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February 16, 2013
Book Review: Sketchy (The Bea Catcher Chronicles)
Book Review: Sketchy (The Bea Catcher Chronicles - book one) by Olivia Samms
Bea's life has been a mess ever since she got kicked out of private school and sent to rehab.
Now clean, Bea is starting over at Packard High School, in a city shaken from two assaults on young women. The latest victim, Willa Pressman-the one who survived-doesn't remember a thing.
But Bea has a disturbing new "skill": She can see-and then draw-images from other people's minds.
And when she looks at Willa, Bea is shocked by what she sketches. Bea might be the only one who knows Willa's secrets-and who can take down the killer before he strikes again.
My take: I think this is a great premise for a book and see how it can develop into a nice series of books for the author. I trust she's already hard at work on the next book in line. Bea is an interesting character and I felt like she was well-developed and likable for the most part. I look forward to seeing where she goes from here. The book doesn't leave you with any cliffhangers to speak of, but it does set you up for the next book. I'm particularly interested in perhaps a developing romance in the works. And Marcus? I hope she tells him to take a long walk off a short pier.
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Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing (April 30, 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00B52IQCQ
Bea's life has been a mess ever since she got kicked out of private school and sent to rehab.
Now clean, Bea is starting over at Packard High School, in a city shaken from two assaults on young women. The latest victim, Willa Pressman-the one who survived-doesn't remember a thing.
But Bea has a disturbing new "skill": She can see-and then draw-images from other people's minds.
And when she looks at Willa, Bea is shocked by what she sketches. Bea might be the only one who knows Willa's secrets-and who can take down the killer before he strikes again.
My take: I think this is a great premise for a book and see how it can develop into a nice series of books for the author. I trust she's already hard at work on the next book in line. Bea is an interesting character and I felt like she was well-developed and likable for the most part. I look forward to seeing where she goes from here. The book doesn't leave you with any cliffhangers to speak of, but it does set you up for the next book. I'm particularly interested in perhaps a developing romance in the works. And Marcus? I hope she tells him to take a long walk off a short pier.
If you've reviewed the book, leave a comment here and I'll post a link to your review!
Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing (April 30, 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00B52IQCQ
February 13, 2013
Cover Reveal: Drowning in You by Rebecca Berto
Today, Just Bookin' Around is joining AToMR Tours in hosting a cover reveal for: Drowning in you by Rebecca Berto
Book Description:
Secretly crushing
Crushed by a tragedy
Charlee May’s been crushing on Dexter Hollingworth since she was fifteen. Five years later, a horrific skiing disaster at Mason’s Ski Lift Resort leaves her millionaire dad critically injured and her mom dead at the hands of Dexter operating the lifts. Charlee is suddenly the sole caretaker for her little brother while their world falls apart.
Dexter couldn’t be more different from Charlee. He’s tattooed, avoids exclusive relationships and his Dad has a fair share of illegal dealings. With Dexter’s reputation, almost everyone believes he planned the Mason’s skiing disaster.
And after all these years he’s still crushing on Charlee May, the girl who’s too good for him.
When this cruel twist of fate ties Charlee’s family and Dexter’s reputation together, Charlee and Dexter wonder if their feelings are reciprocated, while Dexter discovers his dad is trying to steal the May’s millionaire fortune.
But like an addiction, one look, one touch, one taste—they’re hooked no matter the consequences.
Title: Drowning in YouAuthor: Rebecca BertoExpected release date: April 12, 2013Genre: Contemporary RomanceAge Group: New Adult Cover
Designer: Okay Creations, Jacqueline Barkla Photography
Reveal organized by: AToMR Tours
Rebecca Berto writes stories that are a bit sexy, and straddle the line between Literary and Tear Your Heart Out. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her stories, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She’s strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.
Rebecca Berto | Facebook| Twitter
Book Description:
Secretly crushing
Crushed by a tragedy
Charlee May’s been crushing on Dexter Hollingworth since she was fifteen. Five years later, a horrific skiing disaster at Mason’s Ski Lift Resort leaves her millionaire dad critically injured and her mom dead at the hands of Dexter operating the lifts. Charlee is suddenly the sole caretaker for her little brother while their world falls apart.
Dexter couldn’t be more different from Charlee. He’s tattooed, avoids exclusive relationships and his Dad has a fair share of illegal dealings. With Dexter’s reputation, almost everyone believes he planned the Mason’s skiing disaster.
