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February 23, 2015
Stephanie’s Book Reviews
To celebrate Stephanie’s ‘Unseen’ release onto all sales platforms (Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Play, and Amazon) we are running a blog tour! Please stop by each blog to show your support and to enter the giveaway we are sponsoring!
Undercover Book Reviews
In celebration of Stephanie’s ‘Unseen’ being released on all platforms (Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Play, as well as Amazon), we are running a blog tour.
Please visit Undercover Book Reviews to go check it out and to enter the giveaway for Amazon giftcards!
http://undercoverbookreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/unseen-tour-giveaway.html
February 22, 2015
Unseen on ALL platforms and blog tour
Hi readers!
If you haven’t already heard, Stephanie’s ‘Unseen’ is now available on ALL platforms. We’re so excited to have this amazing book available to everyone, no matter their preferred ebook reader!
We have a blog tour running February 23rd through March 9th with Promotional Book Tours to get the news out. Make sure you check out all the bloggers who are spreading the news!
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Dan
The Dead Room Goodreads Giveaway
Hello readers!
Stephanie new release, The Dead Room, is set to publish on March 11th, 2015! This one is very exciting!
It is a post apocalyptic that takes place 322 years in the future on a island acting as safe harbor for the only remaining people on earth. They know the devastation that destroyed their world, as it was passed down from generation to generation. Each generation has accepted the truth of the story of the end of the world, at least until Ashley Wortham was born.
Follow Ashley as she looks for more out of her suppressed existence on the island of The Dead Room!
In honor of Stephanie’s new release, we are pleased to announce a special giveaway, hosted by Goodreads! The contest only requires you to enter your name and email address–no purchase necessary! There are two paperbacks up for grabs and the giveaway is open to residents of the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia!
Be sure to head to Amazon on March 11th to purchase either the Kindle version of paperback
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Dead Room
by Stephanie Erickson
Giveaway ends March 11, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
The Dead Room Blog Tour
The Dead Room is scheduling NOW for a blog tour running from March 11th to May 3rd!
We are so pleased to connect with Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours, who is graciously scheduling all these wonderful bloggers to promote The Dead Room. Each blogger will have either a guest post from Stephanie, an excerpt from the book, or their unbiased review. Make sure you stop by each blogger to show your support!
March 11 – Reading Addiction Blog Tours – Kick Off
March 12 – Chosen By You Book Club – Excerpt
March 13 – My Devotional Thoughts – Guest Post
March 14 – Mythical Books – Guest Post
March 15 – Avid Book Collector – Excerpt
March 16 – Beppe DM Books Blog – Excerpt
March 17 – British Bookworm – Excerpt
March 18 – Boom Baby Reviews – Guest Post
March 19 – Author Candy O’Donnell – Excerpt
March 20 – Penny For My Thoughts – Review
March 21 – Books Direct – Excerpt
March 22 – Lita’s Book Blog – Review
March 23- Momma Bears Book Blog – Excerpt
March 24- Mikky’s World of Books – Excerpt
March 25- A Life Through Books – Review
March 26- Texas Book Nook – Review
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March 30- The Indie Express – Review
March 31-
April 1 – Step Into Fiction – Review
April 2 – Jazzy’s Book Reviews – Guest Post
April 3 – Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock – Review
April 6 – Word to Dreams – Review
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April 27 – Illuminate Caliginosus – Review
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May 3 – RABT Reviews – Wrap Up
Bloggers! Be sure to visit Reading Addiction Virtual Blog Tours to sign up! I’ll be periodically editing this post with added bloggers are they are scheduled.
Oh! Don’t forget to head to Goodreads to enter to win one of TWO SIGNED COPIES!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Dead Room
by Stephanie Erickson
Giveaway ends March 11, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
February 19, 2015
February 1, 2015
The Dead Room teaser
If you had signed up for Stephanie’s newsletter, you would have gotten this YESTERDAY! Make sure you sign up so you’re the first to know all the juicy information!!
For those of you that haven’t signed up, Stephanie unleashed the synopsis of her newest book, The Dead Room. We’re going to hit ‘publish’ on March 11th, so make your calendars! You’re going to love The Dead Room!!
322 years after the apocalypse, the world has changed, but her people have not. Secrets, lies, and manipulations endure among a small group of survivors taking refuge on an island in the Northern Pacific.
