HOLIDAYS EVER AFTER: by Colleen Charles Contemporary Romance Holiday Boxed Set Nerd Blast.

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Synopsis 

Which holiday hottie will you unwrap first?

No matter the time of the year, it’s always the season for seduction!

From Spicy to Sweet and everything in between, this sizzling boxed set of TWENTY contemporary romances from today’s New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling authors will give you tons of holiday hunks to fall in love with.
Inside these pages you’ll find everything from sexy strangers and brooding billionaires to marines, firefighters, and the guy next door.

Whether you’re in the mood for a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, or a New Year’s celebration, this limited edition Holiday Ever After anthology is packed with exclusive, full-length titles to lift your spirits. From Halloween to Kwanzaa, Valentines Day, Norooz, and the Fourth of July, these stories will give your holiday season extra spark and will be the best romantic holiday bundle to hit your ereader this year!

Get ready to heat up your holidays when you treat yourself to Holidays Ever After!

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AUTHORS

INCLUDING STORIES FROM:

Click the link to know more about the AUTHORS.Colleen Charles - Solstice Song
New York Times Bestselling author, Monica Corwin
USA Today Bestselling author, Amy L. Gale - Blissful Valentine
USA Today bestselling author, Becca Fanning - Klaus and Paws
USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Pinder - Tempting Navid
USA Today bestselling author, Allyson Lindt - The Virgin and the Kingpin
USA Today bestselling author, Courtney Hunt - Kiss Me at Midnight
USA Today bestselling author, Kristen Luciani - Light Me Up
Alexa Padgett - A Moonlit Serenade
Tuesday Embers - Violet's Bucket List
Khardine Gray - Blossoms of the Heart
Liz Gavin - Wiccan Fire
Vivi Holt - Home is where the Heart is
Astrid Arditi - A Harper Christmas
Rebekah R. Ganiere - Rekindling Christmas
Jessica Gray - Fireworks of Love
Ja’Nese Dixon - Candles and You
Teresa Roman - Someone Special
Angela Corbett - Holiday Kisses
Monica Corwin - Yule Be Mine
Jillian Quinn - Tempt or Treat

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FANTASTIC NEWS BOOK NERDS!! Everyone who pre-orders Holidays Ever After: Contemporary Romance Holiday Boxed Set gets a free Cookbook with Recipes from the authors, and a FREE Coloring Book (images from the books). You will get 20 books in the box set for .99, a free Cookbook and Coloring Book running from now until 11:59pm (PST) on December 5, 2017.

All you have to do is email your final order confirmation number to www.holidayseverafter.com.

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- 1 Winner will receive a Signed Paperback by Allyson Lindt.

- 1 Winner will receive a Signed Paperback by Alexa Padgett.

- 1 Winner will receive a Signed Paperback by Amy Gale.

- 1 Winner will receive a Signed Paperback by Astrid Arditi.

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Children of Refuse by Margaret Peterson Haddix Nerd Blast and Giveaway

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After Edwy is smuggled off to Refuge City to stay with his brother and sister, Rosi, Bobo, and Cana are stuck alone—and in danger—in Cursed Town in the thrilling follow-up to Children of Exile from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.

It’s been barely a day since Edwy left Fredtown to be with his parents and, already, he is being sent away. He’s smuggled off to boarding school in Refuge City, where he will be with his brother and sister, who don’t even like him very much. The boarding school is nothing like the school that he knew, there’s no one around looking up to him now, and he’s still not allowed to ask questions!

Alone and confused, Edwy seeks out other children brought back from Fredtown and soon discovers that Rosi and the others—still stuck in the Cursed Town—might be in danger. Can Edwy find his way back to his friends before it’s too late?

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Praise for CHILDREN OF REFUGE
This is a topical thriller that brings heart and thought to the sci-fi genre. ―Kirkus Reviews

The plot twists are multiple, exciting, and completely logical… An excellent dystopian adventure for tweens. ―Booklist

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois.

She has since written more than 40 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Double Identity; Uprising; The Always War; the Shadow Children series; the Missing series; the Children of Exile series; the Under Their Skin duology; and The Palace Chronicles. She also wrote Into the Gauntlet, the tenth book in the 39 Clues series. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award; American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations; and numerous state reader’s choice awards. They have also been translated into more than twenty different languages.

Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio. They are the parents of two grown kids.

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WEBSITE: http://haddixbooks.com/
TWITTER: @MPHaddix
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14617.Margaret_Peterson_Haddix
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/99257275229

INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/haddixbooks

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THE REAL MCCOYS by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr Official Blog Tour

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Her name’s Moxie. Moxie McCoy.

Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world’s greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge! When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case—but she’s forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away.

Moxie must interview her classmates—both as potential new best friends and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can’t save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie’s little brother, Milton. Quiet, cautious, and boring as a butter knife, he’s a good listener.

Can the Real McCoys form an unlikely alliance and solve the crime of the century?

Bursting with interactive illustrations on every page, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr’s The Real McCoys delivers clever storytelling, laugh-out-loud humor, and heartwarming insight. This is the first book in a series.

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Praise for THE REAL MCCOYS

"Readers will breeze through this ingenious combination of text and art, eager for Moxie and Milton’s next case." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Swanson’s witty text is enhanced exponentially by Behr’s bold, original artwork to create a uniquely told whodunit with wide appeal ... An exceptional book." —Booklist, starred review

"An exceptional middle-grade read packed with giggles for young sleuths who love to explore a little off the beaten path." —Kirkus Reviews

"This clever, funny, delightful book is just what this crazy world needs. The surprising and inventive interaction between text and illustration shows that two brains are, indeed, better than one--especially when they belong to Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr." —Andrea Beaty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ada Twist Scientist

My Review

Moxie starts out the school day on a mission....to find a new best friend.  Her best friend moved away, and Moxie desperately needs a new best friend and fellow detective.  However, this mission gets put to the side when Eddie, the school mascot, has been stolen...and Eddie needs to be found or the highly anticipated award ceremony won't take place.

Moxie gathers her clues, and using her investigating skills she has learned from her idol, tries to make the pieces fit to find the culprit behind this horrible crime to their school.

Artwork, fancy text, and a funny mystery makes this such an enjoyable read.  I am so jealous of middle grade students.  The artwork in this book was just so much fun to behold...it fit so well with the story and made it ooze with frenzy!  I laughed so much while reading this story. Moxie's personality and energy is so infectious, and her drive to never give up adorable and commendable. 

Wow...just wow....as an adult, this was such a fun read.  For a middle school student's imagination, this story is
phenomenal.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

WE LIVE AND WORK AND MAKE STUFF TOGETHER IN THE HAYLOFT OF AN OLD BARN ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.

Combining Robbi’s illustrations and Matthew’s words, we run two small presses— Idiots’Books (illustrated picture books for adults) and Bobbledy Books, (a picture book and music club for kids). Together, we have published more than 60 volumes, including titles with Macmillan, Chronicle Books and LB Kids. We speak, teach, and run workshops on collaboration and creative entrepreneurship (with appearances at TEDx, Mom 2.0,Alt Summit, and ICON7). And we blog about our ongoing adventures in creative mishap.

ROBBI BEHR is an illustrator/print maker/commercial salmon fisherwoman who earned a BA from Williams College and an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. When she is not drawing stuff or eating ice cream or watching sappy late-90s chick movies, she is, in all likelihood, fast asleep.
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MATTHEW SWANSON is a writer/art director/blues harmonica player who has so far failed in every attempt to be swashbuckling. He managed to secure a BA from Williams but was summarily rejected from every MFA program to which he applied—thus emboldening Robbi to remind him almost daily that he is a master of nothing.


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THE DARK INTERCEPT by Julia Keller Official Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway

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Synopsis 

The State controls your emotions. What would you pay to feel free?

In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors and provokes emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.

