Thursday, April 10, 2014

Cover Reveal: Ex-Factor and Unbreakable by Elisa Dane

Ex Factor
Release Date: 04/22/14

Summary from Goodreads:
Nevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl.



So when her aunt pushes her into joining the elite X-FACTOR cheer leading squad, Navaeh goes along with it.


But Nev feels she doesn’t deserve to be happy. Not after what happened the night her father died.

Bodie Scott knows about grief all too well. Critically injured in an alcohol related accident the year before, Bodie struggles with the fact that he’ll never play football again, and he’s so far behind in credits he can’t see straight. That is, until he meets Nev. Haunted by their bloody pasts and wary of a shared future, Nev and Bodie turn to one another for comfort and support, and realize they’re not so alone after all. And when the party scene at school threatens the life of a loved one, the two stop at nothing to keep the past from repeating itself.




Unbreakable
Release Date: 06/10/14

Summary from Goodreads:
Perception is everything to sixteen-year-old Olivia Brown. With her freakishly hot boyfriend, volunteer work at the local animal shelter, successful beauty channel on YouTube, and well-earned spot on X Factor Cheer's elite level five Diamond Girl team, Livvie's the girl every other girl wants to be. At least, that's the illusion she's aiming for.

But Livvie's seemingly perfect life is anything but. Lying about the bruises her boyfriend gives her, and cowering beneath his raging temper becomes a regular way of life until she unwittingly witnesses her drunken neighbor beating his step-son, the town bad boy, Reid Tate.

For Reid, vulnerability is the enemy. Opening up, and letting people in gives them the power to disappoint. Growing up with a co-dependent mother and an abusive alcoholic father, Reid has endured all the disappointment he can stomach.

But when his pretty, do-good neighbor witnesses his step-dad beat him to within an inch of his life, and not only call the cops, but keeps quiet at school about what she saw, Reid wonders if maybe, just maybe, he's found someone he can finally trust.
 

About the Author
I'm a lover of books (YA & Adult romance), chocolate, reality television, and am a proud mother to three All Star cheerleaders. Woot!
I write Contemporary YA romance with cheerleaders. Yep. I write what I know, and it's my hope that my stories will not only take you on a romantic journey that will warm your heart, but that you'll find a new respect and interest in the sport of Cheerleading you may not have had before.

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Cover Reveal: Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross


Whatever Life Throws at You
Release Date: 10/07/14
Entangled Teen

Summary coming soon!







About the Author
Julie Cross is the International Bestselling author of the Tempest series, a young adult science fiction trilogy which includes Tempest, Vortex, and the final installment, Timestorm (St. Martin's Press). She's also the author of Letters to Nowhere (8/13), a mature young adult romance set in the world of elite gymnastics, as well as several forthcoming young adult and new adult novels with publishers
like Entangled, Sourcebooks, HarperCollins, and St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne
Books.

Julie lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three children. She's a former gymnast, longtime gymnastics fan, coach, and former Gymnastics Program Director with the YMCA. She's a lover of books, devouring several novels a week, especially in the young adult and new adult genres. Outside of her reading and writing credibility's, Julie Cross is a committed--but not talented--long distance runner, creator of imaginary beach vacations, Midwest bipolar weather survivor, expired CPR certification card holder, as well as a ponytail and gym shoe addict. You can find her online via twitter, her personal website, email, facebook, Goodreads, or co-moderating the YAwriters section of reddit.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Promo Event: Stepping Off a Cliff



Title:  Stepping Off A Cliff
The St. Augustine Trilogy: Book II
Author:  Doug Dillon
Length:  321 Pages
Genre: YA Paranormal
Released:  November 11, 2013
Presented ByAs You Wish Tours



EXCERPT

“Mr. Lobo, sir.” Carla interrupted him, with just a hint of sarcasm. “Could you please cut the meteorology report and one of you two tell me about your little walk?” She fired a quick glance at me and went back to eyeballing Lobo.

I loved it how she emphasized the word Mr., just the way Lobo had addressed me when I first met him—Mr. Golden.

His eyes glittering, Lobo crammed half a pizza slice into his mouth instead of responding immediately. Chewing slowly, just to teach her a lesson, I was sure, his gaze never wavered even when he grabbed his bottle of beer and washed down that last bit of food.

Arms crossed in front of her, Carla stared back at him with arched eyebrows, waiting for her answer.

“Patience, young lady, patience,” Lobo growled as he wiped his lips with a napkin. At the words, “young lady,” Carla’s jaw muscles tightened and she fixed him with a smoldering stare of her own. She hates it when adults call her that.

“I’ll tell you,” I said, also getting tired of Lobo’s delaying, lesson-teaching tactics. So for the next fifteen or twenty minutes as we continued to eat, and with Lobo eventually helping, I told her about the walk he and I had taken. So between the two of us, she got it all—Lobo’s statement about Mom’s visit as a warning, his sense of a coming and possibly dangerous event, the visit to my old house, the dragonflies up on San Marco and lastly, my experience with Frozen Time.

As we finished, she looked at me in disbelief, her eyes wide. “Frozen Time? It was you who did that? On the battlefield back in December?” Her expression seemed to say, “My, my, look at you.”

“Jeff’s ability to freeze time and your ability to manipulate matter and energy,” Lobo told Carla, “might well be needed if indeed this warning by Jeff’s mother proves valid.”

