Monthly Archives:: May 2013

EXCERPT: Plastic Hearts by Lisa De Jong

Plastic Hearts by Lisa De JongSeries: Hearts, #1Publication date: February 27th 2013Genre: New Adult Contemporary DESCRIPTION My life has always been safe. I like it that way. I grew up in a fake society where plastic hearts rule. If our hearts are made of plastic, they can never be broken. My parents have expectations and I do everything I can to meet them, even if it means giving up on my own dreams. Now, all I want is to be free to make my own choices. Dane Wright is everything I have been warned to stay away from. We met one night while I was with my perfect, parent-approved boyfriend and I haven’t stopped thinking about him. I don’t want to like him. I am doing everything I can to ignore his pull, but my heart seems to want what it cannot have, what it has never had. Can he measure up? He may think I am too good for him, but maybe he is too good for me. Life is a… Read more »

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Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop

ONE lucky follower will win $10 Book of Choice from Amazon (US) or The Book Depository (INT) Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Portrait of a Book May 16th to 22nd YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY BOOK AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ONES FEATURED HERE The Collector ~ Losing Francesca ~ Confessions of an Angry Girl If I fall ~ Unravel Me ~ The Rules for Disappearing THE HOP Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and & Portrait of a Book, and it goes a little something like this: A bunch of blogs sign up to host a giveaway and then we link up together (using the Linky list below) which enables everyone who’s participating in the hop, as well as all of our collective followers, to visit each giveaway blog. This… Read more »

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LAST CHANCE: TRAGIC Release Day Giveaway Sign-ups!

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP!RELEASE DAY BLITZ is May 20th but you may post any time between May 20th and May 24.I am organizing a release day blitz for my new book – TRAGIC – a new adult contemporary romance. This book will be released on May 20th and if you interested in helping me spread the word, please fill out the form below. ABOUT THE BOOK Rook Walsh is TRAGIC Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky… Rook got a second chance. And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run. Antoine Chaput knows the minute he spies Rook in his photography studio that she’s got The Look. The dark and desperate look he… Read more »

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COVER REVEAL: Barbie World by Heidi Acosta

Barbie World by Heidi AcostaSeries: Barbie Girl, #2 Publication date: May 2013 Genre: YA Contemporary RomanceCover designed by MaeIDesign DESCRIPTION – BARBIE WORLD “One Night is all it took to change everything between Barbie and me. One night to potentially lose the girl of my dreams forever. How do I prove to her that she can trust me? That all I want to do is protect her carefully guarded heart. I need to prove to her that I want to be a part of her world. But How? ” Dylan lost Barbie once before, now he is determined more than ever to win her heart and trust back. Easier said than done, especially with the new hot guy in town who is in a rock band and is the complete opposite of Dylan. Barbie has been hurt beyond repair or so she thinks. It would be easier for heart to decide if she didn’t have to protect her little brother. And if Dylan would just… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Inhale/Exhale by Sarah M. Ross

inhale, exhale by Sarah M. Ross Publication date: May 7st, 2013Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance DESCRIPTIONJillian had a plan: celebrate the end of her first year of college with an amazing summer full of beaches, barbeques, and bonfires. When her mom insists she needs a summer job, and her boyfriend spends more time with his band than with her, Jillian’s plans go down the drain. Grant had a plan: finish his Masters, get a great job at Google, and get the hell out of Georgia. He might be giving up some of the fun of his youth, but he knows his all work and no play method would be worth it when his dreams came true. But things never go according to plan. When temptation brings them together and tragedy tears them apart, Jillian and Grant will be forced to choose: fight for their dreams, or fight for each other…. Read more »

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COVER REVEAL: Fallen by Susan Kaye Quinn

Fallen by Susan Kaye Quinn Debt Collector, #6 Publication date: May 15th 2013Genre: NA Future-Noir EPISODES 1-3 (Delirium, Agony, Ecstasy) of the Debt Collector serial. Contains mature content and themes. For young-adult-appropriate thrills, see Susan’s bestselling Mindjack series. What’s your life worth on the open market? A debt collector can tell you precisely. Lirium plays the part of the grim reaper well, with his dark trenchcoat, jackboots, and the black marks on his soul that every debt collector carries. He’s just in it for his cut, the ten percent of the life energy he collects before he transfers it on to the high potentials, the people who will make the world a better place with their brains, their work, and their lives. That hit of life energy, a bottle of vodka, and a visit from one of Madam Anastazja’s sex workers keep him alive, stable, and mostly sane… until he collects… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY BLAST: The Enemy by Larry Bograd

The Enemy A red-hot political thriller from a blue state author. Buried among the thousands of financial transactions he reviews each day, analyst Randy Duncan finds a secret web of laundered money financing the assassination of the President, which, in turn, will lead the country into war. Can Randy and his law-student daughter Clare follow the money and stop the enemy in time? In a political thriller worthy of Dan Brown, Richard Condon, and Allen Drury, award-winning novelist Larry Bograd charts a political thriller sure to keep you reading and leave you sleepless wondering and worried about who really controls America. Amazon * Barnes & Noble Goodreads Author Larry Bograd Larry Bograd has published more than two dozen books, primary for children and young adults–and now his first eBook original, “The Enemy.” He is also a playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is president of Roundtable Media Group, which produces documentary… Read more »

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NEW EXCERPT and TOUR SIGN-UP: Losing Francesca by JA Huss

LOSING FRANCESCA is going on tour with Xpresso Tours – sign up here to get on on this! The tour is scheduled to run from July 8-26thThere will be a nice giveaway attached SNEAK PEEK EXCERPT (NEW!!!) Sean enters then and translates, explaining that I refuse to acknowledge anyone who speaks to me in English. This makes Angela sigh with frustration. “So how do you plan on getting by, Francesca? Just pretending none of this is happening? It is, OK? And you need to deal with it.” “Io non capisco l’inglese.” “Right,” she replies dryly. “I forgot, we have to live in reality but you, for whatever reason, have been excused from it.” I shake my head and feign ignorance. “Io non capisco l’inglese.” She walks out. And I laugh. “It’s not funny, Fiona,” Sean says. “Francesca.” “Fiona,” he says angrily. “You know you’re Fiona. You lied your… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY and REVIEW: Devour by Andrea Heltsley

DEVOURby ANDREA HELTSLEYParanormal Romance DESCRIPTION When your past catches up, it’s time to stop running. Jake Mathews messed up yet again— but this time his misstep lands him in the hospital. He wakes up to find the girl of his dreams and the memory of having his deepest secret revealed. Emily Taylor needs a break. She’s been working double shifts as a nurse just to pay the bills while trying to heal a broken heart. The last thing she needs is to fall for a patient. Strapped with community service and the knowledge that he’s disappointed everyone in his life, Jake is determined not to let Emily slip through his fingers. Emily wants Jake, but can she really open herself up to heartache again? REVIEW A big thank you to Supagurl Tours and Andrea Heltsley for providing me with a copy of Devour for review. This is the first vampire… Read more »