No one knows what claimed so many lives over three centuries ago, and no one asks, except Ashley Wortham. She can feel the secrets all around her, begging to be uncovered.
But nine elders who govern the island guard their secrets jealously. They believe the islanders know what they need to, and they hide their secrets behind a ruse of peace. But when Ashley, and her best friend Mason, go down the rabbit hole, no one is prepared for truths they uncover. What will they do when they discover the downfall of humanity lies within their own island, deep inside the dead room?
January 2, 2015
Top 5 Reads of 2014
Ok, so I’m a little late to the top five of 2014 game, since it’s already 2015, but better late than never. So, here are my favorite books I read last year.
5. The Golem and the Jinni
This book was awesomely creative and different from most things I read. Largely about Muslim culture in the early 1900s in New York City, I was fascinated by the way Helene Wecker was able to weave real world problems like clashing cultures, poverty and the like with fantastical characters. My only complaint was how quickly the book wrapped up. She spent over 400 pages building to this phenomenal climax, and wrapped up in about 20 pages. I wanted more, but that’s the mark of a good book!
Synopsis:
In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York.
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899.
Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free
Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker’s debut novel The Golem and the Jinniweaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.
Buy it here.
4. The Firebird
Anything by Suzanna Kearsly is amazing. I had trouble with this one, because it had been so long since I read the first one in this series, but with some refreshing I loved it. Kearsly’s settings are lovely, the kind that make you want to go there immediately. Who doesn’t love something with a little romance, some time travel, and a magical setting like Russia!
Synopsis:
Authentic historic detail, a touch of the paranormal, and romance come together with a synergistic effect in versatile Kearsley’s (The Rose Garden, 2011) lovely and memorable novel. Nicola Marter works for a London gallery. She not only holds master’s degrees in Russian studies and art history; she also has the secret ability to hold an object and see past events. When a woman comes in with a small carved bird, Nicola has a vision of the Empress Catherine giving it to a young woman named Anna. With no documented provenance, the carving is worthless to collectors, and Nicola feels impelled to authenticate it. Impulsively, she heads to Scotland and enlists the assistance of Rob McMorran, to whom she was attracted when she met him in a psychic study. Even though Nicola can practice psychometry, she knows that Rob’s much stronger psychic powers will be invaluable. Together they embark on a journey that takes them to Ypres and Saint Petersburg and opens a window onto the early eighteenth century and the plight of Jacobites as they unravel Anna’s story.
By it here.
3. Under Different Stars
Ok, this book completely rocked my world. Amy Bartol’s writing is seamless, and that’s rare among indie authors. I love how she drops tidbits of huge information among the details, like how Kricket’s hair turns to ash when it falls out. You read over that like it’s normal, then you’re like wait, what? Holy cow!
The story itself is one of the most inventive and creative that I’ve read in awhile. There are too many books following the same storyline anymore, but this one breaks the mold, and it does so beautifully. Combining elements of all different genres – romance, adventure, sci-fi, etc – it weaves together a tale of forbidden love, fantastical magic (for lack of a better term), and at it’s core, is a tale of survival.
Be sure to check this one out, because the next one comes out in March and let me tell you I CAN’T FREAKING WAIT!
Synopsis:
Kricket Hollowell never wished upon stars. She was too busy hiding in plain sight, eluding Chicago’s foster care system. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, she now eagerly anticipates the day she’ll stop running and finally find her place in the world.
That day comes when she meets a young Etharian soldier named Trey Allairis, who has been charged with coming to Earth to find Kricket and transport her to her true home. As danger draws close, he must protect her until she can wield the powers she cannot use on Earth…and he soon realizes that counting a galaxy of stars would be easier than losing this extraordinary girl.
Kyon knows the powerful depths of Kricket’s gifts—gifts he’ll control when he takes her for his tribe and leads the forces that will claim Ethar and destroy his enemies, starting with Trey Allairis. Now, Kricket faces the most difficult choice of her life: whether to wage a battle for survival or a fight for love.
Buy it here.
Preorder book 2 (Sea of Stars) here.
