Book Blast: Spell Fire (Teen Wytche Saga #3)

Spell Fire (Teen Wytche Saga #3) by Ariella Moon
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

New school. New friends. New reputation. High school sophomore Ainslie Avalon-Bennett works hard to hide her Crazy Girl past. But as long as her best friend’s disap-pearance remains unsolved, she can’t shake the depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder that once landed her in a mental ward.

Ainslie’s tenuous control over her life shatters when her warring parents ditch her at Christmas. While they take a cruise to “work things out,” Ainslie must spend the holiday with her aunt and uncle, owners of a struggling Mystery School and occult store. 

Plunged into the world of fire fortunes, dragons, entity eaters, and an ailing spell book, Ainslie is well beyond her comfort zone. Then she meets Thor, a seventeen year-old dragon shaman. He spikes her pulse and calms her OCD. But will she lose him once he discovers her past? Or will Thor’s deadly secret, hidden in plain view, be their undo-ing?

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Excerpt:

My body elongated, and I swore I grew six inches. Inside the cafe, there was no line. Another miracle. I paused beneath the fern‑painted ceiling fan and scanned the wall menu. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for, but a weird craving fueled my search.

The dragon exerted pressure between my shoulder blades, prompting me. “A Scorpion’s Nest smoothie.”

Morningstar leaned over the high counter and gave me a once‐over. “You feeling okay?”

I licked my lips. “Absolutely.” I had never tasted an orange juice, vanilla ice cream, and peanut butter combo, but I slapped the countertop and said, “I’m fine. Hit me.”

Blog Hop: Gratitude Giveaway Blog Hop

4th Annual Gratitude Giveaways Hop
Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
November 15th to 30th

I don't know about you guys, but I have a ton of things to be thankful for this year and to show my appreciation to all of our awesome followers here at Pink Fluffy Hearts, we're participating in the Gratitude Giveaway! With Thanksgiving fast approaching sound off below and tell me what you're most grateful for. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blog Hop: Keeping Warm or Staying Cold Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Reading in Twilight and I am a Reader, Not a Writer
November 12th - 19th

One of my favorite things to do when the weather gets cold and winter rolls around is get a nice fire going and curl up with a book and my dog. Reading one of my favorite books all bundled up, snow falling outside is seriously one of the best things ever. Now, with the way I read, I have a lot of favorite books, so choosing which to read is always hard.

Book Blast: Jawbreaker - Unlock the (U)niverse

Jawbreaker - Unlock the (U)niverse by Jolene Stockman
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Non-fiction
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B& N ♥ Smashwords

Book Description:

You have created yourself every second since the day you were born. Bit by bit, layer by layer. You are a million moments. You are your gift to the world. You are a jawbreaker.

This exciting new non-fiction book for young adults is a guide to exploring who you are, and deciding who you want to be. Get ready to:

- Find and fuel your fizzing center spark. - Tune in to personal guidance techniques. - Unleash your absolute uniqueness. - Develop a cutting edge brand from scratch. - And so much more!

Packed with tools and jewels to navigate the new world, Jawbreaker: Unlock the (U)niverse (17,000 words) will let you build on your strengths, and show you your story in a whole new way.

It’s time to uncover the world’s best kept secret: You

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Blog Hop: Dystopian Giveaway Blog Hop

Hosted by My Shelf Confessions and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

November 1st - 7th

Dystopian novels are one of my favorite genres. There's so much you can play around with and change when you have an apocolypse or two! I've read quite a few and I think one of my favorites is Glistening Haven by Jill Cooper. I am anxiously awaiting the next part of the series.

Book Blast: The Battle for Arcanon Major (The Lost Dacomé Files #1)

The Battle for Arcanon Major (The Lost Dacomé Files #1) by Alexandra May
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy
Release Date: July 20th 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ Smashwords

Book Description:

“As daughter of our ruler I grew up in the crossfire of an ongoing war… All I’d ever wanted to be was a great warrior and ultimately lead my people into victorious battles.”

With only a small army at her command Halíka Dacomé, a skilled warrior and daughter of the Elemental King, is ready to lead one final battle to save her planet. A battle against the savage, bloodthirsty Primords who want to extinguish the diminished race of Elementals once and for all.

But before battle commences her father is given an ultimatum from the enemy leader, Arfron Uhnok. If the king agrees, Halíka Dacomé must marry Arfron Uhnok to prevent further bloodshed. If the king disagrees they, as a race, will all perish.

Horrified by her fathers decision Halíka Dacomé leads her army onward regardless of the consequences. Because her heart belongs to another. A love that blossomed many years ago. A love that her father has forbidden.

Halíka faces her toughest battle yet and learns that not all battles are those fought with a sword… The Battle for Arcanon Major is an epic love story set against the backdrop of war and is the first Prequel to Elemental: The First.

