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Monday Must Reads...EDEN by Keary Taylor!

Monday Must Reads! is a feature I created to showcase books that I think you, well, Must Read (ha!). And today, I truly have a Must. It's YA (of course), dystopian (love!) and oh yeah, it's self-published (awesome!).



I'm sure most of you have never heard of it, but I honestly have a feeling you will...There's just no way that a book this good can stay hidden for long! Please, feast your eyes on...



EDEN

By Keary Taylor



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Eve knew the stories of the...

HUNTED Release Week Wrap-Up!!

Hello all, and welcome to the final day of HUNTED Release Week!! for my friend DJ DeSmyter's debut novel, HUNTED! It's been such a fun, exciting week, and my esteemed pleasure to help promote DJ's book. DJ, congrats once again on a job well done!



And I must give a huge thank you to everyone who stopped by this week, offering your congrats to DJ...you all are the BEST!



And now, to wrap up HUNTED Release Week, I'll announce the winner of a signed copy of DJ's book, HUNTED!



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Interview with debut YA author, DJ DeSmyter!

Today is Day 4 of HUNTED Release Week!! for my friend DJ DeSmyter's YA debut novel, HUNTED! DJ is an awesome guy who I've gotten to know over the past several months, and I couldn't be more excited for his book's release.

And lucky for us, DJ was nice enough to do a quick mini-interview for the blog today. So please, say hello to DJ and enjoy (and be sure to read all the way through, because there's a chance you could win a copy of Hunted!!)

Welcome to my blog, DJ! So nice to have you...

(sort of) Waiting on Wednesday: HUNTED!!

Welcome to Day 3 of HUNTED Release Week!!, celebrating the debut novel HUNTED, written by my friend (and all-around-great-guy) DJ DeSmyter! Thank you all for stopping by!

Today, of course, is Waiting on Wednesday, created by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Waiting on Wednesday is a place for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on, and this week's selection should be pretty easy to figure out. Right? You guessed it...my WoW pick this week is...



HUNTED
By DJ DeSmyter
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Teaser Tuesday...and Happy Release Day DJ!!

Today is day 2 in my HUNTED Release Week!! Thanks everyone for stopping by...I hope you enjoy this teaser, and I wanna give a HUGE congratulations to DJ on the release of HUNTED. Happy Release Day, DJ!!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!(make sure that what you share...

Monday Must Reads...HUNTED by DJ Desmyter!

Today I am over-the-moon happy to kick off Release Week for my friend DJ DeSmyter's debut YA paranormal, HUNTED!! There may be some of you out there who haven't heard of this book yet, so I've decided to devote an entire week to it's release.

Starting today with my Monday Must Reads! Yes, you Must Read HUNTED. Don't backtalk me, just go order your copy now and read it (you can order here). Wanna know what it's about before you order? Well here you go...


HUNTED
By DJ DeSmyter


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TGIF over 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!

This Friday's Question:

Taking it Personal:

Which books have affected you on a personal level,
and lingered in your mind long after
you closed the pages?


Excellent question! There are two books that stand out in my mind the most, both of which are classics. To Kill A Mockingbird and span

Waiting on Wednesday: DARKER STILL

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 I've chosen a book that some of you may not have heard of (which is the point of this meme, right?) but one that I'm sure you'll enjoy. I had the pleasure of meeting the author at ALA this year and she is super nice and really funny! So please, check out...



Darker Still
By Leanna Renee Heiber
Pub date 11/1/2011

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Tune in Tuesday (2)

Today is my second edition of Tune in Tuesdays, a really cool meme created by my friend Ginger (or "G" as I like to call her!) over at GReads! This is a super fun meme that is filled with all sorts of music sure to give you a boost of energy and make you smile.

My selection this week, like last week, is an oldie-but-goody. If you've been around for a while (like me) then you absolutely positively have heard this song. Either on the radio, or in a record/clothing/grunge store, or maybe just pos...

Monday Must Reads!...

This week for my Monday Must Reads, I've gone old school. Well, not really "old". The book I've chosen today has been out for a couple of years, but to those who have read it, it may seem like an odd, old choice.
The reason I've chosen it is because I actually met someone the other day who hasn't read it. I was all like, "What?!! you've never read this book?!" and they were all like, "Um, no." So naturally I had to pick it for my Monday Must Reads this week, just in case there is another