Monday, August 11, 2014

Book Blitz {Excerpt & Giveaway} Redeeming Lainey byKaitlyn Hoyt



Redeeming Lainey
Release Date: 07/18/14

Summary from Goodreads:
When Lainey left the little farming town in Iowa on her eighteenth birthday, she thought she was finally free. She didn’t have to live in fear anymore wondering which day was going to be her last. For those two years, she was able to live in peace. She’d made a new friend, was going to a school she loved, and was setting the path for her future career.

That all changed with one phone call from her mother.

With the push of her best friend, Randi, Lainey goes back into the town she once promised was forever in her rear-view mirror. The dark memories of her past loom around every corner, and Lainey can’t seem to conquer the demons inside of her in order to fully move on.

Bryce, on the other hand, had moved on. During middle school and high school, Lainey was his best friend, and it tore him apart when she left with only a note. A simple note saying good-bye and have a great life.

Without his best friend around, Bryce’s life quickly spiraled out of control. He got into drugs, had some trouble with the law, and found himself partying a little too hard. Sweet Annabeth brought him out of that stage in his life, and ultimately saved his life.

With Lainey back in town, Bryce is at a loss at what do. She wants nothing to do with him or the town, but he is the only person who knows her full history and may be able to help her. Knowing that Lainey’s a flight risk, and with one wrong move, she’d pack everything up and leave again, Bryce steps out to help her find the one thing she doesn’t know she needs.

Redemption.


Excerpt
Lainey

I can’t believe I’m back here. I can still turn around and leave. There’s still time.

Despite all these thoughts running through my mind, I don’t turn around. I keep moving forward. I keep walking toward my mom’s house. That building is no longer my home. In fact, I don’t think it ever was my home. A home is a place where you’re supposed to feel comfortable. You’re supposed to want to go back there at the end of the day. That house was not my home. It was a place I had to go to after school because I was under eighteen and by state laws, I was a minor.

I couldn’t think, feel, act, or speak on my own. I wasn’t in control of my life. Now I am. Now I’m free. I’m a free person returning to purgatory. Any sane person would turn around and walk away. They’d never look back. They would put the past behind them and move on. The only positive thing about this situation is that Lucifer no longer reigns. All that is left in the house is an angel with broken wings.

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About the Author
Currently a student at Ball State University, Kaitlyn Hoyt is pursuing her passion for writing while working towards a Wildlife Biology and Conservation degree. Vegetarian. Proud tree-hugger. Lover of comic book movies. Avid Reader. She has an unhealthy obsession for the soothing music of Josh Groban. She discovered her love for writing during the summer of 2012 and hasn’t stopped writing since!
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Book Blitz {Excerpt & Giveaway} Dream Boy by Madelyn Rosenberg and Mary Crockett



Dream Boy
Release Date: 07/01/14
Sourcebooks Fire

Summary from Goodreads:
Annabelle Manning feels like she’s doing time at her high school in Chilton, Virginia. She has her friends at her lunchtime table of nobodies. What she doesn’t have are possibilities. Or a date for Homecoming. Things get more interesting at night, when she spends time with the boy of her dreams. But the blue-eyed boy with the fairytale smile is just that—a dream. Until the Friday afternoon he walks into her chemistry class.

One of friends suspects he’s an alien. Another is pretty sure it’s all one big case of deja vu. While Annabelle doesn’t know what to think, she’s willing to believe that the charming Martin Zirkle may just be her dream come true. But as Annabelle discovers the truth behind dreams—where they come from and what they mean—she is forced to face a dark reality she had not expected. More than just Martin has arrived in Chilton. As Annabelle learns, if dreams can come true, so can nightmares.


Excerpt
I’ve always been a dreamer. Daydreams. Night dreams. Dreams of grandeur and dreams of escape. If I were an onion and you peeled back the papery outside, you’d find layer after layer of eye-watering dreams. And in the center, where there’s that little curlicue of onion heart? There’d be a puff of smoke from the dreams that burned away.