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Excerpt:

“When you’re out there on the battlefield with your captains and your soldiers, when you fight, you are the strongest, toughest, fiercest woman I know. Sometimes you scare me at how hardened you are.”

“But that’s just—”

“No, I know what you’re going to say. I know it’s who you really are and I love that person. She’s someone I admire so much.”

“What are you trying to say?”

Book Blast: A Light in Dark Places

A Light in Dark Places by Jennifer Graves and Emily Gray Clawson
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Release Date:
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

In December, 2009, Susan Cox Powell was reported missing from her home in West Valley City, Utah. As law enforcement tried to piece together what had happened to Susan, her husband, Josh Powell, became the only person of interest in the case.

For Jennifer Graves, Josh’s sister, the nightmare started long before Susan’s disappearance. From her experiences growing up in the Powell family to the terrifying moment when she first started to believe her brother was a killer, she relied on her faith to stay strong. She devoted herself to the safety of Susan’s boys, Charlie and Braden, whom she hoped to be able to raise as her own. When the boys were murdered by their father in February, 2012, Jennifer was more than devastated, but she had to believe there was a reason for it all—including the deaths of her beloved nephews.

In A Light In Dark Places, Jennifer shares her struggles and her triumphs. In coming to terms with such tragedy she finally was able to embrace the truth that we all have the power to choose our own path—and there is always hope, no matter how dark things may seem.

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Praise for A Light in Dark Places

I just finished reading “A Light in Dark Places” By Jennifer Graves and Emily Gray Clawson. I was impressed with how well written the book was. The descriptions are such that I felt I was part of the story. I was grateful that the message was one of hope and peace in tragedy. The book does tell the tale of Susan Powell, her boys and their demise but doesn’t dwell on it. It was nice to see inside the life experiences of someone so close to them and to see things from Jennifer’s perspective rather than what you see on the media. I highly recommend this book. It doesn’t disappoint! – T. Hyde

I love true accounts of people overcoming challenges and helping others with the lessons learned from them. This story of Jennifer’s experiences throughout her abusive childhood, and later the disappearance of Susan and the murder of her two sweet nephews is just that. She shares how she felt God’s hand in her life, guiding her to make better choices than the rest of her family did. Though the book had so many sad details, it ended with hope, courage and love. ~D. Raymond

Book Blast: From Gods

From Gods by Mary Ting
Age Group:Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Description:

Did you just see a flash of lightning across the sky on a clear sunny day? It’s not from Mother Nature. It is most likely from Mason Grand, swoon-worthy demigod, one of Zeus’s descendants.

Skylar Rome is supposed to be having the best summer ever before she heads off to college. Little did she know, her whole life was about to change while visiting her cousin. Nearly drowning at the beach due to unknown forces, one of the Grand brothers she’d just met, Mason, saves her life. 

Cool, collected, mysterious, and dangerously good-looking, Skylar is drawn to him from the start. Though she knows he is the type of guy good girls stayed away from, it seems he is always saving her life, and the attraction was inevitable.

Upon meeting the brothers, strange things begin to happen. When she accidentally kills one of the brothers, it throws her life into turmoil, as they search to find the answers. Implausibly, she gets caught up in a world of the decedents of ancient gods, all who have super powers. Not only is her discovery difficult to accept, evil beings are after her. 

Running out of time and running for her life, she must unravel a mystery. What do they want from her? Forced into a battle set into motion long before she was born, will she find the answers, or will she die trying?

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Excerpt:

“Mason, Mason, Mason,” Skylar panicked.

“I know. Skylar, hold on tight. I’m going to brake.”

“But…but there are cars behind us.”

“We have no choice. Don’t worry. I got this.” Pushing down on the brake pedal forcefully, the car hydroplaned to the right. “Hold on,” Mason yelled. Skylar gripped the first thing she could place her hand on tightly. The water from the road jetted up into the air like a water show, but the car kept gliding sideways, until finally it spun a full circle and stopped. With no time to waste, Mason turned the car toward the right and accelerated, hoping to dodge what was coming toward them.

Out of nowhere, a long piece of ice, taking the form of a spear-like shape, darted through the trucks’ tires and punctured some of them. More ice spears came soaring out of the rain, but this time, ten or more sphere like ice balls followed, denting the sides of the trucks, and one went through a windshield. With flat tires, the trucks now glided as if on ice, maneuvering from side to side.

Blog Hop: 4th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

4th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
October 15th - 31st

I love Halloween. It is one of my all time favorite holiday's and has been since I was little. There's just something about dressing up, giving our candy and watching scary movies that makes me giddy. When I was younger one of my best friends and I even used to have black and red parties for Halloween and Friday the 13th. Themed parties are so the best.

Book Blast: Blog This

Blog This by Cami Checketts
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Suspence, Humor, Romance
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Description:

Will protecting children throughout the world cost Natasha her own family?