And after all these years he’s still crushing on Charlee May, the girl who’s too good for him.
When this cruel twist of fate ties Charlee’s family and Dexter’s reputation together, Charlee and Dexter wonder if their feelings are reciprocated, while Dexter discovers his dad is trying to steal the May’s millionaire fortune.
But like an addiction, one look, one touch, one taste—they’re hooked no matter the consequences.
Title: Drowning in YouAuthor: Rebecca BertoExpected release date: April 12, 2013Genre: Contemporary RomanceAge Group: New Adult Cover
Designer: Okay Creations, Jacqueline Barkla Photography
Reveal organized by: AToMR Tours
Rebecca Berto writes stories that are a bit sexy, and straddle the line between Literary and Tear Your Heart Out. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her stories, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She’s strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.
Rebecca Berto | Facebook| Twitter
February 12, 2013
Sweetest Taboo Book Promo Tour
Today, Just Bookin' Around is joining AToMR Tours in hosting a book promo for: Sweetest Taboo by Eva Marquez
Isabel Cruz was fifteen years old when she met Tom Stevens. She was 15 when they started dating, and 16 when she lost her virginity to him.
By the time she turned 18 and went to college, everything had fallen apart. This hadn't been an ordinary love, though. Not a love between two dear friends, or even high school sweethearts. This had been the most taboo sort of love there was: a relationship between a student and her teacher.
Isabel started her high school career as a normal student, but set her sights on Tom Stevens as soon as she met him, and pursued him with an intense – and sometimes reckless – fascination. When he finally approached her after swim practice and told her that he shared her feelings, it was the start of a forbidden and dangerous relationship.
Title: Sweetest TabooAuthor: Eva MarquezRelease date: October 1, 2012Genre and Age Group: *Mature* YA Adult Contemporary Romance/Ages 16+/Females
Event Organized by AToMR Tours
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About the author:
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, daughter of European immigrants, Eva Márquez has spent most of her life outside of her home country. At the age of five, Eva accompanied her parents to the United States, where the family settled permanently. After graduating from university, she went on to complete graduate studies in International Relations in Spain. Eva received her Master of International Studies degree from the University of Sydney and went on to work in the global health field in Sub Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Eva currently resides in Southern Africa.
Visit Eva's Amazon's Author Central Page
EXCERPT:
“You’re my sweetheart," he told me, his voice sad. "I can’t imagine life without you. I don’t want to have to imagine life without you.”
Tom rarely used terms of endearment with me, these days. When he did – in these rare moments when he called me his sweetheart – my heart melted. All of the turmoil, the sleepless nights, the protracted nature of our relationship, became nothing more than a passing inconvenience and very worthwhile. Tonight, though, I knew that the word came with drawbacks. They gave me the courage I needed to say the words I’d been dreading.
“My graduation won’t affect our relationship, you know that," I told him. "Look at how much we've been through together. If we made it through all of that, we can make it through anything. Tom, I want to be with you always, no matter where life takes me after graduation.”
I spoke passionately, fully believing in what I said. I was absolutely devoted to this man. But somewhere deep inside, I knew I was being dishonest. Neither of us wanted our relationship to change, but it was clear that things were going to change, and soon. I had just been offered a place at a small, private liberal arts college on the East Coast. The choice had been difficult because although I wanted to stay close to Tom, I also wanted to move forward with my life. In the end, I accepted the offer. Tom hadn't really reacted when I told him. It hadn't affected our relationship. Now, though, the cracks were starting to show.
“I want to believe that,” Tom answered quietly. “I loved the last letter you wrote me. Every time I read your letters, I feel like I’m sixteen again. I feel like I've come out of a deep sleep." A pause, and then, "I can’t lose you, Isabel. You’re the reason I wake up in the morning; I can’t love anyone more than I love–”
Suddenly I heard a distinct click on the line. My heart plummeted.
“Did you hear that?" Tom snapped, his tone suddenly terse. "Did someone pick up the phone at your house?”
“Hold on a minute, let me check inside.” I slipped back inside and listened, but the house was completely quiet. The kitchen phone was on the counter, my mom’s office was dark, and I was holding the only other phone in the house.
"Who picked up the phone?” Tom repeated, worry coloring his voice.
The click had not originated on my end of the line. I should've been relieved, but my panic rose even more.
“Tom," I whispered into the receiver. "It wasn’t here, everyone’s asleep..."