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Praise for THE DARK INTERCEPT

“The Dark Intercept grabbed me from the first page and shook me until the last. A riveting and suspenseful story of love, risk, and betrayal.” —EMMY LAYBOURNE, author of Berserker, Sweet, and the Monument 14 trilogy

“A chilling and thought-provoking look at the power of weaponized emotion.” —MELISSA LANDERS, author of the Alienated trilogy and Starflight

“Both cautionary and hopeful—a rare, literary feat.” —GENNIFER ALBIN, New York Times bestselling author of the Crewel World trilogy

“A stormy, spine-tingling ride in which everything remembered and once felt in your life can be used against you.” —BLUE BALLIETT, author of Chasing Vermeer and The Calder Game

“The Dark Intercept goes straight to the heart of why privacy matters in today's world. Keller has written an accessible coming-of-age adventure where the teenage protagonist comes to understand the consequences of living in a society that monitors everyone's emotions, including her own.” —MICHAEL C. ROBINSON, Chair of the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee's Privacy Subcommittee

“Julia Keller writes so viscerally that she takes the readers with her into the worlds she has created. The Intercept is a fascinating springboard which she uses to explore the importance of feelings, and how they affect our lives and choices.” —BETSY FRASER, Selector, Calgary Public Library (Alberta, Canada), and 2016 YALSA/ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Service to Young Adults Achievement Award-winner

My Review

Dystopian Books are my all time favorite reads, so I just knew I would fall for this story from the first page to the very last.

Old earth is in shambles because of all the wars and destruction. Something has to be done.  So Violet's father created a New Earth, where everything is clean, everyone is healthy and living in a utopia. However, Crowley needed something to help keep the peace and tranquility.  Rumors started about an invention that will collect all emotions...and this invention could push emotions back to the person, controlling them.  This is how Kendall and Danny Mayhew was allowed admittance into New Earth.

The Intercept is thought to be foolproof.  All emotions are collected and stored to use against a person if needed.  But as everyone knows, nothing is foolproof.

Violet's crush Danny has secrets.

And she is on a mission to find them out.

Rebels want to take down the Intercept.

You don't know who you can trust.

This creative world was fascinating to read and experience.  It had quite a few unexpected twists that caused quite an impact on the story.  It was fast paced with a massive amount of suspense.  I really enjoyed learning more about the characters and their stories.  I would have enjoyed learning a little more about how Old Earth came to a crumbling mess, however I found it interesting and disturbing at the same time how the two worlds exist. Old Earth is dark and cruel and suffering, which makes this world feel real with despair.  Mixed in with this dystopian world, is the Science fiction imagination how New earth was created and how the Intercept came to be.  That creative imagination alone makes for a great read.  (How do authors come up with this stuff??)

The story ends beautifully with no cliffhanger, so you have that feel of closure at the end.  I highly recommend this book.  If you enjoy a creative imagination with TONS of emotion, you will get a thrill out of this read.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Julia Keller, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and former cultural critic at the Chicago Tribune, is the author of many books for adults and young readers, including A Killing in the Hills, the first book in the Bell Elkins series and winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel (2013); Back Home; and The Dark Intercept. Keller has a Ph.D. in English literature from Ohio State and was awarded Harvard University’s Nieman Fellowship. She was born in West Virginia and lives in Ohio.

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WEBSITE: http://www.juliakeller.net/juliakeller.net/Home.html
TWITTER: @DarkIntercept
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1245113.Julia_Keller
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Julia.Keller.Writer

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Release Week Blitz: Haven by Mary Lindsey

 

Welcome to the Release Week Blitz for

Haven by Mary Lindsey

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"We all hold a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed."

Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere, He’s use to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He’s always been on the outside, looking in, and he’s fine with that. Until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart. Freddie isn’t like normal teen girls, though. And someone wants her dead for it. Freddie warns he’d better stay far away if he wants to stay alive, but Rain’s never been good at running rom trouble. For the first time, Rain has something worth fighting for, worth living for. Worth dying for. Ancient magic and modern society collide in a sexy, spellbinding romance perfect for fans of C. C. Hunter and Maggie Stiefvater that proves sometimes beauty is the beast…

Haven by Mary Lindsey Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Entangled Teen

 

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Mary Lindsey is a multi award-winning, RITA® nominated author of romance for adults and teens. She lives on an island in the middle of a river. Seriously, she does. When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens, two Cairn Terriers, and one husband. Inexplicably, her favorite animal is the giant anteater and at one point, she had over 200 "pet" Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. The roaches are a long story involving three science-crazed kids and a soft spot for rescue animals. The good news is, the "pet" roaches found a home... somewhere else.

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