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Saturday 7 March 2015

Book Of The Week {Wattpad}

And the Book Of The Week Nominations are:

Click on the book covers to sample the works.

Xenoblade Chronicles: The Novelization  (YA/NA Fanfiction)
 
http://www.wattpad.com/story/23486437-xenoblade-chronicles-the-novelization

Pageboy (YA/NA Mystery / Thriller / Crime)

http://www.wattpad.com/story/12076031-pageboy

The Pocket-Watch Confession (YA Historical Romance)


Under the Library (Mystery / Thriller / Paranormal Romance)

http://www.wattpad.com/story/28359731-under-the-library

Friday 6 March 2015

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Chronicles from Chateau Moines by Evelyne Holingue

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Welcome to my tour stop for Chronicles from Chateau Moines by Evelyne Holingue. This is a middle grade historical fiction. The tour runs March 2-13 with reviews, interviews, guest posts and excerpts. Check out the tour page for the full schedule.

Chronicles from Chateau Moines
Author: Evelyne Holingue

Book Description:
September 1970: Scott’s mother has recently died and his father gets the crazy idea to move his family from California to Normandy. Now Scott has to learn to live without his mom while adjusting to France. In his seventh grade class there is only Ibrahim who comes from another country. Scott doesn’t even want to play his guitar anymore. Why does his father think that life will be better so far from home?

Scott has no idea that his arrival is also a challenge to Sylvie. While her best friend is excited to have an American boy at school, Sylvie cannot say one word to Scott. She can’t even write good songs in her notebook anymore. Why is life so different since Scott moved to Château Moines?

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War protest era and told from the perspectives of twelve-year old Scott and Sylvie, this is a story about loss and friendship, music and peace, and also about secrets.

Although this is a work of fiction, the cultural, social, and historical background of the early 1970s in France and the United States inspired the writing. At the end of the book the reader will find a list of the songs, the names of singers, and bands mentioned through the novel as well as some elements about fashion, immigration in France, the Vietnam War, and other cultural, social, and historical facts relevant to the period of time.

Buy Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23383044-chronicles-from-chateau-moines

Blog Tour Guest Post & Giveaway - Visions by Kimberly Readnour



Visions
Author: Kimberly Readnour
Series: The Mystical Encounter #1
Release Date: December 6th 2014

Synopsis via Goodreads:
“Since problems don’t exist in the euphoric world she envisions, my life will never measure up because it will always be problematic.” 

Heather Reiner isn’t your typical teenager. With abilities reaching far beyond the norm, she’s just beginning to discover the possibilities. 

Growing up different from her peers hasn’t been easy. From being ridiculed by classmates to her mother’s unwillingness to accept anything paranormal, life’s been rather difficult.

At an attempt to escape their past, her mother moves them to another state. Heather soon realizes though, you can’t run from a problem that begins inside yourself.

A guy from her new school, Barry, is captivated the first time he sees her. Determined to know her better, he soon learns her layers of complication run deep. With persistence, he chips away at her shield until each protective layer starts unveiling itself. 

Heather wants a chance at an ordinary life, one where her abilities remain hidden. But secrets never stay hidden forever. They have a way of surfacing, revealing themselves when you least expect. Is normalcy obtainable, or will the mystery about herself be discovered? And if discovered, will Barry be like everyone else and turn away?

Buy Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24015176-visions

Blog Tour Spotlight - Blood Island by Samantha Coville

Blood Island
Author: Samantha Coville 

Book Description: 
With Elizabeth on the loose and Byron free to roam the halls of headquarters, the Siren community is on edge, waiting for the impending first strike.

And it comes when three Elders are found dead after they go out for their monthly hunt.

Now, for the protection of the soon to be heir to the throne, Raya and her friends are sent to an unmarked island where Sirens walk in the sunlight without fear. It's their island.

And it might just be the key to a dark plan.

Buy Links: 
Amazon

Bookvie: Inherent Vice - out January 30, 2015 (UK)


Who's in it:
Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson

Thursday 5 March 2015

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Langston's Daughters by Juliette Harper

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Welcome to my tour stop for Langston's Daughters by Juliette Harper. This is an adult contemporary mystery that is also very focused on family, small town and ranch life as well as some clean romance. This is the first in the series. It is appropriate for ages 16+.

The tour runs Feb. 23- March 6 with reviews, author interviews, guest posts and excerpts. Check out the tour page for more information.

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(The Lockwood Legacy #1)
Author: Juliette Harper

Book Description: 
Kate, Jenny, and Mandy. Langston Lockwood’s daughters. His tyranny drove them away. His suicide draws them home. They inherit his land, his millions, and his mysteries. Meet the women of the Rocking L and the men who come into their lives. Together, they begin the journey to discover the truth about The Lockwood Legacy. From the pain of the past they find the strength to build a dynasty.