“I have to go," Tom interrupted abruptly. "Danielle's coming.”
There was another click, and the line went dead.
Please leave a comment for your chance to win 1 (one) e-copy of Sweetest Taboo. Leave your name and the email address you wish to have the book gifted to from Amazon.
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Contest ends February 25th
Isabel Cruz was fifteen years old when she met Tom Stevens. She was 15 when they started dating, and 16 when she lost her virginity to him.
By the time she turned 18 and went to college, everything had fallen apart. This hadn't been an ordinary love, though. Not a love between two dear friends, or even high school sweethearts. This had been the most taboo sort of love there was: a relationship between a student and her teacher.
Isabel started her high school career as a normal student, but set her sights on Tom Stevens as soon as she met him, and pursued him with an intense – and sometimes reckless – fascination. When he finally approached her after swim practice and told her that he shared her feelings, it was the start of a forbidden and dangerous relationship.
Title: Sweetest TabooAuthor: Eva MarquezRelease date: October 1, 2012Genre and Age Group: *Mature* YA Adult Contemporary Romance/Ages 16+/FemalesEvent Organized by AToMR Tours
About the author:
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, daughter of European immigrants, Eva Márquez has spent most of her life outside of her home country. At the age of five, Eva accompanied her parents to the United States, where the family settled permanently. After graduating from university, she went on to complete graduate studies in International Relations in Spain. Eva received her Master of International Studies degree from the University of Sydney and went on to work in the global health field in Sub Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Eva currently resides in Southern Africa.
Visit Eva's Amazon's Author Central Page
EXCERPT:
“You’re my sweetheart," he told me, his voice sad. "I can’t imagine life without you. I don’t want to have to imagine life without you.”
Tom rarely used terms of endearment with me, these days. When he did – in these rare moments when he called me his sweetheart – my heart melted. All of the turmoil, the sleepless nights, the protracted nature of our relationship, became nothing more than a passing inconvenience and very worthwhile. Tonight, though, I knew that the word came with drawbacks. They gave me the courage I needed to say the words I’d been dreading.
“My graduation won’t affect our relationship, you know that," I told him. "Look at how much we've been through together. If we made it through all of that, we can make it through anything. Tom, I want to be with you always, no matter where life takes me after graduation.”
I spoke passionately, fully believing in what I said. I was absolutely devoted to this man. But somewhere deep inside, I knew I was being dishonest. Neither of us wanted our relationship to change, but it was clear that things were going to change, and soon. I had just been offered a place at a small, private liberal arts college on the East Coast. The choice had been difficult because although I wanted to stay close to Tom, I also wanted to move forward with my life. In the end, I accepted the offer. Tom hadn't really reacted when I told him. It hadn't affected our relationship. Now, though, the cracks were starting to show.
“I want to believe that,” Tom answered quietly. “I loved the last letter you wrote me. Every time I read your letters, I feel like I’m sixteen again. I feel like I've come out of a deep sleep." A pause, and then, "I can’t lose you, Isabel. You’re the reason I wake up in the morning; I can’t love anyone more than I love–”
Suddenly I heard a distinct click on the line. My heart plummeted.
“Did you hear that?" Tom snapped, his tone suddenly terse. "Did someone pick up the phone at your house?”
“Hold on a minute, let me check inside.” I slipped back inside and listened, but the house was completely quiet. The kitchen phone was on the counter, my mom’s office was dark, and I was holding the only other phone in the house.
"Who picked up the phone?” Tom repeated, worry coloring his voice.
The click had not originated on my end of the line. I should've been relieved, but my panic rose even more.
“Tom," I whispered into the receiver. "It wasn’t here, everyone’s asleep..."
“I have to go," Tom interrupted abruptly. "Danielle's coming.”
There was another click, and the line went dead.
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Contest ends February 25th
Book Review: Perception
Book Review: Perception (Perception Series) by Lee Strauss
Seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP--a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.
Her brother Liam is missing.
Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they've created between those who have and those who don't. He doesn't like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.
Zoe's carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She's in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.
The PERCEPTION Series books ( SF/mystery/romance) are Young Adult novels that take place in the not too distant future in a world changed by climate extremes, natural disasters and impending wars, and where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions--both financially and philosophically. It explores the clash between faith and science and how differences can separate us as enemies or ally us together. And in some cases, even in the midst of betrayal and personal crisis, there's room to fall in love.
