tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19675611763447030182024-03-12T22:49:17.058-04:00In The Name of BooksNerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967561176344703018.post-12245407885531571502014-06-02T05:00:00.000-04:002014-06-02T05:00:06.983-04:00Entangled Embrace Release Day Sale!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Title: Rules of Survival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Author: Jus Accardo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Pub. Date: June 2, 2014</span></span></div>
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everywhere. He’s famous. Impossibly handsome. Completely untouchable. But what
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mary Crawford is a once aspiring screenwriter turned successful public relations executive, mother of two young children, and wife of a hotshot magazine editor whose power base spans the worlds of finance, fashion, culture, entertainment, and society. At 34, she finds herself at a crossroads: between the office and her home, her life has become an endless rotation of people pleasing-whether pulling rabbits out of hats for her mogul boss, entertaining advertisers and phony A-listers for her husband's magazine, or making elaborate costumes for children's school plays. At least, that is, until she meets a head turning, traffic stopping beauty at the bar of the famed Four Seasons Grill Room-where many of the novel's players regularly convene-and shortly thereafter finds the same woman and her husband in an apparently compromising position in her own apartment.
And so begins the story of two very different women bound by similar missions-to uncover the crimes and betrayals of various men in their lives and finally put their own interests front and center. For Mary this ultimately means leaving a husband who is ideal in theory but not in practice, and deciding to risk security for self-fulfillment and a new life on her own. Like so many women, Mary fell for the man she married when she was in her twenties only to realize years later that it wasn't him she fell for as much as it was the idea of him-the idea of a savior who would protect and provide and ferry her from her past into the future. But the guy who seemed so right at the time turned out to be nothing more than a fantasy. ~Goodreads</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HOLLY PETERSON is the author of the New York Times and international best seller, The Manny. She was a Contributing Editor for Newsweek and editor-at-large for Tina Brown’s Talk magazine. She was also an Emmy Award–winning producer for ABC News for more than a decade, where she cov¬ered global politics. Her writing has been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, Talk, the Daily Beast, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and other publications. Online: www.HollyPeterson.com www.Facebook.com/HollyPetersonny Twitter: @HollyPetersonNY
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br />I love, love this story. It was such an exciting fast pace read. There were situations that tugged at my heart strings and made me want to cry. This book covered so many things and issues teens deal with such as self-esteem, name calling.<br /><br />At times I just wanted to reach into the book and hug Bianca. I mean seriously someone can only deal with so much in their lives before they crack. The two main characters were so real I felt as if I could have been either of them like my life was being read back to me.<br /><br />You don’t realize how it sometimes hard to deal with the situations you face and sometimes running and not facing your issues seem so much easier. But, in reality they never go away sometimes they just get worse.<br /><br />Take a cynical character, toss her world upside down and see how she deals with it. She’s very vivacious and a strong character and I loved being able to see that she had weaknesses too, this is what made her so realistic to me. In everyone and everything there is always some good and sometimes you are lucky enough to find it.<br /><br />This is a book that I wished I didn't wait so long to read but I am definitely going to dive right into Shut Out now. This book is about finding yourself and realizing that it’s okay to sometimes need someone to confide in, that it’s only human to show your weaknesses.<br /><br /><br />Thank you Ms. Keplinger for writing such an honest and heartbreaking real story.</span>Nerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967561176344703018.post-65240135574756392872013-10-30T08:46:00.001-04:002013-10-30T09:05:52.691-04:00Blog tour: Relic (Books of Eva #1) by Heather Terrell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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say I’ve read the Rockstar Trilogy series by Mercy Amare and I loved the books.
