Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts

Friday, September 21, 2018

eBook B.O.L.O. (Pre-Order Blitz)- "Shadows & Spells" by Cameo Renae

Be On The Look Out!
Don't forget about this pending release!

Release date: 
October 12, 2018

SeriesA Havenwood Falls High Novels, Novella 2
GenreYoung Adult, Paranormal Romance. 86 pages.
Pre-Order Price: $2.99 (at time of post)
Pre-Order Link: Click Here
- SYNOPSIS -
Welcome to Havenwood Falls, a small town in the majestic mountains of Colorado. A town where legacies began centuries ago, bloodlines run deep, and dark secrets abound. A town where nobody is what you think, where truths pose as lies, and where myths blend with reality. A place where everyone has a story. Including the high schoolers. This is only but one…

**This sequel to Bound by Shadows continues the story of Eris and Rylan.**

Rylan Gilles has found a new life in Havenwood Falls. A better one. One with a new pack, a new family, friends, a job, and even a girlfriend. He vows to himself to never allow his past to interfere with his future. But when an enemy of his father, a psychotic shifter named Lars, hunts down and kills his old pack’s alpha, they turn to Rylan to lead and save them.

Eris Blaekthorn has been working on growing her newfound magical powers, and with that has come intense nightmares that feel more like premonitions. Horrifying images of a large, dark shifter ripping Rylan to shreds and killing him plague her dreams. But when she tries to discuss these with Rylan, he shuts her out.

Dead set on keeping his personal vow, Rylan’s determined to handle Lars on his own, but Eris knows where this will end. She hopes he’ll turn to her and his new pack for help, while she fears that he’ll do the opposite. If he faces Lars alone, her nightmares may soon turn to reality. But if he doesn’t, he risks losing everything, including the girl he loves.

This is a Young Adult paranormal tale in the Havenwood Falls High series of Young Adult fantasy stories featuring a variety of supernatural creatures. The series is a collaborative effort by multiple authors. Each book is generally a stand-alone, so you can read them in any order, although some authors will be writing sequels to their own stories. Please be aware when you choose your next read.
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USA Today Bestselling author, Cameo Renae, was born in San Francisco, raised in Maui, Hawaii, and now resides with her husband and children in Alaska.
She's a daydreamer, caffeine and peppermint addict, who loves to laugh, and loves to read to escape reality.

One of her greatest joys is creating fantasy worlds filled with adventure and romance and sharing it with others. It is the love of her family and amazing support of her fans that keeps her going.

One day she hopes to find her own magic wardrobe and ride away on her magical unicorn. Until then...she'll keep writing!

Happy Reading! Xoxo


Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Hey, It's A Release Blog Tour for "Inimical" by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge

Book 3, in The Circuit Fae Series
"Inimical"
Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, LGBTQ+. 350 pages.
Price: $5.38 ebook (at time of post)
Book Link: Click Here
- SYNOPSIS - 
Being a fairy princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you have to choose between saving your people…And killing your girlfriend. Oh, and let’s not forget having to pass summer school, too. 
Talk about a hot mess. 
First, there’s Rouen, princess of the dark Fae, goth-rock star Euphoria, and soon-to-be senior at Richmond Elite High. Her world is all things ice, snow, and death. And that death will include her own people unless she can defeat her evil father in a Battle of Wits and War and seize the throne. Trouble is, taking the throne is a death sentence for the princess of the fair Fae. In other words, a quick death for Syl, Rouen’s girlfriend.
And that’s so not good. 
Second, there’s Syl, princess of the fair Fae, geek girl mathlete, and also an incoming senior. Things aren’t any easier for her. Syl must save her people by battling her old nemesis, the fair Fae prince, and the same rules apply: taking the throne means a death sentence for the other court’s princess, Rouen. 
Even worse, Syl and Rouen’s enemies have figured out they’re a couple. Now, both Rouen’s father and Syl’s archenemy are teaming up to ensure neither of them makes it till Midsummer’s Day never mind to the fall semester. 
Looks like passing summer school is the least of their worries.
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My Rating:  ðŸ“”📔📔📔📖
My Thoughts: Dark vs. Fair Fae
     **FYI read book “Dethroned” 2.5 or you’ll feel a tad lost.** 
        I was excited and waiting for this 3rd installment of this series because Syl and Rouen are finally together! BUT with their circumstances heir is always a catch and ALWAYS someone, something, some rule keeping them from complete happiness. This book is certainly filled wonderful highs, angst, laughter and pain with a cliffhanger that will leave you freaking out just a bit. 
       Having to take make up courses Richmond Elite High to help them finish off their junior, Rouen and Syl, in a normal world should only have to worry about going on dates, finishing homework assignments, and making it to class on time. However neither of them are ordinary girls, Syl is the last Fair Princess and Rouen is the princess of the dark Fae, as well as the goth-rock star Euphoria. Their chance at love is threaten by the constant pull from their realms, both of which are dying and want each princess to kill the other in order to ascend. All must be decided by Midsummer’s Day where Fair or Dark will converge, but only one may survive. 
        Overall, great 3rd book in the series, but sad some events feel on repeat. Poor Syl and Rouen are girls that have proven themselves time and again but they can’t catch a break. After the last book I was hoping for more happy moments in this novel, but they basically get put in a scenario of kill her or let everyone die kinda of place . . . again. Now I will say I am happy to see that Syl and Rouen are both growing character development-wise, Rouen is allowing herself to feel and show emotions and Syl is learning to be strong and confident in herself. Both young women are definitely heroines on an epic level even if fictional they are inspirational. Okay last thing, that cliffhanger ending, not spoiling anything, but Oooooo book 4 gonna be cray-cray! So if you’ve been into this series from the beginning read on it’s gonna get real complicated now.

