Book Blitz - The X Factor by Ivan Sivec

The X Factor
Confessions of a Naive Fashion Model
Author: Ivan Sivec
Publication date: August 16th, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Book Description:
It takes three mistakes to be swallowed up and spat out by the fashion industry.
 

You trust the wrong people.
 

You think you know everything there is to know about life.
 

You take drugs.
 

Maja started off as a regular 17-year-old high-school kid, fighting her inner insecurities while dreaming to become an actress like Marilyn Monroe.
 

At a party her boyfriend Klemen introduces her to a renowned modelling agent. He sees a special X Factor hidden insight her. And a great business opportunity for himself…
 

Fast forward a few weeks later. Maja’s charm and talent land her a modelling contract in the trendy and exciting fashion capital of Milan. She’s completely enchanted and determined to make it in the fashion world.
 

But things don’t turn out the way she had planned.
 

Exhausting long photo shoots, stressful fashion shows, strict dieting and wild parties start taking their toll on her soon enough. In desperate search for help Maja reaches out to her agent and other false friends from the fashion industry that emotionally and physically exploit her to the point where ‘Maja the Great’ is merely a shadow of her former self.
 

She starts battling drug addiction that ends up in a tragic event.
 

Maja has been finally swallowed up and spit out by the fashion industry with its endless traps. What price will the girl with the X Factor have to pay for her naivety?
 

The young adult novel The X Factor by the bestselling Slovenian author Ivan Sivec is based on a true story and takes the reader on a frightening journey into the world of drug addiction among teenager fashion models.

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Super Book Blast Tour & Giveaway - Space Cadets by Laurence Moroney

Space Cadets
Author: Laurence Moroney
Genre: YA Sci-Fi

Book Description:

After conflicts in Korea, Pakistan and the Middle East turned nuclear, the world stood on the eve of destruction. Realizing that we only have this one precious planet containing all of humanity, the United Nations pulled us back from the brink, and started a new, multinational effort to conquer space. Many years later, the peak of achievement for any young person is to be admitted to the Space Academy. Previously available only to a precious few, it has recently opened enrollment to anybody who can meet their strenuous entry criteria. Space Cadets is the story of the first African-American girl, Aisha Parks, to enter into the academy, where she learns that the more some things change, the more they stay the same, and despite the honorable intentions of the academy, there are some dark secrets being kept – secrets that could be the end of us all.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - The Phoenix Born (A Dance of Dragons #3) by Kaitlyn Davis

The Phoenix Born

(A Dance of Dragons #3)

Author: Kaitlyn Davis

Release Date: November 17th, 2015

Book Description:
From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes the final book in the thrilling A Dance of Dragons series—perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling, and Game of Thrones!

For the first time in a thousand years, the fire dragon has been awakened and Rhen is its rider. But after destroying the armies that threatened the city of Rayfort, Rhen is shown a vision in flames that changes everything. The shadow's phantom armies are coming and the dragons are the only things that might stop them.

High in the castle at the top of the Gates, Jinji has learned something of her own. Janu, her long lost twin, is alive. And just as the spirit shares her body, the shadow shares his. In the blink of an eye, her quest for vengeance against the evil that killed her family has changed to one of protection. Because she knows that if Rhen learns the truth he will do what she cannot—end the shadow, and end her brother in the process.

As the shadow grows more aggressive, Jinji and Rhen fight to find the rest of the dragon riders. But with time running out, they are forced to face the impossible decision between honor and love. Alliances are formed, promises are broken, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance…

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Book Blast & Giveaway - Roman’s Holiday by Susan Aylworth

Roman's Holiday 

Author: Susan Aylworth

Book Description:
Four years after Roman Kincaid was catapulted into stardom as a country-western singer and A-list movie star, he is burned out: exhausted by a grueling schedule, drained by the ceaseless demands of producers and managers, weary of meeting the needs of others at the expense of his own. Leaving a sold-out show in Phoenix, he rents a car and drives north and east, landing in the Painted Desert town of Rainbow Rock.

Nearly three years after leaving her old life behind, Lottie Beale is feeding people and baking pies, managing the Kachina Café and tending secrets of her own. When circumstances conspire to give two attractive people some time alone together amid the world-class vistas of the Four Corners, they discover more than either had bargained for.

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Cover Reveal - Curses & Ash (Book Two) by Tiffany Daune

Curses & Ash (Book Two)

Author: Tiffany Daune 

Release Date: January 2016

Publisher: Jester Ink Press

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares by Tom DeLonge and Suzanne Young

Poet Anderson ...Of Nightmares
Authors: Tom DeLonge and Suzanne Young
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
ISBN: 978-1-943272-00-06
Publication Date: November 1, 2015
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

