Blind Spot Paperback Release Day and Giveaway

 

Welcome to the official Book Blast tour for Laura Ellen’s 2012 YA Thriller release, BLIND SPOT releasing June 10th in paperback for the first time!

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River six months after the night she disappeared. The night Roz Hart had a fight with her. The night Roz can’t remember. Roz, who struggles with macular degeneration, is used to assembling fragments to make sense of the world around her. But this time it’s her memory that needs piecing together—to clear her name . . . to find a murderer.

This unflinchingly emotional novel is written in the powerful first-person voice of a legally blind teen who just wants to be like everyone else.

Available now at these fine retailers in eBook and Hardcover, and in paperback on June 10th 2014

AMAZON | BARNES AND NOBLE | INDIEBOUND

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bio: Laura Ellen writes YA contemporary mysteries and thrillers from her home in Arizona, while also freelancing as a manuscript consultant for aspiring authors. She has a MA in Children’s Literature and began her career as a teacher in both Language Arts and special education. Diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration as a teen, she drew upon her own experiences with vision loss to write her debut YA thriller Blind Spot, an emotional and suspenseful page-turner. Laura is represented by Jill Corcoran at Jill Corcoran Literary Agency and is part of the Sleuths, Spies, and Alibis blog crew. Want to know more about Laura Ellen? Go to www.lauraellenbooks.com or catch her on twitter @lauraellenbooks or facebook

GIVEAWAY

One Winner will get signed copies of BLIND SPOT and DEAR TEEN ME as well as a BLIND SPOT swag pack that includes, gum, magnet and magnifying glass bookmark.

Open to US Only | Must Be 13 + to enter.

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Hexed Book Book Nerd Blast and Giveaway

Welcome to the Release Day Celebration for Michelle Krys and HEXED (The Witch Hunter #1)

HEXED (The Witch Hunter #2) 
Author: Michelle Krys
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Day: June 10th 2014

If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won’t stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn’t want to be her?

Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But it’s when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie’s world that she learns her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn’t get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that’s seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she’s a witch too.

Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie’s about to uncover the many dark truths about her life—and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid.

AMAZON | B&N | INDIEBOUND |GOODREADS

About The Author

Hi there! I’m the author of the YA novel HEXED, slated for publication with Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s Books Spring 2014. I’m repped by Adriann Ranta of Wolf Literary Services. Visit me at michellekrys.com or follow @MichelleKrys on Twitter.

GIVEAWAY

One Winner will get a signed hardcover of HEXED (US Only)
4 Winners will get a Hexed bookmark and Signed custom Hexed Bookplat (Intl)

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Girls on Fire Boxed Set: Coming SOON!

About the GIRLS ON FIRE boxed set:

WITCH FALL – Amber Argyle

High Fantasy

Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches. But it may be too late to save either. For if there is one thing Lilette has come to know for certain, it’s that all things fall.

ETERNAL STARLING – Angela Corbett

Paranormal Romance

For centuries, Alex Night and Emil Stone have yearned for Evie Starling. When both men claim to be her soul mate and tell her about an unbelievable past, Evie learns that she’s not the person she thought she was, and her soul is about to become the rope in an eternal tug-of-war.

AWAKENING – Christy Dorrity

Fantasy

When an ancient curse threatens McKayla McCleery's family, she must decide what in her life is real and what is fantasy. Based in Celtic mythology, Awakening is a gripping young adult fantasy that is rife with magic, romance, and mystery.

INEVITABLE – Tamara Hart Heiner

Suspense

Visions of death plague Jayne, who thinks watching her sister die is the worst that could happen to her. But when she witnesses a murder, Jayne realizes that the next death she sees might be her own.

WATCHED – Cindy M. Hogan

Romantic Suspense

Change. She longed for it.

A murder. She will never be the same.

THE FORGOTTEN ONES – Laura Howard

Fantasy

ELEMENTAL HUNGER – Elana Johnson

Futuristic Fantasy

Sixteen-year-old Gabriella Kilpatrick can shoot fire from her hands, which would be great if she didn’t get blamed for a blazing inferno that kills 17 schoolmates. Gabby will have to learn who she can trust, how to control her own power, and most of all, how to lead a Council of Elementals, most of whom have more control over their power than she does. If she can’t, she’ll find herself just like those 17 schoolmates: burned and six feet under.

