Book Blitz: Where There is Love

Where There is Love by Mya O'Malley
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Romance
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Description:

Mia Dennsi is a beautiful young woman who has experienced a challenging childhood. As an out of work teacher, Mia accepts a position for home-schooling a troubled, misunderstood teenager. 

Mia makes it a priority to help Cassidy overcome her challenges and reach for her dreams. In the process, Mia experiences healing of her own; she is faced with issues she must now come to terms with.

Mia finds a rare friendship in Jamie, her caring and attractive neighbor. The relationship starts off as friendship, but will Mia let this healthy friendship bloom into something more or is she destined to a repeat the vicious cycle of making the same mistakes over and over again?

Through the various twists and turns of Mia’s love life, she is forced to make a decision that will affect her entire future. The reader cannot help but root for this character to succumb to true love and happiness.


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Excerpt:

I would have done anything for that girl. Anything. I have dreamed of Mia, I have waited for Mia. I have loved Mia. I can’t trust Mia.

I can’t get my hopes up again, only to be crushed by her. I couldn’t stand it.

She doesn’t allow herself to be happy. What has happened in her life to cause her to reject the people who love her, who care for her?

I remember the first time I ever laid eyes one her. The way she bumped into me, how embarrassed she was. I swear to this day that she is the most beautiful creature I’ve laid eyes on. Her slim build, dark hair and striking eyes. And that smile, that smile still warms my heart.

Blog Hop: Books to Movies Giveaway Hop

The most recent book to movie to hit the big screen was The Maze Runner and since I thought the movie was amazing, I'll be giving away one paperback copy of the book. If you haven't read it, you totally need to and then go see the movie because it was brilliant!

Banned Book Week Giveaway Hop

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Book Blast: Rewind to You

Rewind To You by Laura Johnston
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

One last summer before college on beautiful Tybee Island is supposed to help Sienna forget. But how can she? This is where her family spent every summer before everything changed, before the world as she knew it was ripped away.

But the past isn’t easily left behind. Especially when Sienna keeps having episodes that take her back to the night she wants to forget. 

Even when she meets the mysterious Austin Dobbs, the guy with the intense blue eyes, athlete’s body, and weakness for pralines who scooped her out of trouble when she blacked out on River Street.

When she’s with Austin, Sienna feels a whole new world opening up to her. Austin has secrets, and she has history. But caught between the past and the future, Sienna can still choose what happens now…

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Excerpt:

I’m increasingly aware of Austin—his shower-fresh scent, every curve of muscle and the rise and fall of his chest with every breath—as he stands behind me and wraps his arms around mine.

“I’ll teach you,” he says, his hot breath against my ear seeping in. Whispering a thrill.

Book Blast: The Girl (Guardians #1)

The Girl (Guardians #1) by Lola St.Vil
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Sitting there in the car, a part of me bitterly resented what she was doing to me. I knew it wasn’t her fault. But does she have to be so... alluring? I need to focus on something else besides the spot between her earlobe and neck. It looked so soft. 

Her lips were slightly parted as she looked out the window. I wanted to part them further with mine. I put both my hands on the steering wheel. I could not allow myself to let go until she was out of the car. 

Suddenly she leaned in and kissed me. It was far better than I could even begin to explain to you. I've fought and died a slow and painful death on earth. And nothing, NOTHING can compare to how hard it was for me to pull away from her lips. I don't think any angel could to do it twice in a lifetime...


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Excerpt:

“Your courage is in your tears. Every time you cry, you lose a little bit more of it. That’s why you’re so breakable. Not because you’re human, because you’re always shedding courage from your eyes.”

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Marcus, choose me. Choose the path that is perilous and leads to certain annihilation because it’s also the path that leads to me. They can’t understand that we are powerless to stop what we have for each other. But we know. We know that if we don’t bend to the will of this love, it will break us.

Book Blast: The Reckoning (Unbounded #4)

The Reckoning (Unbounded #4) by Teyla Branton
Age Group: Adult
Genre:Fantasy
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B &N

Book Description:

Only One Can Survive The Reckoning

Erin Radkey has always known the day would come when she would have to personally confront the Triad leader of the power-hungry Emporium. But she never thought it would be with a snake in her head that feeds on her energy. Or that she’d be in the company of an uncertain ally who might turn on her at any moment.

The stakes are high as new intel uncovers a startling Emporium plot that will catapult the entire world into war. Erin is determined to save not only the mortals but also her friends—even if it means sacrificing herself and her newfound love for Ritter Langton.

Ritter is just as determined to save Erin and prevent what would usher in the most bloody century the world has ever known, but even he might not recognize the person she becomes.