MULTI-PLATINUM-SELLING ARTIST TOM DELONGE & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUZANNE YOUNG JOIN FORCES FOR CHILLING POET ANDERSON ...OF NIGHTMARES
SIMON & SCHUSTER NOVEL AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Book Description:
This Fall’s most compelling read explores an unknown world where dreams meet reality and the chasm between the two sometimes disappears. The debut novel in the series from international rock star and multi-media artist Tom DeLonge and New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young, Poet Anderson ...Of Nightmares (publishing November 1, 2015, $17.99, Hardcover) grips readers from the very first page. It is the story of two teen brothers, recently orphaned, on a journey to a fresh life on their own. The elder brother, Alan, is heading to a job at the Hotel Eden in Seattle, where both their parents worked before they were killed in a horrific plane crash. Younger brother Jonas, the misfit of the two, is returning to the “normalcy” of high school. Yet, normal is nowhere in sight as unseen forces wreck their lives in every possible way, literally and figuratively, with another nightmarish car accident. This tragedy leaves Alan in a coma and young Jonas left to fight for both their lives against enemies from a dark nightworld.

Poet Anderson ...Of Nightmares stands apart in the dystopian landscape of today’s YA fiction, with a relatable protagonist readers will root for and who battles strange powers we all may recognize from our dreams. The first of a planned trilogy of Poet Anderson adventures by this powerhouse duo, Poet Anderson ...Of Nightmares is available for excerpts and authors DeLonge and Young are available for interviews. If you are in need of any further materials or information, please contact Brenda L. Knight, whose contact information is at the beginning and the end of this release.

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Kindle Scout Campaign & Giveaway - Amanda's Guide to Love by Alix Nichols

Dear Readers,

My newest novel, “Amanda’s Guide to Love”, is up for nomination in the Kindle Scout, an Amazon contest where readers decide which books get published by Kindle Press.

To raise awareness of my Kindle Scout campaign, I’m hosting this giveaway. Please click through and nominate “Amanda’s Guide to Love” today! If my book is chosen for publication (based on voting!), you will receive a FREE copy from Amazon before it hits the shelves. So please vote today by clicking the “Nominate Me” button on this page!

While you’re on Kindle Scout, you can read an excerpt of Amanda’s Guide to Love, and then come back and enter the giveaway!

Thank you so much!! And do share this with your friends, family and anyone who might be

interested in receiving a free copy of this book.

Here’s the link again: http://bit.ly/AmandaGuide.

Gratefully yours,

Alix Nichols

Amanda's Guide to Love
Author: Alix Nichols

Book Description:

Parisian career woman Amanda Roussel lives in denial of her desperate loneliness.

Gypsy gambler Kes Moreno knows he’s in trouble when he falls for Amanda after a one-night stand.

Can he convince the snarky belle they’re right for each other?

Book Of The Week {Wattpad}

And the Book Of The Week Nominations are:

Click on the book covers to sample the works.

The Last Stand (NA Fantasy)

Old Magic: Spellbound (YA Fantasy)

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Children of Lightning by Annie K. Wong

Children of Lightning
Author: Annie K. Wong
Publication Date: September 27th, 2014
Genres: Adult, Fantasy

Book Description:

Secrets beget secrets. The curse that befell the Hollows clan has left them incapable of producing male offspring. To extend their bloodline, they have formed a covenant with the serpentine Ophidians, who give them children. In return, the Hollows must keep these monstrous creatures well fed, though the details of the procurement are so abominable that the truth is never revealed to the other clans. In their homeland of Matikki, they live like outcasts.

Through a series of chance discoveries, the secrets of the ancient curse unfold before a warrior named Writhren Hollow. Is her purely female clan the result of a lapse of divine providence, or are the Hollows themselves victims of an enslavement scheme?

If Writhren frees her clan from the covenant, she risks the wrath of the Ophidians and the future of her bloodline. If she keeps the truth of the curse to herself, she is a traitor to her own kind. Either way, she will suffer for what she must do.

This is not a story of redemption, but regret. This is Writhren’s story.

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Blog Tour Promo - In Sheep's Clothing by L.D. Beyer

In Sheep’s Clothing
Author: L.D. Beyer

Release Date: August 2, 2015

Publisher: Old Stone Mill Publishing

Genre: Political Thriller

Format: Ebook/Paperback

Book Description:

One man holds the reins of power.

One man vows to protect him.

One man vows to destroy him.

Caught in a game of chess he didn’t know he was playing until it was too late, the President makes the only move he can, plunging Washington and the nation into chaos. Stunned and reeling, Vice President David Kendall takes the oath of office and tries to heal a nation in mourning. But what the new president doesn’t realize is that things in the White House aren’t always what they appear to be, and sometimes what looks like the best option may turn out to be the worst. When one fatal decision triggers consequences he never envisioned, President Kendall finds himself caught up in the same game that cost his predecessor his life.

Although there was nothing he could have done, Secret Service Agent Matthew Richter is haunted by the death of the man he had vowed to protect. When his girlfriend dumps him and his boss tells him that his job is on the line, he thinks his life cannot get any worse. He soon realizes how wrong he is when he finds himself fighting to save another president from the deadly forces that he has unwittingly unleashed.

This new release by L.D. Beyer is a fast-paced, action-packed political thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - Sword (Le Fay #2) by Realm Lovejoy

Sword (Le Fay #2)

Author: Realm Lovejoy

Release Date: November 10th, 2015

Book Description:
Evil lurks. Camelot sits, vulnerable. The fate of a future king hangs in the balance.

