laelynn knew the men who’d captured her were gone from this world, but that didn’t stop the haunting images from plaguing her mind. Not even the pesky thorn-in-her-side Shifter Prince could keep the dreams at bay. Though Dustan’s commentary through their mental bond had kept a lingering smile on her lips, despite the battles that rage within her.
Yet when Dustan distances himself Laelynn questions the connection between them. Those fears rise when her own talents begin to morph and growth into the unexpected. Torn between love and faith, Laelynn strives to find the purpose behind the evolving gifts. What she discovers is far more than she ever imagined.
As tragedy befalls the Shifter Territory and brother battles against brother, Laelynn knows what must be done. Face her demons and triumph, or she’ll never claim the song of her heart.
Book Blast & Giveaway - Misery Loves Company By Tracey Martin
Misery Loves Company
Miss Misery #3
Author: Tracey Martin
Release Date: January 27th, 2015
Book Description:
When it comes to magic, more isn’t always
merrier.
Miss Misery, Book 3
Keep letting the Gryphons blackmail her? Or join
a goblin for tea? Choices, choices.
Furious at the Gryphons’ betrayal, former
vigilante Jessica Moore is determined to cut the law enforcement agency from
her life—and hopes doing so will solidify her rocky relationship with Lucen.
When a friend’s soul is sucked dry by a goblin,
Jess finds it’s not so easy to let go of her past. Unwilling to let down
someone who needs help, she puts aside her anger to work with the Gryphons and
solve the case.
A stolen soul isn’t her only problem. Boston’s
goblin leader is calling in the debt Jess owes. To plug the holes in both her
personal and professional dam, Jess must unearth information about a magic she
never knew existed, all the while testing Lucen’s patience and stirring the
wrath of old enemies.
What she discovers will reveal the terrifying
truth behind the Gryphons’ treachery, and force her to choose where her
loyalty—and her heart—truly lie.
Warning: Secrets will be revealed, friendships
will be tested, and old enemies will pick fights. On the bright side, there are
still naked satyrs for a distraction between battles.
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Release Day Blitz & Giveaway - A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd
I am so
excited that A COLD LEGACY by Megan
Shepherd releases today and that I get to share the news, along with an excerpt
from the book!
If you
haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Megan Shepherd, be sure
to check out all the details below.
This blast
also includes a giveaway for a signed copy of the book and swag courtesy of Megan
and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the
Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
A
Cold Legacy
Author:
Megan Shepherd
Pub. Date:
January 27, 2015
Publisher:
Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins
Pages: 400
Book Description:
After
killing the men who tried to steal her father’s research, Juliet—along with
Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward—has escaped to a remote
estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the
mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the
basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet’s
secrets. Though it appears to be a safe haven, Juliet fears new dangers may be
present within the manor’s own walls.
Then Juliet
uncovers the truth about the manor’s long history of scientific
experimentation—and her own intended role in it—forcing her to determine where
the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and
promises and secrets. And she must decide if she’ll follow her father’s dark
footsteps or her mother’s tragic ones, or whether she’ll make her own.
With
inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the
Madman’s Daughter trilogy is about the things we’ll sacrifice to save those we
love—even our own humanity.
Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway - Little Red Gem by D.L. Richardson
Little Red Gem
by DL
Richardson
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Book Description:
Love can make you do crazy things as Ruby Parker discovers when she dies and returns from the grave to unearth how much Leo Culver loved her. With the aid of bad advice from a ghost who is trapped by a curse, a little bit of magic courtesy of her unsuspecting half-sister, and a televised music talent show coming to town to hold auditions, Ruby Parker makes more of a mess in death than she ever did in life. Can she fix everything before it’s too late? Or will she spend eternity as a ghost, haunted by the unknown depths of love? Either way, one thing Ruby learns is that while love can make you do crazy things, it can make you do amazing things too. But at what cost?
Love can make you do crazy things as Ruby Parker discovers when she dies and returns from the grave to unearth how much Leo Culver loved her. With the aid of bad advice from a ghost who is trapped by a curse, a little bit of magic courtesy of her unsuspecting half-sister, and a televised music talent show coming to town to hold auditions, Ruby Parker makes more of a mess in death than she ever did in life. Can she fix everything before it’s too late? Or will she spend eternity as a ghost, haunted by the unknown depths of love? Either way, one thing Ruby learns is that while love can make you do crazy things, it can make you do amazing things too. But at what cost?
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Cover Reveal - Seasons of Time by Miriam Khan
Seasons of Time
by Miriam Khan
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
Expected Publication Date: January 29th, 2015
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Blog Tour Review & Giveaway - Withering Hope by Layla Hagen
by Layla Hagen
Publication Date: January 19th, 2015
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis:
*This will be a STANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE.*
Aimee’s wedding is supposed to turn out perfect. Her dress, her fiancé and
the location—the idyllic holiday ranch in Brazil—are perfect.
But all Aimee’s plans come crashing down when the private jet that’s taking
her from the U.S. to the ranch—where her fiancé awaits her—defects mid-flight
and the pilot is forced to perform an emergency landing in the heart of the
Amazon rainforest.
With no way to reach civilisation, being rescued is Aimee and Tristan’s—the
pilot—only hope. A slim one that slowly withers away, desperation taking its
place. Because death wanders in the jungle under many forms: starvation,
diseases. Beasts.
As Aimee and Tristan fight to find ways to survive, they
grow closer. Together they discover that facing old, inner agonies carved by
painful pasts takes just as much courage, if not even more, than facing the
rainforest.
Despite her devotion to her fiancé, Aimee can’t hide her feelings for
Tristan—the man for whom she’s slowly becoming everything. You can hide many
things in the rainforest. But not lies. Or love.
Withering Hope is the story of a man who desperately needs forgiveness and the woman who brings him hope. It is a story in which hope births wings and blooms into a love that is as beautiful and intense as it is forbidden.
Withering Hope is the story of a man who desperately needs forgiveness and the woman who brings him hope. It is a story in which hope births wings and blooms into a love that is as beautiful and intense as it is forbidden.
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Book Blast & Giveaway - In For The Kill by Shannon McKenna
In for the Kill
by Shannon
McKenna
Publisher: Kensington Books
Print Length: 416 pages
Publication Date: January 27, 2015
Book Description:
Years ago, the McClouds
and their friends rescued little Sveti Ardova from ruthless organ traffickers.
Now she’s all grown up, and getting into some scorching trouble of her own . .
.
NO SURRENDER
The risks ex-cop Sam Petrie has taken have
turned his life into a train wreck. So he has nothing to lose by doubling down
as the elusive Svetlana Ardova’s unwanted bodyguard on her ill-advised trip to
Italy. Her crusade against modern slavery has blazoned a bullseye on her chest,
but when one of the death threats against her almost hits the mark, Sam’s
protective instincts go into overdrive. Every lethal obstacle and trap they
encounter ups the stakes—and the undeniable heat between them.
Now they’re spiraling in on a deadly and
explosive secret—one that could either redeem them or destroy them … and the
closer they get, the shorter the fuse …
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