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July 11, 2017
Book Review The Unexpected
[image error]Title: The Unexpected
Author: Travon Toussiant
Genre: YA mystery / thriller
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
A young man named Anthony finally gets his dream he always wanted, a tech company. But his company starts to fall down the drain, thanks to Spencer. Throughout the story, Anthony runs into shocking hurdles and painful moments that he never expected. Will Anthony be able to handle...
July 10, 2017
Book Tours: Starter Day Party The Sanguinarian Id
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for gothic / paranormal / occult “The Sanguinarian Id”. The tour runs from July 10 to September 10. Stay tuned for my guest post during the tour!
Tour ScheduleJuly 10th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 10th: Promo Post @ Mello & June, It’s A Book Thing
July 12th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
July 15th: Promo Post and Giveaway @ Indy Book Fairy
July 17th: Book Excerpt @ JB Bookworms
July 18th: Book Excerpt @ Books, A...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Lusting for Lei
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for “Lusting for Lei” by A.J. Wright. Enjoy the tour, and stay tuned for my review on July 16.
Tour ScheduleJuly 10th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 10th: Promo Post @ BB’s Book Reviews
July 12th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy
July 14th: Promo Post @ Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
July 16th: Book Review and Giveaway @ I Heart Reading
July 17th: Promo Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
July 18th: Book Excerpt and Giveaway @ S...
July 9, 2017
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Trolling
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for “Trolling”. The tour runs from July 10 to August 10.Stay tuned for my review on July 24!
Tour ScheduleJuly 10th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 10th: Book Excerpt @ Stormy Nights Reviewing
July 14th: Book Excerpt @ Books, Dreams, Life
July 16th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
July 18th: Book Excerpt and Giveaway @ Books and Tales
July 19th: Guest Post @ The Adventures of Sacakat
July 20th: Book Excerpt @ Bedazzle...
Book Spotlight: Right Text Wrong Number
[image error]Title: Right Text Wrong Number
Author: Natalie Decker
Genre: YA Romance
High school juniors Layla and Tyler are complete opposites. Sure she’s a cheerleader and he’s a football player, but she thinks he’s the biggest jerk in the school and he thinks she is too high on her horse to even be worth of a second glance from him. And when the two of them are near one another, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. They are NOT interested in speaking to one another, let alone date.
But when Layla un...
Author Interview with EJ Apicello
Today I’m hosting an interview with EJ Apicello, author of self-help book “Your Crossroads. Your Choice.” I hope you enjoy the interview!
Author Interview
When did you know you wanted to be an author?
I wish I had some soul changing answer to this question. But alas, I do not. The notion of actually “being” an author crept up on me. I thought I was simply writing down an account of events but it took on a life of its own. I simply went along for the ride.
What inspired you to write “Your Crossroads. Your Choice”?
At the beginning stages of this book, I was going through some very interesting things in my life and figured I better write them down. This way I knew I was not making them up! As I wrote, something strange began to happen. Things in my life that were chaotic began to come into focus – the more I wrote the more I realized. As I mention in the book, writing was my form of therapy, my catharsis.
What is your editing process like?
I like to read my work out loud. Most of it is written in a very conversational voice so it makes the mose sense that way. Then if something sounds wonky, I fix it.
Is this your first book?
Yes and I am very excited!
Did you set any writing goals for 2017?
My goals for 2017 are to put energy into the launch of this book and get a PG-13 version down.
Are you working on something now?
I am currently working on a PG-13 version of this book – I would love to be able to provide something that both kids and parents can read. Bridge the gap and give families a common ground to have a discussion.
About the Book
Title: Your crossroads. Your choice.
Author: EJ Apicello
Genre: Self-help
Welcome to my diary, my journey, as I tripped and crawled through the darkest time in my life- when I witnessed people that I held incredibly close to me shatter my very existence with their words and actions. The things within this book spine are extremely raw and exceptionally real. You and I are going to get very close, the details in this book, although oddly general, are incredibly specific. Yes, I realize what I just said and as you read my words you will see what I mean. As you silently gasp and mentally bitch slap me, please be kind because my story is just that – my story. It is not any more or less special than yours. In fact the only difference between our stories are the choices we made at each of the crossroads in our lives. For most of my life the choices I made were not based on my happiness but on everyone else’s. This book describes what I have experienced in my journey to finding my happiness and hopefully never letting it go. Sadly, it took me thirty six years to find the strength I need to detoxify my life and self view and find someone who is worthy of my awesomeness. Thirty six years to shatter the negative foundation I had built shatter the ultimate representative I created to hide behind and begin the process of building a new foundation. Only this foundation will be built on strength, confidence and above all, happiness. So take a minute or thirty and sit with my story for a while. You never know what you might find out.
Author Bio
Welcome to my real, crazy, emotional, probably too honest journey. I am an everyday girl in this everyday world trying to keep my head above water and within the pages of this book you will learn about the things that have broken me down and the steps I am taking to build back up. You will see, my new friends, that this story is written in a unique, general, conversational voice, which was my choice. I want you to be able to picture yourself in my shoes, relate my trials and tribulations to yours and see that you too can find your happiness. Even if you don’t realize this yet, every single one of us possesses things inside of ourselves that we didn’t know were there. It took my life taking a crazy right turn and dumping me at the lowest possible point before I could see the strength within myself. We are not defined by what we do, we are defined by the choices we make. I decided when I put pen to paper that I want my choices to start defining me as strong, confident, secure and above all else, happy. So, who am I? How about I tell you who I was – a self loathing shell of myself who put everyone else’s happiness before my own. Herein lies my story to find that happiness and all of the ups and downs along the way. See who I was and who I am trying to become and maybe, somewhere in there, you will find out a little about yourself too.
Links
@ejapicello
July 7, 2017
Book Tour: Author Interview Touched by the Wolf
Title: Touched by the Wolf
Series: Dark Blood, Book 1
Author: R. Murray
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Artist: Haley Allison/Spellbound Covers
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Romance Genre(s): Paranormal
pages: 158
Author Interview Can you tell us a little about Touched by the Wolf?
Touched by the Wolf is the first book in the Dark Blood trilogy, it sets up the story and introduces us to the characters that will be playing a huge part in the bigger picture. I don’t want t...
July 6, 2017
Cover Reveal Blitz Dark Beam
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Titles: Dark Beam Part 1 -3
Author: Adrienne Woods
Genre: Fantasy, Dark, Adult
Everyone in Paegeia knows that only one Rubicon dragon lives at a time.
If more than one, they will destroy Paegeia and eventually the rest of the world as they crave that constant power for dominance.
Blake Leaf is this era’s Rubicon, and is destined for grate things if his darkness can be won.
Darkbeam Part 1 follows the story of the Rubicon and how he tries to keep his beast, the darkness, at...
Book Review: The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
[image error]Title: The Beautiful Dead
Author: Belinda Bauer
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
There’s no safety in numbers . . .
Eve Singer needs death. With her career as a TV crime reporter flagging, she’ll do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience.
The killer needs death too. He even advertises his macabre public performances, where he hopes to show the whole world the beauty of dying.
When he contacts Eve, she welcomes the chance to be first with the news...
July 4, 2017
Book Review: Stealing Liberty by Jennifer Froelich
[image error]Title: Stealing Liberty
Author: Jennifer Froelich
Genre: Young Adult
Rating: 5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
A heist so monumental, it may cost them everything… When Reed Paine is sent to a secret detention school for teens whose parents are branded enemies of the state, he doesn’t expect to find friendship – especially after coming face to face with Riley Paca, a girl who has every reason to hate him.
But when Reed...