PERCEPTION is the first book in a series.
My take: I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I decided to read this book. I'm not going to lie, I often choose a book by its cover. What's not to love about this cover? I loved Zoe and Noah together. Sort of like the modern day (or future day) Bonnie and Clyde only in a good way. I can't think of another famous couple on the run at the moment to compare them to, sorry. But they go together like peas and carrots and he helps bring out her true nature. The spunky, feisty nature that is really there all along, but becomes more apparent after what happened to her brother Liam. I wanted to strangle Jackson and wanted her to do it for me. So wishy-washy. I look forward to continuing this series.
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Paranormal Book Fan
File Size: 443 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: ESB Publishing (September 1, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B0095612HK
Seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP--a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.
Her brother Liam is missing.
Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they've created between those who have and those who don't. He doesn't like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.
Zoe's carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She's in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.
The PERCEPTION Series books ( SF/mystery/romance) are Young Adult novels that take place in the not too distant future in a world changed by climate extremes, natural disasters and impending wars, and where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions--both financially and philosophically. It explores the clash between faith and science and how differences can separate us as enemies or ally us together. And in some cases, even in the midst of betrayal and personal crisis, there's room to fall in love.
PERCEPTION is the first book in a series.
My take: I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I decided to read this book. I'm not going to lie, I often choose a book by its cover. What's not to love about this cover? I loved Zoe and Noah together. Sort of like the modern day (or future day) Bonnie and Clyde only in a good way. I can't think of another famous couple on the run at the moment to compare them to, sorry. But they go together like peas and carrots and he helps bring out her true nature. The spunky, feisty nature that is really there all along, but becomes more apparent after what happened to her brother Liam. I wanted to strangle Jackson and wanted her to do it for me. So wishy-washy. I look forward to continuing this series.
If you've reviewed the book, leave a comment here and I'll post a link to your review!
Paranormal Book Fan
File Size: 443 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: ESB Publishing (September 1, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B0095612HK
February 11, 2013
Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers Monday, February 11, 2013
Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers Monday, February 11, 2013
(These are the top PAID SINGLE titles)
1. Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton: "After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn't feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn't know she had."
2. Beauty From Pain (Beauty Series) by Georgia Cates: "They agreed on three months...but their love knew no boundaries. Jack McLachlan is a winemaking magnate and easily one of Australia’s most eligible bachelors. His success and wealth makes him no stranger to the complications of romantic relationships and that’s why he goes to extreme measures to avoid the hassle. He prefers simplicity in the form of a beautiful female companion with no strings attached. He arranges relationships like business deals and they’re always the same. No long term relationships. No real names."
3. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover: "Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies...That's what Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she's never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried."
4. Collide (Volume 1) by Gail McHugh: (Collide is book one of a two part series) "A missed first encounter… Colliding with a second chance… On the heels of graduating college and trying to cope with her mother’s death, Emily Cooper moves to New York City for a fresh start. While harboring secrets of his own, Dillon Parker takes care of Emily through her grief. Knowing he can’t live without her by his side, he’s sweet, thoughtful, and everything Emily has ever wanted in a man. Until she meets Gavin Blake—a rich and notorious playboy who is dangerously sexy and charming as hell."
5. Fate Interrupted (Book 1 of 2) by Kaitlyn Cross: "Dean Jacobs is one of Milwaukee’s hottest eligible bachelors and in no mood to settle down, until she comes along. Evy, however, is focused on opening a new dessert bar with her sister but Dean won’t take no for an answer. She finally gives in to the want in her gut and - much to her surprise – discovers he isn't the player she thought he was. Just when things turn into a fairytale sent from above, Dean’s past comes back to haunt him. The only question is: will it make them stronger, or rip them apart?"
6. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen: "There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved. Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe."
7. Someone to Love by Addison Moore: "Someone to Love is a light, sexy read that is far more naughty than it ever is nice.What happens when two people who don’t believe in love, happen to fall madly into the most beautiful relationship they could ever imagine? A train wreck. When twenty-year-old Kendall Jordan transfers clear across country to Garrison University, the last thing she’s looking for is a one-night stand. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what, gorgeous, Cruise Elton offers."