Every day the enemy grows stronger. There will be no second chance.

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Excerpt:
I started firing. My third man fell and Mari’s second before the group turned in our direction. Two men at the back dropped from Ritter and Stella’s fire, followed by two more. Nine down. They opened fire. The rat-a-tat-tat of their automatic weapons sliced through the stillness of the night. We had to hurry. Mari crouched behind the car, while I went over the top, using Ritter’s speed.

He was already there. I landed on one rotund Hunter while bringing my trangue gun down on another. I rolled as I fell. Another turned his gun in my direction, but I was already diving away, the bullets spraying the short grass. Twisting, I came around, my foot out, kicking the gun from his hand. He slammed his fist at me, but I deflected it with my left arm and jabbed my right hand into his gut. He grunted and leaned forward into my next punch. I looked around as he fell, but I already sensed everyone was down.

Book Blast: Goddess Born

Goddess Born by Kari Edgren
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Pennsylvania, 1730

Selah Kilbrid keeps a dangerous secret: she has the power to heal.

A direct descendent of the Celtic goddess Brigid, it’s Selah’s sacred duty to help those in need. But as the last of the Goddess Born living in the New World, she learned from an early age to keep her supernatural abilities hidden. The Quaker community of Hopewell has always been welcoming, but there’s no doubt they would see her hanged if her gift was revealed.

When a prominent minister threatens to try her with witchcraft unless she becomes his wife, Selah has only one hope—that her betrothed, a distant cousin from Ireland, arrives as planned. Marrying Samuel would keep her secret safe, preserve her sacred bloodline, and protect her from being charged as a witch.

But when news of Samuel’s death reaches the Colonies, Selah is truly on her own. Terrified, she faces an impossible choice—forfeit her powers and marry the loathsome Nathan? Or find an imposter to pose as her husband and preserve her birthright?

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Blog Hop: Fairy Tale Fortnight Giveaway Hop

4th annual Fairy Tale Fortnight Giveaway Hop

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, The Book Rat and A Backwards Story

April 22nd to May 3rd

I've always loved fairy tales, and obviously still do. They're one of my favorite things to read, especially re-tellings or from a new character in an old fairy tale. I love seeing things from a different perspective or even with a twist. 

Book Blast: Hawthorne

Hawthorne by Sarah Ballance
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Paranormal, Mystery
Release Date: March 2012
Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Description:

After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it takes ten years and the news of her grandmother’s passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. 

She seeks peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she finds is an old love, a sordid family history, and a wrong only she can right.

Living in the shadow of Hawthorne Manor, Noah Garrett has never forgotten about Emma Grace. In a house full of secrets, his search for missing documents reveals a truth that can cost him everything. 

What he finds gave Emma the freedom to walk away from the mansion, her heart free and clear, but at what price to Noah?

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Excerpt:
Noah closed in on the convertible, giving the nearby grounds a cursory look. The lawn was meticulous, the beds overflowing with sprays of purple garden phlox which trailed around the bend in the road and disappeared. A riot of white and rust-red irises backed the smaller purple flowers, their leaves deep green and glossy.

Overhead, Spanish moss swayed only occasionally atop a maze of live oak, more likely a result of a passing swarm of insects than an actual air current. The land was still. If there were tourists snapping photos of the historic plantation — or doing anything else — he didn’t see them. But someone had been there. The car was certainly real, even if that too-familiar scream had been a figment of his imagination.

Blog Hop: 4th Annual Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

4th Annual Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

Hosted by I'm a Reader Not a Writer and Books Complete Me

March 17th to 24th

Hey guys!

Since I was at a bit of a loss as to what book to giveaway with this hop, I decided a gift card might be better! So enjoy the hop and don't forget to check out the other stops along the way!

Good luck! :)

Book Blast: Paris Cravings

Paris Cravings by Kimberley Montpetit
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Romance
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Can life really turn on a dime,
a missed bus—
or a stuck pastry shop door?

Chloe Dillard’s life has always been complicated. Her mother is a neurotic romance novelist and her boyfriend, Mathew, has been pressuring her to go “all the way”—even as one of her own best friends offers to accommodate him.

But after The Worst Night of Her Life, Chloe escapes on her Senior Class trip to the swoon-worthy city of Paris which takes her mind off her troubles—temporarily. On the final leg of her dream trip, Chloe squeezes in one final run for a last-minute box of decadent pastries. Add a stuck door, subtract a broken four-inch heel from her cute strappy sandals, and Chloe ends up one stuck girl on the bakery shop floor with a sprained ankle.

