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#20 Angela M. 

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#20 Angela M.

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Review- Liberation

Liberation by Maria Lucia

ISBN 978-0-9844755-4-4
$16.95 soft cover | $9.99 e-book
Available at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com 

Amora Madre is content in the Smokey Mountains pursuing her teaching of love, things of the spirit, and metaphysics. Her childhood invisible playmates, Casey and Nia, are always by her side. But when soul mate Gabriel Ephraim enters her life, she is drawn into the heart of a horrific encounter with the spirit world in the skies over Washington D.C. Catapulted into service for the Intergalactic Supernatural Intelligence Agency, ISIA, the kindred lovers soon discover the existence of an invisible wickedness over the city, its galactic origins, and its evil designs for national and world events.

As part of an Andrusian galactic strike force, assembled to dismantle the malevolent legion’s brutal matrix, Amora and Gabriel, seasoned and accomplished, embark on a dangerous adventure filled with Onaweyans, Scorpillians, historical figures, and a confrontation with the dark supernatural syndicate over the fate of the United States and the earth.

With journeys into dimensional worlds, interactions with fantastic characters and creatures, and revelation of the current struggle between the spiritual forces of good and evil, LIBERATION draws the reader into a world where the spiritual dimensions and reality converge. 

My Review

A fantastic novel written to captivate the reader and help you get lost into the story, Liberation is not my normal read however the characters were written into the story well, keeping you interested in what was going to happen next. 

A nicely written supernatural novel that will keep you interested and pleased through the novel. I would recommend this novel to those who would like a light and well put together novel.

 

Lemniscate Cover Release

Lemniscate by Jennifer Murgia

 sequel to Angel Star

 

 

For Teagan, these last few months have been heaven on earth—especially now that Garreth, her boyfriend and guardian angel, is earthbound. But perhaps Garreth is becoming a little more “human” than either of them expected.

Now, Teagan must realize that her world is once again about to shift, as she questions the faith she held in others against those once considered enemies.

In this continuation of Angel Star, Lemniscate will draw you even deeper into the world of dark and light as Teagan realizes the angel who could possibly save them all is the one angel she feared the most.

Book Spotlight - Liberation

Liberation 

by Maria Lucia

ISBN 978-0-9844755-4-4
$16.95 soft cover | $9.99 e-book
Available at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com

Amora Madre is content in the Smokey Mountains pursuing her teaching of love, things of the spirit, and metaphysics. Her childhood invisible playmates, Casey and Nia, are always by her side. But when soul mate Gabriel Ephraim enters her life, she is drawn into the heart of a horrific encounter with the spirit world in the skies over Washington D.C. Catapulted into service for the Intergalactic Supernatural Intelligence Agency, ISIA, the kindred lovers soon discover the existence of an invisible wickedness over the city, its galactic origins, and its evil designs for national and world events.

As part of an Andrusian galactic strike force, assembled to dismantle the malevolent legion’s brutal matrix, Amora and Gabriel, seasoned and accomplished, embark on a dangerous adventure filled with Onaweyans, Scorpillians, historical figures, and a confrontation with the dark supernatural syndicate over the fate of the United States and the earth.

With journeys into dimensional worlds, interactions with fantastic characters and creatures, and revelation of the current struggle between the spiritual forces of good and evil, LIBERATION draws the reader into a world where the spiritual dimensions and reality converge. 

You can read an excerpt here

ReCreate A Cover Contest

Princess Bookie is doing another wonderful create a cover contest, this time its for the book You Wish by Mandy Hubbard

Here is my attempt at a cover, what do you think?

Here is the book blurb, I have yet to read it but sounds good...

What if all your wishes really came true?

Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteen sucks! Her dad left,
her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy
Kayla’s secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles,
Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday wishes actually
came true. Because they never freakin’ do.

Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink
My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year’s
supply of gumballs arrives. A boy named Ken with
a disturbing resemblance to the doll of the same
name stalks her. As the ghosts of Kayla’s wishes-past
appear, they take her on a wild ride . . . but they
MUST STOP. Because when she was fifteen? She
wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her. And Ben is
her best friend’s boyfriend.

Review - Tinkerbell and the Wings of Rani

Tinkerbell and The Wings of Rani

Five stories featuring Tinker Bell and the rest of the Fairies of Pixie Hollow! In "The Lost Fairy" Tinker Bell and Prilla search for one of their missing friends while "The Wings of Rani" sees the only wingless fairy, Rani, strive to save her friend Beck from a huge waterfall. "The Most Beautiful Dress" pits Beck, Vidia and Prilla against each other in a dress contest, leaving Tinker Bell to keep the competition from getting out of hand. Beck learns the true value of friends in "The Color of Friendship," and lastly all of the Fairies find themselves looking a bit silly when Queen Clarion accidentally loses her shoes, leading all the Fairies to do the same, thinking it's the newest fashion trend! A collection of warm and funny stories starring Tinker Bell and friends.

Kayla's Review: 
She immediately grinned as soon as I opened this, as she is a huge Tinkerbell fan. So she immediately took off with the book and hasn't put it down since. Her opinion on the book is...

She loves the pictures, 
her favorite character is Rani

She loves how all the fairies are incorporated into the book
she doesn't like the evil fairy, cause she steals things like the beautiful fairy dress, which wasn't nice cause they spent a lot of time making it. 
Rani saves another fairy from drowning, which is why she likes her so much
loves how there is 5 seperate stories 
Her two favorite stories are The Most beautiful dress, and the Wings of Rani
Overall she loved the second book of this series
"The Stories were absolutely amazing"

Interview & Review- Manifest

MANIFEST: A Mystyx Novel
By Artist Arthur
Kimani Tru | August 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-373-83196-8
US $9.95/$11.99 Canada | 256 pages | Paperback
Artist Arthur on Twitter

MANIFEST is the first in the Mystyx series from the Harlequin imprint KimaniTru. With its ethnically diverse cast of characters, accessible voice, and paranormal element, MANIFEST, is the first in a series that will please every fan of YA literature looking for a fresh take on the genre.

Synopsis:
“We’re not that different, you know. Most kids have the same problems, just different circumstances.”

Fifteen-year-old Krystal Bentley is royally miffed. Why her mom had to divorce her dad and drag her from New York City to the middle-of-nowhere Connecticut is beyond her. She’s never lived outside of The City and doesn’t know what to expect. But there’s one thing she never could have expected: the cute dead boy standing in her bedroom asking for help.

As she juggles being the new girl, resisting the requests of Ricky, the transparent dead boy, to find his killer, and dodging the demands of every other ghost on the planet, she can barely find time to hate her mother’s new husband.

When she begins to think it’s all too much, she finds comfort in a bizarre friendship with Sasha, a disappearing socialite and Jake, the telekinetic boy from the wrong side of the tracks. They both bear the same M shaped birthmark as her and the alliance of their powers seems to have a history that dates back to the 1700s.

But what are their powers for? Can they be used to get themselves out of the dangerous mess they’re currently in, or will they prove to be more dangerous than anything they’ve ever imagined?



1. How did you come up with the amazing idea for the base for this book and the Mystyx group/powers?

I love watching the weather channel. I kept thinking that something has to be left behind after all these storms and natural disasters. My daughter came up with the names of the Mystyx characters and I gave them powers. I wanted different powers, ones that would fit each character specifically.

2.  Since Manifest is infused with paranormal mystery, do you have a personal paranormal experience that you can share with us?

Sometimes I’ll be in a room by myself and think I see shadow or feel like someone or something has moved past me. It’s weird and doesn’t happen all the time, but each time it does, I wonder…

Question asked by Dwayne

3. How do you write out your stories? Plan them? Let the characters decide? Or only when you have an "aha!" moment then you put it down?

