Tina B.
Flawed human, okayest mom, depression fighter, and lover of coffee. Singing, reading, and baking keep me mostly sane.
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Rune’s Folly by Garen Glazier
Title: Rune’s Folly Author: Garen Glazier Publication date: February 5th 2019 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Young Adult By day, Tansy McCoy is a florist making charmed bouquets for the citizens of Junonia, capital of the Kingdom of Terranmar. By night, she’s an assassin and the keeper of the Dangerous Garden where deadly blooms grow. Together with the town tailor, butcher, baker, and metalsmith (just don’t call her a candlestick maker), she is part of the Guild, a secret group of spell-wielding thieves and mercenaries. Their task: consolidate all that remains of the realm’s fading magic under the ruthless King Zeno’s control.…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: EVO by Diane May
Title: EVO Author: Diane May Publication date: July 23rd 2018 Genres: Adult, Thriller A covert CIA operation that involves genetic engineering. A serial killer nicknamed “The Hypnotist”. And the most terrifying threat humanity has to face. What if someone could take complete control over your mind? And what if that someone was a serial killer? Discover EVO, a gripping crime thriller that reviewers and readers describe as “spellbinding”, “high-energy” and “impossible to put down”. Langley, Virginia, twenty years earlier: John Blake, a CIA special agent, stumbles upon an illegal genetic experiment within the agency, conducted on unborn babies and officially…
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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Media Type: Ebook Title: Throne of Glass * Series: Throne of Glass #1 Author: Sarah J Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: Paperback; 443 Release Date: August 7, 2012 Source: Purchased —————————————— Content Warning: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark themes and teenage angst. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a…
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Reading and Life Updates
Hello my book loving friends. It has been entirely too long since I have enjoyed your company and I hope to remedy that in the near(ish) future. So much has gone on this past year it’s hard to quantify in a short update but I will try to keep it short. Bonus picture for reading my ramblings. So, on the lighter side of things, my days are very busy chasing my 2 toddlers around. Peanut started preschool last fall and Batman will be 2 in April. My how time flies! As you can imagine, wrangling a one and three year old keeps me busy.…
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Book Review: Fragments of Ash by Katy Regnery
Media Type: ebook Title: Fragments of Ash Series: The Modern Fairytale Collection #7 Author: Katy Regnery Publisher: Self Published Pages: paperback, 360 Release Date: October 1, 2018 Source: PUYB/Author ——————————————— Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy heartfelt romance with dark undertones. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon My name is Ashley Ellis… I was thirteen years old when my mother – retired supermodel, Tig – married Mosier Răumann, who was twice her age and the head of the Răumann crime family. When I turned eighteen, my mother mysteriously died. Only then did I discover the dark plans my stepfather had in store for me…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Library of Absolution by Jennifer Derrick
Library of Absolution Jennifer Derrick (Legacy of the Book Mesmer, #1) Published by: Crimson Tree Publishing Publication date: December 17th 2018 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance Alarick Brandon is the powerful wizard who operates The Keep, a refuge for magical people fleeing the persecution of the Ministry. A bitter realist, Alarick knows it’s only a matter of time until the Ministry succeeds in eradicating magic from the world—and exterminating all magical beings—so he has been careful to avoid any personal involvement with the people who pass through his sanctuary. But when Elissa Stone arrives at The Keep, her village a smoldering…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: The Vikings Captive by Quinn Loftis
Title: The Viking’s Captive Author: Quinn Loftis Series: (Clan Hakon #2) Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Publication date: November 27th 2018 Genres: Historical, Young Adult Prophecy spoken. Alliances broken. Will duty come before love? The Viking’s Captive is the exciting sequel toThe Viking’s Chosen by USA Today Bestseller Quinn Loftis. Two worlds collide in this epic historical fiction centered on an undeniable chemistry that smolders against the odds. Richly written and injected with moments of humor, this action-packed romantic tale will leave you breathless. Novels in The Clan Hakon Series Include: The Viking’s Chosen (February 12, 2018) The Viking’s Captive (November…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: When Stars Come Out by Scarlett St. Clair
Happy Friday dear friends! I hope you’re all surviving your candy hangovers and enjoying the lovely fall weather. This fabulous new urban fantasy sounds like a perfect way to kick off a relaxing weekend. Who cares about losing an hour of sleep when you have a great book to curl up with. Title: When Stars Come Out Author: Scarlett St. Clair Publication date: October 31st 2018 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Anora Silby can see the dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Alive? By Melissa Woods
Just in time for Halloween is a fabulous new zombie series! Check out that amazing cover. Let’s dive in and find out more about this brand new release. Title: Alive? Author: Melissa WoodsSeries: The Alive? #1Published by: Clean Teen PublishingPublication date: October 30th 2018Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies Everyone knows the first rule of the zombie apocalypse: Don’t. Get. Bitten. Too bad Violet has never been great at following the rules. Walking home after a night of partying, she manages to let one of the Dead take a chunk out of her only hours after they’ve begun walking…
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Cover Reveal: Sourpuss by Merricat Mulwray
I don’t know about you guys, but I am ready for this week to be over already. Alas, it’s only Wednesday. The good news is I have a fantastic new cover to show you to brighten your day. Sourpuss promises to be an interesting commentary on the college party life and the chaos that ensues. Be sure to add it to your TBR for 2019. Title: SourpussAuthor: Merricat Mulwray Published by: Haigh 38 PressPublication date: January 20th 2019Genres: New Adult, Dark Comedy, Contemporary, Satire Sourpuss is a blistering satire of the depraved and entitled culture that pervades college campuses. Mallory…