Thursday, June 8, 2017
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Cover Reveal: THE PRINCESSES OF THE SEA
Cover Reveal: THE PRINCESSES OF THE SEA
NEW COVER REVEAL
From Award Winning Author
M.L. Guida
M.L. Guida
Never underestimate a water elemental
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Blog Tour: Breaking by Danielle Rollins (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Hey everyone! Today, I have an awesome excerpt to share with you from Danielle Rollins’ Breaking (June 6, 2017, Bloomsbury USA Childrens). I know I was down for a review, but there was some problems with the Egalley. I have yet to receive the hard copy, but as soon as I get it I will post my review. Sorry if you all were looking forward to my sassy words of truth. Please enjoy this excerpt, and don't forget to fill out the giveaway!
Prep school gets a twist of supernatural suspense in this commercial YA thriller.
Charlotte has always been content in the shadow of her two best friends at the prestigious Underhill Preparatory Institute. Ariel is daring and mysterious. Devon is beautiful and brilliant. Although Charlotte never lived up to the standards of the school—or her demanding mother—her two best friends became the family she never had. When Ariel and Devon suddenly commit suicide within a month of each other, Charlotte refuses to accept it as a coincidence. But as the clues point to a dangerous secret about Underhill Prep, Charlotte is suddenly in over her head. There’s a reason the students of Underhill are so exceptional, and the people responsible are willing to kill to protect the truth…Suspenseful and scintillating, with hints of the supernatural, this fast-paced thriller will keep readers hooked.(This is a companion novel to Burning)Amazon | B&N TBD | iBooks | Goodreads
“No.” I stop walking. My hands go to my chest and I press them there, flat.Zoe turns. “Are you okay?”I nod, but my voice cracks, betraying me. “Is it Devon?”Devon, my second-best friend since we were sophomores, which feels like forever and ever ago instead of eighteen months. Or first-best friend now, I guess, with Ariel gone. Devon disappeared two days ago, but everyone, even her teachers, thought she hitchhiked into the city to go dancing or see a concert. It wouldn’t be the first time, or even the fifth time. We were never worried—just pissed she didn’t invite us.Zoe hesitates. “I don’t know,” she says carefully. “I just heard that the cops were here. They found . . . something.”She pushes through the trees. I walk slower, aware of the wet on the leaves beneath my feet, the wind on the back of my neck. I hear Ariel’s voice in my ear, but it’s a memory of a voice, not a real one.Why are you so surprised?The trees open onto a clearing. Police tape weaves between the branches, a shocking spot of fluorescent in the middle of all the black and gray and brown. I see faces, but most of the girls don’t creep close enough to be recognized. Dean Rosenthal kneels in the dirt, and her assistant, Mr. Coolidge, stands behind her. He has one hand pressed to his mouth. The emotion on his face is raw in a way that makes me blush and avert my eyes. I feel like I’ve just seen him in his underwear.Their bodies form a barricade, blocking my view of what they’re staring at. I hesitate behind Zoe, but just for a moment.“Charlotte,” Zoe says, but I’m already moving closer, ducking below the police tape. She grabs my wrist, her tiny hand surprisingly strong. I shake her off. An arm lies across the leaves. Brown skin and long, tapered fingers with bright red nails. The last time I saw those hands, they were wrapped around a tumbler of whiskey in her daddy’s office.Now Devon holds a syringe. Her knees are bent, like she’d crumpled to the ground after it happened.Doesn’t she look perfect? I imagine Ariel saying. I nod, because wouldn’t it be just like Ariel to say something so horrible? But she’s right. There are no marks on Devon’s body. No blood.“Like she’s sleeping,” I whisper. I close my eyes and wrap my arms around my chest. Devon isn’t lying here in the dirt. Devon is dancing at a party in the city. Devon is drinking martinis and flirting with a thirty-year-old businessman who hasn’t guessed yet that she’s only eighteen. Devon is wearing a ridiculous dress that shows off too much skin and that she bought with her mother’s stolen credit card. She’s not here.
3 winners will receive a finished copy of BREAKING, US Only. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter below.
About the Author:
Author of the best-selling MERCILESS series, SURVIVE THE NIGHT, BURNING, and BREAKING. I’m currently working on the last installment of the Merciless books, & starting a new series to be announced later this year.
