Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - My Heart is Yours by Amanda Leigh

My Heart is Yours

Author: Amanda Leigh
Publication Date: June 10th, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Book Description:
Samantha Marie Ramsden has three brothers. Craig, John and Matt. When tragedy strikes their family, Craig takes on the task of becoming his siblings legal guardian. It’s hard enough being someone’s guardian, but when you’ve only recently entered adulthood yourself it’s almost impossible to know where to draw the line between sibling and ‘parent’.

This is made even harder on him when Sam starts to get close to a long time friend, Jason. It looks like their friendship could turn into something more. An idea that Craig has never been too happy with. Spanning six years, My Heart is Yours explores family, friendship, love and much more. As well as asking the question: Would you defy family for love?

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - The Changelings by Elle Casey

 

The Changelings 
(War of the Fae #1)

Author: Elle Casey

Publication Date: February 5th, 2012
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult 

Book Description:
NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 1 in the YA Urban Fantasy WAR OF THE FAE Series. 

Jayne Sparks, a potty-mouthed, rebellious seventeen-year-old and her best friend, shy and bookish Tony Green, have a pretty typical high school existence, until several seemingly unrelated incidents converge, causing a cascade of events that change their lives forever.

Jayne and Tony, together with a group of runaway teens, are hijacked and sent into a forest, where nothing and no one are as they seem. Who will emerge triumphant? And what will they be when they do? 

Content Warning: Mild violence and significant foul language within. Meant for older Young Adult readers (age 15+).

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Promo Blitz - Plip Plap Plot by Ibk Akin

Plip Plap Plot 

Author: Ibk Akin 

Genre: Children's Fantasy Adventure / Early Reader

Date Published: February 6, 2016

Book Description:

Uncle Fazo is not your typical Uncle... in that he was the crazy scientist that invented lots of funny and random things for the fun of it. Zach, his nephew and Miranda loved to test them out. Since Zach's Uncle 'passed away', Zach inherited all of his junk.

Join the brave best of friends, Zach and Miranda as they discover some insane inventions like the mute wand, ice cube ray gun, a talking robot and oh' did I mention a teleporting device that takes them anywhere in the world in seconds, where they can discover secrets of old times, solve mysteries and outsmart goons of all sorts?

And then there is the evil overlord Tain who has a mission to destroy the very things Zach and Miranda try to save - 'WORDS'. How do you save words, you ask? Find out as the Beginning Series, starts the tale of their adventures, but as the best friends quickly discover, maybe some things are better left alone"

In this children's book and a bit of superhero comedy, find out as the Beginning Series, starts the tale of their adventures, but as the best friends quickly discover, maybe some things are better left alone. This beginning reader’s chapter book is filled with action and adventure.

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Lucky is Reading Giveaway Hop - Amazon Gift Card or Book of Choice

Lucky is Reading Giveaway Hop 

March 5th - 18th

Hosted by Stuckinbooks

Several blogs are taking part, so there's lots of amazing gifts to be won. Check out the rules of the other blogs. I will contact the winner via email within 5 days following the end of the contest.

There are many books I feel I'm lucky to have read, too many to list, but the one series that I keep referring back to as my go-to series is the Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick. I love these books. So if you haven't had the chance to read them just yet, check them out. Delve into Nora's and Patch's world. You won't be disappointed.

     

***GIVEAWAY***

OR

BOOK OF CHOICE from the Kindle Store or The Book Depository (up to $10).

Ends March 18th (midnight GMT).

International.

Contest is void where prohibited. Entrants must be 13 or else have parent or guardian’s permission to enter. Winners will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected. The winner will be posted on this page after the winner responds. Winning entries will be verified for authenticity.

Enter the giveaway and then hop on to the next one.

Thanks and good luck to everyone!

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Cover Reveal - Dark and Twisted Games by Heidi Acosta

 

Dark and Twisted Games

(Hearts of Faeylon #1)

Author: Heidi Acosta

Published by: CHBB

Publication Date: April 1st, 2016

Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

My Top 10 Bookvie (Book to Movie Adaptation)

I just love it whenever I find out one of my favourite reads is going to be adapted into a movie. Reading books is one of my favourite pastimes but seeing that book come to life is even more exhilarating. It's like the icing on the cake, a sweet reward.

Seeing some of the recent bookvie hitting the big screens, I can't help but reminisce. I've managed to compile a list, which wasn't easy to do, so here it goes.

My current Top 10 Bookvie are:

1. The Green Mile

2. Forrest Gump

3. The Shawshank Redemption

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - The Black Lotus by Claire Warner

The Black Lotus
Author: Claire Warner
Release Date: June 29th, 2014

Book Description:
....though I would dearly love to play court to you, I would hurt you more than any other.

It is 1752.
The year that will change the life of heiress Melissa De Vire. As she makes her first fumbling steps into society, she meets the handsome young cad Justin Lestrade and his world tears her perceptions apart. For Justin is more than he appears and his secrets and enemies are manifold. Drawn irresistibly to him, she finds herself sinking into a realm of feuds, magic and old curses and her life will never again be the same.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - Pearl by Deirdre Riordan Hall

Pearl
Author: Deirdre Riordan Hall
Published by: Skyscape
Publication Date: March 1st, 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Book Description:
Run fast and run far, unless you’re fearless. Unless you’re courageous. I’m not, but I’d like to be.

Pearl Jaeger is seventeen and homeless after drugs, poverty, and addiction unraveled the life she shared with JJ, her formerly glamorous rock star mother.

This moment of happiness is fleeting; someone will take it from me.

When tragedy brings a chance to start over at an elite boarding school, she doesn’t hesitate. Yet the only salvation comes from an art teacher as troubled as Pearl, and she faces the stark reality that what she thought she wanted isn’t straightforward.

