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An Interview with Connor from Love Him or Leave Him
Happy Saturday bookworms, and welcome to another awesome blog tour feature! This time it’s all about Love Him or Leave Him by Sara Daniel. Trust me when I say this is a book that is so sweet it’s almost sinful. Entangled’s Bliss line is all of the romance without any of the steamy scenes, so it’s the perfect choice for any reader! Check out the synopsis. Sometimes dreams are where you least expect them Connor O’Malley and Becca Sanders were once high school sweethearts, ripped apart by rumors in the small town of Kortville, Illinois. Connor left to join the military,…
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P.T. McHugh on his book release + the title of book two!
Earlier this year I devoured and raved about Keeper of the Black Stones, the first book in the Stone Ends trilogy! From my review, it should be obvious that this a book that you want to add to your reading list! I’ll refresh your memory below. Add it on Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception: he has been given a gift that allows him to jump through time. A set of…
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Guest Post + Audio Excerpt from Snow Day
It happens each winter, and has for over 35 years. Every time the snow starts to fall late in the evening before a school day, the dreams begin again for Billy Stone. They are always the same – there’s a dark tunnel, and there’s blood, lots of blood, and someone is screaming. In this chilling childhood tale, Billy, recounts the events of one unforgettable day in 1975. On that day, he and his friends played carefree in the snow, until an adventure gone awry left him far from home, staring death in the face, and running from a killer bent…
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Book Spotlight: The Year of the Great Seventh
Welcome to another great spotlight post my bookish friends! When I first saw Teresa Orts’ The Year of the Great Seventh, I knew I’d want to read it. All about celebrities, and the lavish lifestyle of well-to-do LA teens, I couldn’t wait to dive in. Just check out the synopsis! Sophie has always felt out of step — an outsider, even amongst friends in her high school with all the hype about celebrity culture. Her life in L.A. seems to have been already written for her, but when her junior year starts, it all takes a drastic turn. When she…
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Guest Post + Giveaway: Derek Taylor Kent, author of Scary School!
Hello bookish friends, and welcome to another guest post featuring another awesome author! As you know, I’m a huge fan of Middle Grade books. I adore the giggles, the life lessons, and all the characters that I meet whilst I travel these adventures. It’s no lie that I especially love those books that are able to captivate readers of all ages and Scary School does this perfectly! I’ll stop rambling now and let Derek take the wheel! He’s here to share a guest post about his path to making his Scary School adventures a reality that he was able to…
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Spotlight on Zombie, Incorporated
Twilight. With zombies. Eighteen-year-old Katie Allred is socially awkward and unpopular at school. The only child of parents who had her right out of high school, Katie is herself about to leave the nest, even though she hardly feels ready. Katie’s new after-school job at the Zimble Box Corporation draws her into the complex social strata of high school cliques and backstabbing friends in ways she never imagined. Katie soon discovers there’s something very strange about the “in” crowd at school—and about her employer, too. Shortly after starting her new job, the Contagion breaks out, plunging her town and the…
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Wilde Nights Spotlight and Giveaway!
I’m in Vegas this weekend in honor of getting yet another year older! When I thought of what book I’d take with me to read poolside, there was no contest. Wilde Nights in Paradise sounded like steamy perfection, and what’s better to get lost in while relaxing? In case you doubt me though, here’s the synopsis. He’ll guard her body all night long. Former Marine Jude Wilde’s motto has always been “burn bridges and never look back,” so nobody is more surprised when Wilde Security is hired to protect assistant district attorney Libby Pruitt, the woman he loved and left.…
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Spotlight and Giveaway: Riding on a Beam of Light
Welcome my bibliophile friends! Are you ready for a spotlight and a giveaway? I bet you are! Albert Einstein adamantly emphasized the importance of imagination and so does Riding on a Beam of Light. In this vividly illustrated storybook, lights-out turns into learning as we’re swept away by young Albert Einstein’s fantastical, and ultimately world-changing idea in an adventure that’s reminiscent of classics like Harold and the Purple Crayon and Where the Wild Things Are. At it’s heart is a story about imagination and dreaming, adventurous and engaging, with gorgeous illustrations that captures our grown-up hearts and our children’s curiosity.…
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Guest Post: Lois Metzger, author of A Trick of the Light
The book I’m spotlighting today is one that caught my eye for a very special reason. Lois Metzger’s A Trick of the Light sheds light on the fact that women aren’t the only ones out there suffering from eating disorders. In fact quite a few young men fall into this same category. Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like he’s a mess. Then there’s a voice in his head. A friend, who’s trying to help him get…
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Rory’s Top Beach Reads + Win Rules of Summer!
Today’s spotlight is on a book that I am extremely eager to get my hands on. I’ll admit that it sounds like the perfect companion to a day at the beach, and we all know summer is right around the corner! Check out Joanna Philbin’s Rules of Summer. THE RULES OF SUMMER is about two 17 year-old girls living in the same beachfront mansion in East Hampton for the summer, one “upstairs” (the daughter of a very blue-blooded family) and one “downstairs” (the niece of the family’s housekeeper.) Isabel is the privileged daughter who’s used to having guys fall at…