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Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
Author Links: Amazon PageWebsite, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest.
Raised by witches and dragons in the northern wilds, GIE writes angsty urban fantasy YA romance--where girls who are mortal enemies kick butt, take names, and fall in love against all odds. 
She enjoys long hikes in the woods (where better to find the fair folk?), believing in fairies (in fact, she's clapping right now), dancing with dark elves (always wear your best shoes), being a self-rescuing princess (hello, black belt!), and writing diverse books about teenage girls finding love, romance, and their own inner power. 
She might be planning high tea at the Fae Court right now.
GIE is multi-published, and in her role as an editor has helped hundreds of authors make their dream of being published a reality.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Hey, It's A Book Blitz for "The Warrior Princess" by Siobhan Davis

Book 3, in The Alinthia Series: 
A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance
"The Warrior Princess"
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance. 259 pages.
Price: $3.99 ebook (at time of post)
Book Link: Click Here
- SYNOPSIS -
She’ll tear the galaxy apart to save them…
Captured by a special, secret government agency, Alinthia is now facing another new reality—one where she’s separated from the four guys who have come to mean so much to her. But she has faith in Dane, Coop, Maddox, and Beck, and she refuses to give up hope. 
Until she discovers General Arantu and his despicable daughter, have imprisoned her protectors and time is running out to save them. 
Desperate to escape the government’s clutches and rescue her loved ones, Alinthia finds unlikely allies in the strangest of places. With their help, she finally understands what is required to assume full control of her powers and fulfil her legacy. 
However, the more she uncovers about herself and her abilities, the more she understands how fragile the line is between good and evil, darkness and light, right and wrong. 
Will she make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of love, or are there some lines that can’t ever be crossed?
The third book in the enchanting Alinthia series is intended for readers aged seventeen and older. This is upper YA/NA crossover reverse harem paranormal romance which gets steamier as the series develops. 
This is not a standalone read. Full-length novel.