I trace the outline of my reflection in a window. I am no more than a replica of my mother. This is not the self-portrait I want to paint.

Through the friendships she forms at school—especially with Grant, a boy who shows Pearl what it means to trust and forgive—she begins to see a path not defined by her past. But when confronted with the decision to be courageous or to take the easy way forged by her mother’s failures, which direction will Pearl choose?

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Cover Reveal & Giveaway - Life in the Lucky Zone by Patricia B. Tighe

 

Life in the Lucky Zone

(The Zone, #2)

Author: Patricia B. Tighe

Published by: Swoon Romance

Publication Date: April 5th, 2016

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Promo Blitz - Visions Through a Glass, Darkly by David I. Aboulafia

Visions Through a Glass, Darkly 
Author: David I. Aboulafia
Genre: Psychological Suspense

Date Published: January 29, 2016

Book Description:

Two days, eighteen hours, fifty-eight minutes…The time of your life on this earth. Richard Goodman is the caretaker of a unique institution that trains disabled youth in the art of watchmaking. But he is no ordinary administrator. He possesses extrasensory powers he does not fully understand and cannot control.

But an innocent outing to Coney Island results in him obtaining a more disturbing ability, along with a terrifying prophecy that he will die in less than three days. As the clock of his life counts down, a still greater threat emerges. An uncanny assassin who will destroy everyone he knows and loves.

Unless he can discover who the killer is. And stop him in time.

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Cover Reveal - Everdeep by Candace Knoebel

 

Everdeep

(Night Watchmen, #4)

Author: Candace Knoebel

Publication Date: April 14th, 2016

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult

Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway - Hunters of the Dream by Ingrid Koivukangas

Hunters of the Dream
Author: Ingrid Koivukangas
Genre: YA Fantasy

Book Description:
When the summer holidays begin, Aurora thinks she’s just a normal teenager about to have another boring summer. Then, for her seventeenth birthday, Nana Brin gives her a long-silent Oracle that has been passed down through their family for generations. The mysterious Oracle soon awakens in response to the creeping Darkness that is escaping and destroying all worlds. Aurora must quickly find the courage to come to terms with her calling as the Huntress of the Dream.

Hunters of the Dream will be available at Amazon from February 22 to March 20 for only $0.99

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Blog Tour Promo - Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon

Murder on Wheels

Author: Lynn Cahoon

Pages: 198

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Format: Ecopy/Paperback/Audio

The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, California, but before Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer . . .

Now that Kacey Austin has got her new gluten-free dessert truck up and running, there’s no curbing her enthusiasm—not even when someone vandalizes the vehicle and steals her recipes. But when Kacey turns up dead on the beach and Jill’s best friend Sadie becomes the prime suspect, Jill needs to step on it to serve the real killer some just desserts.

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Blog Tour Excerpt - Dark Secrets of the Past by Evelyne Sants

Dark Secrets of the Past
Author: Evelyne Sants
Genre: Suspense
Date Published: May 5, 2015

Book Description:
Marion, a carefree and rebellious young girl, will discover her childhood, her parents, her entire life has been built on lies.

She will somehow try to rebuild her past, as heavy and painful as it is, in order to move forward and find the child she gave up for adoption before leaving for India for seven years in hopes of forgetting.

While there, she will meet extraordinary people, such as Shilpa, Nazma, Paoli, who will take her on a beautiful and difficult adventure across this country and culture that she barely knows. Unfortunately, the suffering caused by her child's absence will never disappear.

Upon returning home, her only thought will be to find her child. In her quest for the truth, she will take every risk, discovering a terrifying secret. She will put her life in danger while confronting a terrible revenge.

Will she live up to the incredible journey that awaits her? There's only one solution – face the past in order to better understand the present, understand the present to better live the future.

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Promo Blitz - The Road Leads Back by Marci Boudreaux

The Road Leads Back 
Author: Marci Boudreaux
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Date Published: April 2015

Book Description:

Kara Martinson and Harry Canton weren’t exactly high school sweethearts, but they did share one night neither will ever forget. Twenty-seven years later, Harry surprises Kara at an art gallery opening and discovers he left her with more than just memories when he went away to college. Desperate to connect with the family he never knew existed, Harry convinces his son to move to Stonehill—and pleads with Kara to come, too.

Kara hasn’t stepped foot in their hometown since the day she was sent away to a home for unwed mothers. Now Harry’s back in her life and as they put together the pieces of his parents’ betrayal, old heartaches start to feel anew. She wants to be near her family, but returning to Iowa means facing some things…and some people…she isn’t quite ready to.

Can Harry convince her to forgive those who betrayed her so they can embrace the future they were robbed of so long ago? Or will the pain of the past be too much for Kara to overcome?

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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Gifted Thief by Helen Harper

Gifted Thief
Author: Helen Harper
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Date Published: 1/29/2016

Book Description:
Orphan. Runaway. Thief.

Since the moment I was ripped from my mother's womb, I've been an outcast amongst my own kind. The Sidhe might possess magical Gifts, unbelievable wealth and unfathomable power but I don't want a thing to do with them. I ran away from their lands in the Highlands of Scotland when I was eleven years old and I've never looked back. I don't need a Clan. I've got my own family of highly skilled thieves who mean more to me than any Sidhe ever could.

Unfortunately for me, the playboy heir to the Moncrieffe Clan has something I desperately need. To get it back, I'm going to have to plunge myself back into that world, no matter what the consequences may be. I suppose it's just as well I have sense of humour. I think I'm going to need it.

By bestselling author Helen Harper, Gifted Thief is the first book in the Highland Magic series.

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