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May 27, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday (32)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases bloggers are eagerley anticipating. These can be debut novels, sequels, eBooks,…as long as they aren’t released yet.

Click HERE to view all my ‘Waiting on Wednesday‘ posts.

I’m waiting for…

Title: Forbidden Darkness

Author: Alec John Belle

Genre: YA Paranormal

Being a sixteen year old Monster Hunter sucks.

That’s what Heather Hawkins learns just days before her sixteenth birthday....

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Published on May 27, 2015 06:07

May 26, 2015

Release Day Party Reflected (Mirrorland #2)

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About the Book

ReflectedTitle: Reflected (Mirrorland #2)

Author: Majanka Verstraete

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Mystery, Romance, Dark Fantasy

When Alison was stuck in Mirrorland, all she wanted was to be alive again. Now she’s gotten her revenge by inhabiting Piper’s body and trapping her behind the mirror. But pretending to be Piper is more difficult than she imagined it would be.

On top of that, the borders between Mirrorland and the real world are crumbling. Danger abounds, demons appear in hi...

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Published on May 26, 2015 17:23

Book Review: A Shrill Keening

23199486Title: A Shrill Keening

Author: Ronald Malfi

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Carl Thompson spends his days confined to a psychiatric ward for a gruesome murder he can’t remember committing. But his nights are spent elsewhere, patrolling an evacuated stretch of beach for some purpose that is not readily apparent.

During the day, he struggles to decipher which part of his existence is real and w...

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Published on May 26, 2015 13:03

Teaser Tuesdays (30)

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. In this meme, we grab our current read, open it to a random page and share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page with our readers.

Click HERE to view all my ‘Teaser Tuesdays‘ posts.

Here is my teaser:

“What happened to her?”
He looked away, uncomfortable. “I’m not sure it’s our business
to speak of the late Mrs. Sutton.”
“I’m sorry,” I said, and I was. “I didn’t mean to step out of line.
Forgive me.”

~ p. 73, W...

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Published on May 26, 2015 09:42

May 25, 2015

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Earclaw and Eddie

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for children’s picture book “Earclaw and Eddie”. The tour runs from May 25 to June 25.

I’ll review the book on June 12. Stay tuned for the review and, in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.

Tour Schedule

May 25th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 26th: Promo Post @ Indy Book Fairy

May 28th: Promo Post @ Domestic Chanteuse

May 30th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook

June 2nd: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog

June 4th: Promo P...

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Published on May 25, 2015 02:08

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Two Princes: The Biker and The Billionaire

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the tour for contemporary romance “Two Princes: The Biker and The Billionaire”. The tour runs from May 25 to June 25. There’s also a tour-wide giveaway for a $25 Amazon gift card. Scroll down to participate!

Tour Schedule

May 25th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 25th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

May 27th: Book Excerpt @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog

May 29th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook

May 31st: Book Excerpt @ Books are Forever

June 2nd: Promo Pos...

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Published on May 25, 2015 01:48

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for B is for Broken

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for speculative fiction anthology “B is for Broken”. The tour runs from May 25 to June 1.

Tour Schedule

May 25th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 28th: Book Excerpt @ Books and Tales

May 29th: Author Interview @ Women of Badassery

May 30th: Book Excerpt @ Cajun Book Lover

May 31st: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

June 1st: Book Excerpt @ Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents

June 1st: Book Review @ PRATR

About the Book

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Published on May 25, 2015 01:22

May 24, 2015

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Falling Hard

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for “Falling Hard”, a new adult anthology. The book releases on May 31 and will have a huge release day party on Facebook!

What are you waiting for? Go sign up for the Facebook event! It looks like it’ll be a blast. And in the mean time, if you’d like to know more about the book, read the rest of this post.

Tour Schedule

May 24th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 24th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

May 25th: Promo Post @ Nat’s...

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Published on May 24, 2015 07:00

May 23, 2015

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for My Life in 3 Colours

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the tour for children’s book “My Life in 3 Colours”. The tour runs from May 23 to May 30.

Tour Schedule

May 23rd: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 24th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook

May 25th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

May 27th: Guest Post and Book Excerpt @ Cajun Book Lover

May 29th: Promo Post @ Domestic Chanteuse

May 30th: Book Excerpt @ Bookworm for Kids

About the Book

22cf6033-d36d-4a66-8301-b4a73b5dc938Title: My Life in 3 Colours

Author: P. Wish

Genre: Children’s Picture B...

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Published on May 23, 2015 09:39

May 22, 2015

Cover Reveal Party Breaking the Silence

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Title: Breaking the Silence

Author: Diamante Lavendar

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Based on a true story, a new novel from Diamante Lavendar.Joan Eastman was born like any other girl. However her life would prove to be a life of great pain…Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against their sexual and psychological abuse. Feeling she had been dealt a wicked hand by the “powers that be”, she spiraled into substance abuse and troubled...

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Published on May 22, 2015 17:33