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Tour Schedule: Week One:
5/29/2017- The Cover Contessa- Interview
5/29/2017- A Dream Within A Dream- Review5/30/2017- YA Books Central- Guest Post
5/30/2017- a GREAT read- Review5/31/2017- Pandora’s Books- Excerpt
5/31/2017- Sweet Southern Home- Review6/1/2017- BookHounds YA- Guest Post
6/1/2017- Dazzled by Books- Review6/2/2017- Tales of the Ravenous Reader- Interview
6/2/2017- Don’t Judge, Read- ReviewWeek Two:
6/5/2017- Wandering Bark Books- Guest Post
6/5/2017- Pretty Deadly Reviews- Review6/6/2017- Two Chicks on Books- Excerpt
6/6/2017- Novel Novice- Review6/7/2017- Literary Meanderings – Guest Post
6/7/2017- YA Book Madness- Review6/8/2017- Mama Reads Blog- Excerpt
6/8/2017- A Gingerly Review- Review6/9/2017- Portrait of a Book- Guest Post
6/9/2017- Storybook Slayers- ReviewFull schedule with links can be found here.
Blog Tour Stop: Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay
Ahe’ey
Ange’el Series
Book One
Jamie Le Fay
Genre: Epic Fantasy Romance
Date of Publication: Book Release Date: 8th March 2017
ISBN-10: 0646969188
ISBN-13: 978-0646969183
ASIN: B06XF7T8P1
Number of pages: 625 paperback
Word Count: 155190
Cover Artist: Milan Jovanovic
Tagline: Morgan’s feminist books didn’t prepare her to deal with the dashing Gabriel and the land of Ahe’ey
Book Description:
"A thoughtful look at empowerment for women."
"A rollicking trip into a fantasy world complete with dragons, love and strength, and ideas that really get you thinking."
"Highly recommended for all ages."
Morgan is a dreamer, change maker and art lover. She is a feisty, slightly preachy, romantic feminist full of contradictions and insecurities. Morgan uncovers a world where women have the power, and where magic is no longer just a figment of her wild imagination. Sounds like a dream, but it may, in fact, turn into a nightmare.
The world of the Ahe'ey challenges and subverts her views about gender, genes, and nature versus nurture.
The strong and uninvited chemistry between her and the dashing Gabriel makes matters even more complicated. His stunning looks keep short-circuiting her rational mind.
Excerpt:
"She
believed in magic—the magic of places, the magic of people, the magic of
coincidences, serendipity, and fortune. She enjoyed wandering through the world
with the open mind and curiosity of a four-year-old child. In her world the
mystical, mythical, and magical inhabited the same space and time as the
ordinary and the practical. At Bethesda Terrace, she always felt close to a
source of magic and creativity. It was as if she were tapping into the place
where dragons, angels, gods, sorceresses, and demons came to life."
"She killed
him instantly. The young woman plunged her hand into his wound and licked the
blood. Once again, she dipped her hand into the blood and used four fingers to
paint stripes on her face. Sky’s defiant eyes locked on Iblis."
"Debilitating
guilt crushed Gabriel every time he interacted with Morgan. The Ange’el’s
affection for the human was weakening his mandate to control her movements and
influence her decisions. His task was, once again, to deceive and manipulate.
He seemed destined to betray the confidence of those he held most dear."
“You know, it
would be much less trouble if you were willing to bat your magic eyelashes.”
"Young
Sathian was flirtatious, titillating, quick-witted, and brilliant. He left a
trail of broken hearts across the land as he teased and taunted his victims
with his beauty and charm. Both women and men succumbed to his joie de vivre
and panache as he was an untypical Ange’el that carried the sunshine in his
smile and in his eyes."
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"A bracing mix of emotionally and intellectually honest fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews
"This book is a thoughtful look at empowerment for women. At the same time, it’s a rollicking trip into a fantasy world complete with dragons, love and strength, and ideas that really get you thinking. This book is highly recommended for all ages." - HUGEOrange
"They're flawed, real, and honest characters that can be easily related to. Ahe'ey is the kind of novel society needs to read, to create inspiration and to make people think. Ahe'ey is daring, complex, and honest. A must-read novel that tackles heavy and real topics with a mix of serious and humorous, charm and tragedy." - Reader's Favorite - 5 Star Review
"Ahe’ey contains a richly imagined world that raises complicated and timely questions about our own.
Jamie Le Fay’s Ahe’ey is an action-packed love story that puts forth a nuanced vision of gender stereotypes, body politics, and the dark side of seeking perfection." - Foreword Clarion - 4 Star Review
About the Author:
Jamie is an accomplished writer and speaker that focuses mainly on topics related to girlhood, feminism, gender equality, and the misrepresentation of minorities in media and marketing.
Website: http://www.angeelseries.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angeelseries
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