But, there was just something about this book that I completely adored and I have
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relationship between the characters, the challenges they overcome and the way
the story kind of came together so effortlessly. The main character Char’s life might seem
perfect but it’s a lot to deal with when your family is always in the spotlight
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Teenager Marjorie Emery eluded death. As she struggles to get her life back on track, she believes her efforts are paying off. Yet, when a black dressing, unfriendly, and incredibly handsome hottie walks into her classroom, she’s forced into a tailspin. Marjorie has no idea how much his presence is going to shatter what little tranquility she’s achieved. Kyran Rousseau’s gloomy nature has a name, one that is potentially fatal under the right circumstances. His family harbors secrets and does everything to protect Kyran. While, he doesn’t want to ruin Marjorie’s normal life, love has a way of changing his plans. Falling for Kyran is the least of Marjorie’s worries. With a faceless threat hunting her and a boyfriend who's as dangerous as he is good looking—how can Marjorie and Kyran keep all hell from breaking loose before it’s too late?</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">The bat connected with something solid, and a soft grunt escaped the man’s lips, followed by a soft oath that would’ve put even the meanest of sailors to shame. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Are you trying to kill me? What the hell are you doing?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Wait just a second, I know that voice. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Kyran? Kyran!” I couldn’t believe my eyes. He really was standing there, clad in nothing but a pair of jeans. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Are you trying to behead me?” His expression was one of puzzlement and anger combined. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“I was, actually.” He rubbed his forearm vigorously and I deduced that was where the bat made contact. Boy, I had the worst aim ever. How did I manage to hit his arm when I was aiming for his head? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Why?” he snapped. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">That did it. That tone he used infuriated me all over again. “Oh, hold on just a second here. I should be asking all the questions, not you. What the hell are you doing roaming around my house in the middle of the night anyway? What kind of sick pervert are you?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“This isn’t your house. Haven’t you noticed we’re in the middle of the woods?” God, I wanted to slap him so bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“The hell we are! This is my father’s land and you’re trespassing.” He scoffed, and I had the sudden urge to go for a second blow. This close, I was pretty confident I would make a crude indentation in his skull. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Do you enjoy peeping at other people? Is that, like, something you get off on?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Had I not been so angry, I would’ve laughed at his expression. His face registered shock, disbelief, and surprise all at once. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“No! I’m not that kind of person,” he barked. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Really? ’Cause I’m pretty sure it was you I saw here last night, and I’m really pissed off right now. You better have a good excuse as to why you’re walking around on my father’s property half naked.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">He turned his face away and refused to answer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“All right, I’m calling the police.” I didn’t have my cell, but hell, he didn’t know that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“What’re you going to call the police with, the bat?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Damn him. “No, I…have…my cell.” Somewhere out there, where it’s doing me no good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">He sneered. “Right.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“You didn’t answer my question, Kyran. What’re you doing out here?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“What’re you doing out here?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“Damn it, Kyran, don’t test me because I’ll knock that pretty little head of yours right off those broad shoulders.” Was I giving him a compliment while simultaneously threatening to decapitate him? Leave it to me to come up with a sentence like that one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">“I’d like to keep my pretty little head, thank you very much,” he said hotly. His answer, however sarcastic it was, almost made me laugh and I had to bite my lower lip to keep from smiling. He looked so cute when he was annoyed.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;">As a child, she used to lose herself in an imaginary world by the means of a good book. Now that she’s all grown up, Kristy gets to create her own fictional realms and make them come to life in ways that most readers might not expect.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;">She’s always had a passion for writing but never had the opportunity do so until now. After trying out numerous options, she realized that writing was what she loved the most so when she found herself with some free time on her hands, she decided to pursue her passion. As it turned out, her very active imagination helped her achieve her goals of creating believable plots with some ordinary, and some not so ordinary characters that helped the stories move along in one way or another.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;">As she keeps moving along in achieving her dreams of becoming a published author, she divides her time in between her four children and her very understanding husband.</span><br />
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A young-adult paranormal novel about selkies, tasers, kissing and secrets.
To Cassandra Kelleher, trust is a dirty word.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi Everyone, welcome to my stop on the Guys Are Props Blog Tour, hosted by Dianne at </span><a href="http://oopsireadabookagain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Oops I Read A Book Again</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">, you can follow the entire tour <a href="http://oopsireadabookagain.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-tour-invite-guys-are-props-club-by.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">During her senior year in high school, Maddie Burch promised herself not to ever fall for a cute guy – or any guy – again. Cute guys are players and not to be trusted, a fact she learned the hard way when her first boyfriend ran her heart through a paper shredder. Two years later, her promise is still intact, and she’s determined to make it through college without falling victim to another creep. She has her job, school and The Guys Are Props Club to keep her mind and hormones in check.</span></div>
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common but you’re not always sure where her loyalties lie. Maddie was the girl
who was still trying to figure out who she was, and Sebastian was the biggest
surprise because he turned out to be a complete opposite of what kind of
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wasn’t lost on me and promptly reminded me of Rule No.4: Players normally
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ingrid Seymour loves, loves, loves to write. Her favorite genres are Young Adult and New Adult fiction. Her debut novel “The Guys Are Props Club” is an NA contemporary romance which she immensely enjoyed writing. Her favorite outings involve a trip to the library or bookstore where she immediately gravitates toward the YA section. She’s an avid reader and fangirl of many amazing books. She’s sure that one day she’ll see one of her books made into a movie. She likes to dream big ;)</span></div>
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Before she agreed to tutor Tucker price, college junior Scarlett was introvert, struggling with her social anxiety and determined to not end up living in a trailer park like her mother and her younger sister. A mathematics major, she goes to her classes, to her job in the tutoring lab, and then hides in the apartment she shares with her friend, Caroline.<br />