It was all just brain waves, I thought—disconnected, like the notebook that my friend Talon keeps. She draws a line down the middle of the page; on the right she writes everything she remembers about a dream, and on the left she puts notes about the stuff that’s happening in real life, things that might trigger her subconscious. Reality on one side, dreams on the other—a clear line between the two.

But it turns out there are no clear lines, just a jumble of what is and what might be. And all of it is real.

Keep reading! You can check out the first three chapters here

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Advanced Praise:
“Dream Boy explores the mysterious world of dreams, where we access our deepest desires…the authors expertly weave fantasy and the real world in a perfect blend.”
-- Erica Orloff, author of In Dreams

"Eerie, twisty, fast and funny, Dream Boy will forever change the way you see your dreams--and your nightmares. An exciting, imaginative look at what might happen when people from the corners of your mind suddenly show up in your real life."
-- Lois Metzger, author of A Trick of the Light

Reviews:
“The perfect book to add to your summer reading list. An awesome balance of love, humor and action, this new read may just be your dream come true!” – GirlsLife

"Hits the chick-lit and romance buttons, adding suspense and an intriguing idea as well for nicely rounded entertainment." -- Kirkus Review

"An original, twisty paranormal romance." -- Booklist

“Five stars... Perfect writing, perfect characters … perfect plot.” -- Paperback Wonderland

“Dream Boy skillfully and creatively tackles the common theme of good and bad dreams coming alive.... The writing is tight and well-paced, and nicely balances action with Annabelle’s character development as she tries to unravel the mysteries of... her dreams. Her teenage voice is spot on: unsure of herself, but spirited, with a sarcasm that masquerades as confidence. The plot twists and moves in unexpected yet fascinating directions." -- The Roanoke Times


About the Authors
Mary Crockett likes turtles, licorice, and the Yankees. Madelyn Rosenberg likes cats, avocados, and the Red Sox. Luckily they both like the weirdness of dreams (and each other) enough to write novels together. The friendship has survived three moves, six kids and countless manuscript revisions. Madelyn lives just outside of Washington, D.C. Mary remains in the mountains near their hometowns in southwestern Virginia.

Where to find Mary:  Website | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook 
Where to find Madelyn:  Website | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook

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Book Tour {Promo Post & Giveaway} Bound by Duty by Stormy Smith

  

Bound by Duty (Bound Series, Book One)
by Stormy Smith
Release Date: July 2014

 

Summary from Goodreads

Amelia grew up in a world of half-truths. She knows she's an Elder but has no idea what that means. Her father reminds her daily that she must maintain control but he refuses to explain why. Even worse, she's betrothed to the prince of the Immortals and she doesn't even know his name.

Finally breaking free to live a few normal years at a community college, the last thing Amelia expects is to find her best friend in a cheeky Southern girl and to fall for a self-assured human who sees her for who she is and not what she'll be.

As she learns more about herself, Amelia realizes the line between love and duty is a thin one. As her power continues to increase exponentially and her questions are slowly answered, Amelia must make the ultimate choice. The question is, will her head or her heart win the battle?



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Blog 2 – Character Intro’s for Amelia and Aidan

Meet Amelia and Aidan – the main characters for the newly-released Bound by Duty from Stormy Smith! Amelia is the last living Elder. She has a power she can’t control, a prophecy dictating her fate, a betrothal she can’t stop and a heart lost to a human – Aidan Montgomery. They will bring out the best and the worst in each other as they wind their way through lies and half-truths, and make the ultimate choice. Love or duty?


Full name: Amelia Rose Bradbury

From: Gualala, California. Her community is off the beaten path and well-protected with spells that only allow other Mages to find it. With views of both the mountains and the Pacific Ocean, it can't be beat.

Current home: Brighton, California. A little beach town that considers the board walk and community college its only claims to fame. Amelia wanted a taste of "normal" and thought Brighton was the ticket.

Family: Older brother, Cole. Father, Nathaniel. Mother, Liana (deceased).

Favorite foods: Cherry Pepsi, sausage and green pepper pizza, caramel lattes and anything Greek/Mediterranean.