8. Rule by Jay Crownover: "I loved Rule Archer since the first moment I ever laid eyes on him. He was everything I shouldn't want and the only person I went out of my way to not try and please. He only saw me as a brat, as an entitled, stuck up princess but worse than that all he saw when he looked at me was his deceased twin brother's girl. It broke my heart because as much as I had loved Remy Archer there was never anything romantic between us and no matter how hard I tried to convince myself that loving Rule was a terrible idea, my poor heart just wouldn't listen."
9. Beautifully Damaged by L.A. Fiore: "Ember Walsh was always the quiet one, enjoying a book and a glass of wine over the noise and crowds of a club. When her best friend asks her to come out on the town and meet the guy she likes, Ember's world is turned upside down. He appears like a mythical, avenging angel: inked, gorgeous and completely out of her league. After one look, Ember no longer wants the quiet; she wants him."
10. Torn (Torn Series) by K. A. Robinson: "Chloe hasn't had the best life. With a mother who is gone more often than not, she has had to raise herself. After graduating high school, she leaves to start a new life away at West Virginia University with her best friends Amber and Logan, determined to leave her demons in the past. On her first day, she meets a stranger who takes her breath away at first sight. Until she met Drake, no one had ever sparked her interest. Now this tattooed and pierced bad boy is all she can think about, no matter how hard she fights it."
February 9, 2013
Book Review: Flawed
Book Review: Flawed by Kate Avelynn
Sarah O'Brien is only alive because of the pact she and her brother made twelve years ago--James will protect her from their violent father if she promises to never leave him. For years, she's watched James destroy his life to save hers. If all he asks for in return is her affection, she'll give it freely.
Until, with a tiny kiss and a broken mind, he asks for more than she can give.
Sam Donavon has been James's best friend--and the boy Sarah's had a crush on--for as long as she can remember. As their forbidden relationship deepens, Sarah knows she's in trouble. Quiet, serious Sam has decided he's going to save her. Neither of them realize James is far more unstable than her father ever was, or that he's not about to let Sarah forget her half of the pact...
My take: Just my cup of tea. I normally really enjoy edgy, gritty books written about all the "not your usual boy meets girl" subjects. The subject matter of this book was approached delicately and tastefully, if there is such a thing. The ending was also not your usual, "saw that coming a mile away" kind of ending. I like that in a book. Sarah was a bit naive, at times and I wanted to shake her and ask, "What's wrong with you?!" I imagine walking around in constant fear does that to a person. The sibling relationship between her and James leaves you with just a wisp of doubt at the back of your thoughts. Did that happen or was it just a dream? And then there's Sam. Sweet, adorable, NORMAL Sam. Sigh... Overall, this was a good book and I enjoyed it. The author kept me invested enough to keep flipping pages to find out what was going to happen. Though I felt it coming all along. Mostly.
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Rachel Harris - YA and Adult Author
File Size: 385 KB
Print Length: 400 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Entangled Teen (November 22, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00ABRW9QK
February 5, 2013
Cover Reveal! Trust in Me (Friends & Lovers, Book #3)
Today, Just Bookin' Around is joining AToMR Tours in hosting a cover reveal for:
Trust in Me (Friends & Lovers, Book #3) - novella
Author: Bethany Lopez
Expected release date: Around March 5, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Cover Designer: b design -
Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours
Book Description: Roni’s dreams of becoming a contemporary dancer were smashed under the brutal rage of her ex-husband's fists. Getting divorced and starting over at the age of twenty-two was never her plan, but maybe in Texas, she'll find her path. When the town's local player, Rich, opens a Rec Center, she sees a way to rekindle her dancing dreams...and maybe have a little fun with her sexy new boss. Rich never expected to fulfill his dreams in the town he planned to leave behind, but that's just what he's doing. His reputation as a noncommittal ladies' man might make it challenging to earn respect in the business world, but he's willing to prove that he's serious. In fact, when it comes to pursuing Roni, he's more than willing. But she's taking a page out of his book, not wanting to risk another relationship. Can he convince her that his playboy days are done and that she can trust him with her heart?
Trailer:
About the Author:
Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult novel. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her contemporary Young Adult series, Stories About Melissa. Ta Ta for Now!,xoxoxo, and Ciao are available now. Bethany is currently working on a Contemporary Fantasy YA and a Contemporary New Adult Trilogy.