THE FAERIE GUARDIAN – Rachel Morgan

Fantasy

Kickbutt faerie Violet is about to graduate as the top guardian trainee of her class, but when an assignment goes wrong and the human boy she’s meant to be protecting follows her back into the fae realm, a dangerous plot is set in motion.

PERCEPTION – Lee Strauss

Dystopian/Romance

Eternal Life is to Die For.

A spoiled genetically altered girl needs the help of a jaded “natural” boy to find her missing brother.

INTRINSICAL – Lani Woodland

Paranormal

The gene that allows the women in Yara’s family to see and communicate with spirits seems to have passed her over. Until the night she rescues a local hottie from an attacking ghost. Her act of heroism attracts the attention of the evil spirit, and she finds herself entrenched in the middle of a sixty-year-old curse that haunts the school, threatening her own life as well as that of her friends.

Publication date: June 16, 2014

Price: 99 cents for 10 amazing YA novels!

Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22370438-girls-on-fire

Buy links coming soon! We’ll send these out when the boxed set is live and you can leave your reviews. Thanks!

About the Authors:

Follow each author’s link to learn more about them and their books.

Amber Argyle

Angela Corbett

Christy Dorrity

Tamara Hart Heiner

Cindy M. Hogan

Laura Howard

Elana Johnson

Rachel Morgan

Lee Strauss

Lani Woodland

Dreamer Book Nerd Blast

Welcome to the Release Day Book Blast Celebration for author Becca Johnson and her novel DREAMER!

Fifteen-year-old Rory Adair has a secret she never reveals to anyone—dreams that foreshadow 
what is to come. Excited about finally meeting the hot, tall, blue-eyed guy from one of those dreams, she is shocked when he turns out to be identical twin brothers Bryce and Ryder Wyatt, both of whom take an instant interest in her and compete for her attention.As Rory tries to use her secret ability to help her decide which brother to ask to the Sadie  Hawkins Dance, the dreams start to change. Something bad is going to happen, but before she can figure out how to warn her friends without revealing her secret, her best friend Stacey goes missing.Rory teams up with Bryce, who has a secret ability of his own. Together they use their abilitie, intellect, and gut instinct to find the missing women. Can Rory sort through her feelings for the Wyatt brothers—and find her friend—before she loses them all?

A percentage of book sales will be donated to The Bully Project www.thebullyproject.com/

About The Author

www.BeccaJohnson-YAauthor.com

www.facebook.com/beccajohnsonauthor

twitter @beccaauthor

The Wasteland by Emily Sims Blog Tour and Giveaway

June 1^st Sunday: Fiction Dreams REVIEW & DREAM CAST
June 2^nd Monday: The Bookish Owl TENS LIST
June 3^rd Tuesday: The Book Landers REVIEW & GUEST POST
June 4^th Wednesday: A Dream Within a Dream REVIEW
June 5^th Thursday: Confessions of a Librarian in Training REVIEW & EXCERPT
June 6^th Friday: Insane About Books REVIEW
June 7^th Saturday: CBY Book Club INTERVIEW
June 8^th Sunday: Mom with a Kindle TENS LIST
June 9^th Monday: The Bookie Monster REVIEW & RANDOM THINGS
June 10^th Tuesday: Sabrina’s Paranormal Palace REVIEW & EXCERPT
June 11^th Wednesday: Spiced Latte Reads REVIEW
June 12^th Thursday: Teen Readers’ Diary GUEST POST
June 13^th Friday: TTC Books and More MUSIC PLAYLIST & EXCERPT
June 14^th Saturday: Little Whimsy Books REVIEW & THIS OR THAT

In another world, one far removed in time and space altogether, a timeless journey awaits. The path is steep, the road is long, and it encompasses a wild evil. Here, in a place entirely different from our own, we discover the lost remains of a once vast empire and a love story long forgotten.