I’m a planner. I get the idea then I run with it. My outlines are usually about five pages long and that’s just on the characters, not actually the story. I know, overkill right? LOL

Question asked by  Diana

4. Do you feel being able to Manifest is blessing or a curse?

I think that any type of growth can only improve who and what you are, thus a blessing.

Question asked by  Cleverly Inked

5. Are any of your characters based on real people?

Each of my YA characters is based on a variety of people. My daughter, myself as a teenager, teenagers from my church, some I hadn’t ever met. I’m an observer so I take tidbits from people that I see and think would be interesting in a character.

Question asked by Anne

6. If Manifest became a movie who would you like to see play the main characters?

 

I’ve actually been asked this a lot in the past month so I’ve been thinking about it. I like Selina Gomez for Sasha. Zac Efron would be great for Jake but I think he might be too old. Kiki Palmer for Krystal.

Question asked by ladystorm

7. What sort of research did you need to do for your novel?

I had to find books on the weather that would back up what I’d seen on the weather channel. Books on Greek mythology that I already had because I love the subject in general. Then, I just wanted to spend time with teenagers to get a real feel for their lives, loves, issues, dreams.

Question by LuAnn

8. Hello Artist Arthur, my question is: Of all the paranormal creatures currently "sweeping the YA nation" why choose ghost over vampires, werewolves and faeries, oh my?

Because everybody seems to be choosing vampires, werewolves and faeries and I wanted to tell a different story, give readers another entity to consider when they think of the paranormal.

Question by  I love Hersheys and books

9. My question is really for Krystal Bentley rather than Artist: Of all the spirits that have come to you, who evoked in you the most emotion? What emotion? Why?

Carolyn Jamison, she was the lady in room 319, right beside my grandfather who was in 320. Carolyn said I reminded her of her granddaughter that she hadn’t seen in years because she couldn’t find her. I didn’t know where her granddaughter was either, but Carolyn said it was okay, visiting with me was like being given another granddaughter. That’s the sweetest thing anybody has ever said to me.

Question by A Musing Mother

10. Why were you drawn to the paranormal genre of YA?

I’ve always been a fan of the paranormal genre adult and YA. I like that there are no boundaries to the world that can be created.

Question by bookworm

My Review:

I absolutely loved this book, it was nice to get a different story other than vampire, paranormal. Don't get me wrong they are great, but every once in awhile its great to get another story in the mix.

Krystal was a beautifully written character that was easy to understand, however, Jake was my favorite character, not sure why but something about his background etc, really made me click with him. It was nice to see so many different backgrounds taken into this story from the rich to the blue collared family to the ones that are considered poor. 

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who would like something different to read, it is well written and put together and will keep you intrigued through the whole story. 

Swag Giveaway

Swag Giveaway

so I have had some swag building up.. and figured its time to give some out.

Here is what is up for grabs

 

1 winner will recieve autographed bookmark and bookplate from Elizabeth Hoyt

1 person will recieve a bookmark, card and autographed Bookplate from Jennifer Murgia

3 people will receive a bookmark and sticker of The Dark Divine

3 people will receive a card and damned tattoo from and Falling, fly

3 people will receive a sticker, bookmark and Sucks to be me Tattoo

3 people will receive custom made bookmarkers

to enter fill out the form below, 

winners will be announced on Friday the 30th!

Internet is back

So I am so excited to say, we are officially back, we have our pc and internet back so much easier than doing things from my blackberry.

The Good news is that... I have gotten to read 6 books!!!! in the past week YAY. so you will be seeing tons of reviews coming up... which books you may ask...


Forget You
Demon Princess Reign or Shine
Albatross
Manifest
Oblivion Road
A Match Made in High School


so those are what you will be seeing

and a HUGE swag giveaway upcoming. Stay Tuned

Review- Beachcombers

Beachcombers 

by Nancy Thayer

Beautifully written, powerfully felt, full of both abundant joy and heart-wrenching sorrow, Beachcombers is an extraordinary novel that centers on the bittersweet reunion of three captivating, very different sisters on Nantucket over one gorgeous, exhilarating summer.