Bethany Lopez| Facebook| Twitter
Trust in Me (Friends & Lovers, Book #3) - novella
Author: Bethany Lopez
Expected release date: Around March 5, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Cover Designer: b design -
Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours
Book Description: Roni’s dreams of becoming a contemporary dancer were smashed under the brutal rage of her ex-husband's fists. Getting divorced and starting over at the age of twenty-two was never her plan, but maybe in Texas, she'll find her path. When the town's local player, Rich, opens a Rec Center, she sees a way to rekindle her dancing dreams...and maybe have a little fun with her sexy new boss. Rich never expected to fulfill his dreams in the town he planned to leave behind, but that's just what he's doing. His reputation as a noncommittal ladies' man might make it challenging to earn respect in the business world, but he's willing to prove that he's serious. In fact, when it comes to pursuing Roni, he's more than willing. But she's taking a page out of his book, not wanting to risk another relationship. Can he convince her that his playboy days are done and that she can trust him with her heart?Trailer:
About the Author:
Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult novel. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her contemporary Young Adult series, Stories About Melissa. Ta Ta for Now!,xoxoxo, and Ciao are available now. Bethany is currently working on a Contemporary Fantasy YA and a Contemporary New Adult Trilogy.
Bethany Lopez| Facebook| Twitter
Book Review: Vain
Book Review: Vain by Fisher Amelie
Amazon.com:
"If you’re looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who’s been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she’s not as vulnerable as she thought she was and discovers an empowering side of herself that falls in love with the guy who helps her find that self, blah, blah, blah...then you’re gonna’ hate my story.
Because mine is not the story you read every time you bend back the cover of the latest trend novel. It’s not the “I can do anything, now that I’ve found you/I’m misunderstood but one day you’ll find me irresistible because of it” tale. Why? Because, if I was being honest with you, I’m a complete witch. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a friend using, drug abusing, sex addict from Los Angeles. I’m every girlfriend’s worst nightmare and every boy’s fantasy.
I’m Sophie Price...And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most envied girl to the girl no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world."
My take: Vain was a love-hate relationship for me. I started out not liking Sophie very much. But she grew on me. She gets into a little trouble with the law and when she can't seduce her way out of it she does something her father is unable to forgive her for and aims to teach her a lesson. It's the best thing he could have done for her. His punishment unwittingly makes her into a much better person and saves her from herself. The things she learns about herself over the course of her six-month sentence could never have been learned any other way. I can't say she was heading down a road of self-destruction, but more like she was bound to become her parents, and they were horrible people. Ian is amazing and the two of them worked quite well together. All-in-all, a very good book.
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File Size: 1034 KB
Print Length: 277 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Fisher Amelie; First edition (December 24, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00ATRCQV0
February 4, 2013
Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers Monday, February 4, 2013
Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers Monday, February 4, 2013
(These are the top PAID titles)
1. Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton: "After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn't feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn't know she had."
2. Collide (Volume 1) by Gail McHugh: (Collide is book one of a two part series) "A missed first encounter… Colliding with a second chance… On the heels of graduating college and trying to cope with her mother’s death, Emily Cooper moves to New York City for a fresh start. While harboring secrets of his own, Dillon Parker takes care of Emily through her grief. Knowing he can’t live without her by his side, he’s sweet, thoughtful, and everything Emily has ever wanted in a man. Until she meets Gavin Blake—a rich and notorious playboy who is dangerously sexy and charming as hell."
3. Sara's Game by Ernie Lindsey: "Two years ago, Sara's husband left for the gym one morning...and never came back. His car was found. He wasn't. Unbelievably, the police report said, "No foul play suspected." There were a few unreliable sightings over the following months, but little else. Now, on the last day before summer break, her three children have gone missing from their schools, all at the same time.And the note under her windshield wiper asks one foreboding question: Are you ready to play the game?"
4. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover: "Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies...That's what Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she's never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried."
5. Fate Interrupted (Book 1 of 2) by Kaitlyn Cross: "Dean Jacobs is one of Milwaukee’s hottest eligible bachelors and in no mood to settle down, until she comes along. Evy, however, is focused on opening a new dessert bar with her sister but Dean won’t take no for an answer. She finally gives in to the want in her gut and - much to her surprise – discovers he isn't the player she thought he was. Just when things turn into a fairytale sent from above, Dean’s past comes back to haunt him. The only question is: will it make them stronger, or rip them apart?"
6. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen: "There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved. Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe."