Go-to musicians: The Civil Wars, Jon McLaughlin, Ron Pope, Sara Bareilles, Florence and the Machine.

Likes: Being near the ocean, sarcastic banter, Sunday dinners with her brother, hamming it up in photos with her bestie to decorate their new apartment and smokey-eyed mysterious boys who make her feel too much.

Dislikes: Being told what to do, making small talk, anything with mayonnaise, heavy metal music, the word "control" and video games.

Little-known fact: Had her destiny not been chosen for her, Amelia would have become a marine biologist.


Full name: Aidan Levi Montgomery

Age: 19

From: Originally born on Catalina Island in California, but after age three, moved all over the state.

Hobbies: Mixed Martial Arts training, watching football, surfing

Favorite color: Blue

Music taste: Loves alternative, can sort-of stand top 40, hates country. Has an affinity for classical music but won't admit it out loud.

Quote that keeps him going: "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need." - Rolling Stones

Favorite foods: Seafood from hidden local spots, anything Italian and giant chorizo breakfast burritos.

Likes: Having his own apartment, playing chess, going after what he wants, being spontaneous, working out and being outdoors.

Dislikes: Doing things "because everyone else does," anything with mushrooms, entitled rich kids, cold pizza and the thought of living somewhere with winter.

Little-known fact: Given the choice, he'd rather read the book than see the movie.

Synopsis for Bound by Duty: Amelia grew up in a world of half-truths. She knows she's an Elder, but has no idea what that means. Her father reminds her daily that she must maintain control, but he refuses to explain why. Even worse, she's betrothed to the prince of the Immortals and doesn't even know his name.

Finally breaking free to live a few normal years at a community college, the last thing Amelia expects is to find her best friend in a cheeky southern girl, or fall for a self-assured human who sees her for who she is, not what she will become.

As she learns more about herself, Amelia realizes the line between love and duty is a thin one. As her power continues to increase exponentially and her questions are slowly answered, Amelia must make the ultimate choice. The question is, will her head win the battle, or her heart?

About the Author

I was born in Southeast Iowa, in a tiny town without much to do. I came to love reading honestly, with a Mom that had an entire room devoted to books. We read together until I could read alone, and then we often shared books. We talked stories and favorite characters, even shared tears over the best ones. I made friends who also loved books and we grew up with the likes of V.C. Andrews, L.J. Smith and Anne Rice.

I live in central Iowa now, and went into marketing because I could use my love of words and head for branding. I married a guy who hates fiction and loves video games, but we compromise with great movies (often my book adaptations) and live music. We have two crazy cats that constantly walk across my key board or curl into my lap for naps while I write.

I love chocolate peanut butter and mint chocolate chip ice cream and Sauvignon Blanc wine, though not at the same time. I always have music of some sort on and someday I'll convince my husband to move to the ocean. Someday.

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Release Day Blitz ~ Twisted Fate by Sharon Rose Mayes


Twisted Fate
Series- #1
By Sharon Rose Mayes
Genre- YA Paranormal
Expected Publication Date- August 11th, 2014

History repeating itself is usually a joke people make to explain things that seem to happen over and over again. But what if it is more than that?

Amelia Fitzgerald is about to find out that the saying is more than what she ever thought it was.

After a tragic accident claimed the lives of her parents Amelia started having the most vivid dreams. The kind where the tears are very real, leaving Amelia convinced that her dreams are more than dreams. When she meets Liam it all seems to come in a bit of truth and even more questions.

She learns that everyone’s fate is set, but that sometimes it gets twisted. Of course with the truth comes a price and there are those who want to make sure that the truth doesn’t get out.

After all the good and the bad doesn’t want the world to know, people just may start choosing sides.



About the Author-

Sharon lives in Lufkin, Texas with her two sons. She chronicles her daily life at her personal blog Not Your Mom Blog and has been active in the blogosphere for seven years. When she is not chasing her kids and playing soccer mom she writes and dreams of all of the places she can't wait to travel.


     

Birthday Blast ~ Everlasting Hunger by Brandy Dorsch


Everlasting Hunger
Hunger Mate Book # 1
By- Brandy Dorsch
Genre- Adult Paranormal Romance

Temptation, thy name is Ian Lochlan.