After junior Tucker Price, Southern University’s star soccer player enters the equation, her carefully plotted life is thrown off its axis. Tucker’s failing his required College Algebra class. With his eligibility is at risk, the university chancellor dangles an expensive piece of computer software for the math department if Scarlett agrees to privately tutor him.Tucker’s bad boy, womanizer reputation makes Scarlett wary of any contact, let alone spending several hours a week in close proximity.<br />
But from her first encounter, she realizes Tucker isn’t the person everyone else sees. He carries a mountain of secrets which she suspects hold the reason to his self-destructive behavior. But the deeper she delves into the cause of his pain, the deeper she gets sucked into his chaos. Will Scarlett find the happiness she’s looking for, or will she be caught in Tucker’s aftermath?<br />
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<b>You can purchase the book on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/After-Math-ebook/dp/B00BSIPO7W/" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/After-Math/book-wZW-vyqVJkeoFjRzuWcLfQ/page1.html?s=fSkbTOFQwkuHjcH6uwyeDw&r=1" target="_blank">Kobo</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/after-math/id624884274?mt=11" target="_blank">Itunes</a>.</b></div>
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I have been a fan of Denise Grover Swank since I read one of her first books Twenty-Eight and a half Wishes. Whenever, I see that she has released a new book I’m excited and antsy to get my hands on it because I know the book will never disappoint me. This book was no exception. I LOVED this book; I have to say it’s one of my favorites.<br />
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The story was just plain beautiful, I loved the chemistry of the characters, and the way it slowly unravels. Yes, this book has the typical good girl/bad boy scenario but it’s there’s so much more to the story. It’s about dealing with the life that you have been dealt and making what you think is the best choice. It’s about realizing that sometimes maybe the choices you made weren’t the right one, and that there is happiness on the other end. <br />
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There were so many of those tender sweet moments in the story that made me smile to myself and then there were the moments when I cried. The story was extremely well written; I connected with the characters because their choices, their emotions, and their reactions to each other were so realistic. It wasn’t forced you could see the connection between these two characters who are both hiding behind their past and both holding back from truly living. <br />
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If you haven’t already read this story, you should definitely pick it up. I promise you won’t be disappointed. <br />
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I go into the bathroom and change before I get Tucker’s water. When I return, he’s snoring again. I set the water on the nightstand then turn toward the door.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“Why are you always running away from me?”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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I look over my shoulder and his eyes are closed, but the back of his forearm covers his forehead. “You were asleep. I didn’t want to bother you.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“Where are you going? This is your bed.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“It’s okay. I’m going to sleep on the sofa.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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He pushes himself into a sitting position. “No, Scarlett. It’s your bed. You should sleep here.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“It’s okay, really. You need to sleep it off.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“Please. Stay.” He reaches for me, hopelessness washing off of him in thick waves.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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He smiles, but it’s sad. He slips his hand into mine. “See? That wasn’t so hard.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“Tucker…I can’t… I’m not…”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“I know, Scarlett. I would never ask you to. I’m still drunk, and you deserve better than that.”<u></u><u></u> <br />
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brushing the hair off my cheek. His fingertips barely touch my skin, yet send shivers down my back. My stomach clenches.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“Sweet, sweet Scarlett.” His palm presses against my cheek as his fingers dig into my hair.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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“I’ve never felt this with anyone. Ever,” he murmurs, his words fading.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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<i>Neither have I</i> remains unsaid, but buried in my heart.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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My panic builds like a storm in the back of my head. How can I be lying next to Tucker Price? How can I let him affect me so? But part of me is tired of basing every single decision in my life on reasoned and thought-out choices. Part of me wants to <i>live</i>.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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I can’t help thinking about my conversation with Caroline days ago, when I told her that one didn’t live a little or a lot, they simply lived.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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Nevertheless, I can’t give any part of myself to this man. There may be a hidden window to his soul, but it is not my job to plumb its depths. I’m neither experienced nor jaded enough to survive the attempt.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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<i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Denise Grover Swank was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lived in the area until she was nineteen. Then she became a nomadic gypsy, living in five cities, four states and ten houses over the course of ten years before she moved back to her roots. She speaks English and smattering of Spanish and Chinese which she learned through an intensive Nick Jr. immersion period. Hidden talents include the gift of justification and the ability to drink massive amounts of caffeine and still fall asleep within in two minutes. Her lack of the sense of smell allows her to perform many unspeakable tasks. She has six children and hasn’t lost her sanity. Or so she leads you to believe.<u></u><u></u> <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">www.denisegroverswank.com</a> or email her at <a href="mailto:denisegroverswank@gmail.com">denisegroverswank@gmail.com</a><br />
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m done with the God of all Hotties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The boy whose kisses are hotter than molten lava.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The boy who offered me the key to his heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The boy who asked me to Homecoming in a big, sexy way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I’m super excited to have In Search of a Love Story author Rachel Schurig stopping by the blog today. Check out her guest post that I’m super excited about below. <br />
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When I found out Nerissa had asked me to cast the characters of In Search of a Love Story, I had to laugh. Nerissa had no way of knowing it, but this is my favorite game to play! Seriously, my best friend and I have spent HOURS facebook chatting about how we would cast my books and sending each other pictures of all of our choices. These are the actors I’ve narrowed it down to. I would love to hear from readers of the book—do you think I’ve made the right choices? Who would YOU pick?