In The Wasteland, set against a barren landscape, we find a terrified woman named Lylah. She races along the overgrown highways of a war-torn country, pursued by a deadly enemy. Try as she might, Lylah remembers nothing about her past or who she is. Without quite meaning to, she stumbles upon a sinister forest and a small tribe of people. They have dark skin and hair. They speak in thick accents. Nothing about them is familiar, but at least they’re safe.

As she struggles to unlock the keys to her past, Lylah falls deeply in love with this primitive way of life…a way of life she’s never known before. The tribe’s leader is a fearless man they call “Matteo.” He is formidable and abrasive, but Lylah is inexplicably drawn to him.

In spite of uncertainty, one thing remains: an evil force governs this rugged land. The Opposition uses its power to oppress the tribes-people and they are quickly closing in on Lylah. Will she summon the courage to face her past in time? Somehow, Lylah’s memories hold secrets that could destroy the Opposition and break its tyrannical power.

You can purchase The Wasteland at the following Retailers:
    

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emily is a mother, writer, photographer, and home-schooler. She loves family, thrift shopping, chai lattes, good books, nature, and learning new things. She strives to find beauty and divinity in imperfect things…she searches for God in the earthy and the grit and the ordinary and the joyful stuff of life.
She lives in Texas with her husband and five children.

Website

  

My Review

The Wasteland is a fascinating story about a girl who finds herself walking a dissolute road, with no memory, and the chance to start over.

Lylah and her sister are rescued.  She wakes up in a strange place with no memory: none of her sister, who she is or where she came from.

As she starts to learn the ropes in the community she has no choice to live in, she discovers that it is actually an orphanage of sorts, and is drawn to the children.  However, many are hesitant to accept her because she seems so different from them.

As times progresses, she visits her sister, and starts to have dreams of a boy that she knows holds dear to her heart.  But are they dreams or memories?

This story was a fun and fast read.  The world created is creative, and I loved how the story floated back and forth to give you bits and pieces of the puzzle of Lylah's memory.  Lylah knows she has a great love, however, that is in her dreams.

It's fun to absorb how Lylah is drawn to the children and becomes greatly attached.  

The Mystery of the great Matteo unfolds before your eyes much like Lylah's memory.  You grab just enough information to keep you wondering how the story is weaved together.  There are several twists and turns, and some moments where you go...AHHHHH....You should have seen them coming BUT you didn't...and then it all clicks together.  Pretty vague, right?  Well what fun would a book be if you knew what was going on?  That's the adventure, and Wasteland has a lot of it right along with the mystery of this imaginative world.

Lylah has the chance for a fresh start in a world that has crumbled around her.  With evil around, she's not as safe as she thought, and I have a feeling her journey is just beginning.

GIVEAWAY
3 Winners will receive a Copy of  The Wasteland by Emily Sims.
2 Winners will receive a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card.
Must be 13+ to Enter
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A BEAUTY SO BEASTLY Cover Reveal and Giveaway

About A BEAUTY SO BEASTLY: “For your vanity, your cruelty, and your cold unfeeling heart, a curse I leave upon you . . .”

What happens if the beauty is also the beast?

The stunning Beatrice Cavanaugh is considered American royalty. She has everything except the ability to love. Cursed on her eighteenth birthday, she becomes more beastly than ever, having a newfound craving for raw meat, and an undeniable yearning for the night. Bitterness is her only companion.

After accusing a maid of stealing, a disgustingly kind and exquisitely handsome guy named Adam shows up asking Beatrice to drop the charges against his mother.

Infuriated by his goodness, Beatrice vows to break him. Destroy him. Make him hurt the way she hurts. So she agrees. On one condition: Adam must take his mother’s place as a servant in the mansion.

Because Beatrice won’t stop until he’s more beastly than she is.

Genre: Fractured Fairy Tale

Book 1 in the Beastly Series

Release date: July 3, 2014

Buy Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055587-a-beauty-so-beastly?from_search=true

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHZ2F1A 

Special Note: A BEAUTY SO BEASLTY will be available for 99 cents until its release date on July 3^rd! Then it'll go up to $2.99. So pre-order now!

