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#Love-A-Thon Questionnaire

LOVE-A-THON is hosted by  Cee of The Novel Hermit, Hazel of Stay Bookish & Mel of The Daily Prophecy and Alexa Loves Books  Visit any of their sites to join in the fun! Sadly, I won’t have much time to participate, even though I love this blogging event. But it’s for a great reason. I’m preparing for some school visits for […]

14 Days of Fictional Swooning – Romantic spot favorite fictional couple would visit

Thanks so much to Jaime and Erin from Fiction Fare and Meg and Kassiah from Swoony Boys Podcast for hosting this event! www.fictionfare.blogspot.com & www.swoonyboyspodcast.com My hidden word for the scavenger hunt words is in red! Recently, I was thinking of one of my favorite fantasy novel couples —Karou and Akiva from Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and […]

14 Days of Fictional Swooning – Romantic spot my fictional characters would visit

Thanks so much to Jaime and Erin from Fiction Fare and Meg and Kassiah from Swoony Boys Podcast for hosting this event! www.fictionfare.blogspot.com & www.swoonyboyspodcast.com So, I was thinking about one of my favorite fantasy novel couples —Karou and Akiva from Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bones Series—and thought it would be amazing if they could […]

Blog Tour: Novel Secrets for CONCENTR8 by William Sutcliffe, plus giveaway!

CONCENTR8 by William Sutcliffe Published by Bloomsbury Pub date: January 19, 2016   LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Indiebound | iBooks | The Book Depository ABOUT CONCENTR8: In a not-so-distant future London, riots have become the norm. But when the government suddenly stops distributing Concentr8–a behavioral modification “miracle” drug akin to Ritalin–the city’s […]

Cover reveal for ILLUSION by Martina Boone, plus awesome giveaway!

Illusion (Heirs of Watson Island, Book 3) Please know that I absolutely LOVE this entire series! So, I highly recommend that you get your hands on book 1—COMPULSION! by Martina BooneSimon & Schuster, Simon Pulse Oct 25, 2016 Caged by secrets all around her and haunted by mistakes that have estranged her from Eight Beaufort, Barrie […]

THE WINNER’S TRILOGY by Marie Rutkowski, a must read YA fantasy series

The Winner’s Curse, The Winner’s Crime, The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski WHY YOU CAN’T MISS THIS SERIES: 1. The main characters, Kestrel and Arin, come alive. Forbidden love you can’t help but cheer for! They’re strong, they go through so many trials and tribulations that you’re often holding your breath, nearly going crazy to find out […]

4th Annual YA Novel Cuisine Luncheon & ARC Giveaway of ARROWS

For the past four years, Wisconsin and Illinois authors/bloggers/librarians/teachers have gathered together for a luncheon inspired by foods mentioned in various novels. This may have been our best year yet! After all, we had some fantastic new people join us, including Alyssa of lifeofabookenthusiast.wordpress.com, who drove all the way from Michigan to be with us! Though people are […]

Review: The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

5 Star Review: THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH by Martha Brockenbrough The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough My rating: 5 of 5 stars Stayed up until after 3 AM to finish reading this novel! Overall impression: So imaginative! I loved how Martha interwove historical fiction in a non-traditional love story. The […]

Holiday #Readathon Mini-Challenge: What novel would you give as a gift?

It’s time for the Holiday #Readathon – – sign up here Actin’ Up with Books & there are many easy challenges and spectacular giveaways! It’s a time to receive (and maybe give – see Joli’s mini-challenge), and READ for fun! Doesn’t matter if you read only for a MINUTE! JOIN US! To enter any of the […]

Thankful Tour with authors Ellison, Guiffrida, Adams Perinovic, Kettles & #Giveaway

What Amy Giuffrida is thankful for: First and foremost, I am thankful to my writer friends. It’s them who helped me to whip my first novel, The Bleeding Heart, into shape and supported me while I self-published it. They have also been ridiculously supportive of my working on novel #2, while working two jobs, taking […]