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Emily is tall, blond, and athletic. She’s beautiful and in great shape. She looks great all dressed up but can also rock a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. I picture her as a Blake Lively type.
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Emily’s best friend Ashley is a little bit shorter with a sweet face and brown curly hair. She works as a kindergarten teacher, is very kind, and loves everything to do with romance. I think Sarah Ramos is super cute and is pretty much just how I picture Ashley.
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Ryan is one of Emily’s best friends. He’s very stylish and very good looking. He helps Emily get in touch with her romantic side and helps direct her “makeover.” I see Ryan played by Michael B. Jordan.<br />
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Ashley’s boyfriend. Chris is somewhat nerdy looking but very cute. He’s most comfortable in cargo pants and a hoodie and does research at a university. Andrew Garfield would be a good pick.
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Brooke is very hard to cast. She’s absolutely gorgeous, very curvy, very sexy, very audacious looking. I still haven’t quite found the perfect actress for her, but Mila Kunis comes close.
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Emily’s boyfriend, Greg, is handsome, rich, and dashing. He’s athletic, enjoys golf, and spends a lot of time in suits. I think Tom Welling looks a lot like Greg.
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Elliot is Emily’s friend who she becomes closer to as the book progresses. Elliot is a total outdoors guy, he loves being active and out in nature. He has reddish curly hair and is usually a bit scruffy. Emily describes him as being a “total mountain man.” I think Chris Pratt is really cute and would be the perfect Elliot.<br />
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Well that was fun! It’s also fun to hear how other people see the characters I write. Do you think I made any huge mistakes in my “casting?”
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Thanks Rachel for this awesome post, I agree with your vision of who would play your characters in a movie! <br />
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You can check out my review of Rachel's book <a href="http://inthenameofbooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/clp-review-in-search-of-love-story.html" target="_blank">here</a>. You can purchase a copy of In Search of a Love Story on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Search-Love-Story-Book-ebook/dp/B0080R7O4U/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1359052100&sr=1-1&keywords=in+search+of+a+love+story" target="_blank">amazon.</a><br />
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Nerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967561176344703018.post-57838827005813561472013-01-23T06:30:00.000-05:002013-01-23T08:15:53.277-05:00CLP Review: In Search of a Love Story<br />
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Emily Donovan doesn’t have a romantic bone in her body. At least, that’s what her friends Ryan and Ashley keep telling her. They’re convinced her bad luck with men is directly related to her life-long lack of interest in all things romantic. When Emily’s latest relationship crashes and burns, she decides to go along with her friends’ plans for a romance research project. Sure, the idea that she’ll have better luck if she learns about the great romances of literature and film seems a little silly, but Emily figures it can’t hurt. In no time at all, Emily finds herself buried under a mountain of romance novels, chick flicks, and sappy love songs, hopeful that her hard work will pay off with true love. When she meets Greg, Ashley and Ryan are convinced she’s found prince charming—after all, he’s rich, handsome, and totally into Emily. What more could she want? And why does it seem that her friend Elliot isn’t exactly happy for her? Faced with misunderstandings, miscommunications, and a seemingly endless string of missteps, she is nevertheless determined to give true love a try. In doing so, Emily will eventually find that true romance, the kind that lasts, has little to do with stereotypes or clichés, and everything to do with finding out what’s in her own heart. ~Goodreads <br />
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I was excited about being part of this book tour. I’ve always been a romantic at heart and although I do love to read other books there are times when I just want to read a sweet romantic story. This is what I found in this story.<br />
This was a short and sweet read for me. Emily was a great main character whose had some bad luck in romance and she’s starting to think that maybe she’s got some bad luck or she’s looking for the wrong things. This is where her friends step in with their crazy romantic notions and antics and decide that the reason she hasn’t any luck is because she know nothing about romance. This leads to lots of laugh and ridiculousness. What I liked most about the story is that the author did a great job of creating so many memorable characters, Emily’s group of friends right down to the seniors that she looks after all added to the story for me. <br />
The story was well written, as with most romance books the ending was predictable in the way it played out but, that’s why I read books in this genre because I love the happily ever after’s. Would I recommend this book to friends? Yes! It was a great read with lots of laughs and great characters. I would give it 4 Stars. <br />
After I finished reading this book, I realized that there are two more books in the same world as this one but they are different characters stories. You should definitely check it out.<br />
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<br /><strong><u>About the Author:</u></strong><br /><br />Rachel Schurig is the best selling author of the <i>Three Girls</i> series. She lives in the metro Detroit area with her dog, Lucy. She loves to watch reality TV and she reads as many books as she can get her hands on. In her spare time, Rachel decorates cakes. <u></u><u></u><br />
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So today I’m lucky enough to have J. Bennett author of Falling- Girl with Broken Wings stop by with a guest post today. She was awesome enough to also offer five copies of her book for a giveaway. So after you read the post check out the giveaway below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The intellectual challenge of college and the warm embrace of a serious boyfriend have given Maya the wings she needs to break away from her bookish and shy reserve. Her ideal life comes crashing down when she and her boyfriend are accosted by a stranger. A stranger with glowing hands.