About RaShelle Workman: RaShelle Workman is an international bestselling author. She writes fractured fairytales with bite and young adult science fiction that's out of this world. RaShelle likes cherry pie, movies, family adventures, and chocolate. If you want to get on her good side, send chocolate. RaShelle's sold more than 500,000 copies of her books worldwide. Sleeping Roses, Exiled, Beguiled, and Dovetailed have foreign rights contracts with a Turkish publisher. 

Her books include:

Sleeping Roses

Exiled
Beguiled
Dovetailed
Blood and Snow (1-12)

The Cindy Chronicles

Vampire Lies (Blood and Snow Season 2)

Short stories:

Rose, Undercover

Cindy Witch

The Hunter's Tale

Gabriel
After the Kiss
Zaren's Travels

Social Media Links:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/rashelleworkman

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RaShelleWorkman

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/shells42/

Blog: http://www.rashelleworkman.com

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A Slow Burn by Tigris Eden Blog Tour and Giveaway

A Slow Burn by Tigris Eden

Release Date: June 1, 2014
Genre: Contemporary romance, short story
GR LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21896217-a-slow-burn?from_search=true

In the Fictional town of Beauville, anything is possible.

Annabelle Macon left home to become somebody. When fired from her job in New York, she’s anxious to come home. Home is where the heart is, and her heart has always been set on Jackson Storme. But when opportunity presents Anna with an exciting new job back in New York, she doesn't know what to do.

Sheriff Jackson Storme is happy being deemed a player. He hasn't found the one woman to call his own, and that’s okay with him. When his baby sister pulls up to the Fourth of July picnic and her passenger steps out, Jackson realizes his woman has made herself known.

Will Anna and Jackson’s fire only burn for one night, or can he convince her that the best burn is A Slow Burn…

Break out the fireworks and get ready to kick-off your summer with this HOT new collection of stories. A Slow Burn is part of the Red Hot and BOOM multi-author series! (Stands alone for your reading enjoyment.)


About the Author:
There is really not much to say... I love to write, read, and listen to music. My attempt at a music career sadly ended at the Apollo one warm night in May. LOL (Side note: I was not booed just outdone by two munchkins rapping to Biggy Smalls, they were good.

Military brat extraordinaire; have traveled to a lot of interesting places.  This February I will be going over to the other side of the pond where I will spend two weeks in Europe.  I will be in Cambridge, London, Paris, Versailles, Bruges, and hopefully Cardiff.

The very first time I put pen to paper in story fashion (for fun), was in 6th grade.  The story was called, The Case of The Missing Pepperoni. It was a cute mystery where all the ingredients and shop appliances came to life when the store owner closed up for the evening.  See, pretty boring stuff. I always say I'm not the interesting one, but the people around me.

Connect with Tigris:

Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest


TOUR SCHEDULE

6/1 Coffee and Characters: Promo Post & Giveaway

6/3 Monlatable Book Reviews: Review & Giveaway

6/4 Insane About Books Promo post and Giveway

6/5 For Whom The Books Toll: Promo Post & Giveaway

6/6 A Book Addict’s Delight: Promo Post & Giveaway

6/10 Ramblings of a Book Lunatic: Review & Giveaway

6/12 Cheryl’s Book Nook: Promo Post & Giveaway

6/14 Donnie Darko: Review & Giveaway

Giveaway Code: $20 GC



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Witch Hunter Olivia by T.A. Kunz Cover Reveal

In the town of Piedmont Pointe, where paranormal is the norm, a girl can easily get herself in over her head with a single wrong move. Unfortunately for Olivia Adams, she’s about to make several.

Starting over is never easy, but it seemed like the only option to Olivia. The decision to turn her back on the Guild of Witch Hunters, the very group she devoted her entire life to, was one of the hardest things she ever did. It meant leaving her family, her friends, and her old identity behind forever. Coming to terms with what caused her to abandon her duties in the first place was even harder.

While trying to lay low and stay off the Guild’s radar, Olivia finds herself thrust back into her old ways after unknowingly interrupting an assassination hit on a powerful witch. What follows is the last thing she ever thought she’d agree to do—protect the very thing she was groomed to hunt.