“Lobo,” Carla said. “You keep talking about this warning from Jeff’s mom combined with your own perceptions about an event that could occur, but you won’t tell us what you know. Come on! The more we understand, the better prepared we’ll be.”

You go, girl! She was so on target.


About the Author
A former award-winning educator, Doug writes about things paranormal and historical. His interest in the paranormal comes from personal experiences as detailed in the nonfiction adult book he and wife wrote titled, AN EXPLOSION OF BEING: AN AMERICAN FAMILY'S JOURNEY INTO THE PSYCHIC. Out of those events and extensive historical research, he created SLIDING BENEATH THE SURFACE for young adults, Book I of the St. Augustine Trilogy. Doug set his trilogy in the oldest and most haunted city in the United States, St. Augustine, Florida not only for those reasons, but also because it's his favorite place to visit. Books II and III of the trilogy are on the way.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Cover Reveal: Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander

Love and Other Unknown Variables
Release Date: 10/07/14
Entangled Teen

No official summary yet…


About the Author
Shannon Lee Alexander is a wife, mother (of two kids and one yellow terrier named Harriet Potter). She is passionate about coffee, books, and cancer research. Math makes her break out in a sweat. Love and Other Unknown Variables is her debut novel.  She currently lives in Indianapolis with her family. You can follow her at www.wanderthewords.blogspot.com or on Twitter @shanlalexander.


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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Liebster Award!


The Liebster Award is rewarded to up and coming blogs that currently have less than 200 followers. It's a way of getting to know different bloggers and to even discover new blogs.The German word Liebster, translates into English: Sweetest, which I found out from the blogger who nominated me. I just recently found out about this award about a month ago, and I'm excited that I was nominated for it. Thanks to Monique from Something to Browse, who nominated me!



The Rules
1. Link back to the person who nominated you

2.  Answer the 10 Liebster questions given to you by the nominee before you.

3. List 11 facts about yourself.

4. Pick 10 bloggers to be nominated for the award with fewer than 200 followers.

5. Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

6. Go notify your nominees on their blogs.


11 Facts about Me
1. I am a Follower of Christ!

2. I am in love with anything Scooby-Doo.

3. I have an American Spaniel named Pandora, after Pandora from Greek Mythology.

4. I prefer the fictional world(s) over the real world any day - mostly because of all the excitement.

5. I love history, especially if it revolves around Medieval Ages, Tudor England, Victorian Era, and the Pioneer Times.

6. I am in love with the Arthurian and Robin Hood Legends.

7. I love watching TV almost as much as I love reading.

8. I want to have a book of my own published one day.

9. I have a huge fear of needles.

10. I love working with young children, and have been working in a nursery for 7 years now. 

11. I love talking to people - especially when it involves talking about books I love.


Q&A
1. Who is your favorite author? 
My favorite author... this is a hard question because I don't have just one favorite author, but my top favorite authors are C. C. Hunter, Lauren DeStefano, Jennifer Estep, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Veronica Rossi, Beth Revis, Veronica Roth, Kristen Simmons, Tracey Ward, Jessica Brody, and Gregg Olsen.

2. Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?
I am a complete extrovert!

3. How many books do you have in your TBR pile?
According to Goodreads 1614... although a few books need to be taken off the list, and the list grows everyday. It's not my fault there are so many books out there that I want to read, and that I don't have the time to read them all in my short days.

4. Why did you decide to become a book blogger?
For a few different reasons. The first reason is to help promote authors by blog tours. The second reason is to meet other bloggers and have a way of discussing books, and finding out about new books. The third and final reason was to share books with other book lovers that I love so much!

5.  Besides reading and blogging, what are some of your favorite things to do in your spare time?
I grew up with an older brother, so I love playing sports and video games. I also love watching TV and movies, and writing my own books, poems, etc. Finally I love working with children, and love volunteering my time to help people.

6. If you could choose a fictional character to be your best friend, who would you choose, and why?
The list could go on and on and on. There are so many fictional characters that I love. The fictional character that I would choose to be my best friend would be Gwen Frost from the Mythos Academy Series by Jennifer Estep, because she is so much like me. She would do anything to protect her friends, and she doesn't give up on any of them through their tough times and struggles.

7. Do you play any type of sports? If so, which ones?
I finished my last year of soccer because of college. I had played for 13 years. I also was in dance, cheerleading, and baton (twirling). I currently do not play any sports, but I definitely miss soccer (at least I can still watch it).

8. Are there any books that you regret reading?
Hmm... I won't list any books I read for school, but Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, and A Dance with Tilly by Daniel Kelley.

9. What's your favorite type of food?
My favorite type of food is chocolate... of course! :)

10. Out of all the books you've ever read, what three books would you most recommend?
Well the first book would be Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy #1) by Jennifer Estep, the second book would be Writing on the Wall (Survival Series #1) by Tracey Ward, and the final book would be Unremembered (Unremembered #1) by Jessica Brody. This was a very hard choice of books because I have read so many fantastic books.



Nominees

Questions
1. How long have you been reading?
2. What is your favorite book, and why?
3. If you could live in any fictional world, what world would it be?
4. What are your top five favorite TV shows?
5. Do you like when books are made into TV shows or movies?
6. What is your favorite genre of book?
7. If you could be any character in a book which character would you choose and why?
8. Who is your all-time favorite book boyfriend/girlfriend?
9. What is your favorite song and band?
10. Other than reading, what do you like to do in your spare time?