Devastated by the loss of her brother, Natasha Senecot works to expose the dangers of Matthew Chrysler’s violent video games, succeeding in bankrupting and humiliating him.

Chrysler retaliates and sends a hit man after her. Natasha is forced to fake her own death to protect her children, but after witnessing another tragedy, Natasha won’t hide any longer.

In a race against time, can Natasha expose Matthew Chrysler before his assassin murders her family and shatters her world?


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Excerpt:

Natasha sighed. “You don’t need to stay until Detective Bentley comes.”

His eyebrows rose. “You want to be alone with the detective?”

Natasha grabbed a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water from the door of the fridge. “I just don’t want Jace and Lily to wait too long.” She turned to face him, taking a sip of the cold water.

Tony held her gaze with his warm stare and edged a step closer. “I wanted to make sure that you’re okay.”

Book Blast: Cerberus (Solace, #1)

Cerberus (Solace, #1) by P.K. Gallagher
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Description:

For Kaeden Parish, life in Solace has always followed certain rules—everything makes sense, everything can be planned for, and everything is as it seems. Unfortunately, the secret harbored by his gorgeous, albeit guarded girlfriend is about to shatter all of that.

After a successful attack on his life opens his eyes to a world of war, shadows, and supernatural creatures—a world he didn’t plan for—Kaeden finds himself resembling the sort of monster he has always feared. As he desperately struggles to resist a new temptation, danger draws ever nearer, threatening the ones he loves most. A prophecy tells of a final battle and great destruction, and Kaeden must decide which side he is on, a choice that could mean the end of the world.

In Book 1 of the Solace Series, P.K. Gallagher pulls readers into a realm where good and evil are at war, and the outcome of it all rests on one young man’s decision to either go and live...or stay and die.

This is where Parish begins.

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Book Blast: My Sister's Reaper

My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Sixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.

When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong. 

Mara isn’t the same anymore—Zadie isn’t even sure she’s completely human, and to top it off, a Reaper is determined to collect Mara’s soul no matter what. 

Now Zadie must figure out how to defeat her sister’s Reaper, or let Mara die … this time for good.

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Excerpt:

Monday morning snuck up on me and clobbered me on the head. At least the sun was shining. I looked out the kitchen window, sipping my juice in hopes for a blood sugar boost to get me through the day. The dew on the grass sparkled like it had the day the frogs came. That was years ago, but as I stared at the grass, I could almost see them. I could almost feel Mara at my back, clinging to my shirt.

I dropped my gaze to my orange juice. My stomach twisted at the possibilities of what could happen if I thought too hard about something like that. When I was young, strange things started happening. Weird coincidences that made me wonder. They were little things at first, like wishing for a snow day and waking up to a blizzard. Or not studying for a test at school and learning the teacher was out sick. Then the frogs happened.

Blog Hop: Banned Book Week Giveaway Hop!

Hosted by BookHounds and I am a Reader, Not A Writer

September 22nd - 28th

It's that time of year again where we rebel against the system and demand our book back!!! ...I'm totally being dramatic. It's banned book week and ever since 1982 the American Library Association has put together campaigns to make everyone aware of the circumstances of this form of censorship.

Some books are banned for small things like language or inappropriate themes for the age group, but other books are banned for things that are presumed to be more serious, but in all reality no one has a right to pull books from the shelves of our libraries and bookstores. If you don't like what a book is saying or what it stands for, here's a clue don't read it.

Book Blast: Stranded (Alaskan Courage #3)

Stranded (Alaskan Courage #3) by Dani Pettrey
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

When her friend vanishes from a cruise ship, reporter Darcy St. James isn’t satisfied with their explanation that she simply left her job of her own accord. Something isn’t lining up, and Darcy believes the only way to find the truth is to put herself in Abby’s position. 

Within days, Darcy learns her friend wasn’t the only person to disappear mysteriously. Last summer, a woman vanished under almost identical circumstances.

Gage McKenna has taken a summer-long stint leading adventure excursions for the passengers of various cruise lines that dock for a few days of sightseeing. He’s surprised to find Darcy working aboard one of the ships, investigating a troubling report. 

Something sinister is going on and the deeper they dig the more Gage fears they’ve only discovered the tip of the iceberg.

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Giveaway

Book Blast: Darkest Worlds: A Dystopian Anthology

Darkest Worlds: A Dystopian Anthology by Katie French, S.K. Falls, Zoe Cannon, A.G. Henley, Kate Avery Ellison, Megan Thomason
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Dystopia
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

An anthology that explores what humans are made of when society falls to its knees. Darkest Worlds includes six original novellas by award-winning authors and best sellers of Young Adult and New Adult Dystopia.

All proceeds go to Girls Write Now, a charity that promotes literacy of inner-city girls.