To complicate things even further, Olivia begins to develop feelings for a tattoo artist who also happens to be half warlock, and no matter how hard she tries to fight it, she can’t resist her inescapable draw to him. Olivia’s forbidden relationship isn’t her only issue though, because once the mystery behind the assassination attempt starts to unravel, she’s forced to choose sides when the loyalties still tied to her past life are tested again.

So much for the idea of a fresh start.

*A New Adult Urban Fantasy Novel*

Add it on Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22031133-witch-hunter-olivia?from_search=true

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Essence by Lisa Ann O'Kane Book Nerd Blast and Giveaway

Autumn escaped a cult, but now she realizes she’s fallen into another.

Growing up in San Francisco’s Centrist Movement, sixteen year-old Autumn Grace has always believed emotions—adrenaline, endorphins, even happiness—drain your Essence and lead to an early death. But her younger brother’s passing and a run-in with a group of Outsiders casts her faith into question.

Ryder Stone, the sexy, rebellious leader of the Outsiders, claims Essence drain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic — and he can prove it.

Autumn follows Ryder to his Community of adrenaline junkies and free spirits in Yosemite National Park, and they introduce her to a life of adventure, romance, sex, drugs and freedom. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Community’s perfect exterior, she realizes the more she risks in search of the perfect rush, the further she has to fall.

You can purchase ESSENCE at the following Retailers:
  

About Lisa Ann O’Kane
Website
  

Lisa Ann O’Kane is a young adult author and former vagabond who once camped out in Yosemite National Park for an entire summer, an experience that inspired her debut novel ESSENCE.

Her background is in zookeeping and environmental education, and she has been kicked, cornered, bitten and chased by nearly every animal she has ever loved. She currently resides in Florida, and she is now a huge fan of shooting stars, indoor plumbing and keeping both her feet planted firmly on the trail.

GIVEAWAY

3 Winners will receive an E-book Copy of ESSENCE by Lisa Ann O’Kane.
1 Winner will receive Two collectible buttons and a handmade Yosemite National Park vintage map pendant.
Must be 13+ to Enter
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Obstacles by Christopher Reardon Spotlight

Obstacles

by Christopher Reardon 

Paperback: 264 pages

Publisher: Alpha Wolf Publishing

October 1, 2013

ISBN-10: 0615897789

ISBN-13: 978-0615897783

A child will die. You're afraid to live. Would you go to all lengths to save him? Darkness knows no bounds, as Alcott, an African American doctor sees all too well. The man is petrified by death. His fragile existence rests at the mercy of the universe. This fact is far too much for him to handle. From unyielding nightmares to elevator terrors, he's lost in paranoia. 

Assigned to look after an ill child, Alcott's horrors only heighten. Gari is a nine-year-old boy with a fatal disease. He will surely pass on within the year. Alcott bonds with him more and more each day. Part of him knows this grim fate just isn't right. 

Alcott befriends a hospital patient. This lunatic forces him to lug home an ancient text on bringing back the dead. Despite the man's obvious dementia, Alcott attempts the scheme. Charging up a cliff, he recites the chant over ocean gusts. 

A god woman glides in from the horizon. She instructs Alcott on the trials to save Gari's life. These fearsome Obstacles require true strength. From battling sharks to wielding a flail, he must prove fortitude against genuine danger. Alcott decides his fate at this moment. 

Death's claws shall not grasp Gari's soul.

Kindle http://www.amzn.com/B00EVVIOSE

Paperback  http://www.amzn.com/0615897789

About the Author:

Christopher Michael Reardon is a writing fellow at a Michigan College where he's currently a student. He says you always learn something new about writing when tutoring other students. Reardon is always searching for exciting books to read, especially new authors. 

Reardon graduated with Honors from Lumen Christi High School in Jackson, Michigan. He's also an avid tennis player, being on the varsity tennis team for four years. He received the honor of most valuable player his senior year at number one and two singles.

Obstacles is Reardon's first novel. He says fantasy adventure books have always been an interest, because they challenge the mind and send you on an epic journey.

Amazon Author Page 

Email Chris! chrisreardon34@gmail.com

Facebook Chris! https://www.facebook.com/christopher.reardon.75

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18743462-obstacles?from_search=true