Buy Links: 
Amazon | B&N | SmashwordsKobo 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23665824-langston-s-daughters

Blog Tour Guest Post - Apex Predator by J.A. Faura



Apex Predator
Beyond a Psychopath Series, Book One
Author: J.A. Faura
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Date Published: November 2014

Book Description:
What is the legal definition of human? Is there something beyond a psychopath? Are humans still at the top of the food chain? These questions and their answers play a central role in Apex Predator.

The novel is inspired by true events and utilizes real evolutionary, forensic psychiatry and cognitive science, making it truly frightening and thought-provoking.

The story, however, begins with Steven Loomis, a man, a father looking for answers after his daughter's kidnapping and brutal murder. He wants to understand what drives monsters like the one that kidnapped and killed his daughter. What he discovers is that his daughter’s killer was just the tip of the iceberg; that there are far more sinister and powerful forces at play, forces that Steven was not expecting nor prepared for. He realizes that what he has found is the most significant and real threat that humanity has ever faced.

And while he wants to simply grieve like a father that lost his little girl, he realizes that he must play a role he is neither sure he is ready for nor willing to play. He ultimately understands that only he can warn the world about the threat, only he can do something about it. Steven Loomis finds himself in the fight of his life as he tries to warn the world of the threat, to protect his family and to keep himself out of prison.

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Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway - Heart-Shaped Stone by Arby Corry



Heart-Shaped Stone
Author: Arby Corry
Genre:
Publisher:

Book Description: 
Caila, like most dreamers, just wants to be wanted. Unlike most dreamers, she's wanted by the CIA.

When the last decade of thirty-two year old Caila Domenici’s life disappears, destroyed in a car accident, she is forced to begin again. Defying doctor’s orders to slow-go-it, she sets out to navigate the world on her own. It's not going well. Coddled from birth, everything from a bus schedule to how to boil water confounds her. Worse yet, she's about to accept her meddling mother's offer to pay for food and rent. With just a hunch her talents extend beyond that of daughter of privilege, Caila searches for her past. Before she can find it, it finds her. And the handsome azure-eyed stranger who’s saying he knows her is somehow part of it.

Caila always believed there had to be more, but now, on the verge of discovering the truth, she must decide which is worse – never knowing who she really is, or knowing too much.

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Wednesday 4 March 2015

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Troubled Spirits by Teri Lee



Troubled Spirits
Author: Teri Lee
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Date of Publication: August 21, 2014
Number of pages: 220
Word Count: 64,000

Book Description:
Annie Waters hates birthdays. At least she hates her birthdays. Because every year her mother told the story of her grandmother's ghostly appearance in the delivery room. But the worst birthday was her sixteenth--the day she killed her dad.

Forced to move to Shady Cove, Maine, Annie is drawn deep into the world of the supernatural by her new friend, Harmony. Now, tormented by an angry spirit, Annie has only nine days to unravel the secrets of the Caldwell School or join the spirit world herself.

Buy Links:
 Amazon ¦ Amazon UK ¦ B&N ¦

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23116240-troubled-spirits

Blog Tour Spotlight - Electricity by Christopher P. Ring


Electricity
Author: Christopher P. Ring
Publisher: Independent Self Publishing
Publication Date: December 5, 2014
Pages: 73
Genre: Literary / New Adult / Short Stories Collection
Format: eBook (Kindle / PDF)

Book Description:
A teenager wrestles with the meaning of love when his parent’s high-voltage marriage turns deadly.   School boys playing chicken with a commuter train, search for answers about life and death.  An American teacher working in Peru struggles to reconcile the gap between her idealism and the reality of poverty when an act of kindness leads to a frightening episode.  Covert baptisms, duels of love and highway robberies:  the coming-of-age stories in Electricity share a vision of America marked by tainted innocence and misguided idealism.

Buy Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24624810-electricity

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Hunting Season by Nikki Jefford



Hunting Season
(Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter #4)
Author: Nikki Jefford
Publication Date: March 3rd, 2015
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Book Description: 
Better to be a hunter, not prey. 

Ever since her partner was kidnapped, Aurora Sky has been on a personal mission to get him back. To do that she needs the vampire responsible for destroying her life.

In order to have a snowball’s chance at success, she’ll have to team up with her most loyal friends—including a certain vampire in black with a provoking talent for distraction.

Old cravings aren’t easily quenched, nor past passions. With knowledge comes danger and Aurora is at risk on all sides.

