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Book Blitz for Finding Thor by Kai Strand

 





















Finding Thor
by Kai Strand 
Release Date: 03/12/15
272 pages
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Tragedy has left Cara Cassidy broken and the only thing keeping her from giving in completely is her guilt. Until Nik Rock.

Nik stirs up feelings in degrees she has never experienced, and causes her to do things that most assuredly give him the wrong impression – like kiss him before their first date. Somehow, he breaks down the walls around her emotions until she has no choice but to forgive herself and feel again.

But a mysterious, troubled past follows Nik, and Cara may prove to be his weakest link.

When a royal princess shows up looking for Nik, and an international gang arrives looking for missing jewels, Cara lands in mortal danger. Will she be able to save herself? What will happen to her newly repaired psyche if she loses Nik?

Romance, mystery, and high stakes – just another day in high school.
 
 
 
 

He nodded a polite, though cautious, greeting before walking toward the second break in the shrubs overlooking the beginning of the rapids.

Her heart pounding as fast as the sparrows flitted though the leafless shrubs, Cara faced the river again, not completely comfortable turning her back to him. She was pretty sure he was close to her age, so why did she feel so threatened?

Power. Strength. Assurance.

Even as enthralled with superheroes as she and Arac had always been, she’d never realized those words could be felt. Yet they poured off of him in waves. She glanced over her shoulder. He’d been shrouded by the hood, and she’d barely seen anything beyond his blazing gaze. He stood with his back to her, so she studied him.

His posture was impeccable, with his back straight, feet shoulder-width apart, hands still buried in his jacket pockets. He looked entirely alert and ready. Even though it seemed he watched the water tumble and trip down the rapids, she felt his fierce gaze was directed inward. Focused on memories or thoughts she would never see, though suddenly she wanted to. Mystery teased her curiosity. She sensed this stranger had a compelling story to tell. Or maybe she just hoped for a distraction from her own horror story.

As if he’d heard her reflection, and wanted to hear more, his head shifted slightly, angling toward her. Another shiver shuddered through her body. She had to remind herself that superpowers weren’t real, and still she wondered—hero or villain?

 












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Cover Reveal – The Boatman by Kat Hawthorne

Isabel Wixon is weird. Not only does she see dead things, but her list of friends consist of a talkative ventriloquist’s dummy and the gentlemanly spider that lives in her hair. Real friends? Too hard. Inventing friends is much easier.

Inventing the Boatman—a terrible monster that lures kids into a strange sleeping sickness and never lets them go—probably wasn’t one of her better ideas though.

Kat Hawthorne tends to lurk (somewhat menacingly) in the darker corners of the literary world. In addition to a smattering of published poetry, Kat’s short fiction has appeared in such literary magazines as Underneath the Juniper Tree, Thrills Kills and Chaos, Infernal Ink, Dark Edifice, Shadows Express, Fiction and Verse, and The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society. Her literary novelette, The Oddity, was published by MuseIt Up Publishing on July 11th, 2014. In partnership with Enter Skies Entertainment, Kat wrote the narrative portion of Fearless Fantasy, an online role-playing game published by tinyBuild Games and hosted by Steam. As well as being a nerd of the highest order, Kat is a graduate of Ryerson University’s copy, substantive, and stylistic editing programs and is an acquisitions, line, and copy editor at BookFish Books LLC.

Please visit http://www.katmhawthorne.com for more information about Kat’s writing, or www.movetothewrite.com to learn about her editing work.

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Book Blitz for Alice in Wonderland High by Rachel Shane

Check out the promo event for Rachel Shane’s YA Contemporary Retelling.




Release date: April 18th 2015
Publisher: Merit Press

Purchase: Amazon | B&N





Synopsis via Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Alice suppresses her need for rebellion after a petition to start a farmer’s market receives more snickers than signatures. That is until Whitney Lapin, a girl who speaks in cryptic riddles and spends her free time turning abandoned warehouses into beautiful gardens, leads her on a rabbit trail into the underground–aka secret society–of Wonderland High. Curiouser and curiouser.