Maya's boyfriend is killed. She is kidnapped. Changed.
A rescue comes, but not soon enough.
Maya’s senses sharpen, her body becomes strong and agile, and she develops the ability to visually see the emotions of those around her as colorful auras…beautiful auras…tempting auras.
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Now, Maya must struggle to control the murderous appetite that fuels her new abilities, accept her altered condition and learn to trust two vigilante half-brothers she never knew she had. As she joins the battle against a secret network of powerful and destructive beings that call themselves "Angels", Maya vows to find and destroy the one who changed her.
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Writing my debut paranormal novel, <i>Falling - Girl With Broken Wings</i>, was one of the most challenging and fulfilling things I’ve ever done. It took me two years to complete the novel, and seeing it on sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords was one of the proudest moments of my life. I’m pretty sure I did a couple of backflips (I used to be a gymnast). <br />
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With my novel for sale, the world could follow the adventures of my quirky, decidedly non-heroic narrator, Maya, as she is kidnapped, changed into something beyond human and rescued by two vigilante half-brothers she never knew she had. The book is filled with action, humor, conflict, and deeply-wrought characters. In other words, it was pretty clear to me that I had an assured best-seller on my hands. <br />
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When the book went live, I proudly posted links to my Facebook and LinkedIn page, folded my hands behind my head and congratulated myself on a job well done. I guess I figured my friends and family would all rush to read it and post gushing reviews. Then all the invisible people on the Internet would just automatically find the book and decide to buy it, because….well, just because. <br />
In a nutshell, this didn’t happen. I have since received an education that can be summed up like this: Writing the book is the easy part. <br />
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Most readers don’t realize that the majority of authors, including traditionally-published and self-published, spend a large chunk of time promoting their books to drive sales. The need to promote forces many an author into unknown and terrifying territory: extroversion. <br />
Writers tend to be shy, introverted types. There are many exceptions to this stereotype. I am not one of them. Selling doesn’t come easy, but I wasn’t about to let my novel linger in obscurity. (Please begin humming Rocky theme song). <br />
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I spend the early part of each morning writing, the majority of the day doing that pesky job thing that allows me to buy food, gas and more books for my Kindle. At night, I try to tell the world about <i>Falling</i>. I join reader groups and message boards and post useful information, hoping that if someone appreciates my thoughts, they’ll click on the book link in my signature. I’ve created a Facebook page for my book and a website. I’ve put out a press release, spent way too much money on Google Ads and reached out to countless book review bloggers who have been amazingly supportive. And, of course, I’ve started to guest blog in the hopes that new readers will be attracted to my writing and decide to give my novel a chance. <br />
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It’s hard work, and on some nights every part of me just wants to watch the latest <i>Game of Thrones </i>episode instead of slogging through message boards trying to think of clever posts. As challenging as the situation is, however, we authors promote because we believe in our books. Readers are our greatest allies. They write positive reviews, “like” our Facebook pages and tell their friends about us. <br />
Writing is and always will be the light of my life, but I spend just as much time promoting my work as creating it. One day, if my book is really as good as I believe it is, I may no longer have to promote it so heavily. Until that time comes, however, I’ll keep marketing and hoping that someone on the other end is listening. <br />
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<i>Falling is J Bennett’s debut novel and the first book in the Girl With Broken Wings series. It is currently available as an ebook for $2.99 on </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Girl-Broken-Wings-ebook/dp/B006SNSHBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327973158&sr=8-1"><i>Amazon</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falling-girl-with-broken-wings-j-bennett/1108336977?ean=2940032975137&itm=1&usri=girl+with+broken+wings"><i>Barnes & Noble</i></a><i> and </i><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/119290"><i>Smashwords</i></a><i>. Learn more and read a free sample at </i><a href="http://www.girlwithbrokenwings.com/"><i>www.GirlWithBrokenWings.com</i></a><i>. J Bennett is a professional copywriter and copyeditor. She also writes the blog </i><a href="http://www.shywriter.com/"><i>www.ShyWriter.com</i></a><i>. </i><br />
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">Now on to the giveaway, the author has generously offered five e-copies of her book for you to enjoy. Enter using the rafflecopter link, because this giveaway is for an ebook it's open internationally.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to say I cannot wait until the final book in this series is released. I’ve been obsessively checking the author’s website and the publishers looking for a sneak peek of the final book but, haven’t found anything yet <img alt="Sad smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aU0GuE0Ywm8/T7sIgDvxj6I/AAAAAAAAASc/CGwhBqTSW6E/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" />. Hello, June 26th hurry up and get here; I need to read this already.