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Waiting on Wednesday...OPAL by JL Armentrout!

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on. 

This week's selection is the third in one of my favorite series EVER! There's no cover yet, so I've added the cover from the first book in the series...but I know it's gonna be awesome (with a certain character on the front, how could it not be?). Please check out...

OPAL
by Jennifer L Armentrout
pub date 12/11/2012

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Giveaway Winners!!

First let me say a HUGE thank you to everyone who entered BOTH of my giveaways--you all ROCK!

First up, my CHOSEN ONES giveaway. The winner of a paperback copy of CHOSEN ONES by Tiffany Truitt is...
A.J. !!
Congrats, A.J.! Please email me your mailing address at jmanni32 @ yahoo dot com and I will get your book mailed out asap!

Second, my 100 Reviews giveaway. This giveaway features 7 books, two of which are signed copies of my debut novel BLOOD BORN! There are two winners, and they are...



Kaci Bo...

Giveaway Time!!

Last week on Twitter I said that once my first book, BLOOD BORN, reached 100 reviews on Goodreads and my blog reached 600 followers, I would host a giveaway.

Well, you awesomesauce folks out there listened and obliged--so here's your giveaway!!

Okay, so I happen to have a few extra copies of some books that I thought you all might like--see?





 Please note: Such A Rush is an ARC, and both it and Touch are signed to me...but that shouldn't matter, right? lol


Since there are five books, I'm pick...

Cover Reveal...NATURALS by Tiffany Truitt!

You guys, I am so excited to be part of the cover reveal for the second book in Tiffany Truitt's The Lost Souls series! I read CHOSEN ONES a couple of weeks ago and love it--an awesome dystopian!

Needless to say I am stoked  for NATURALS, the second in the series, to come out--and what better way to keep that excitement going than to ogle its awesome cover, right? ;-)
Without further ado, here it is, the cover for NATURALS, book 2 in The Lost Souls series!


Isn't that just awesome?! I love t...

TGIF at GReads!!

The awesomeness that is Ginger (or G, as I like to call her!) over at  GReads!  has created a great meme that is tons of fun. Each Friday, she poses a question for anyone to answer. Go check her out and join in the fun!

Back to School Reading:
Which books would you
like to seein today's high school
literature classrooms?

Ooh, toughie, lol. 
Okay, so right away, one book stands out in my mind as definitely needing to be added to classroom reading lists.
And that book is...
WHERE THINGS CO...

Waiting on Wednesday...THE STAR CHILD by Stephanie Keyes

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on. 

This week's selection is one I came across while perusing the Inkspell Publishing website, and it looks and sounds really cool. So be sure to add to your TBR lists...


THE STAR CHILD 
by Stephanie Keyes
pub date 9/21/2012

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The world is about to be cloaked in darkness. Only one can stop the...

Blog Tour Stop...HOLLOWED by Kelley York!

Today I am SUPER excited to be a stop on the blog tour for Kelley York's newest novel, HOLLOWED! 

I had the esteemed pleasure of being a part of the cover reveal last month as well, and I also was given an eARC to prepare for the tour (you can be jealous now). And I couldn't be happier about this book! Here's the goodreads description, followed by my review!


HOLLOWED
by Kelley York
pub date 8/15/2012

product description from goodreads.com

All 18-year-old Briar Greyson wanted was to figure out...

Blog Tour...DEGREES OF WRONG by Anna Scarlett!!

I'm super-duper excited to be part of the blog tour for Anna Scarlett's DEGREES OF WRONG ! 
DEGREES is an adult paranormal/semi-dystopian/romance (yeah, that's so not the official genre, lol), and a thoroughly enjoyable read!
Without further ado, here is a bit about the book, followed by my review!
DEGREES OF WRONG  by Anna Scarlett pub date 8/28/2012
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This time, the straight-and-narrow path could be the road to ruin.

Dr. Elyse Morgan’s mission: find th...

TGIF at GReads!

The awesomeness that is Ginger (or G, as I like to call her!) over at  GReads!  has created a great meme that is tons of fun. Each Friday, she poses a question for anyone to answer. Go check her out and join in the fun!



Pimp Your Review:
Feature a favorite
book review you've written
 in the past that you feel 
deserves more love!


This was yet another toughie, because I feel that all books deserve more love (right?!), but I've chosen one that absolutely deserves more love, because...

Writing Update

I thought I would give you guys a quick update on where things currently stand with my open writing projects. Because I just know you all are waiting on pins and needles to find out. Right? ;-)


BLOOD PROPHECY TRILOGY


BLOOD AWAKENING
Book 2 in The Blood Prophecy


Final draft has been turned in, just waiting on final edits (grammar, structure, etc.) from editor.


BLOOD ???
Book 3 in The Blood Prophecy


Doing a very light, very rough outline of the final book in The Blood Prophecy trilogy. Light...