Even though Whitney’s group of teenage environmental vigilantes operates on the wrong side of the law, Alice has never felt more free to be herself. Soon she stomps on her good girl image by completing a series of environmental pranks to impress them: flooding the school and disguising a pig as a baby in order to smuggle it out of a testing facility. But the group refuses to help with the farmer’s market or reveal their hidden agenda. She wants to trust them, and she especially wants to trust (or maybe kiss) Chester Katz, a boy with a killer smile, a penchant for disappearing, and a secret that will really turn Alice‘s world backwards. When one group member tries to frame Alice for all the pranks, she must figure out their secret before she ends up in front of a jury that’s screaming, “Off with her head!”








~EXCERPT~

The plan had seemed utterly attractive while lying in bed. Foolproof, even. Take the keys. Go inside. Find the information to link someone to the crime. Sole the case. What I hadn’t factored into everything was guts, which happened to be something I lacked.

I paced in front of Town Hall, my heart pounding as if it was ready to escape my chest and ditch me completely. I paused in front of the rows of white rosebushes lining the entrance and took a deep breath.



You’re not breaking and entering, I liked to myself. You have a key.



I counted to three and yanked the keys out of my pocket, but my hands were too clammy. The keys leapt out of my fingers and hit the ground with a metallic clink. 



I should go home and forget about Kingston’s stupid-as-hell plan. I tried to move, but my feet wouldn’t budge, weighed down by cemented desire. As scared as I was, I wanted to do this. I fumbled for my phone. 3:10 blinked back at me on the LED screen. If I had Chess’s phone number, I would call him. Accomplices equaled encouragement.



But it wouldn’t have mattered; Chess had refuted Kingston’s idea. So had Whitney. If I called her, she’d try to talk me out of this. I knew what a bad idea it was. I’d broken up with my sense of reason when I first followed Whitney through the woods. Might as well descend even farther down the path of wrong and stupid. I let out a crazy laugh that echoed in the silent darkness.



Morality bites.



Before I could stop myself, I flipped through my cell phone until I found Kingston’s number. It was absurd that Whitney had made me add my least favorite person’s number when I still didn’t have my own boyfriend’s. Tonight, though, it came in handy.



“What?” he said when he picked up. He didn’t sound tired, more like…prepared.



“Hey, it’s Alice. I have a weird question.”



“Wow. Didn’t strike me as the booty-call type.”



My nerves erupted out of my mouth in a laugh that sounded almost flirty. I covered it up with a cough. He was calling me crazy, and this was the first time he made sense. “I’m outside Town Hall.”



“Keys?”



“Yeah.” The word came out all choked.



“Be right there.”



“As soon as I hung up, the gravity of what I’d done hit my stomach like a cartoon anvil. I’d just committed to committing a felony. With my enemy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rachel Shane studied Creative Writing at Syracuse University and now works in digital publishing at in New York City. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, young daughter, and a basement full of books. ALICE IN WONDERLAND HIGH is her first novel.

www.rachelshane.com | twitter.com/rachshane

instagram.com/shanasilver

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Book Blitz for Chasing Bristol by Shane Morgan

Check out the promo event for Chasing Bristol, a clean New Adult Suspense.

Release date: April 20th 2015
Publisher: TSW Books
Purchase: Amazon

Synopsis via Goodreads:



What if your freedom was threatened?


Bristol is trying to move on from a cheating ex. The last thing she wants are roses, gifts, and suggestive notes popping up at her apartment and at work.


When Bristol meets Mason—a charming and sweet guy who wants a chance with her—she’s convinced that he is the mystery guy trying to capture her heart. The thought fizzles when what appeared to be harmless turns into something much more terrifying, and Bristol realizes that Mason isn’t capable of such things—not in his position.


Bristol’s secret admirer is determined to have her for himself, no matter what. Will she have the courage to fight when control and privacy is being taken from her?

EXCERPT




Shocked, I peered around at the hundreds of pictures pasted all over the walls. I could make out every single one in the radiant sunlight shown through the window. Vincent had pictures of me walking along the bay, hanging out with my friends, going to work, at the cafe, with my parents, and even shots of me…naked in the shower.
 
I felt like a fish out of water. I couldn’t breathe. The layout of the room looked similar too. It reminded me of the spare bedroom in my apartment.
 
“Bristol! You lied to me!” His voice echoed from the bottom of the stairs.
 
