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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Sonora and the Eye of the Titans by T.S. Hall

Sonora and the Eye of the Titans
Author: T.S. Hall
Publication Date: January 14th, 2017
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Book Description:
The King is dead, and the capital city of Titanis has fallen. The world of Sonora is at war, and the only hope against the onslaught of the Titan army lies with the last royal descendant of Zeus, who is being covertly sheltered on Earth in the secluded mountain town of Sandy, Oregon.

Allora is a shy, intelligent sixteen-year-old, trying to get through the gaun...

Promo Blitz - Molly Bell and the Wishing Well by Bridget Geraghty

Molly Bell and the Wishing WellAuthor: Bridget GeraghtyGenre: Middle GradeDate Published: December 2016
Book Description:Molly Bell is an eleven-year old girl who used to be a whimsical, sporty type of a child with a zest for living. All that has been turned upside down by the untimely death of her cherished mother two years ago. To make matters worse, her father is getting remarried to a high-maintenance beauty that Molly seemingly has nothing in common with, and she comes with an annoying si...

4 Year Blogoversary Giveaway

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Thank you to all who have stuck around. I can't believe CBY is still running.

It's been an amazing year. As a thank you, here's a giveaway just for you.

Here's to another great year!
***Giveaway***
My giveaway is for a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card or Paypal Cash.
Ends May 19th (midnight GMT).
Open internationally.
Contest is void where prohibited. Entrants must be 13 or else have parent or guardian’s permission to enter. Winners will be notified via email and will have...

Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway - The Runes of Issalia series by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

The Buried Symbol
(The Runes of Issalia #1)
Author: Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: May 5th, 2016
Black Rose Writing

Book Description:
Discover a lost magic, long buried and forgotten…

Without a rune marking his role in society, Brock is doomed to an existence below the lowest rung of the social ladder. Unwilling to accept his fate, the teen risks his life to obtain a fake rune that marks him as a member of the Empire's ruling class. He then embarks on a quest to join an instit...

Promo Blitz - The Knowing by David Graham

The KnowingAuthor: David GrahamGenre: Dark Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
Date Published: March 2017

Book Description:
United by destiny, they must stand together to face an ancient evil.....

Ceri Edwards and two school friends lift the lid on an ancient book of recipes belonging to Betty Williams, a volunteer at the local hospital in Pontypridd, South Wales. Two Kansas City cops step off a flight at London Heathrow and one of them falls to the ground with a painful conviction that there's someth...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - The Unseen by Jacob Devlin

The Unseen
(Order of the Bell #2)Author: Jacob Devlin
Published by: Blaze Publishing
Publication Date: May 9th, 2017
Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult
Book Description:Crescenzo and his friends may have survived their confounding journey to the enchanted realms of Florindale, but now they find themselves fighting for their sanity and lives while stuck on the other side of the very mirror they set out to destroy.
With their families trapped by a former ally with a crippling fear of the queen...

Book Blast & Giveaway - Ascended by Maggie Mae Gallagher

AscendedAuthor: Maggie Mae GallagherGenre: Urban Fantasy

Book Description:
War. It’s here. The last war of mankind. The winner takes Earth as its prize.

My name is Alana Devereaux. I am an elite Cantati Forces Lieutenant from Earth’s desolate future. I was sent back through time to save your world. My mission to stop the Mutari faltered. Demons infiltrated our world when the walls between Earth and Infernus fell. Millions died in the first volleys.

The Mutari changed me on an elemental level and...

BOOK REVIEW: We Thought We Were Invincible by Michelle Lynn

We Thought We Were InvincibleAuthor: Michelle LynnGenre: YA Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: February 8th, 2017
Publisher: Creativia

Book Description:California "Callie" McCoy feels most alive when her feet are planted firmly on her surfboard on a big swell. And one day, she dreams of riding that wave out of her small town. Away from everyone.

Her plan is simple: graduate high school. With Callie's best friend gone away to college, she plans on spending her senior year skating by. She isn't...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Breaker & the Sun by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

  Breaker & the Sun(Paper Stars #2)Author: Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Published by: Clean Teen Publishing
Genres: Historical, Young Adult 
Book Description:Times means nothing. It’s just the sun and moon changing places. 
New from Lauren Nicolle Taylor, the best-selling author of Nora and Kettle, comes a fresh take on a classic tale.
Breaker Van Winkle is a recently returned Vietnam vet, struggling with PTSD and the difficulties of readjusting to civilian life with his mother. Sunny...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Empty Threat by Danny Bell

Empty Threat
(The Black Pages, #1)
Author: Danny Bell
Publication Date: May 2nd, 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Book Description:
Book one of The Black Pages

Elana Black has the power to make herself fictional. But when she decides to start saving all the people in books and TV shows who die just for the sake of advancing the plot, she quickly learns that she’s not the only one with her powers.

All Elana wants to do is save people. But these others don’t want the stories to change, and they’ll do...