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This first book in the series Torn started off so-so for me, I wasn’t completed in love with the book but I liked it enough to read the second book and let me tell you this the second book had me completely hooked. I adored all of the characters and there were moments when I felt betrayed, I wanted to cry, or just chuck the book because it was a “WTF” moment but it was fantastic! I'm not a big fan of the book covers but, don't let it fool you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hey, look,” our tormentor teases, rising and looking around at everyone. “She’s so fat she probably broke her wrist by sitting on it! Little piggy, I think I might just smack you around for the hell of it!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When she bends back down and grabs Abby’s shoulder, I grab her forearm. I feel my strength. I look down at my arm. My whole body is covered in goose bumps, and the tiny hairs on my neck are standing up. If I were to look in a mirror right now, I know my eyes would be losing their usual gray color, becoming completely colorless around the black pupils, and glowing a soft white light. This girl is a good seven or eight inches taller than me and has biceps a linebacker would envy, but at this moment, none of that matters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her look of amusement flashes to one of anger then confusion. I release Abby and slowly stand, maintaining my hold on the girl. Gripping her arm hard, I push her back several steps. Just like a scene from one of those cheesy 80s high school movies, silence descends in a wave across the cafeteria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But this girl doesn’t realize yet that she should give up this fight she’s about to lose. “You little bitch! I’m gonna—hey! What are you doin’ to my arm?!” She wraps her free hand over my own that is still clutching her arm like a vise. Her whole body starts to shake, and she falls to her knees gripping my hand and trying to pry my fingers off. I can feel her short, jagged nails raking my hand and forearm, but I know nothing can break the contact. My mind is screaming to let go while there is still time to salvage this situation, to keep anyone from seeing my eyes, to keep this girl from being seriously hurt, and to keep from appearing as anything other than a typical student in this school. But my body, my hand, refuse to listen.</span> <br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZ51aiIzGqc/T7XIJ0nzTiI/AAAAAAAAASA/Uhu4BLMj-EY/s1600/vivid+andrea+murray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZ51aiIzGqc/T7XIJ0nzTiI/AAAAAAAAASA/Uhu4BLMj-EY/s1600/vivid+andrea+murray.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Vivian Cartwright was five years old, she witnessed her mother’s death. Now, sixteen-year-old Vivian only wants a normal life—hard to accomplish when you possess the power to control energy. Her entire life she has feared her power and its connection to her mother’s murder. She has kept her ability a secret from everyone except her guardian, Charlotte, who has hidden Vivian from the man responsible for her mother’s murder. Her secret is safe until Vivian subconsciously defends herself at school using her power. After this first use of her gift in many years, Vivian’s power seems to take on a mind of its own, increasing in strength and demanding to be used. This increase in power also brings dreams of her mother’s death and the mysterious man connected with it. When she is assigned to tutor the would-be boyfriend of Trista Parmer (a.k.a. the biggest diva in school), Vivian cannot deny the electrifying connection that she feels for the boy, Easton Garrett. In her desire to get Easton away from Vivian, Trista doubles her efforts to humiliate Vivian, forcing Vivian to use her supernatural gift over and over. With each use, Vivian fears she is losing control and discovers her powers are growing—maybe too much—bringing her unknowingly closer to the man who murdered her mother.</span> </blockquote>
You can find the book at the following locations <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vivid-The-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B006M5L7EK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335996082&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>,<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vivid-andrea-murray/1108019987?ean=2940013881563" target="_blank"> Barnes & Nobles</a>.<br />
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The next stop on Andrea's blog tour is <a href="http://allthingsaboutbooks.com/" target="_blank">All Things Books.</a> Don't forget to stop by and check it out. <br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13613085-vivid" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vivid " height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1335136059l/13613085.jpg" width="220" /></a>When Vivian Cartwright was five years old, she witnessed her mother’s death. Now, sixteen-year-old Vivian only wants a normal life—hard to accomplish when you possess the power to control energy. Her entire life she has feared her power and its connection to her mother’s murder. She has kept her ability a secret from everyone except her guardian, Charlotte, who has hidden Vivian from the man responsible for her mother’s murder. Her secret is safe until Vivian subconsciously defends herself at school using her power. After this first use of her gift in many years, Vivian’s power seems to take on a mind of its own, increasing in strength and demanding to be used. This increase in power also brings dreams of her mother’s death and the mysterious man connected with it. When she is assigned to tutor the would-be boyfriend of Trista Parmer (a.k.a. the biggest diva in school), Vivian cannot deny the electrifying connection that she feels for the boy, Easton Garrett. In her desire to get Easton away from Vivian, Trista doubles her efforts to humiliate Vivian, forcing Vivian to use her supernatural gift over and over. With each use, Vivian fears she is losing control and discovers her powers are growing—maybe too much—bringing her unknowingly closer to the man who murdered her mother.~<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13613085-vivid" target="_blank">Goodreads </a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Published:</strong> December 2011<br /><strong>Source:</strong> I received this book from the author via </span><a href="http://www.clpblogtours.