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Cover Reveal! Ruined by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons

RuinedThe Dolan Prophecies Series #1.5 (Novella)By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons Expected Publication Date- August 27th, 2015Genre- New Adult Dystopian/ Dark Faery Tales
Patrick and Maeve Dolan left the safety of their New York human settlement on a sultry summer night and never returned. Ambushed by the Winter Court guards during their search for information on how to free humanity from faery rule, they are now ensnared in the Winter King Landric’s web, and he has some questions of hi...

Science Geek Appreciation Week with Kelly Oram

Welcome to Day 1 of Science Geek Appreciation Week with author Kelly Oram--a fun-filled week of teasers, interviews, games, giveaways, and lots and lost of science! We're going to kick off the week by introducing you to the stars of the Spanish Fork High Science Squad--Club President Avery Shaw and her newest recruit, Grayson Kennedy--in their debut novel The Avery Shaw Experiment.
I loved The Avery Shaw Experiment-- it's listed in my favorites on Goodreads. Here's a link to the review: Cl...

New Release Alert: Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Excerpt & Giveaway

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HEROES ARE MY WEAKNESSSusan Elizabeth PhillipsReleasing in Paperback July 28thAvon Romance


The dead of winter.An isolated island off the coast of Maine.
A man.A woman.A sinister house looming over the sea ...
He's a reclusive writer whose macabre imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill with laughs.
But sh...

Unlikeable Characters by Pembroke Sinclair, Author of Good Intentions - Giveaway

I love this guest post by Pembroke Sinclair, author of Good Intentions. We run into unlikeable people all the time, yet there is a stigma about writing about unlikeable characters. Nobody is likeable all of the time. I actually prefer my characters to have faults and quirks-- you know, like real life. Like all of us.
Unlikeable CharactersBy Pembroke Sinclair
Characters, like real people, have their quirks.  There are parts of them readers may like, and others readers may find loathsome.&nb...

Character Interview with Matt and Melanie from Arcadian Wars by M.H. Soars

Love character interviews as much as I do? Then you're in for a treat! Today author M.H. Soars joins us with an interview with Melanie and Matt from her YA paranormal/sci-fi series, Arcadian Wars.

Who doesn't love an interview with fictional characters? Wouldn't you like to know what was going on in Legolas's mind right before the big battle at Helm's Deep? He looked super calm and cool, but was he really?
Interviewing your own characters is a great way to make them come to life. Most ofte...

Cover Reveal: The Affiliate by K.A. Linde - Excerpt & Giveaway

I'm in the mood for a cover reveal today-- how about you? Here you go!

Title: The Affiliate (Ascension, 1)Author: K. A. LindeRelease Day: September 15thGenre: YA Fantasy

About The Affiliate: On the day of her Presenting, in front of the entire Byern Court, seventeen-year-old Cyrene Strohm's lifelong plans come to fruition when she's chosen as an Affiliate to the Queen. Or so she thinks. When Cyrene receives a mysterious letter and an unreadable book, she finds nothing is as it seems. Thrust in...

Review: Confessions of a Queen B* by Crista McHugh - Giveaway

Confessions of a Queen B*
Queen B* #1

Crista McHugh

YA Contemporary
July 28, 2015

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Alexis Wyndham is the other type of Queen B—the Queen Bitch.

After years of being the subject of ridicule, she revels in her ability to make the in-crowd cower via the exposés on her blog, The Eastline Spy. Now that she’s carved out her place in the high school hierarchy, she uses her position to help the unpopular kids walking the hallways.

Saving a freshman from bullies...

Cupcakes & Characters with L.L. Crane, Author of From the Mountain

Hi, everyone! Today L.L. Crane, author of From the Mountain, joins us with a fun character post. I actually have two cupcake favorites, though I love way more than that.
Cupcakes and Characters    (Choose 4 of your Characters and tell us what their favorite cupcake is and why)

Teak – vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting because she is one of the last remaining light skinned people, and it would represent her fight for keeping these people alive.   She also struggles with th...

Meet the Characters from Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince by Dan Wright

I am so excited to welcome Dan Wright, author of Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince, to the blog today. He has put together an amazing Meet the Characters post to share!
The Cast of Amanda Moonstone
Here are the profiles of the main characters in Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince. Each of these characters will have a part to play in the story in one way or another.

Amanda Moonstone

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Review: Madison's Song by Christine Amsden

Madison's Song

Christine Amsden

Paranormal Romance

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Her voice is enchanting; his soul is black...
Madison Carter has been terrified of Scott Lee since the night he saved her from an evil sorcerer – then melted into a man-eating monster before her eyes. The werewolf is a slave to the moon, but Madison's nightmares are not.
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