That was the thought running through Ellie Dawson's head when her boss offered to escort her to a local vampire bar. Who would suspect that it was owned by him and that he would be the one to introduce her to all the pleasures of a vampire's kiss?

Passion is a different beast when vampires are involved and Ellie faces love from two very sensual creatures. Tragedy strikes and Ian relinquishes her into the arms of his best friend - Jasper. Ellie struggles with the feelings aroused in her by both men but she knows nothing can stop the Hunger.

Can she survive loving two men and the past that continues to haunt her?

 




About the Author-
Brandy lives in Pittsburgh, PA and dreams of running away and being an extra on The Vampire Diaries.  She is a diehard reader that can't breathe without adding something to her TBR list. She loves anything romance but has a special place in her heart for all things vampire related.  She works and goes to school but her favorite activity is spending time with her husband and two sons.  She is easily bribed with chocolate and coffee.





     

Blog Tour {Excerpt/Spotlight & Giveaway} Thoeba by Donna Milward


Book Info
Title- Thoeba
By- Donna Milward
Genre- Fantasy
Published On- July 20th, 2011
Published By- Staccato Publishing

Blurb

Thoeba is a creature of light. As all things must be in balance, when the Energy created her kind it also created the darkness.

Thoeba’s world fell to darkness forcing her to flee. She came to Earth to protect the Energy, losing everything in the process.

Darkness has found a way to follow her and threatens to take this world as well.

With only humans as allies, can she succeed?


Excerpt

Thoeba’s heart lurched. For ten minutes the Energy hadn’t calmed down, hadn’t come back to Itself.

If anything, It retreated further. That frightened her. She feared it would die right then and there, and it might be her fault. Surely her argument with the humans hadn’t caused this?

What had come over her?

She asked it of herself over again. It had been awhile since she had dealt with their species, but she didn’t dislike them that much. She should have known better than to talk to them that way. They were sensitive. Not to mention Peter had saved her life.

She hadn’t noticed the profound silence until a familiar scent caressed her nostrils like the touch of an abusive lover.

Sulphuric death.

She turned toward the entrance.

A demon, in all its dark glory, took up the entire doorframe. Two red coals glowed from the shadows.

It hunched forward, as though the weight of its single horn were too much for its scrawny neck muscles.

It grinned at her, an expression as welcoming as a dinner invitation from a vampire, with bigger teeth.

She scanned for exits. Two windows, neither large enough to jump through. The only way out on this floor was occupied. Any weapons she might use were in the kitchen where the monster emerged.

Options? Only the stairs.

Thoeba raced up, heard the beast lurching across the floor. She got to the top and ran for the veranda.

The French doors were open. She took a step, spread her wings...

And slammed to the floor.

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About the Author

Donna Milward lives in Edmonton, Alberta in a tiny house with a huge yard. She’s been writing all her life, but decided to put writing on hold to get ‘a real job’ as a meatcutter and build a future with her beloved troll, Dan and her cats Freya, and Spartacus Jones.

Twelve years later, an invitation to a Romance Writer’s Conference in Washington D.C. led not only to new friends and new knowledge, but to the inspiration to write again. Thoeba was completed the following year.

Donna likes to mix her fascination with reincarnation and all things paranormal with her love of mythology in her work, and has even written her own myth ‘The Sacred Truth” (on earthtothoeba.blogspot.com) as the lore behind Thoeba and future novels to come.

Donna enjoys fishing, gardening and canning. Despite these hobbies, she much prefers city life.

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3 ebook copies of ‘Thoeba’

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Author Spotlight ~ Amber Garza

~*~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~*~




Amber Garza lives in California with her amazing husband and two hilarious children who provide her with enough material to keep her writing for years.


 ~*~BOOK LIST~*~
Unexpected Love series
Star Struck series
Delaney's Gift series
Prowl Trilogy
Falling to Pieces
Break Free
Break Through
Head Above Water
Engraved
Confessions of a Harried Housewife


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