My Top 10 Most Anticipated Books and Movies of 2017

Happy New Year To You All!

I'm so excited about the new year. 2016 went by so quickly, but that's done and dusted and it's up and onwards now. I read many interesting books and watched some amazing films last year and I look forward to doing the same this year.

 

My Top 10 Most Anticipated Books
Of 2017 Are:

 

 

My Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies
Of 2017 Are:

December Favourites

Welcome to my December Favourites.

Here, you will find a list of the movies and books I watched and read in December and my favourite among them.

Books Read:

Favourite:

Lost in Wonderland

(The Twisted and the Brave #1)

Author: Nicky Peacock

Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Movies Watched:

Favourite:

Blog Tour Spotlight - Lucy Trilogy by L.M. Pruitt

Burden
Lucy Trilogy Book 1
Winged Series Book 11
L.M. Pruitt
Genre: Urban fantasy/paranormal romance
Publisher: SP Press
Date of Publication: July 26
Word Count: approx. 90K
Cover Artist: Najla Qambler

Book Description:
All my life, I've had plans.

Dying the day before beginning the final year of my surgical residency wasn't one of them.

Finding myself drafted in the eternal war between good and evil wasn't one of them, either.

And dealing with friends, enemies, and lovers I don't remember?

Definitely not in my plans.

Blog Tour Promo - Under the Spanish Stars by Alli Sinclair

Under the Spanish Stars
Author: Alli Sinclair
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Pages: 324
Genre: Women's Fiction
Format: Ecopy/Paperback

Book Description:

Previously published by Mira in Australia and New Zealand Amid the vivid beauty of Granada, a woman entrusted with unraveling a family secret will discover the truth about her heritage--and the alluring promise of love...

When her beloved grandmother falls ill, Charlotte Kavanagh will do whatever she asks of her--even if it means traveling to a country that broke her abuela's heart. Can an unsigned painting of a flamenco dancer unlock the secrets of her grandmother's youth in Spain? To find the answers she needs, Charlotte must convince the charismatic and gifted musician, Mateo Vives to introduce her to a secluded gypsy clan.

The enigmatic Mateo speaks the true language of flamenco, a culture Charlotte must learn to appreciate if she wants to understand her grandmother's past--and the flamenco legend that has moved souls to beauty, and bodies to the heights of passion. As Mateo leads her into the captivating world of the music and the dance, Charlotte embraces her own long-denied creative gift and the possibility of a future rich with joy...

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Promo Blitz - Breaking Evil by Kristina Rienzi

Breaking Evil

Author: Kristina Rienzi

Genre: Suspense/Paranormal
Date Published: December 15, 2016

Book Descritpion:
BECOMING EVIL
One year ago, Sera Murano chose evil. She left her human world behind to transform into an Ensoul, a rare and powerful demon, all to fight the evil she was about to become. Working for her father Lorenzo, the leader of all demons, she secretly vowed to overturn his plot to destroy humankind.

BATTLING EVIL

That is, until demon hunters attack Sera and her beloved, Damon, and the truth about the human-demon war is revealed. Torn between the human life of her past and the supernatural one she lives now, Sera must decide who is the worse enemy: evil or humanity.

BREAKING EVIL

To win the battle of her life, Sera is forced to do the unthinkable, taking drastic measures and risking the lives of those she loves most. She must fight to the death against the only supernatural leader she’s ever known, all for a chance to break the cycle of evil.

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Bookvie: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - out November 18, 2016 (USA)

Who's in it:
Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Steam Ahead! DIY For Kids by Sumita Mukherjee

Steam Ahead! DIY For Kids

Author: Sumita Mukherjee

Genre: Children’s Learning and Education
Date Published: 12 December 2016
Publisher: Sumita Mukherjee

Book Description:
STEAM AHEAD! DIY FOR KIDS is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction book for parents and children. It introduces kids between the ages of four and ten to the magic of electronics, game and toy designing, printing, understanding basic scientific principles and most importantly, they’ll have a blast making them. Inside this book you will find projects on LED cards, dance pads, handmade soaps, bubble blowers, Play-Doh circuits, cloud lanterns, scribbling bots and more!

Created by NASA STEM certified leader, Sumita Mukherjee, this book is jam packed with projects that will engage any bored child. The hands-on projects are broken into areas of practical implementation: Party, Build, Toys and Art. They have also been sorted according to levels of difficultly and STEAM relevance. Adding one or two experiments per week can get your child excited about science, inventions, science fair projects and overall classroom performance.

There is also a BONUS material list for STEAM DIY KIDS, to make it easier for parents to plan and prepare in advance.

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Promo Blitz - Indomitus Est by Robert W. Brady, Jr.

Indomitus Est

Author: Robert W. Brady, Jr.

Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy

Book Description:
Imagine yourself, born into the suburbs, your parents working class people, your school nothing special.

Imagine that, for some reason far beyond your understanding as a very young child, a god that you didn't even know existed ear-marked you as his bargaining chip in a trade across realities.

Imagine that, from the time of that first first meeting and for your next eighteen years, that god - Anubis - threw everything he could think of at you, to break you, to torment you, to forge you into this thing to be traded.

And imagine that, at the end of it all, you passed all of the tests, leaving your life in a shambles, never knowing that you were being tested at all and, when the time came, Anubis appeared and tricked you into giving up your soul to him, only to make the trade and give you over to another god, named War, who by comparison made Anubis seem like a pretty nice guy.

I'm Randy Morden - welcome to my world. A world named 'Fovea,' where magic is real, technology the stuff of fantasy, and warriors with swords ride horses into battle, trying to stay one step ahead of their gods' will. I didn't ask for this life, but I promise you: before anyone ever knocks me down again, I'm going to have their blood on my knuckles, because a man can only be pushed so far!

