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July 12, 2016

This Writer’s Life #7: Release Day + Giveaway!

  Book Birthday! My Name Is Milena Rokva enters the world today and man was labor long! Like really long. When I first learned my publisher was closing, I was only a few weeks away from handing in my draft of the sequel. Needless to say, I was gutted. I knew self-publishing was an option of […]
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Published on July 12, 2016 03:30

July 11, 2016

Cover Reveal: Remember Yesterday by Pintip Dunn

One of my YA Story Sisters is having a cover reveal today and boy is it beautiful! I loved Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn and am so excited to share the cover for the sequel Remember Yesterday! You can check out the gorgeous cover below! This cover reveal is brought to you by YaReads Blog Tours […]
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Published on July 11, 2016 14:48

July 8, 2016

This Writer’s Life #6: Saying Goodbye to Person of Interest & Giveaway

  Inspirations! Authors get inspirations from many, many places … and for me, TV is one place where I get a lot of ideas. For the past two weeks I’ve been binging the final season of Person of Interest and as I prepare to watch the FINAL (sniff) episode tonight, I realized that POI has […]
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Published on July 08, 2016 04:03

July 6, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Vicarious by Paula Stokes

WoW is a weekly meme created by Jill from Breaking the Spine where bloggers highlight what books they are eagerly awaiting! My pick this week is Vicarious by Paula Stokes. I’ve loved Stokes’ other books – Liars, Inc., The Art of Lainey, & Girl Against the Universe – so I can’t wait to get my hands on this baby! Liars, Inc. was full […]
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Published on July 06, 2016 04:30

July 5, 2016

Quick and Dirty Book Review Haiku #4

  I’ve been a reading fiend and have some great books to report back on! Disclaimer…these Haiku may suck, but the books are first rate! Happy reading! Kissing in America by Margo Rabb   The Program by Suzanne Young   Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (free via Kindle Unlimited)   You Were Here by Cori […]
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Published on July 05, 2016 04:30

June 29, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Gemini by Sonya Mukherjee

WoW is a weekly meme created by Jill from Breaking the Spine where bloggers highlight what books they are eagerly awaiting! My pick this week is Gemini by Sonya Mukherjee. I love the concept of this book. It sounds fascinating. The teen years are all about finding yourself and your future but that struggle is taken to a whole new […]
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Published on June 29, 2016 04:22

June 22, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: And I Darken by Kiersten White

WoW is a weekly meme created by Jill from Breaking the Spine where bloggers highlight what books they are eagerly awaiting! My pick this week is And I Darken by Kiersten White. And I Darken is the start of a new series and sounds majorly epic! I love that it’s set in the Ottoman Empire (a new area and era […]
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Published on June 22, 2016 04:15

June 17, 2016

Quick and Dirty Book Review Haiku #3

I’m back with some more Haiku! The poems may not be good, but the books are, so load those Kindles, hit that library or shop till you drop at your local bookstore! Starflight by Melissa Landers The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner   The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkowski   The Taking by Kimberly Derting […]
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Published on June 17, 2016 04:20

June 15, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Mirage by Tracy Clark

WoW is a weekly meme created by Jill from Breaking the Spine where bloggers highlight what books they are eagerly awaiting! My pick this week is Mirage by Tracy Clark! The description had me at ‘atmospheric thriller’ and..skydiving! The setting of this novel sounds so cool and I love the idea of a daredevil girl who loses her nerve! It seems like the perfect […]
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Published on June 15, 2016 04:18

June 10, 2016

This Writer’s Life #5 – Milena Rokva news, Giveaway & more

  Hello all! Hope you’re doing well! I’m happy to report that things have been moving along nicely with the Alexandra Gastone sequel. In case you missed my earlier post, my wonderful publisher Full Fathom Five has closed their doors. This means the sequel to Alexandra Gastone is going to be a self-published venture. Gulp! […]
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Published on June 10, 2016 04:15