7. Someone to Love by Addison Moore: "Someone to Love is a light, sexy read that is far more naughty than it ever is nice.What happens when two people who don’t believe in love, happen to fall madly into the most beautiful relationship they could ever imagine? A train wreck. When twenty-year-old Kendall Jordan transfers clear across country to Garrison University, the last thing she’s looking for is a one-night stand. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what, gorgeous, Cruise Elton offers."
8. Beautifully Damaged by L.A. Fiore: "Ember Walsh was always the quiet one, enjoying a book and a glass of wine over the noise and crowds of a club. When her best friend asks her to come out on the town and meet the guy she likes, Ember's world is turned upside down. He appears like a mythical, avenging angel: inked, gorgeous and completely out of her league. After one look, Ember no longer wants the quiet; she wants him."
9. Rule by Jay Crownover: "I loved Rule Archer since the first moment I ever laid eyes on him. He was everything I shouldn't want and the only person I went out of my way to not try and please. He only saw me as a brat, as an entitled, stuck up princess but worse than that all he saw when he looked at me was his deceased twin brother's girl. It broke my heart because as much as I had loved Remy Archer there was never anything romantic between us and no matter how hard I tried to convince myself that loving Rule was a terrible idea, my poor heart just wouldn't listen."
10. Torn (Torn Series) by K. A. Robinson: "Chloe hasn't had the best life. With a mother who is gone more often than not, she has had to raise herself. After graduating high school, she leaves to start a new life away at West Virginia University with her best friends Amber and Logan, determined to leave her demons in the past. On her first day, she meets a stranger who takes her breath away at first sight. Until she met Drake, no one had ever sparked her interest. Now this tattooed and pierced bad boy is all she can think about, no matter how hard she fights it."
February 3, 2013
A Song for Julia Book Promo Tour
Today, Just Bookin' Around is joining AToMR Tours in hosting a book promo for: A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Everyone should have something to rebel against.
Crank Wilson left his South Boston home at sixteen to start a punk band and burn out his rage at the world. Six years later, he's still at odds with his father, a Boston cop, and doesn't ever speak to his mother. The only relationship that really matters is with his younger brother, but watching out for Sean can be a full-time job.
The one thing Crank wants in life is to be left the hell alone to write his music and drive his band to success.
Julia Thompson left a secret behind in Beijing that exploded into scandal in Washington, DC, threatening her father's career and dominating her family's life. Now, in her senior year at Harvard, she's haunted by a voice from her past and refuses to ever lose control of her emotions again, especially when it comes to a guy.
When Julia and Crank meet at an anti-war protest in Washington in the fall of 2002, the connection between them is so powerful it threatens to tear everything apart.
You can read my review here: A Song for Julia
Title: A Song for Julia
Author: Charles Sheehan-Miles
Release date: December 15, 2012
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Event organized by: AToMR Tours
Buy Links:
Amazon
Kobo
BN
Apple
About the Author:
Charles Sheehan-Miles has been a soldier, computer programmer, short-order cook and non-profit executive. He is the author of several books, including the indie bestsellers Just Remember to Breathe and Republic: A Novel of America's Future.
Author social media links:
Facebook | Fan Group | Twitter | Website
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Everyone should have something to rebel against.
Crank Wilson left his South Boston home at sixteen to start a punk band and burn out his rage at the world. Six years later, he's still at odds with his father, a Boston cop, and doesn't ever speak to his mother. The only relationship that really matters is with his younger brother, but watching out for Sean can be a full-time job.
The one thing Crank wants in life is to be left the hell alone to write his music and drive his band to success.
Julia Thompson left a secret behind in Beijing that exploded into scandal in Washington, DC, threatening her father's career and dominating her family's life. Now, in her senior year at Harvard, she's haunted by a voice from her past and refuses to ever lose control of her emotions again, especially when it comes to a guy.
When Julia and Crank meet at an anti-war protest in Washington in the fall of 2002, the connection between them is so powerful it threatens to tear everything apart.
You can read my review here: A Song for Julia
Title: A Song for JuliaAuthor: Charles Sheehan-Miles
Release date: December 15, 2012
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Event organized by: AToMR Tours
Buy Links:
Amazon
Kobo
BN
Apple
About the Author:
Charles Sheehan-Miles has been a soldier, computer programmer, short-order cook and non-profit executive. He is the author of several books, including the indie bestsellers Just Remember to Breathe and Republic: A Novel of America's Future. Author social media links:
Facebook | Fan Group | Twitter | Website
a Rafflecopter giveaway