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EXCERPTS
Alinthia

“It will be enough when I tell you it’s enough, Alinthia,” Director Tanner says, spearheading the posse who shoot disparaging looks in my direction.
Screw them.
I’m done with this.
I don’t want to kill anyone else, so I lie. “I was trying to be discreet, Director Tanner,” I add, gracing him with a fake smile. “Using my powers like this drains me, and I’m close to my limit. I’d rather not risk it. Unless you don’t care if one of them gains the upper hand and ends me?” I challenge.
“You have been training for hours upon hours every day, and I’ve witnessed no such thing.”
“This is completely different. Torching a living, breathing being is not the same as lasering a piece of stone!”
A rotund man with a protruding belly whispers in the director’s ear. “Very well, Alinthia. One more assailant, and we’ll call it a day.” The director talks into an earpiece, whispering instructions, and I spin around, a sense of relief washing over me.
But it’s premature.
A whirring sound above my head captures my attention, and I tilt my head back, looking up. A large metal weapon of some sort has appeared through a hole in the roof and all sense of relief evaporates. “Stay up here with us, Alinthia,” the director instructs, only confirming my suspicions.
On the ground, a short man with silver dreadlocks spits abuse at me in a foreign tongue while he paces the ground, shaking his fists. I watch in horror as a beam of red light shoots from the weapon, capturing the man in a hazy bubble. He’s instantly frozen and mute and completely unmoving under the red haze. The bubble elevates off the ground a few feet, twisting from side to side, with the immobile male trapped inside.
“Allow us to demonstrate our latest weapon,” Director Tanner tells his captive audience. They all inch forward, eager to watch more death and destruction. My stomach sinks, and I bite my tongue to keep from ripping them a new one.
A piercing sound reverberates off the walls, and the red beam from the weapon pulsates, growing thicker as it penetrates the bubble, eliminating the male in a second. Tiny particles of matter float through the air, and that’s all that’s left of him. I feel sick to the pit of my stomach.
Holy shit. What kind of technology has Zorc shared with the government, and what other kind of weapons do they have? The fact the humans have this kind of tech does not instill a warm and cozy feeling.
A loud round of applause sickens me. I want to turn around and berate them, but what’s the point? The humans have already proven they have little regard for other lifeforms. Unless we can offer them something, we are expendable.
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Author Bio:
USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis writes emotionally intense young adult and new adult romantic fiction with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime! She is the author of the international bestselling Kennedy Boys, Saven, and True Calling series’.
Siobhan’s family will tell you she’s a little bit obsessive when it comes to reading and writing, and they aren’t wrong. She can rarely be found without her trusty Kindle, a paperback book, or her laptop somewhere close at hand.
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.
She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Y.A. Tuesday: "Fire and Bone" by Rachel A. Marks

Series: Otherborn Legacy Novels , Book 1.
Genre:  Young Adult, Teens, Paranormal, Romance, Myths, Legends, Fantasy. 412 pages.
Price: $4.99 ebook (at time of post)
[Price I Paid:  $4.99 on June 20, 2018]
Publisher & Date: Skyscape (February 20, 2018)
Listed Rating:📔📔📔📔 . 6 
Book Link: Click Here
My Rating:📔📔📔📔📔
My Thoughts: Fairies and Fae Folk in LA Glamor.
          Now I haven’t ever been into fairies and pixies, at least not the Disney cute bratty kind. However, author Rachel Marks version of the fae folk makes me want to say ‘I do believe in fairies, I do, I do believe in fairies!’ Starting with a hidden princess, forbidden love, leading to questions after questions of who can you trust, and ending in a majestic Fae ceremony. This is a story that is fascinating and a great first book to an awesome series in a lore filled world.
           Trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles, recently turned eighteen year old Sage, knows trust is something not given lightly. But when her and a friend are invited to a party by a friend, Sage reluctantly agrees to go lured by the knowledge of food and a chance for a shower. But everything changes for Sage at that party when after a series of events it is revealed to her that she is not some unwanted street kid, but is the hidden daughter of a powerful Celtic goddess and her powers are awakening. Entering this new world of Fae brings Sage a gorgeous mercurial protector, faefolk with ulterior motives, and the chance to choose what demigod she’ll serve with her life and powers. 
          Overall, I freakin loved this book because I’m a huge fan of the show ‘Lost Girl’ and this was like the YA set in Los Angeles version of that awesome show. Sage accidentally finds herself to be the hottest commodity in the Fae world and she never  even knew her real heritage. Sage is a fierce heroine despite everyone keeping secrets from, but she comes to her own conclusions with the help of some friends, visions and her gut instinct. Oh and Faelan, Sage’s protector-guide, is infuriatingly charming, he does his duty but obviously has the hots for Sage and I’m not sure how they’ll work it out with his celibacy vow. I can’t wait from more of this series to see what will happen with Sage. 