Free Until the End of 2016

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Incompetent Gods by Gabriele Russo

Incompetent Gods
Gods Inc Series
Book 1
Gabriele Russo
Fiery Seas Publishing
December 13, 2016

Book Description:
In a dimension created by the ancient gods, most are now stuck working at Gods Incorporated. CEO Queen Louhi Pohjola, a mortal demigoddess turned vampire (on a diet), holds the planet in the palm of her hand and while she cannot by any stretch of the imagination be called a nice person, there’s worse lurking in her shadow.

Goblin, a bitter hybrid with childhood issues and shape-shifting abilities, has a grudge against the world. First on his to-do list is getting rid of the Queen and take her place by forcing the titan Ba’al to devour her.

As her friends and allies fall one-by-one into Goblin’s traps, the Queen’s fate seems inevitable. With no one left to fight, will Ba’al’s friends, a bunch of over-the-hill incompetent gods, be enough to stop Goblin from turning the world into hell?

Buy Links:
Amazon US ¦ UK ¦ Fiery Seas Publishing

Freebie Promo - Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson

 

Don't miss this fabulous freebie! Grab your copy of Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson today!!

 

Prejudice Meets Pride

Author: Rachael Anderson

Book Description:

After years of pinching pennies and struggling to get through art school, Emma Makie’s hard work finally pays off with the offer of a dream job. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to make a cross-country move to Colorado Springs to take temporary custody of her two nieces. She has no money, no job prospects, and no idea how to be a mother to two little girls, but she isn’t about to let that stop her. Nor is she about to accept the help of Kevin Grantham, her handsome neighbor, who seems to think she’s incapable of doing anything on her own.

Prejudice Meets Pride is the story of a guy who thinks he has it all figured out and a girl who isn't afraid to show him that he doesn't. It’s about learning what it means to trust, figuring out how to give and to take, and realizing that not everyone gets to pick the person they fall in love with. Sometimes, love picks them.

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Girl of Glass by Megan O'Russell

Girl of Glass
Megan O'Russell
Fiery Seas Publishing
Young Adult
December 6, 2016

Book Description:
Two worlds...one glass wall...no turning back.

The human race has been divided. The chosen few live in the safety of the domes, watching through their glass walls as those left on the outside suffer and die. But desperation has brought invention, and new drugs have given the outsiders the strength to roam the poisoned night unafraid – but it comes at a price.

Seventeen-year-old Nola Kent has spent her life in the domes, being trained to protect her little piece of the world that has been chosen to survive. The mission of the domes is to preserve the human race, not to help the sick and starving. But when outsider Kieran Wynne begs for Nola’s help in saving an innocent life, she is drawn into a world of darkness and danger. The suffering on the other side of the glass is beyond anything Nola had imagined, and turning her back on the outside world to return to the safety of the domes may be more than she can stand. Even when her home is threatened by the very people Nola wants to help.

Buy Links:

Fiery Seas Publishing

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Light in My Dark by Jean Gilbert & William Dresden

Light in My Dark
Author: Jean Gilbert & William Dresden
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 21st, 2016
Rogue House Publishing
 

Book Description:
Two boys love her. Two worlds need her. Only she can save them both.

Sixteen-year-old Harper Deveraux has longed for an adventure ever since her mother died of cancer four years ago. Much to her dismay, she is stuck in Glen Eden, a small mountain town in upstate New York that does little to fuel her hopes and dreams.

Another year of high school has begun, and with the Moon Dance only a few weeks away, Harper suddenly finds herself torn between the affections of two boys: her best friend Jack, and a new boy from the City named Knes who might not be from this world.

Strange things begin to happen in Glen Eden when Harper uncovers a mystery that involved her mother and a realm shrouded in darkness that lies beyond the wall... A realm that Knes intends to take her to. Only Jack stands in his way.

Light In My Dark, is an action-packed modern YA fantasy, filled with dark forces, love, and self-discovery.

On sale for $1.99 for a limited time!

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK ¦ CA ¦ iTunes ¦ Kobo ¦ B&N

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Bounty Huntress by Sheri Queen

Bounty Huntress
Sleepy Hollow Hunter
Book One
A Hotel Paranormal Story
Sheri Queen
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Wilda Press
Date of Publication: November 9, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0692803370
ISBN-10: 0692803378
ASIN: B01M226DL7
Number of pages: 163
Word Count: 40,422
Cover Artist: Kelley York, X-Potion Designs

Book Description:
Janda Gray’s a Lykoi—part werecat, part wolf—shunned by both sides of her lineage.

She yearns for the day when she can escape the disdainful glances and leave her home on the outskirts of Sleepy Hollow, NY. When she lands a lucrative bounty hunter contract, she thinks her life is finally turning around. All she has to do is lure her werecat target from the safety of the Hotel Paranormal.

Then she meets a werepanther. Her life will never be the same.

Alexander Holden, second-in-command of a powerful werecat clan, is accused of murdering the woman he was to marry. He must find the real killer to clear his name or spend the rest of his supernaturally long life on the run.

Complications arise after Janda falls for the man she’s supposed to be capturing.

Now she must decide if following her heart is worth risking everything, including the love they’ve found in each other’s embrace.

Love is about making sacrifices. Saving him is all that matters.

Bounty Huntress is the introduction to the Sleepy Hollow Hunter series, as well as a Hotel Paranormal story.

The Hotel Paranormal is THE place for supernatural beings looking to get away from it all. Beings like werewolves, vampires, elves, sprites, djinn and more check in from all over the world for business and for pleasure—and sometimes for both.

Buy Links:

Amazon US ¦ UK ¦ iBooks ¦ B&N