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">CLP Blog Tour</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in exchange for an honest and thoughful review. <br /><strong>Purchase</strong>: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vivid-The-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B006M5L7EK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335996082&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb; font-family: inherit;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vivid-andrea-murray/1108019987?ean=2940013881563" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb; font-family: inherit;">Barnes and Noble</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First, I have to say don’t let the cover fool you; if you’re like me I tend to judge reading a book by the cover which is totally ridiculous but true. I would have completely missed out on a great story if I didn’t stop to read the synopsis. I really wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I started reading this book, this book was definitely one of those books that you pick up to read and it totally surprises you. I was definitely hooked within the first few chapters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Vivian has always known she was different and has had to hid</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">e all of the things she could do, she lives with her Aunt Charlotte since he witnessed her mother’s murder at the age of five. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s a good student, good niece and tries to s</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tay out of trouble. But, she finds that she is the prime target of bullying by the</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> “queen of the popular ki</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ds” Trista and over the years it has made it hard </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to control her powers since certain emotions tend to trigger her power. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her only comfort at school is her best friend</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Vivian has to deal with the popular group who seriously go o</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ut of their way to bully Vivian and Abby. I really felt bad for her; I mean I </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">seriously don’t ever remember school being that divided and if so I don’t remember </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">popular kids tormenting anyone. The characters in this book took bullying to a</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really enjoyed Vivian as the protagonist; does she get </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">bullied around a lot? Yes, but at the end of the day Vivian always tries to </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">stand up for herself when every else just deals with what’s dished out at them.So for that I love her. I think her best friend has an interesting personality,she’s not afraid to stand up for herself but at the same time she’s insecure and sometimes I had no clue what she would do. She was totally random in her </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">actions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Easton was a character that </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">started growing on me by the end of the book, but I’m not sure I bought the romance;it was just way too fast for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Andrea Murray has been teaching English for longer than most of her students have been alive. She has taught everything from junior high language arts to concurrent credit freshman composition. She lives in a very small town in Arkansas with her precocious daughter, energetic son, and racecar-driving husband. When she isn't writing or reading novels for her students, she's probably watching reality television or cheesy science fiction movies. In addition to Vivid, Andrea has also written Vicious, the sequel to her first novel. </span></blockquote>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 200%;">Bria Sandoval has just graduated high school and is trying to figure out what she’s going to do with her life; she’s also dealing with having her heart broken. Bria and her two best friends decide that they needed a break and should travel to Europe in the summer before starting college. Her friends end up backing out and Bria finds herself booking a trip with the Global Vagabond Tour group for a three week excursion traveling the ancient Mayan ruins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 200%;">a.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick up a backpack and go backpacking across Central America, even though I'm definitely not in my twenty's anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 200%;">I absolutely adored this story; there was so much in the back story. The descriptions of her travels were beautiful and captivating. When Bria described locations I wanted to reach out and touch it, I wanted to take a deep breath and smell the air that she talked about. The author definitely has a way with words and painted the most beautiful story.</span><br />
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Nerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967561176344703018.post-65184488079267802902012-04-24T01:00:00.000-04:002012-04-24T01:00:03.425-04:00Teaser Tuesday (20)<br />
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Okay, So I'm really excited about sharing this cover reveal with you because first this book sounds fantastic and it has all of the elements I love in a good book, fantasy, mystery and Greta sounds kind of kick-ass being as she is a bounty hunter. <br />
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<strong>Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs</strong><br />
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To survive, seventeen-year-old Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young Goblin King, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her determination to escape.