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Hey, It's A Book for "Hiro Loves Kite" by Lauren Nicolle Taylor



Book 2, in A Paper Stars Novel
"Hiro Loves Kite"
Genre: Young Adult, Historical.
Price: $4.99 ebook (at time of post)
Book Links: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo
- SYNOPSIS -
We offer our wounds and scars. Understanding that’s part of what makes us beautiful.
Nora finally has her beloved sister Frankie back but that’s just the beginning of their struggles. She must now become Kite. A stronger, more independent version of herself. A King. A guardian. 
And Kettle has Kite’s heart. She gives it freely. But as he holds it, dear and close like a lost treasure, something holds him back: A feeling that he doesn’t deserve good things. A looming shadow that threatens to separate them. Kettle must accept that he is also Hiro: A Japanese American with every right to happiness and freedom. 
Because Hiro loves Kite. And Kite won’t wait forever for him to tell her.
But they’re standing on icy ground. As the leverage they had on Kite’s abusive father wavers and life on the street affects Frankie’s health, the challenges threaten to break their bond. 
Snow is gathering at the station doors and doubts are piling high. They must rely on each other. Believe in the magic that got them this far. If they don’t, it’s not just their future in jeopardy but the fates of all the street kids in their care. All the Kings.
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EXCERPT

Frankie Comes Home… 
Paying for a hot dog in pennies and dimes is embarrassing. Being two pennies short and having the hot dog stand guy take pity on us was completely humiliating. We’re skinny. I just hope the Kings haven’t eaten everything we had stored away.
Without Kin and Keeps, there’s been a little more to go around. My shoulders sag. Now there are more mouths to feed. My fingers scrape the insides of my pockets, searching for a coin that maybe got snagged in the seams. If I turn them inside out, I really will look like a street urchin. I’m the pirate who opens the treasure chest, finds he’s been beat, and opens it again just to rub it in. I snort.
We wait for a large crowd to head for the subway and melt in. Frankie’s eyes are as wide as a sliced moon as we weave and duck. Eyes on each other, hands gripped tightly.
Kite pushes Frankie’s head under the turnstile as I pay with our last coin. She presses her back into me. The smell of faint perfume, the last of her old life, and salt, the new, coming from her hair. As I reach around her to push the stile, a two for one, her breath catches. I let my hand rest on her waist for a second. Let myself imagine we’re a couple on our way home from a shopping trip, and then it falls like so many un-granted wishes into a fountain.
Leaning close to her ear so she can hear me, I hold my breath, thinking inhaling any more of her sweetness may actually kill me. “Ready?”
She nods. Her cheek brushing my lips.
We take our route to the secret door. To the home we now share like kids playing house, only far too real.
Frankie, to her credit, rolls with the punches. Punch one: Hot dogs instead of roast beef and gravy for dinner. Punch Two: Cheating our way through the subway. Punch Three… I knock on the King’s door, and Krow answers. He looks us up and down, slick and distrustful for a moment, then breaks into a grin. “Kettle! Kite!” he shouts. “Kettle and Kite are home.” He stares at my hands. When he sees there’s no food—only a suitcase—he quickly looks away. But there’s no hiding his disappointment.
Frankie squeezes her way through the doorway into the vast, abandoned subway tunnel. My home. My refuge. And now hers. Blinking, she stands on her tiptoes. Lip in teeth. “Holy hell!” she shouts, and several Kings look her way.
Kite flushes pink, then taps her sister’s shoulder. “Frankie!” she chastises. “Language.”
We step inside, and Frankie swings her head from side to side. “I mean tank you, holy hell.”
We both chuckle, eyes connecting over the top of her head.
Punch three: “This is where we’re going to be staying for a while,” Kite’s voice chases after a galloping Frankie as she jumps from bed to bed. She is the spokes of a traveling star. She is the light you can’t catch.
Frankie doesn’t hear her, and Kite runs to catch her sister. I drag the case inside, plonk it on Kin’s bed. Now Kite’s to share with her sister.
Finally, Frankie stops running and presses a palm to her chest as she wheezes. Kite rushes to her, and she puts both hands on her sister’s shoulders. “Are you okay?”

Punch four is for me, and I feel it sock me right in the guts. As I watch them, I know. Like really know that I would do anything to help them. They are instantly and permanently part of this family. And it scares me.
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Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Author Links: Amazon PageWebsite,  Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter.
Lauren is the bestselling author of THE WOODLANDS SERIES and the award-winning YA novel NORA & KETTLE (Gold medal Winner for Multicultural fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards 2017).
She has a Health Science degree and an honors degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. A full time writer, hapa and artist, Lauren lives in the tucked away, Adelaide hills with her husband and three children.
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Saturday, June 16, 2018

