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YALLFest presents: An Interview with Sean Williams
Another wonderful YALLFest author is here on the blog today! This time I’m featuring Sean Williams, author of so much Science Fiction and Fantasy that it makes my head spin! He’s also the author of the upcoming YA book, Twinmaker. You can be Improved…. In a near-future world in which technology can transport you anywhere instantly, can a coded note enable you to change your body—to become taller, stronger, more beautiful? Clair is pretty sure the offer is too good to be true. But her best friend, Libby, is determined to give it a try, longing for a new, improved…
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Book Review: Just Like Fate
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Just Like Fate Authors: Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: August 27, 2013 Source: Edelweiss —————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy “sliding door” stories, where you see consequences of both choices. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes Caroline is at a crossroads. Her grandmother is sick, maybe dying. Like the rest of her family, Caroline’s been at Gram’s bedside since her stroke. With the pressure building, all Caroline wants to…
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YALLFest presents: An Interview with C.J. Lyons
In honor of YALLFest, I’m lucky enough to have C.J. Lyons on the blog today! The author of many thriller books, Broken is C.J.’s first romp into the YA genre. Take a look! New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons makes her YA debut with a fast-paced thriller sure to keep readers guessing to the very last page The only thing fifteen-year-old Scarlet Killian has ever wanted is a chance at a normal life. Diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition, she has never taken the school bus. Or giggled with friends during lunch. Or spied on a crush out…
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Book Blitz Giveaway: Sia by Josh Grayson
A book that’s had a lot of buzz around the book blogosphere, Sia by Josh Grayson is on tour today! If you’re a fan of Contemporary Romance, this might just be something that you want to check out. Read on for more information and a giveaway at the end! When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited with her family. At school, she’s powerful and popular. At home, she’s wealthy beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a…
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Audio Book Review: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard * Series: Zoe & Zak Adventures #1 Author: Lars Guignard Narrator: Bailey S. Carson Publisher: Fantastic Press Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 7 hours and 20 minutes Source: CBB Book Promotions ———————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love action and adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Introducing book 1 of the new kids’ adventure books from best-selling author Lars Guignard: Zoe and Zak are lost in exotic India, where gods and magic still exist. Before they can find their way home, they just…
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Book Review: Rose
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rose *Series: Rose #1 Author: Holly Webb Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Paperback; 240 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories filled with lessons, magic, and adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes Rose isn’t like the other orphans at St Bridget’s Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn’t need anyone but herself.…
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Magical Powers: A guest post by Holly Webb
I’m happy to be hosting Holly Web’s Rose on tour today! I’m a huge fan of Middle Grade books filled with magic, mayhem, and plucky young heroines. That’s why I knew that I’d be reading Rose! Rose isn’t like the other orphans at St Bridget’s Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn’t need anyone but herself. She finds her escape working as a maid for Mr. Fountain, an alchemist. Unable to ignore the magic that flows throughout the grand residence, Rose realizes that…
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Book Review: The Truth Beyond the Sky
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Truth Beyond the Sky Author: Andrew M. Crusoe Publisher: Aravinda Publishing Pages: Kindle; 243 Release Date: December 12, 2012 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy getting lost in epic science fiction. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon When Zahn recovers an extraordinary meteorite impacted into the silvery beach near his home, the course of his life is changed forever. Fearing that the observatory will confiscate the meteorite if it truly is what he suspects it to be, he hides…
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Book Release Spotlight: Boundless by Brad Cotton
BOOK RELEASE Prinia Press BOUNDLESS a novel by Brad Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 26, 2013. BOUNDLESS: A NEW NOVEL FROM AUTHOR BRAD COTTON. Last year, author Brad Cotton made a splash with his critically hailed book, A Work In Progress. This year, he’s followed it up with BOUNDLESS, a contemporary novel about leaving everything behind and starting life anew. From the back cover: Best friends Duncan and Ray run a successful bookie business in Phoenix. Outgrowing the life they began in college, the late twenty-something pair set out on the road with a plan to…
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Indie Bundles! Great books, great prices!
Hi bookish friends! I have a bit of a last minute guest post today, but it’s a great one! I recently shared about StoryBundle on my BookLikes page, but I realized that I hadn’t done it here yet. Then Anthea Sharp, one of the awesome authors featured in the current bundle, contacted me about it. So I decided I’d let her sing the praises of Indie Bundles to you all! Enjoy, and don’t forget to go snag some AMAZING books! ———————————————————————————————————- Indie bundles! Hi all! Jessica invited me to guest post today about e-book bundles. I’m sure many of you…