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Promo Blitz & Giveaway - When the Sky Falls by Joseph Bendoski

When the Sky FallsAuthor: Joseph BendoskiGenre: Thriller / Espionage / Conspiracy / Historical
Date Published: March 24, 2017

Book Description:
“What makes you believe a lie? I’m not asking how you know someone is lying. What makes you believe? Because if you don’t understand how that works, then you won’t know when you’re being manipulated.”

In 1938 the War of the Worlds hoax panicked millions of Americans, then in 1988 another fictional media broadcast convinced nearly half of Portugal that se...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Shift of Shadow and Soul by Hilary Thompson

This is the blog tour for author Hilary Thompson's new YA Epic Fantasy novel, organized by Itching for Books. Check out the awesome teasers and enter to win a hardcopy of the book. 
Shift of Shadow and Soul
Series: Soul Shifter #1
Author: Hilary Thompson
Release Date: May 22nd, 2017
Publisher: Star Shadow Books
Synopsis via Goodreads:
There are three kinds of magic in the world, and Corentine has the wrong one.
Long ago, the Restless King forced Corentine’s people into hiding as he scoured their...

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Coming Home by Kimberley O'Malley

Coming HomeAuthor: Kimberley O'MalleyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Date Published: 3-7-17
Publisher: self/ Carolina Blue Publishing

Book Description:
Dr. Elizabeth Abbott Fitzgerald has spent the last ten years of her life running; from tragedy, from family, from love. But now her mother’s failing health calls her home to Windsor Falls, North Carolina; to the place where her past awaits. Sam Bishop can’t believe his eyes when the love of his life returns after ten long years. All he wants is to cl...

BOOK REVIEW: In a Blue Moon (Blue Moon, #1) by R.A. Desilets

In a Blue MoonBlue Moon, #1Author: R.A. DesiletsGenre: YA Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Book Description:When Effy stumbles down the rabbit hole, she discovers the wondrous fairy tale land of East Valley in chaos. Death and insanity reign after the release of the deadly blue moon curse. Teaming up with the only sane people left—Jack the giant killer, Hansel, and Cat from Cheshire—they traverse East Valley, desperately searching for an answer.

They know Effy’s the key to unraveling the curse, but everyone wh...

Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway - Blue's Prophecy by Emily Ross

Blue's Prophecy
Author: Emily Ross
Genre: MG/YA Scifi/Fantasy
Release Date: May 15th, 2017
Publisher: TitleTown Publishing

Book Description:
Two genetically altered dogs, two different fates. One is Robo, a beloved Great Dane, who is tricked out of the embrace of his human family and then is horribly altered by an evil scientist who rebuilds him with robotic parts, weaponizing the dog for money from the military. But that s not all the scientist does the experiments he conducts leave Robo a gen...

Indiesphere Feature - Ash Born (The Eternity Series, Book 1) by S.R. Crawford

Ash Born(The Eternity Series, Book 1)Author: S.R. CrawfordGenre: YA FantasyPublication Date: July 28th, 2016
Book Description:Urban, Dark Fantasy.

Three worlds.
Seven species.
One war and one girl to change everything…

Letti Kane has always been an outsider. Perhaps this was why she foolishly fell for the dangerous Kaizen D’Anna at first sight. However, mingling with the D’Anna family will mean discovering the dark secrets of her own. Secrets of which are catching up to Letti’s mother, the infamo...

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Posted by John David Anderson

PostedAuthor: John David AndersonAge Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Walden Pond Press (May 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006233820X
ISBN-13: 978-0062338204
Book Description:From John David Anderson, author of the acclaimed Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, comes a humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, and the failures of communication between kids.

In middle school, words aren’t just words. They can be weapons. They c...

Promo Blitz - The Last Valentine by Felix Alexander

The Last ValentineAuthor: Felix AlexanderGenre: Romance, Mystery
Date Published: February 2017

Book Description:
The fate of two best friends and the secret love between them is known only to a mysterious figure who offers to aid one in hiding the truth from the other...lest their lives and love meet a tragic end.

When Olivia Villalobos finds a bloodstained love letter she endeavors to deliver it before Chief Inspector Sedeño finds it in her possession.

A city along the southern coast of Puerto R...

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - No Second Chances by Kate Evangelista

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  No Second Chances
(Dodge Cove #3)
Author: Kate Evangelista
Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication Date: May 16th, 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult 
Book Description:Natasha was DEVASTATED when Jackson, her first love, disappeared without a word only to pop up months later as a famous DJ. But now she’s over it―over him!―and ready to move on with her life! Isn’t she? 
Jackson thought he was leaving Dodge Cove behind forever when he set off to LA to start his career as a DJ. But the one...

Release Blitz & Giveaway - Redemption Lake by Susan Clayton-Goldner

Redemption LakeAuthor: Susan Clayton-GoldnerGenre: Mystery
Date Published: May 17 (available for presale now)
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing

Book Description:
Tucson, Arizona – Eighteen-year-old Matt Garrison is harboring two terrible secrets: his involvement in the drowning death of his 12-year-old cousin, and a night of drunken sex with his best friend’s mother, Crystal, whom he finds dead the following morning. Guilt forces Matt to act on impulse and hide his involvement with Crystal.

Detecti...