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August 18, 2012
Book Review: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4) by Cody McFadyen
Book Review: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4) by Cody McFadyen on I Heart Reading
Title: Abandoned (Smoky Barrett #4)
Author: Cody McFadyen
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: Bantam
Publication Date: October 27th 2009
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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For FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett, her colleague’s wedding is cause for celebration. Until a woman staggers down the aisle—incoherent, wearing only a white nightgown. A fingerprint check determines that she’s been miss...
August 17, 2012
Book Review: My Hero is My Monster
Book Review: My Hero is My Monster on I Heart Reading
Title: My Hero is My Monster
Author: June Spears
Genre: Short Story, Non-Fiction
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: July 10th 2012
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Review copy provided by the author in exchange for honest review.
A young girls childhood is stolen when her Hero becomes the monster in her bed everynight.
My Hero is My Monster is a short story of about eleven pages long, so naturally, t...
August 16, 2012
Book Review: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) by Amanda Hocking
Book Review: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) by Amanda Hocking on I Heart Reading
Title: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Genre: YA, Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Tor
Publication Date: April 26th 2012
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Amanda’s Blog | Goodreads
Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe....
August 15, 2012
Book Review: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2) by Amanda Hocking
Book Review: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2) by Amanda Hocking on I Heart Reading
Title: Torn (Trylle Trilogy #2)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance, Faeries, Trolls
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Date: March 1st 2012
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Amanda’s Blog | Goodreads
The second book in this page-turning trilogy from the phenomenal Amanda Hocking
Acknowledging that she was different from everyone else wasn’t difficult for Wendy Everly – she’d always felt like an outsider. But a new wor...
Book Tour: Book Excerpt Mana by Asher Tensei
Book Tour: Book Excerpt Mana by Asher Tensei on I Heart Reading
Today I’m hosting a book excerpt for Mana, a fantasy novel by author Asher Tensei.
Excerpt
“Damn…people in this town are crazy,” he said to himself. “2012 doesn’t seem like the year…” He dusted himself off and glided to his stop to make up for lost time. He was relieved that a few students congregated there. It calmed him from the encounter a little.
“Hey, Eurich!” A soft declaration came from the small crowd of students. A girl with...
Release Day Party Sunstruck
Release Day Party Sunstruck on I Heart Reading
Today I’m hosting a release day party for Sunstruck, a parody/satire by author Mayra Calvani.
About Sunstruck
A fun, quirky, beach summer read by Twilight Times Books!
Daniella is an architecture student living with her narcissistic artist boyfriend in San Juan. Abandoned by her father at an early age, Daniella always falls for the ‘wrong’ type of man. Her most enduring male relationship so far has been with her cat.
Several strange mysteries are thre...
Starter Day Party The Rebel Princess Tour
Starter Day Party The Rebel Princess Tour on I Heart Reading
I’m hosting a starter day party for The Rebel Princess Tour today. The Rebel Princess is a contemporary romance novel by author Anne M. Strick.
Tour Schedule
August 15th: Starter Day Parrty
@ I Heart Reading
August 16th: Excerpt and Giveaway
@ Serenity’s Lovely Reads
August 17th: Guest Post
@ Library Mosaic
August 18th: Excerpt and Character Interview
@ Literature Labyrinth
August 19th: Book Excerpt
@ Night Owl Reads
August 20th: Review
@ Books...
August 14, 2012
Book Review: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Book Review: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill on I Heart Reading
Title: The Woman in Black
Author: Susan Hill
Genre: Horror, Supernatural Thriller, Ghosts
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: First publication in 1983
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor in London, is summoned to Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, and to sort through her papers before returning to London. It is here that Kipps first sees the woman in black and b...
August 13, 2012
Book Review: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4) by Richelle Mead
Book Review: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4) by Richelle Mead on I Heart Reading
Title: Dark Swan (Shadow Heir #4)
Author: Richelle Mead
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Faeries, Adult, Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication Date: February 2nd 2012
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
#1 New York Times bestselling author Richelle Mead returns to the Otherworld, a mystic land inextricably linked to our own–and balanced precariously on one woman’s desperate courage…
Shaman-for-hire Euge...
Starter Day Party My Hero is My Monster
Starter Day Party My Hero is My Monster on I Heart Reading
Today is the starter day party for My Hero is My Monster and I’m glad to host it on my blog!
Tour Schedule
August 13th: Starter Day Party
@ I Heart Reading
August 16th: Book Excerpt
@ Serenity’s Lovely Reads
August 17th: Review
@ Night Owl Reads
August 18th: Review
@ I Heart Reading
August 19th: Author Interview
@ Majanka’s Blog
August 20th: Review and Excerpt
@ Nick’s Book Blog
About My Hero is My Monster