Rescued by the shop owner’s dreamy son with chocolate-syrup eyes, the beautiful city of Paris suddenly becomes Chloe’s personal secret adventure. And even though Jean-Paul, the oh-so-kind La Patisserie shop boy is the gentlemanly guy Chloe has always dreamed of, even he has a girlfriend.

The police are tracking her down as a run-away, Mom’s having a nervous breakdown over her daughter’s “disappearance”, and Chloe’s just trying to have a Happily-Ever-After even as her dreams with Matt are swirling down the drain.

Could being lost in the city of Paris be just what the doctor ordered? What’s a girl to do in the most romantic city in the world?

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Excerpt:

Dear Diary:

I have a confession to make: I’ve become a total idiot over French pastries.

They’re my new favorite food.

My new-found edible souvenir.

My new favorite sin.

Blog Hop: Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop

Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop

Featuring Young Adult & Clean Adult Romance

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Rachael Anderson

February 8th to 14th

I love Valentine's Day.

True I more often than not don't have a valentine, but I sort of like it that way. I like being able to spend my time with friends and bake and smell flowers. It sounds super weird, but I think that's my favorite part of valentines day and romance. The wooing. Anyway one of my favorite authors does romance better than anyone I've ever had the pleasure reading and that's Alyssa Rose Ivy. Her books constantly make the inner romantic in me bubble to the surface, which lets face it, is super hard to do. So I'll be giving away some of her books here.

Winner #1 can choose 3 paperback books from the list below. (INT will get ebook copies)

Book Blast: Muse Unexpected

Muse Unexpected by V.C. Birlidis
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ B & N

Book Description:

“We’re Muses. Not vampires, not fairies, not werewolves. We’re Muses.” Sophie was sure her mother had reached an epic level of crazy. ‘We’re Muses?’ She thought Muses were lame, not to mention she found the idea ridiculous. However, Sophie couldn’t explain away her physical transformation that made Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries look like a bad Walmart make-over, not to mention why her mood swings triggered an uncontrollable ability to shoot powerful bursts of energy out of her hands.

Sophie soon realizes modern day Muses have evolved into powerful guardians of humankind, tasked with keeping mortals on the right path and the original Olympians locked away from the world. But old hatreds don’t die easily, especially for immortal enemies that have an eternity to plot and gather their forces. Well aware of the Fates’ foretelling of another Olympian war, and a young Muse that would rise up as a warrior and defeat them, the Olympians have vowed to either possess Sophie or destroy her.

Either way, they will make sure everyone associated with their imprisonment will reap an eternal damnation in the Underworld, leaving the Olympians to restore Mount Olympus and force humankind into a future of never-ending servitude and misery.

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Praise for Muse Unexpected

“Ripe with conflict, skin-crawling creepy that is sprinkled with a wonderful sense of humor and a plot fraught with horrific danger in every step taken by Sophie, this book should be on the top of everyone’s must read list. Simply put, I loved it and can’t wait for book 2 to come out.” ~Olive (Amazon Review)

Book Blitz: EKHO: Evil Kid Hunting Organization

EKHO: Evil Kid Hunting Organization by Marie D. Jones
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Suspense
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Buy Links:

Amazon ♥ Book Depository ♥ B & N

Book Description:

Ten-year-old Elvis Jones is tired of being picked on, taunted, and teased by the bullies at his elementary school, so he does what any smart, technologically brilliant kid his age would do: he creates EKHO, the Evil Kid Hunting Organization, a sophisticated network of kid spies and secret agents that utilize a variety of cool gadgets to stay one step ahead of the enemy – the bullies. 

They hire kids, make them swear allegiance to the organization, and train them as Commandos, Privates, and Elite Spies. As kids rise through the ranks, the missions, posted on an encrypted EKHO website, require more smarts and skill, especially when the bullies form their own counterspy group called DEKE (Destroy EKHO Kids Everywhere).

It’s all in good fun, until the kids of EKHO must put their pretend skills to use for far more serious, and dangerous, missions. As field agents come across evidence of more sinister forces, they now have to deal with the strange, weird, and the unknown as they look for the truth about the bizarre and creepy threats to their school, their families, and their own lives. 

They experience betrayal, intrigue, infiltration and counter-espionage as well as teachers and adults who act more mysterious with each passing day, which leaves Elvis and his EKHO team wondering: who can you trust when the person standing next to you might not be entirely human?

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Blog Hop: No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop

No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

January 15th - 21st

Hey guys, so I've been doing a ton of hops lately and I swear I'm running out of stuff to give away! Haha so this hope is going to be for one book of your choosing. It's open International as long as The Book Depository delivers to you. So enter the rafflecopter below and thanks so much for stopping by our blog!