Getting over the frightening scene, I hurried to lock the door I’d just come through, buying myself some time. Then I sprinted to the other door, unlocking it to scurry outside. I froze as I stumbled into the living room, glimpsing pictures of Mr. Farris and his wife on the table by the tan sofa.
 
This was my landlord’s apartment on the first floor. Vincent lived with Mr. Farris. How were they connected? How did he get away with having pictures of me covering his bedroom wall without Mr. Farris knowing?
 
I jumped at the sound of a door bashing in. “Liar!” Vincent’s voice bellowed from the room. “You’re just like Savannah!” I dashed for the front door just as he ran out of the room.
 
“No!” I screamed, trying to unfasten the chain in time. Vincent grabbed me and tossed me away from the door. I bustled into the kitchen and yanked out a knife from the cutlery block, pointing it at him.
 
Vincent came up to the island, laughing at me. “You naughty girl. You really had me fooled there for a second.”
 
“Don’t come closer or I’ll—”
 

“Or you’ll what?” He smirked. Sliding his hand behind his back, he pulled out a gun on me. “Now, put that down before you hurt yourself.”
 

 



About the Author

Shane Morgan is a bestselling author of contemporary romance, suspense, and urban fantasy. She lives in the beautiful town of Narragansett, Rhode Island with her amazing husband, who doesn’t mind being surrounded by books or inspiring the male characters in her stories. Aside from writing, Shane also enjoys blogging, reading, listening to music and watching movies.


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Cover Reveal of The Summer of Lost Wishes by Jessa Gabrielle

The Summer of Lost Wishes

















by Jessa Gabrielle 


Release Date: 05/28/15


 


Summary from Goodreads:



When sixteen-year-old Piper Davenport’s mom packs up their lives and heads to the coastal Florida town of Coral Sands, Piper doesn’t care much for the view…until she catches a glimpse at Rooks Carter.


Her mom’s “look but don’t touch” policy regarding the boy next door is all but impossible to maintain, especially since he’s helping his dad restore Piper’s new home, the Calloway Cottage. A gorgeous, shirtless boy makes this boring little town a bit more exciting.


But after Piper and Rooks discover a secret in the walls of the cottage, they have a chance to unravel the biggest mystery in Coral Sands history – unless someone unravels them first.

 



About the Author
Jessa Gabrielle is a young adult author who lives in the land of salt water, palm trees, and sandy shorelines. She believes that summer love is pure bliss and that she was a mermaid in a past life. Her debut, The Summer of Lost Wishes, will be out later this year.


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Cover Reveal of Illuminate (The Light Key Trilogy #3) by Tracy Clark

Illuminate (The

Light Key Trilogy #3)



by Tracy Clark 



Release

Date: 10/06/15



Entangled

Teen



320

pages







Summary

from Goodreads:



Can

one girl be the light in a world spiraling toward darkness?




Haunted by the loss of her loved

ones, Cora Sandoval, one of the remaining few of an extraordinary race known as

Scintilla, holds the key to disentangling the biggest conspiracy in human

history…and its link to the fate of the human race. As Cora follows a trail

of centuries-old clues and secrets, she collides with a truth not only

shocking, but dangerous. 



With

enemies both known and unknown hot on her trail, Cora must locate each of the

ancient clues hidden in the art, religions, and mythologies of humankind. And

through it all, she must keep her heart from being torn apart by the two boys

she loves most. One is Scintilla, one is Arazzi. 



 Save herself. Save the Scintilla.

Save the world.



Or

die trying…

Books in this series:









(covers linked to Goodreads)

 



Buy Links for Scintillate:

Amazon│Barnes & Noble│iBooks



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Cover Reveal of Tattered Altered Love by K.D. Ferguson

Tattered Altered Love

















by K.D. Ferguson

Release Date: 05/2015








Book Summary:

What

if you had the chance to change the future, would you take it regardless of the

cost? Could you find the strength to overthrow a corrupt government that filled

your life, and the lives of countless others, with lies and sadness? 




Krissa Channing seemed to be a Headquarters prodigy, on track for a successful

pairing and a lifetime of living by government standards. But her destiny was

far more than that which was mapped out for her. Upon the discovery of an

underground revolution, Krissa is thrown into a world she never knew existed.

The devastating losses she has endured have placed her in the position to help

lead the movement. 




The glittering future offered by the takeover seems to be bright, but how much

of the life she once knew is Krissa willing to sacrifice?