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Nessa A Breeders Story by Katie French, author of The Breeders: Eighteen-year-old Nessa knows what it’s like to be an endangered species. Growing up in a dying world where nine out of ten babies are born male, she survives by trusting no one. When Marlin, the nineteen-year-old gunslinger, kills the man who has been keeping her enslaved, Nessa decides he might be her meal ticket. What she doesn’t realize is love is still possible, even in their decimated world.

Moon by S.K. Falls, author of World of Shell and Bone: Loyalty. Obedience. Patriotism. Moon Stewart has no doubt that the New Amanian way of life is the right way. The only way. But was there ever a time when she felt differently? In this companion novella to the dystopian bestseller World of Shell and Bone, the secrets of Moon’s past are revealed, giving readers a glimpse into the mind of their favorite antagonist.

Blog Hop: Off to Oz Giveaway Hop

Off to Oz Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Angela's Anxious Life & I am a reader, not a writer

September 10th to September

Unfortunately I have read a lot of re-tellings as of yet, but there are so many I want to read! My TBR list is full of them! The only thing I've read lately that can be classified as a re-telling or another version of a fairy tale is Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake, which I thought was great and Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis, which was amazing.

Book Blast: A Good-Lookin' Man

A Good-Lookin' Man by Marcia Lynn McClure
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Romance, Western
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ Distractions Ink

Book Description:

However, in an instant—in less than a breath or the bat of an eyelid—the elusive pepper spray hiding somewhere in her purse was all but forgotten. For standing before her—right there before her, not three feet away—was the best-looking, most gorgeous, handsomest man she had ever seen in all her life!

“No, seriously,” she thought out loud with lingering bewilderment at how perfectly stunning the man standing before her was, wearing a worn pair of Levi’s, dusty cowboy boots, and a short-sleeved, plaid-print, snap-up shirt that hung open, revealing a bronzed, perfectly sculpted torso that was simply a mass of muscles. She was so unsettled by the man’s appearance that she wasn’t sure whether she was whispering aloud to herself or her car.

Either way, the man asked, “Beg your pardon, ma’am?”

“Oh…oh, nothing,” Fairlee said as she began rummaging in her purse again. But the man’s presence and appearance had entirely rattled her. As her awe-inspired brain obviously quit sending out instructions to the rest of her body, Fairlee felt her purse slip from her hands—watched in humiliated dismay as its contents tumbled out and scattered over the shoulder of the road.

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Book Blast: A Wicked Kind of Dark

A Wicked Kind of Dark by Jonathan K. Benton
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Robert Duncan no longer believes in magic. A mysterious call about a blood moon, however, leads him back to the magical world of his childhood and to Luthien, the beautiful girl with flame-coloured hair, who he loved and lost.

As Robert unravels the secrets of his childhood, darkness enters his life and an ancient evil awakens. 

To have any chance of defeating the dark forces that would destroy two worlds, Robert must find Luthien before the rise of the blood moon. He must, once more, believe in magic …

A Wicked Kind of Dark mixes vast and spectacular fantasy landscapes with gritty urban reality. A must-read for people of all ages who believe in the power of imagination, and the importance of never losing touch with your inner child.

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Book Blast: DiSemblance

DiSemblance by Shanae Branham
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
Release Date: August 20, 2012
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Jason Tanner’s life has always been different from the ordinary citizen’s. It started when he was an infant and his parents were only teenagers. A computer science prodigy, Lloyd attended MIT but left a pariah in the eyes of the school’s dean—but a computer physics genius in the eyes of his primary investor. 

Then his theories and ideas created a holographic machine and their world shrunk as contact with the outside world became less and less frequent. A computer prodigy now himself, Jason is about to learn that the world never waits for you if you have the ability to change it: it will come for you.

Detective Bruce Durante has been handed the case of the Comfort Killer, a serial killer so named because he appears to abduct terminally ill patients before returning their corpses to their families in refrigerated coffins. When he picks up the trail, it leads straight to the home of Lloyd Tanner.

Jason has been living life through the world of Lloyd’s invention and wishing he could carry on a relationship with Boston, the beautiful girl next door. When his father is murdered and framed as the Comfort Killer, he is brought back to reality in a hurry. 

He is forced to destroy all of the planted evidence—and finds he is being targeted as the killer’s new fall guy. But the secrets of his father’s invention run deep and Jason, his brother Isaac,Boston, the Comfort Killer, and Detective Durante hurtle towards one another on a deadly collision course that leaves everyone’s life hanging in the balance.

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Blog Hop: Books to Movies Giveaway Hop

Books to Movies Giveaway Hop
Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds
August 27th to September 3rd

I love books and I love movies and while hollywood doesn't always capture our books the way they should, I do enjoy seeing most plots acted out and getting to see the books I love so much come to life!