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BOOK REVIEW: Dream Faces by Steve Shanks

Dream FacesAuthor: Steve Shanks
Genre: Supernatural Suspense Thriller
Book Description:We all have a choice. Do we listen to the whisperings of the Angel on our right shoulder, or to the demon on our left?

Mark Stephens’ quiet life as an artist is turned upside down. At age 42 he finally receives the opportunity he has been working for. A national gallery discovers his art and wants to make him wealthy.

At the same time he has big problems. His current series of paintings are based on the vivid...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Wear White to Your Funeral by Lisa Acerbo

Wear White to Your Funeral
Author: Lisa Acerbo
Publication Date: October 28th, 2016
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Young Adult

Book Description:Rory is your average high school senior. Or she was, until her mother banishes her to hell, also known as Trumbull, Connecticut. The small suburb with only a mall and movie theater, sure feels like the netherworld until Rory’s first day at her new school. That’s the day she meets Bowen, who begs her to join him on a class project. But when Bowen drags her to...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Concealed by Christina Bauer

Concealed
(Beholder #2)Author: Christina Bauer
Publication Date: October 25th, 2016
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Book Description:As a Grand Mistress Necromancer, Elea’s a witch who commands the ultimate power over spirit and bone. It’s magic that she’ll need in order to stop the Vicomte Gaspard from killing her Sisters by draining their magic along with their life force.
To find and free her fellow witches, Elea must venture into some of the most dangerous places in the realm. What starts off...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - The Decision by L.K. Kuhl

The Decision
(Everlasting Trilogy, #2)Author: L.K. Kuhl
Publication Date: October 20th, 2016
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
Book Description:The guests are invited. The cake is all set. In just a few short hours Sophia Bandell will be saying “I do” to a guy she isn’t sure she loves. But where does she go from here? She feels her life is headed in a downhill spiral. Her first and real true love, Tate Forester, is a ghost. But he’s the man she wants to be with…the one she can’t live withou...

CBY'S Saturday Current Reads - Wucaii by Pembroke Sinclair

 MY SATURDAY CURRENT READS IS:

Genre: Urban FantasyRelease Date: April 10th, 2013
Book Description:It has been 500 years since Aelana has been home, and a lot has changed in that time--including her. As a half-dragon, half-human hybrid, she has been traveling the universe destroying worlds. Both anxious and excited to return, she wonders what she will find. Her memories of home are filled with pain and loss, especially for her first and only love. She knows he won't be there, but will his...

Blog Tour Promo - Cease and Desist by Stephen David Hurley

Cease & Desist
Author: Stephen David Hurley
Genre: YA Thriller
Release Date: October 10th, 2016

Book Description:
What if the secret to being charismatic were actually a gene you could inherit, and pass along to your children. What if this "X-factor" could make you a star? Welcome to the world of Cease de Menich, a sixteen-year-old actress in New York City who gets cast as Joan-of-Arc in a reality-drama, only to discover her "acting gift" has been passed down through her bl...

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - One Summer with Autumn by Julie Reece

One Summer with Autumn
Author: Julie Reece
Genre: YA Romance

Book Description:
Seventeen-year-old Autumn Teslow arrives at her father’s job fair knowing she’ll never measure up to the perfect image of daddy’s little girl—her twin sister.
Wearing anger management issues like a second skin won’t help Autumn win her dad’s approval for the big trip she’s been planning—or meet his condition that she successfully complete a summer internship for college.
Autumn’s cool unravels when her sister lectures ag...

Bookvie: The Light Between Oceans - out November 1, 2016 (UK)

Who's in it:
Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel WeiszRead more »

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Worthy of Song and Story by Neal Chase

Worthy of Song and Story
Stian the Viking Series
Book One
Neal Chase
Middle Grade Fantasy
Publisher: Fiery Seas Publishing
Winter 2016

Book Description:
Twelve year-old Stian’s plans to be The Greatest Viking Ever appear to be over before they even begin. He’s captured by Dahlia—a dark elf and a girl. If that wasn’t bad enough, he discovers he may be the son of Loki, the greatest enemy of the Viking gods and the one foretold to bring about the end of the world.

Knowing he is meant to be extraordinary...

Book Blitz & Giveaway - The Broken One by Christine H. Bailey

The Broken One
Christine H. Bailey
Publication Date: April 5th, 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Book Description:What becomes of the girl left behind after the tragic death of her best friend?
Sixteen-year-old Farris Sloan is picking up the pieces after the untimely death of her best friend Kelsey. But even one year later, Farris can’t seem to find “normal” again—not until Lane Evans pops back into her life and pushes her to face reality. When he offers her the chance to find out the truth...