Books in this series:

(covers linked to Goodreads)

 





About the Author



I have recently released my first book, Torn-True Love, published by Rebel Ink Press. I am thrilled to be a part of the family!


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Cover Reveal of Summer Marked (The Winter People #2) by Rebekah L. Purdy

The Summer

Marked (The

Winter People #2)














by Rebekah L.

Purdy



Release

Date: 08/04/15



Entangled

Teen



305

pages







Summary

from Goodreads:




Fresh off a break-up with her boyfriend, Kadie’s glad to be home from

college for Thanksgiving. All she needs is a rebound guy, a box of chocolates,

and some girl time with her best friend, Salome. Problem is, Salome isn’t

returning her calls, and her family won’t say where she is. Feeling sorry for

herself, Kadie ends up at Club Blade, a place filled with pumping music,

dangerous guys, and promises of a good time. However, when midnight strikes,

Kadie’s fun turns into a nightmare as she’s ripped from the human world into

Faerie by a vengeful Winter Prince named Etienne. For the first time in her

life, she realizes the monsters Salome always spoke of are real, and they’ll

stop at nothing to destroy her friend.

Salome thought the winter curse was behind her. But winter has left its mark.

Not just on her, but on the whole summer court. The Kingdom of Summer is

falling apart, and Nevin is hanging onto his throne by a thread. With war on

his doorstep, he has no choice but to send Gareth into enemy territory, which

means Salome will be left alone—vulnerable in a world she doesn’t understand. A

place where beauty is deadly and humans are pawns in the macabre games the Fae

play. Both Kadie and Salome will have to call on all their strength to survive

in a world where humans aren’t meant to be. With death and enemies all around

them, it’ll be a miracle if they can survive.

Book One:

(cover linked to Goodreads)

Rebekah Purdy grew up in Michigan, where she spent many late nights armed with a good book and a flashlight. When not hiding at her computer and getting lost in her stories, she enjoys reading, singing, soccer, swimming, football, camping, playing video games and hanging out with her kids. She loves the unexplainable like Bigfoot, the Dogman, and the Loch Ness Monster (lots of good story material)! She admits to still having all the books she bought throughout her childhood and teen years, and she may or may not have an obsession with anything chocolate…












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On My Bookshelf for 8 Apr 2015 – Children’s Picture Books

Since most of my job at the library is about children’s reading activities, I wanted to post a list of some of the books I’ve been keeping under my desk. These are books that I found cute, or ones that parents/kids have recommended to me.

I Don’t Like Gloria by Margaret Chamberlain

The Queen’s Knickers by Nicolas Allan

The Something by Rebecca Cobb

There’s a Shark in the Bath by Sarah McIntyre

My Teacher is a Monster! by Peter Brown

Lucky Wish Mouse Best Friends by Clara Vulliamy

Peace at Last by Jill Murphy

Introducing Limelight Larry by Leigh Hodgkinson

Warren and the Very Windy Day by Liane Payne

Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek

Dinosaur Rescue! by Penny Dale

Cover Reveal for Days Like This by Danielle Ellison

Days Like This















by Danielle Ellison 


Release Date: 06/02/15


Bookish Group Press


New Adult


 


Summary from Goodreads:
Sometimes the only thing standing between fear and hope is yourself.

Almost a year ago, nineteen-year-old Cassie Harlen had a lot to deal with. A stack of college acceptance letters waiting for answers, a proposal from the boy next door, and a mother whose most recent bipolar episode left Cassie hurt and confused. Tired of cleaning up the messes caused by her mother’s disorder, of resenting her mother for not being there, and scared of being trapped by an inevitable future—which included marrying Graham Tucker—Cassie did the only thing she could think of to keep from ending up like her mother: she left.

Graham never knew why Cassie walked away. He woke up one morning and she was gone—along with the life that he’d created around her. After eleven months, Graham has a new plan for his future. One that doesn’t involve Cassie Harlen.

When Cassie’s mom nearly burns down her house, Cassie’s forced to return home. Back to a mother she’s tried to ignore and the guy she’s been unable to forget. Graham doesn’t know how he’s going to spend the whole summer living next door to the person who broke his heart without letting those old feelings push through to the surface.

Neither does Cassie.










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