Abbie Fox hasn’t seen her father or two younger sisters in almost two years, during which she’s jetted around the world and experienced life, if not love. But now Lily, the baby of the family, is sending Abbie urgent emails begging her to return home to Nantucket. Their middle sister, Emma, has taken to her bed, emotionally devastated after the loss of her high-powered stockbroker’s job and a shockingly unexpected break-up with her fiancé. Also, Lily is deeply worried that Marina, the beautiful, enigmatic woman renting their guesthouse, has set her sights on the sisters’ widowed father, Jim. The Fox girls closed ranks years ago after the haunting, untimely death of their mother, but seeing their dad move on with his life forces each of them to take stock.

Over the course of the summer, the sisters’ lives grow as turbulent as the unpredictable currents encircling Nantucket. When Abbie encounters an incredibly appealing married man, she breaks her own rules in the name of love, fearing all the while that she’ll regret it. Meanwhile, type-A Emma learns a new definition of success, and strong-minded Lily must reconcile her dreams with reality. Even Marina, who has come to Nantucket to forget heartbreak and betrayal, faces an astonishing turn of events that will find her torn between fate and freedom. At summer’s end, these unforgettable women will face profound choices—and undergo personal transformations that will surprise even themselves.

My Review
I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this novel, don't get me wrong it sounded very interesting, just not my normal genre of books to read.
However, I have found that the characters were lovable and easy to connect with. You  could feel the changes as you went through the story with them.

Nancy did a beautiful job writing this novel, it was well put together, flowed easily and was a book that tugged at the heartstrings.

CSN Preferred Blogger Program

I was recently contacted again by CSN about joining their Preferred Blogger Program, which of course I had to accept, how wonderful to show off these wonderful products and share opportunities with you all.

For those of you who don't know about CSN, they have over 200 sites focused on different products, from Bedroom Furniture Sets to bookcases, Home Decor, Outdoor Furniture etc.

Of course with us moving, we are in the process of adding a daybed and trundle to the kids room.. here are the ones we are deciding on.

CSN has given us the opportunity to do a $40 Gift Certificate Giveaway to our followers.

Some thing to keep in mind. Shipping possibly may cost money depending on the item you purchase so keep an eye on those charges, it states on the pages if things cost extra for shipping .

Giveaway Details
This giveaway will run until July 25th
Winner will be announced on the 26th

From Dusk Till Dawn Read-A-Thon

Jenn over at Book Crazy is hosting A Read-A-Thon called From Dusk Till dawn, Which I am very excited about, due to actually being able to participate. Hop on over to her blog, to check out all the details here

Only the pages you read from Dusk till Dawn will "count" toward the Read-A-Ton - though, as always, page count does not matter at all, it's all about having FUN, while doing something we ALL love!

The Dusk Till Dawn Read-A-Thon will run from August 25th though August 29th between the hours of 8 PM till 8 AM - in whatever time zone your in!

During these hours I hope to have several blogs post little challenges - and that's where I need some help!!!

To Clarify:

* DUH, I wrote the wrong date in the post originally The Dusk Till Dawn Read-A-Thon is AUGUST 25th though AUGUST 29th!! (sorry...my bad!)
* Please sleep, it's a 5 night event, including a Friday and Sat. night. (I plan on staying up till around 1ish each night, and maybe all night only once.
* The Challenges will be available during day light hours, so - you can read at night and do the challenges during the light of day.
* I decided on this time table so that I could try to catch all those teens before they head back to school.

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox

I decided to put together post this week for In My Mailbox

so I received..

Demon Princess Reign Check by Michelle Rowan

Forget You by Jennifer Echols

Day by Day Armageddon Beyond Exile by J.L. Bourne

In A Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth

Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey

ARC of Hush by Eishes Chayil

ARC of Where The Truth Lies by Jessica Warman

ARC of Split by Stefan Petrucha

From Other Shelf Tours

Oblivion Road by Alex McAulay

E-ARC

The Thirteenth Chime by Emma Michaels

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Review- Thirteenth Chime

No one knew of its existence until it was removed from the attic upstairs.