Blog Hop: 3rd Annual Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop

3rd Annual Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

January 8th to 14th

Typically I am a big lover of paranormal books, but lately I've been reading a fair amount of Fantasy books and I've got to say that I'm loving them. So, I decided to give away one of the fantasy books that I've read recently that I really enjoyed. But as always I'm indecisive and can't decide which book to giveaway. So I'm going to let you guys pick which book you want out of the ones I've liked.

The list is below. The giveaway is open internationally as long as Book Depository delivers to you. Enjoy and don't forget to visit the rest of the blogs involved! :)

The Rules (Project Paper Doll #1)

1. Never trust anyone.

2. Remember they are always searching.

3. Don’t get involved.

4. Keep your head down.

5. Don’t fall in love.

Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded humans in a small Wisconsin town, to hide in plain sight at her high school from those who seek to recover their lost (and expensive) “project.”

But when a cruel prank at school goes awry, it puts her in the path of Zane Bradshaw, the police chief’s son and someone who sees too much. Someone who really sees her. After years of trying to be invisible, Ariane finds the attention frightening—and utterly intoxicating. Suddenly, nothing is simple anymore, especially not the rules…

Rory (The Ghosts of Palladino #1)

Far beyond heaven, earth and hell is a city known as Palladino, a place ruled by ghosts and filled with demons, magic, and all sorts of darkly beautiful things. A city where no one can ever escape.

Eighteen-year-old Rory is a cake decorator who makes stunning confections. But no amount of frosting or miracles can save her when a demon kidnaps her—and carries her to Palladino. Here, Rory ends up in a deadly charm school where young women are forced to become companions for the Ghost Lords. And for her to survive, Rory must become everything that she isn’t: graceful, elegant... and perfect.

But nothing is what it seems in Palladino. Not the magic. Not the ghosts. And definitely not Martin Marius, the bizarre Ghost Lord-slash-inventor who is drawn to Rory. For amid a thousand machines and a hundred cats, Martin holds a secret that could change everything. A secret that could either free Rory... or destroy her.

Blog Hop: Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop

Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

January 4th - 10th

Happy New Year!

It's been a long year and I'm looking forward to the new one. That being said it was time to clean off the bookshelf and while I have TONS of books just sitting there that I need to go through I picked these 7 to send to a new home. I don't typically get rid of books, but I figured sharing is caring right?

The first three books I'm giving away are a series that was recommended to me by a friend. I really enjoyed these three books (mostly because of my crazy love for mermaids) and I wanted to share the love. These books are engaging, fun, witty and just an all around good read.

Book Blast: Winter Reads $100 Giveaway!

Sit back, relax in your favorite reading chair and enjoy 15 Winter Reads from 15 bestselling YA authors. There is something to delight every reader in this box set – paranormal romance, futuristic sci-fi, historical, time travel, and contemporary. Many of the Indelibles have given you access to both the first and second books in their series – you’ll be reading well into the New Year!

LIMITED TIME BOX SET - from 15 bestselling YA authors ON SALE 12/29 - 1/11 for just $1.99

Amazon * Barnes & Noble

15 Winter Reads includes:

 

The Iron Butterfly by Chanda Hahn

Escaping an experimental prison, Thalia tries to hide her past and her gifts, from her friends. But her past isn’t always easy to escape, especially when it hunts you down.

Twitter ♥ Facebook ♥ Goodreads ♥ Website

 

Tremble (Celestra Series) by Addison Moore

Sixteen year-old, Skyla Messenger is a dead girl walking. When her newly remarried mother moves the family to Paragon Island, to a house that is rumored to be haunted, Skyla finds refuge in Logan Oliver, a boy who shares her unique ability to read minds.

Blog ♥ Twitter ♥ Facebook ♥ Goodreads

 

Exiled by RaShelle Workman

Venus wakes to find herself no longer on her home planet of Kelari, but on Earth with a week to get back or she'll die.

Twitter ♥ Facebook ♥ Blog ♥ Goodreads ♥ Wattpad

Blog Hop: Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop

Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop 

 Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds 

 December 21st - 31st

With all the crazy cold and snow I've spent so many weekends reading in front of the fire place and there are so many great books I've stumbled on. What are some of your favorite books that you've read in the last few months? 

Blog Hop: Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop

Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds
December 11th -18th

There were a lot of amazing books that came out in 2013 and as much as I'd love to list them all there isn't enough time or space to do that haha. I will list some of my favorites below though and the winner of this giveaway can take their pick. This giveaway is open to the US and INT. US residents will get a hard copy and INT residents will get an eBook.