Buy Links:
 Amazon ¦ B&N ¦ iTunes ¦ Kobo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24352803-hunting-season

Cover Reveal - Unhinged by Shelley R. Pickens


Unhinged
The Haunting of Secrets
Book 2 of the Trilogy
Author: Shelley R. Pickens
Genre: YA, mystery, paranormal
Publisher: Fire and Ice 
Imprint of Melange Books
Date of Publication: March 2015
Word Count: 62,364
Cover Artist: Caroline Andrus

Tuesday 3 March 2015

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Enchanter’s Echo by Anise Rae



Enchanter’s Echo
Mayflower Mages
Book Two
Anise Rae 
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Kensington/Lyrical
Date of Publication: February 17, 2015
Number of Pages: 270
Word Count: 99,685

Book Description:
Aurora Firenze lives a quiet life hiding in a junkyard. Her repair shop is the last hope for gadgets and gizmos before they get tossed onto the trash towers. Fortunately, Aurora can fix almost anything, including mages, though repairing people with metal enchantments is highly illegal.

Edmund Rallis, heir to the Rallis senate seat, has spent months hunting down his errant enchantress. He’ll play every game he knows to win her back and entice her to share the secrets she hides. But he’s inadvertently put her on the frontlines of a new game, one with an opponent who’s determined to destroy Rallis Territory and drive the Republic toward war. If the new enemy isn’t stopped in time, Edmund will lose his enchantress again—and this time there won’t be another chance.

Buy Links:  
Amazon ¦ B&N ¦ Kobo ¦ iTunes

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24584554-enchanter-s-echo

Release Week Blitz & Giveaway - Just Pru by Anne Pfeffer




Just Pru
Author: Anne Pfeffer 
Genre: Contemporary Women's Fiction
Date Published: March 2, 2015

Book Description:
When twenty-five-year-old Pru Anderson—braless, pajama-clad, and clutching her cat, Chuck—is rescued from her burning Los Angeles apartment, the thing that scares her most is meeting the neighbors. New people make her hide in the bathroom, counting by sevens, but when her home is destroyed, she must turn strangers into friends …  or crawl back to the controlling parents she only recently escaped.

What would her idol, Pepper Hathaway, do? That’s a no brainer: the detective-slash-supermodel heroine from Pru's favorite TV series would take no prisoners while looking fierce in a tankini and stilettos. So when the chance comes up to live with playwright Ellen, Pru sets aside her fears and goes for it.

Thus begin the adventures a girl who's never had a job, a friend, or a first kiss. Swept into Ellen's whirlwind life, Pru begins to build her own, as director's assistant for a new play, muse to brooding actor Blake, and possible love interest to adorably neurotic neighbor, Adam.

Only one thing can derail Pru's exhilarating journey. Well, actually, it's two things—and they're in a car headed straight for LA to torpedo her life. When the past that nearly destroyed her comes calling, who will she be: a Prudence or a Pepper?

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Release Day Blitz & Giveaway - A Thousand Stolen Moments by Connie Ann Michael


Anaiah Press proudly presents
A THOUSAND STOLEN MOMENTS by Connie Ann Michael
a military romantic novel that releases today!

A Thousand Stolen Moments
Author: Connie Ann Michael
Genre: Romance
Publisher: Anaiah Press

Book Description:
Can you choose between fighting for your life and fighting for your heart?

When twenty-two year old Emme Sawyer joins a Marine unit heading into Helmand Providence, she focuses on what she does best: keeping her men safe. But, when the unit is hit by an IED, Emme realizes she can’t save everyone. With her humanity on the line, and her faith in question, she seeks comfort from Raven, her commanding officer. Soon, Emme develops feelings that don’t belong in a combat zone, where each step could be your last.

Raven keeps his emotions locked up tight, never allowing the men to see him sweat. But when Emme joins his unit, all bets are off; and the feelings he thought he left stateside begin to emerge. Knowing that the deserts of Afghanistan are the last place to start a romance, and the United States military’s view on fraternizing; Raven tries to deny his heart. Emme and Raven learn you can’t always choose where love finds you. And that sometimes, you just have to trust in God’s plan.

Buy Links: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22819497-a-thousand-stolen-moments

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - The Brothers' Keepers by Matthew Peters



The Brothers’ Keepers
Author: Matthew Peters
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing

Book Description: 
Most of us are familiar with Jesus’ parents, Mary and Joseph, and Jesus’ purported spouse, Mary Magdalene. But what about Jesus’ siblings? What role did they play in early Christianity?

Contemporary Jesuit and renowned religious historian Nicholas Branson is about to find out…and the answer will shake the foundations of the Judeo-Christian world.

It all starts with the murder of a United States Senator in a confessional, and the discovery of a strange religious document among his possessions. At the urging of his FBI friend, Branson joins the investigation. His effort to uncover the truth behind the murder draws him into the search for an eight-hundred-year-old treasure and into a web of ecclesiastical and political intrigue.

Accompanied by a beautiful, sharp-tongued research librarian, Jessica Jones, Branson follows a trail of clues, from the peaks of the awe inspiring French Pyrenees to the caves of war-torn Afghanistan. Along the way, shadowy powerful forces trail the pair, determined to keep safe a secret buried for centuries.


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