In a beautiful house that overlooks the sea, an antique clock has the power to change the course of their lives.

The power the clock resonates will not only force Destiny and ex-boyfriend David on a journey into the depths of one man's mind long dead, but into the mind of a man filled with hatred and bent on revenge.

With the only clues to the nature of the clock having disappeared into the sea, Destiny and David must retrace the steps the man had taken into the darkness, before they fall prey to the trap he had set in motion over half a century ago. 

Hatred never dies.






My Review: This book instantly had me incited just reading the synopsis of it.
I started this novel this morning and finished it today, was amazingly put together.. keeping captivating through the whole book. The action started off quite early in the book and just continued through out. It really kept my interest and left me wanting more.

Emma has done a masterful job writing this novel keeping a smooth flow through the book and keeping the reader captivated. The characters lovable and interesting.

I can only hope to read more of her masterful work .

A captivating mysterious tender love story.

400 Follower Giveaway

YAY 400 followers...time for a giveaway!!!







I have been thinking about what I wanted to do for this giveaway

so here is the scoop, as I am soooo excited about this.. I am gonna giveaway a book for each 100 followers I have

So 4  books... that means if by chance... i get another 99 followers in the next few weeks then it will be 5 books

I am going to giveaway the following books...

Today’s #1 New York Times bestselling thriller writers agree: Ryan Brown’s compulsively readable first novel is unbeatable—a darkly humorous, rich and pungent zombie shocker that melds our national obsession with football and the newest wave of fascination with the undead.For the first time in Killington High School history, the Jackrabbits football team is one win away from the district championship where it will face its most vicious rival, the Elmwood Heights Badgers. On the way to the game, the Jackrabbits’s bus plunges into a river, killing every player except for bad-boy quarterback Cole Logan who is certain the crash was no accident—given that Cole himself was severely injured in a brutal attack by three ski-masked men earlier that day. Bent on payback, Cole turns to a mysterious fan skilled in black magic to resurrect his teammates. But unless the undead Jackrabbits defeat their murderous rival on the field, the team is destined for hell. In a desperate race against time, with only his coach’s clever daughter, Savannah Hickman, to assist him, Cole must lead his zombie team to victory. . . in a final showdown where the stakes aren’t just life or death—but damnation or salvation. Boundlessly imaginative and thrillingly satisfying, Play Dead gives small-town Texas an electrifying jolt of the supernatural, and is unquestioningly The Zombie Novel of the Year!
The Comeback Story of the Season . . .

Girl meets boy.
Girl loses boy.
Girl gets boy back...
...sort of.
Ava can't see him or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear hisvoice, except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she'scrazy, but she knows he's here.
Jackson. The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. He's back from the dead, as proof that love truly knows no bounds.

In one terrible instant, Kai is thrown from his privileged life and plunged into a conflict that began before he was born. Worse yet, he learns that the one man who can help him is his enemy.
Kiameron is the crown prince of DiNolfol. He is torn between two destinies - assuming the crown upon his father's death or answering the call of his non-Human traits, abilities associated with the mysterious Stravad.
The decision is made for him with the destruction of everything he holds dear. Armed with his burgeoning powers and a mysterious talisman that he does not know how to use, Kai strikes back at Gava, the despot who destroyed his life.
Crippled by self-doubt and fear, he falters in his quest, until he meets a man who forces him to take action. However, his new ally is hiding secrets, secrets that will rob Kai of everything he holds sacred.

She is pretty and talented - sweet sixteen and never been kissed.He is seventeen; gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future.And now they have fallen in love. But . . . They are brother and sister. Forbidden will take you on an extraordinary emotional journey. Passionate and shocking, this is a book you will remember long after you have put it down.


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