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YA Indie Carnival - Where We Write

The YA Indie Carnival sponsors share fantasy worlds with our readers constantly.  Today, we are sharing a piece of our real lives. We are  giving you a little insight into the people we are by revealing the spots where we work when we are creating new characters, dreaming up new worlds, and breaking our reader's hearts.

I'm going to start off by reminding everyone about how much I loved my mother-in-law, Lita. After she died and it came time to sell her house, neither my husband...

Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth

Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 Stars) Divergent (Divergent #1) is one of those stories that pulls you in and never lets you go. Veronica Roth's talent is unquestionable. She begins this story with a scrawny and weak girl and ends with a formidable and powerful woman. This is not easily accomplished and must be done masterfully in order for the transition to be believable. I can say without a shadow of doubt that Beatrice Prior's (Tris) growth - both physical and...

Enemies of the Cross - Early Release

Enemies of the Cross (The Warrior Series #3) by T.R. Graves
I can say with absolute certainty that Enemies of the Cross is my favorite book of The Warrior Series. Yes, I do like it more than Warriors of the Cross and Guardians of the Cross. Within it, I've ratcheted up the excitement to a point where the readers' nerves might truly fray and snap. There are unexpected surprises and unforeseen twists that will keep you glued to the book/e-book desperately begging for Dark Angels of the Cr...

YA Indie Carnival - Off to College

The YA Indie Carnival 's weekly topic has never touched on a subject more near and dear to my heart than the one we are discussing this week. Instead of simply posting an excerpt - included at the bottom of this post - from The Warrior Series, I'm going to share the experience I had last weekend when dropping my daughter off at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas for her first away-from-home college year.
Since my son and husband had baseball and football to practice, I was charged wi...

YA Indie Carnival - Hot Summer Reads

This week (actually, last week...I'm a week behind), the sponsors of the  YA Indie Carnival are sharing their favorite summer reads.  Below, I've included just a few of my favorites along with my review of each one.  Notice that I've included Enemies of the Cross .  It will be released 9/1/12.  Be on the look out! 
 City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) by Cassandra Clare
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 Stars)

Clary, Jace, and Simon are back and better than ev...

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) by Cassandra Clare
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 Stars)

Clary, Jace, and Simon are back and better than ever in City of Lost Souls.  Sebastian does a great job at replacing Valentine and manipulating Jace...much to Clary's dismay.  Clary is as headstrong and committed as she's ever been...much to Simon - and her mother's - dismay.  

Truly, I loved this book and felt as if I'd been transported back to  the day when I first read City of...

YA Indie Carnival - Pinterest Inspirations

The YA Indie Carnival sponsors are talking about Pinterest and all of the wonderfully inspirational things that can be found on the site.  I've been using Pinterest long enough to attract great followers, and I now publicly stalk hundreds of people who post beautiful pictures, amazing scenes, fashionable designs, unusual architecture, ingenious products, mouth-watering foods, stunning people, and even interesting new reads.  It's like surfing a great magazine that's been s...

YA Indie Carnival - Excerpt Contest

This week, the sponsors of the YA Indie Carnival are announcing the winner of last week's 2nd Anniversary Giveaway.  As such, I would like to offer heartfelt congratulations to Emma Michaels.  She won a ton of GREAT indie author's books.  We would also like to invite our followers to take part in an excerpt contest.  The authors sponsoring the carnival will be posting an excerpt from our current 'work in progress'.  Blog followers can go to the links at the...

YA Indie Carnival Anniversay Giveaway

The sponsors of the YA Indie Carnival are getting back to our roots and bragging about a few of the phenomenal Indie Authors who not only exist among us but thrive in a world where Indie Authors are not always set up for success.  In celebration of our 2nd Annual YA Indie Carnival GIVEAWAY , each sponsor will be showcasing or hosting an Indie Author.  See details at the bottom or click on the links in red and above to see the details associated with the giveaway...including...

ENEMIES - COMING 9/1/2012

Enemies of the Cross (The Warrior Series, #3) is almost ready for release.  In preparation, I've added a giveaway to Goodreads.  Take a few minutes to Enter to Win.  Good luck! .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget img { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0...