NEW BOOK OUT!!- "All That and a Bag of Chips" by Amber Garza

!! NEW RELEASE !!
by Amber Garza
Author's Links: Amazon PageFacebookTwitterBlog.
Penned Series: Playing For Keeps, Unexpected Love Series, Prowl Trilogy, Star Struck Series, Delaney's Gift Series, Break Free and Break Through. 
as well as single novels: Cuts Run Deep, Falling to Pieces, The Summer We Fell, Engraved, Head Above Water, Mark My Words, and Until the Sun Burns Out.
"All That and a Bag of Chips"
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance/Time Travel.
Price: $3.99 ebook (at time of post)
Book Link: Click Here
- SYNOPSIS -
When Remy fell asleep last night, it was 2018. This morning she woke up in 1993. 
She knows it’s her fault. Over the weekend, a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl was splashed all over social media. Talk about epic humiliation. It made her wish she could go back to a time when there were no smartphones. 
But she never imagined it would come true. 
Now everything is different, including her friendship with her neighbor Nick. He’d never noticed her before. But now he’s looking at her in a new way.
Almost like he thinks she’s all that and a bag of chips. 
But will he feel that way when they return to 2018?
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Monday, June 4, 2018

COVER REVEAL!!- "ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS" by Amber Garza

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Release Date: 
June 15, 2018

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance/Time Travel.
 Pre-Order Price & LinkN/A (at time of post)

- SYNOPSIS -
When Remy fell asleep last night, it was 2018. This morning she woke up in 1993. 
She knows it’s her fault. Over the weekend, a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl was splashed all over social media. Talk about epic humiliation. It made her wish she could go back to a time when there were no smartphones. 
But she never imagined it would come true. 
Now everything is different, including her friendship with her neighbor Nick. He’d never noticed her before. But now he’s looking at her in a new way.
Almost like he thinks she’s all that and a bag of chips. 
But will he feel that way when they return to 2018?
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Hey, It's A Blog Tour for "Unlocked" by Casey L. Bond

by Casey L. Bond

"UNLOCKED"
Genre: Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling. 332 pages.
Price: $3.99 ebook (at time of post)
Book Link: Click Here
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Princess Raya of Paruth lived alone on a deserted island in a towering lighthouse, forgotten by time. With only a loyal albatross as a friend, she had little hope or joy in her life until he washed up on her shore in the middle of a raging winter storm.

Prince Trevor of Galder left his father and kingdom behind to travel north in search of a wife. It was time to settle down and forget Ella Carina, the woman who chose to love a peasant and follow her heart instead of choosing Trevor and fulfilling her duty to her people. He didn’t heed the warnings about the North Sea in winter, and his ship, crew, and captain paid the price.

Raya and Trevor must work together to find a way off the island, or risk being trapped there for the rest of their lives. But sometimes the simplest lessons are the hardest, and each will have to learn that the only thing that can truly set you free is love.
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My Rating:  ðŸ“”📔📔📔
My Thoughts: The Heart Wants Who It Wants.
      This is definitely the first book I've read that took on the retelling of Rapunzel and I was not disappointed. The main characters each learned on their own to be self sacrificing and did not just fall instantaneously in love with each other even when they were literally the last two people on an island. 
    Left alone in a lighthouse long forgotten in an abandoned part of the high seas, Princess Raya of Paruth is left to survive on her own and has given hope of rescue. Until Prince Trevor of Galder washes up on her tiny shore after a storm. Together they learn to not just live but survive on the tiny island and Trevor pledges to get them off and rescued. Raya dutifully aids Trevor's plans but doubts their success until one works and the two have a chance to return to their homes. But when Raya may not have a home or family to return to and Trevor has to return to his princely duties will their time on the island be forgotten or will it bind them forever together?
    Overall, Good read that had me hoping the two characters would wake up and smell the ocean breeze to figure out what was right in freakin' front of them! Raya was the complete opposite of any spoiled princess because of the life she endured. So when given the chance for a real life with love, she basically wouldn't take it for fear she wasn't enough, the poor dear, because everyone else could see she was, but self doubt is strong. Trevor on the other hand had to learn to let go of past love and expectations so he could find true love and happiness. And may I add  I loved the albatross and his kisses, that bird would have been a sight to see especially amongst the crew members and captain. So if you like stories about woman escaping towers with the help of a prince all the while finding true love, this story will definitely appease you.
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Award-winning author Casey L. Bond resides in Milton, West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. When she’s not busy being a domestic goddess and chasing her baby girls, she loves to write young adult and new adult fiction.