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Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she'd at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am really excited about the release of this book. First, how gorgeous is the cover? I love how they used a dark background with purple and blues with the contrast of the dress in beige. Doesn't this book sound fantastic? I wish I could find more info on the book. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add to<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13257637-the-sweetest-dark" target="_blank"> Goodreads.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><blockquote style="background-color: #c6deff; border: 2px dotted rgb(102, 102, 102); padding: 10px;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331589060l/13257637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Sweetest Dark" border="0" height="320" id="coverImage" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331589060l/13257637.jpg" width="211" /></a> Chosen to be a charity student at a boarding school in World War I England, sixteen-year-old Lora discovers her long, latent magical powers just in time to battle an evil bent on decimating the school. ~Goodreads<br />
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What book are you anxiously waiting for? I also have to say that i'm anxiously waiting for tomorrow night so I can see The Hunger Games :)<br />
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Happy Wednesday!<br />
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I wish there was more information<br />
<a name='more'></a>Nerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967561176344703018.post-73508406669143902952012-03-08T00:15:00.001-05:002012-03-08T07:39:35.647-05:00The First Paranormal book I ever read and a recommendation...One of my favorite authors is Rachel Vincent, her Shifter's series was the first adult paranormal series I read and I loved it! Her books introduced me to a whole new genre of books that I've never even thought about reading before. See, I am not the type to watch horror movies not even the stupid ones like Scream and I Know What you Did Last Summer so I had this screwy misperception that horror and paranormal books would be the same thing. So I backed away from the books and stuck to my ever beloved John Grisham books. I didn't realize there was a difference in the genres until I read that book.<br />
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What made me purchase the first book I have no clue, but I'm thankful that I branched out and did. Her books have become my favorite and I have totally fallen in love with this genre and it's not all about sparkling vamps either. <br />
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So recently I decided to read her young adult series, I knew it existed because I googled all of her books once I had finished The Shifters series but, for whatever reason reading about banshees did not appeal to me. Two years later and I finally picked the book up after hearing tons and tons of great things about it on twitter. Can I just say this; I'm kicking myself now for not reading it before. I shouldn't have expected anything less than one heck of a roller coaster ride, that left me gasping for air when I turned the last page of the book. The series is so much more than just about banshees, it's about sixteen year old Kaylee and her journey to finding out who she is and what she would sacrifice for the ones she loves. There's heart break, love, danger, loyalty, and sacrifice. <br />
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If you haven't tried any of her books, I think now would be a great time to check them out. If you do let me know what you thought, did you love them like I did? <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>What was the first book you picked up that introduced you to a new genre?</strong></span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Series Listed in order below:</span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Adult Series:</em></strong><br />
<ul><li>Stray (Shifters #1)</li>
<li>Rogue (Shifters #2)</li>
<li>Pride (Shifters #3)</li>
<li>Prey (Shifters #4)</li>
<li>Shift (Shifters #5)</li>
<li>Alpha(Shifters #6)</li>
</ul><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/793399.Stray" title="Stray"><img alt="Stray (Shifters, #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298651423s/793399.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2314315.Rogue" title="Rogue"><img alt="Rogue (Shifters, #2)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298821261s/2314315.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4583888-pride" title="Pride"><img alt="Pride (Shifters, #3)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228321260s/4583888.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6134783-prey" title="Prey"><img alt="Prey (Shifters, #4)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1232899849s/6134783.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6938348-shift" title="Shift"><img alt="Shift (Shifters, #5)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275609946s/6938348.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6449378-alpha" title="Alpha"><img alt="Alpha (Shifters, #6)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266819349s/6449378.jpg" /></a><br />
<ul><li>Blood Bound (Unbound #1)</li>
<li>Shadow Bound (Unboud #2)</li>
</ul><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12096557-blood-bound" title="Blood Bound"><img alt="Blood Bound (Unbound, #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311397659s/12096557.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11000229-shadow-bound" title="Shadow Bound"><img alt="Shadow Bound (Unbound, #2)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1319642300s/11000229.jpg" /></a><br />
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<strong><em>Young Adult Series:</em></strong><br />
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<ul><li>My Soul To Lose (Soul Screamers #.5)</li>
<li>My Soul To Take (Soul Screamers #1)</li>
<li>My Soul To Save (Soul Screamers #2)</li>
<li>My Soul To Keep (Soul Screamers #3)</li>
<li>Reaper (Soul Screamers #3.5)</li>
<li>My Soul To Steal (Soul Screamers #4)</li>
<li>If I Die (Soul Screamers #5)</li>
<li>Never To Sleep (Soul Screamers #5.5)</li>
<li>Before I Wake (Soul Screamers #6)</li>
</ul><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6583427-my-soul-to-lose" title="My Soul to Lose"><img alt="My Soul to Lose (Soul Screamer..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246470695s/6583427.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6315602-my-soul-to-take" title="My Soul to Take"><img alt="My Soul to Take (Soul Screamer..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239688778s/6315602.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6763961-my-soul-to-save" title="My Soul to Save"><img alt="My Soul to Save (Soul Screamer..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255722532s/6763961.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7476122-my-soul-to-keep" title="My Soul to Keep"><img alt="My Soul to Keep (Soul Screamer..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268059270s/7476122.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9680403-reaper" title="Reaper"><img alt="Reaper (Soul Screamers, #3.5)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289967190s/9680403.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8487363-my-soul-to-steal" title="My Soul to Steal"><img alt="My Soul to Steal (Soul Screame..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1291338672s/8487363.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8803932-if-i-die" title="If I Die"><img alt="If I Die (Soul Screamers, #5)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1304024127s/8803932.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12866441-never-to-sleep" title="Never to Sleep"><img alt="Never to Sleep (Soul Screamers..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1322147449s/12866441.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11418574-before-i-wake" title="Before I Wake"><img alt="Before I Wake (Soul Screamers,..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1325193206s/11418574.jpg" /></a>Nerissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248111148399749128noreply@blogger.com2