2. Cress
Can we talk about how amazing Marissa Meyer is? The latest installment in the Lunar Chronicles, Cress, has almost 800 reviews, and is holding on to a 4.8 star rating. This is one you can’t ignore. Meyer’s series follows different versions of well known fairy tails. Cress is no different, following the story of Rapunzel and her dramatic rescue, while at the same time balancing the stories of Cinder (Cinderella) and Scarlet (Red Riding Hood). The new book, Fairest is supposed to be Levana’s story, but I’m not sure I’m excited about that, since I kind of hate her. I want Winter, and I want it now.
Anyway, if you haven’t read The Lunar Chronicles, you are seriously missing out.
Synopsis:
In this third book in Marissa Meyer’s bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.
Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who’s only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she’s just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.
When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she’d ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.
Buy it here.
Buy Scarlet (book 2) here.
Buy Cinder (book 1) here.
1. These Broken Stars
This book was ah-freaking-mazing. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after I’d read it. The amount of world-building was astounding, and the obstacles the characters had to overcome made me want to cry all the way through the book. To be clear, I am not an emotional person, but there was definitely one point where I cried my eyes out. I was sad to leave the characters when I finished reading, and often go back to the book, just to look at it on my shelf and feel some camaraderie with it.
Set in space, with a huge indestructible ship, the book has a Titanic feel to it. Marooned on a distant planet and left to survive on their own, the two main characters must adapt, and learn to get along if they want to live. What’s not to love?
I got the new one, This Shattered World for Christmas and CAN’T WAIT to start reading it! AND I just discovered there’s a FREE short story linking book 1 and 2 called This Night so Dark. I’m going to read that tonight!
Seriously, if you read nothing else this year, check out this one.
Synopsis:
It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help. Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever? Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it. The first in a sweeping science fiction trilogy, These Broken Stars is a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds.
Buy it here.
Buy This Shattered World here.
Buy This Night So Dark here.
Well, that’s it. My top 5! Happy reading guys!
November 20, 2014
FUSION blog tour announced!
Run a blog? Want to be a part of the Blog Blast for FUSION, an anthology? The promotional blog blast runs from December 16th to 22nd. Readers will get a chance to win some awesome swag and bloggers get a chance to win a giftcard!
November 14, 2014
Weekly Roundup: 11/14
Hey guys! There’s a lot to talk about this week! First up: I have TWO preorders available right now! The newest one is Fusion: An Anthology, and is on Amazon for 99 cents! The book includes 9 blockbuster authors, including NYT Bestsellers Addison Moore, Denise Grover Swank, Shelly Crane, and Eve Langlias. It also includes some of my favorites including Shannon Mayer and Amy A. Bartol (author of Under Different Stars, which I told you all was AMAZING). I am for sure among some giants here, and I couldn’t be more thankful and excited.
Here’s the cover for the book. What do you all think? I think it looks great, and I can not WAIT to see how far this book goes!
Unseen
Don’t forget, Unseen is still available for preorder too! Be sure to get your copy soon! In that respect, I have two contests going right now for Unseen, so don’t forget to enter them! One is a rafflecopter for a $25 Amazon gift card if you support my Thunderclap. I haven’t had a whole lot of entries on this one, so please support the Thunderclap and enter!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
And the other is the Goodreads giveaway. That one has had a lot of response, and I’m so excited that people seem curious about the book! Check out the giveaway here, and be sure to enter for your chance to win 1 of 10 signed paperbacks!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
Unseen
by Stephanie Erickson
Giveaway ends November 19, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
In the mean time, Unseen releases on Wednesday and I can not WAIT for you guys to read it!!
WIP
So, the WIP is coming along difficultly lol. I had very much hoped to take a much needed break next week, but I don’t think that’ll be happening at this point. The book needs too much work. But I will hit my deadlines, and get it off to the editor by December 7! And the book will be better for it, I’m sure! So, watch for more news about that!
What I’m Reading
I’m loving the book I’m reading right now, Timebound by Rysa Walker. It’s all about time travel, and how this guy is going around changing the future by altering the past, and suddenly the main character doesn’t exist in the new timeline the bad guy created. I’m about half way through it, and it’s one of those that I get irritated when I have to put it down to do something dumb like go to sleep.
Next on my list is Inescapable, by Amy A. Bartol. This title is actually included in the Anthology, but I have it separate too, because I LOVE Amy and her writing. I can’t WAIT to start this series!
All right guys, I think that’s about it for now. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I think I’m going to be working, haha!
