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This or That? with Daniel Marks, plus win Velveteen!
Today’s guest, as promised, is Daniel Marks! This fabulously talented man is the author of the upcoming debut, Velveteen. He’s here today for a round of This or That with some amazing answers! In his own words, here’s a bit about the man himself: Daniel Marks writes young adult horror and fantasy, spends way too much time glued to the internets and collects books obsessively (occasionally reading them). He’s been a psychotherapist for children and adolescents, a Halloween store manager, and has survived earthquakes, volcanoes and typhoons to get where he is today, which is to say, in his messy office…
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52 Days of 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books! (Plus a giveaway!)
Hello there fellow bibliophiles! Today you have the pleasure of being introduced to a new book by the fabulous Jessica Brody AND have a chance to win! Read on! 1 of the 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books….for 51 other reasons, visit In Bed With Books (August 16th), The Hiding Spot (August 18th), and Novel Novice (August 19th), and stay tuned for more! Today’s Reason: Jessica sang background vocals on ABC’s TV commercials for “Shrek the Halls” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. About 52 Reasons to Hate My Father (FSG, July 2012) Being America’s favorite heiress is…
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TV Shows and The Emerald Isle: A guest post by Kate Hinderer + goodies!
Good morning lovely readers! If you’re just stopping by for the day, please make sure to welcome Kate Hinderer! She is the author of Aurora Undefined (which I loved last year) and now of the upcoming book The Emerald Isle. To escape a bad break-up and fighting parents Audyn takes a job as a lifeguard at Fascination Island. The posh five-star resort lives up to its name in every way, including the strange rules the owner has about entering the water at night. Despite declaring it a boy-free summer, it isn’t long before the shy, endearing Levi and the mysterious, tattooed…
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Book Review: Seeds of Discovery
Media Type: Ebook Title: Seeds of Discovery * Series: The Dusk Gate Chronicles #1 Author: Breeana Puttroff Publisher: Musefish Independent Press Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: September 16, 2011 Source: Lightning Promotion Book Tours ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy readers who enjoy a fabulously written story line coupled with a gorgeous new world. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Quinn Robbins’ life was everything she thought a teenager’s should be. She has good friends, a family that she…
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Soul Savers Book Tour: Kristie Cook on Devotion + some goodies for you!
Please give a big HDB welcome to Kristie Cook! You may know her as the author of Promise, the first book in the Soul Savers Series. However if you’re like me, and have fallen way behind, you might not know that she has already taken readers on a journey to the third book in the series! Kristie is on tour promoting the newest book, Devotion. With powerful abilities gained from the Ang’dora and Tristan back by her side, Alexis thinks she’s ready for the next challenge— protecting her son from what appears to be the inevitable. But she has so…
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This or That? with Jenny Torres Sanchez
Please give a warm welcome to Jenny Torres Sanchez! Her debut book, The Downside of Being Charlie is on tour and I’m lucky enough to be a stop. Huzzah! Charlie is handed a crappy senior year. Despite losing thirty pounds over the summer, he still gets called “Chunks” Grisner. What’s worse, he has to share a locker with the biggest Lord of the Rings freak his school has ever seen. He also can’t figure out whether Charlotte VanderKleaton, the beautiful strawberry lip-glossed new girl, likes him the way he likes her. Oh, and then there’s his mom. She’s disappeared—again—and his dad…
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Encouraging Creativity in Children with J.R. Wagner
I’m pleased as punch to welcome J.R. Wagner, author of Exiled to the blog! His book comes out in a mere 13 days and counting, and therefore he is on tour to promote it to the masses. Below you’ll find what I think is a fabulous guest post! It’s all about creativity and children. Enjoy! *********** Encouraging Creativity in our Children -J. R. Wagner Imagine you’re a parent for a moment (if you aren’t a parent at the moment). Your son has taken over half the basement in order to ‘work on a project’. Curious, you slowly creep down the stairs…
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A post on World Building by Sheenah Freitas
Sheenah Freitas is here today! You may remember when I reviewed her first book, The Chosen, last year. If not, you can click on the link to be taken to my review. Now she’s back to share a little lover for her newest book, and the next in the series, The Number. Kaia disappeared for five years. Now she’s back and her planet is on the brink of war. The new “Numbers” program, created by the Tueors’ leader, tracks and isolates demigods. Kaia’s friend, Catrina, refuses to take part, and that makes her the most dangerous Number of all. It’s…
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An Interview with Angie Smibert
If you’ll recall, last year I read and loved Memento Nora! Lucky for me, Angie Smibert is back with another book, and this time things are getting a bit crazier than before. Aiden Nomura likes to open doors—especially using his skills as a hacker—to see what’s hidden inside. He believes everything is part of a greater system: the universe. The universe shows him the doors, and he keeps pulling until one cracks open. Aiden exposes the flaw, and the universe—or someone else—will fix it. It’s like a game. Until it isn’t. When a TFC opens in Bern, Switzerland, where Aiden is…
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Book Review: The Queen’s Lover
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Queen’s Lover Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray Publisher: Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 300 Release Date: June 14, 2012 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of this genre, but also fans of this time period as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Historical fiction of the highest order, The Queen’s Lover reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette The Queen’s Lover begins at a masquerade ball in Paris…