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Book Spotlight & Giveaway - Belle Chasse (The Sentinels of New Orleans, Book 5) by Suzanne Johnson

Belle Chasse(The Sentinels of New Orleans, Book 5)Author: Suzanne JohnsonPublisher: Tor Books
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Book Description:Suzanne Johnson's "strong and intriguing" (Publishers Weekly) urban fantasy series continues with Belle Chasse. The Sentinels of New Orleans series has earned starred reviews from Library Journal ("a resourceful heroine who relies on her magical ingenuity") and PW ("vivid...a lively tale jam-packed with act...

Book Blast & Giveaway - From Gods by Mary Ting

From GodsAuthor: Mary Ting
Book Description:***2013 InD'Tale RONE Award Finalist for YA****

Did you just see a flash of lightning across the sky on a clear sunny day? Don’t blame Mother Nature.

Skylar Rome can’t wait to spend her last summer before college with her cousin, Kayla. Everything changes when they meet the Grand brothers. Skylar is sure she should stay away from Mason Grand, but their attraction is undeniable. Then Skylar’s life erupts into turmoil. She steps into a world where de...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Alterations by Stephanie Scott

Alterations
Author: Stephanie Scott
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 6th, 2016
Bloomsbury Spark

Book Description:
If anyone saw the prom boards Amelia Blanco makes on her favorite fashion app, they'd think Ethan Laurenti was her boyfriend. They wouldn't know that all the plans she's made for them are just dreams, and that she's the girl who watches him from the kitchen while her parents cook for his famous family.

When Amelia's abuelita enrolls her in a mont...

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Affiliated and Going Pro by Chayil Champion

AffiliatedAuthor: Chayil ChampionGenre: Teen and Young Adult Fiction
Date Published: February 2016
Book Description:
Ever Dance With The Devil? 14 year-old Tajalik Stokes is a member of the 17th Street Serpents, a murderous gang in Chicago. After losing his brother to gang violence, Tajalik becomes defiant and violent in his own right. Nonetheless, Tajalik begins to wrestle with his pride when he is confronted with the gospel of Jesus Christ by his peculiar guidance counselor, Alfred Justice wh...

Blog Tour Spotlight - Your Body, Your Style by Rani St. Pucchi

Your Body, Your Style
Author: Rani St. Pucchi
Publisher: Koehler Books
Pages: 150
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Description:Rani St. Pucchi, a trend-setting designer whose designs have been recognized in Entertainment Tonight, Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, Town and Country, Bride’s, Cosmopolitan Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot, can help define the style that flatters you most — no matter what age or stage of life you are in or what your body type is.

Women from all over the world have clamored to have...

Teaser Tuesday - Gilded Cage by Sherry D. Ficklin

Gilded CageAuthor: Sherry D. FicklinGenre: YA/Historical
Date Published: 12/1/16

Book Description:Masie, the flaxen-haired daughter of notorious bootlegger Dutch Schultz, returns home from boarding school to find her family in crisis. Her mother is dangerously unstable, her father’s empire is on the brink of ruin, and the boy she once loved has become a ruthless killer for hire. To keep her family’s dangerous secrets Masie is forced into a lie that will change the course of her future—and leave...

Book Blast & Giveaway - Mind Games by Heather W. Petty

Mind GamesAuthor: Heather W. Petty
Book Description:Sherlock Holmes and Miss James “Mori” Moriarty may have closed their first case, but the mystery is far from over in the thrilling sequel to Lock & Mori, perfect for fans of Maureen Johnson and Sherlock.

You know their names. Now discover their beginnings.

Mori’s abusive father is behind bars…and she has never felt less safe. Threatening letters have started appearing on her doorstep, and the police are receiving anonymous tips suggesting t...

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - A Guide to the Other Side by Robert Imfeld

A Guide to the Other SideAuthor: Robert Imfeld
Series: Beyond Baylor (Book 1)
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Aladdin (October 4, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1481466364
ISBN-13: 978-1481466363
Book Description:A boy and his ghostly twin sister work together to pass messages from the beyond in this funny paranormal debut.

There are a few things you should know about Baylor Bosco: He’s thirteen-years-old, he has a twin sister, and he really does NOT like ghosts…which is problematic because he’s a...

Release Blitz - Still Air by Freya Barker

Still AirPortland, ME, novels Book 4Author: Freya BarkerGenre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: December 5, 2016
Book Description:Deprival haunted her…

Regret troubled her…

Silence left her detached...

A life in the service of others is both penance and a blessing. She soothes her personal hell by pulling victims from theirs, helping them on their path to survival; never finding her own

When a crippling blow finally evaporates her last hope, the temptation to give up is strong. Still, she c...

Book Blast - Sight Unseen by Erin Leigh Crisp

Sight UnseenAuthor: Erin Leigh CrispPublisher: Independent
Pages: 198
Genre: Christian Romance

Book Description:
Emilia Phillips is looking for a career and a way out of her day job. She is not looking for a man to rescue her heart.

Asher Mason wants his life back. He lost his sight and the hero-life he loved in a millisecond. He no longer trusts his instincts, especially about women. But the sweet-smelling waitress in his favorite café tempts him to trust. As Emilia helps Asher relearn everyday...