After surviving a string of brutal trials, sixteen-year-old Morgan le Fay is an official member of Camelot. But beneath its shining façade, Camelot is a crumbling government where loyalties are divided.

Nobody believes Morgan’s suspicions that enemies are closing in. Prince Arthur, a boy more interested in playing video games than ruling, will not listen to her, and neither will Lancelot, Camelot’s head of security. Even Morgan's friend Merlin refuses to take action.

When Morgan discovers that someone is plotting to assassinate the future king, she must take her destiny—and his—into her own hands. With the sword Excalibur beckoning in the distance, Morgan embarks on a seemingly impossible mission. And before her journey ends, everyone will know what she is truly capable of . . .

In this second book in the LE FAY series, author Realm Lovejoy takes readers deep into the heart of a splintering Camelot.

  

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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Soul Summoner by Elicia Hyder

The Soul Summoner

Series: The Soul Summoner Series Book 1

Publisher: Forge Creek Press

Release Date: November 9th, 2015

Genre: Contemporary Fantasy

Rating: PG13

Length: 290 Pages

Book Description:

Blessed–or cursed–with a connection to the souls of others, Sloan Jordan can see the best in people… and the worst. For twenty-seven years, she’s kept her ability to judge the innocent from the wicked a secret, but eleven young women have been murdered in the mountains of North Carolina, and Sloan may be the only hope of finding their killer.

She has just agreed to help Detective Nathan McNamara with the case, when a stranger–who is as alluring as he is terrifying–shows up at her doorstep with a dark past and another puzzling mystery: she can’t see his soul at all.

Now, Sloan is on the hunt for a deadly psychopath with two irresistible men. One of them would die for her, and the other would kill to keep her safe.

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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Deviant Storm by L.M. Preston

Deviant Storm
The Purgatory Reign Series
Author: L.M. Preston
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Date Published: 10/21/2015

Book Description:
The battle is on. Peter Saints thought he'd killed It. But bad people never stay down. Now the jail of his enemy is weakening. Luck is running out for Peter and the girl he saved by wagering the Earth. Only now, with each second and secret revealed, his enemy gains the answers to destroy Peter and devour the world.

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Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway - Treasure by S. Smith

Treasure

Author: S. Smith

Book Description:

It’s 2077. There’s no apocalypse, but some things are different. Things like the weather, the internet, and food. In twelve-year-old Clare’s world, blueberry is just a flavor and apples are found only in fairy tales.

One day Clare meets Ana, who teaches her about seeds and real food, despite suspicions that such actions are illegal.

When the authorities discover the children’s forbidden tomato plant and arrest their mother, Clare and her brother flee. Clare has heard of a place called "The Garden State," and with their bikes, a little money, and backpacks, the children begin a lonely cross-country journey that tests them both physically and spiritually.

Will they succeed in their quest to find a place of food freedom? And can they, only children, help change the world?

Download your FREE copy of Treasure!

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Blog Tour Spotlight - Christmas on Candy Cane Lane by Sheila Roberts

Christmas on Candy Cane Lane

Author: Sheila Roberts

Publisher: Mira (Harlequin)

Pages: 400

Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance

Book Description:

Everyone's getting ready for Christmas in Icicle Falls, especially on Candy Cane Lane, where holiday decorating is taken very seriously. Tilda Morrison, town cop, is looking forward to celebrating Christmas in her first house…until she discovers that she's expected to "keep up" with the neighbors, including Maddy Donaldson, the inspiration behind the whole extravaganza. But this year, someone's destroying Maddie's precious candy canes! Thank goodness for the cop in their neighborhood.

Tilda already has her hands full trying to sort out her love life and fix up her fixer-upper. Oh, and won't it be fun to have the family over for Christmas dinner? Not really… Then there's her neighbor, Ivy Bohn. As a newly single mom, Ivy can sum up the holiday in two words: Bah, humbug. But she's determined to give her kids a perfect Christmas.

Despite family disasters, irritating ex-husbands and kitchen catastrophes, these three women are going to find out that Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year!

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Blog Tour Excerpt - DiSemblance by Shanae Branham

DiSemblance
Author: Shanae Branham
Genre: Clean YA Suspense/ Fantasy
Date Published: 8/8/2012

Book Description:
Jason Tanner lives between two worlds. Problem is, only one is real.

Inside the hologram machine 17-year-old Jason has everything his heart desires, including a digital simulation of his dead mother. While outside the machine, he’s forbidden contact with everyone. Living within the shadow of a serial killer, Jason is captivated by the beautiful girl next door, Boston Manning. Disobeying his father, he secretly cultivates a relationship with her.

For Boston life is divided into those that have and those that have not. Displaced in a new high school, she is determined to have the life she’s always wanted. But will her choices hijack her dreams and plunge her into the treacherous clutches of a serial killer?

As an action-packed romantic thriller, DiSemblance is sure to keep you guessing until the very end.

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