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Book Blitz: LIKE (Social Media #2) By @JA Huss @XpressoReads #Giveaway

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LIKE (Social Media #2)
By @JA Huss
Publication Date: September 10, 2014
Novella (115ish pages)
Adult Contemporary Romance

Synopsis:

#WhatADick

Vaughn Asher. I've stalked him relentlessly. I shaped and formed my lust into the perfect dirty hashtag…day after day… weekend after weekend. He was my prince. My fairy tale. My fantasy.

I gave him the best years of my online life and what did he do for me?

Ruined my social media experience one tweet at a time. That's what.

#Fantastic #BackToNatureFucking
#MissingSomething #You

And now #TheDickWhoIsVaughnAsher thinks he can weasel his way back into this filthy blue bird's Twitter account? He's wrong.

His public fantasy is about to collide… ah, fuck it. He's hot as hell, bitches. I need more than a free sample. This time I want it all. And I'll do whatever it takes to get it.





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Excerpt:

My tablet dings with an incoming third-party Twitter notification.

@FilthyBlueBird has unfollowed you.

I laugh. "Oh, Grace, Grace, Grace. You think you can slip me that easily?"

Grace @FilthyBlueBird - 1s
OMG, I have a stalker! What do I do, #BlueBirds?

You'd think a woman using Twitter this regularly for a few years would understand how it all works. I can still see her tweets when she unfollows me. I have to stop and laugh a little.

MovieStar @VaughnAsher - 30s
@FilthyBlueBird Who is this stalker? I will set him straight.

And then the usual happens. Within minutes, there are dozens of @replies. Mostly from her girlfriends on the Dirty Heaven list, the #BlueBirds. But some random stalkerish fans of my own are in there too.

@VaughnAsher is @FilthyBlueBird your GF?
@VaughnAsher if you're the stalker, you can stalk me any time!
@VaughnAsher who is @FilthyBlueBird? Can I be your blue bird?

They get worse from there. Invitations to fuck them. Sit on my face. #SOHF is a code word for that on Twitter. @FilthyBlueBird uses that one a lot. And I've got to admit, that's something I'd like to imagine. More than imagine, actually. I'd like to lick that sweet little pussy until she's dripping down my chin.

Fuck. I'm horny. I reach for my phone and press Grace's number in my contacts. She picks up on the first ring.

"What the hell are you doing?" she growls at me.

"You left so suddenly, Grace. I didn't have a chance to-"

"Get off my Twitter feed, Asher. Now!"

I chuckle. It's one of those full-of-myself chuckles I do when my power is looming over people. "Now whyever would I do that, Miss Kinsella?"

"Because, Vaughn, I'm just a girl from Denver who has absolutely no interest in signing your contract. It was a fun fling, but it's over now. So leave me alone and stop stalking me on Twitter! My friends are all going to see-" She's interrupted by a continuous litany of pinging from my tablet and I admit, at this point in the conversation, I've got a hand over my mouth to stop the laughing. She screams on the other end of the line.

I can see why. She just got bombarded with tweets asking about me.

"Oh my God. What do I tell them? What the hell am I going to tell them?" She screams again. "Fuck! Bebe just found out, thanks a lot! I never told her about you, now she's going to know I was with you on the island."

"So?"

"So? Jesus, have you no sympathy for me at all? She's my best friend and I lied to her! I fucked a goddamned movie star and I didn't tell her! How can you-"

"Grace?"

"-be so fucking cold, you jerk!"

"Grace?"

"Oh. My. God. Do you hear that? That's her now! She's calling on the other line!"

"Answer it, I'll wait."

"Answer it? No! I'm-"

"Grace?"

"What?"

"I'll tell them all it was a lie if…"

"If what?" she growls at me through the phone.

"If you have phone sex with me, right now."

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And introducing PART THREE - BLOCK BLOCK (Social Media #3) By @JA Huss Publication Date: September 24, 2014 Novella (115ish pages) Adult Contemporary Romance

Description:

Grace @FilthyBlueBird @VaughnAsher #YouAreCaredFor So the movie star says. But his idea of cared for isn't the same as mine. Obviously a #Douche.

MovieStar @VaughnAsher @FilthyBlueBird #BehindTheScenesIsMyScene The Blue Bird has trust issues. And tantrum issues. And commitment issues.

Grace @FilthyBlueBird @VaughnAsher #SaidTheKettleToThePot

MovieStar @VaughnAsher @FilthyBlueBird #YouAreMine and I won't let you forget it.

Grace @FilthyBlueBird @VaughnAsher #YouMustShitUnicorns that's how delusional your fairy tale is. #GetAGripOnReality I'm outtie.

MovieStar @VaughnAsher @FilthyBlueBird You're an #Innie #Sweetheart :) My tongue licked all your #CuteLittleButtons.

#ForTheLoveOfFilth

Why is he so damn sexy? How will I ever get out from under Asher's thumb if I can't stop thinking about his tongue on my buttons? #HottiesNeedToPlayFair

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About the Author-

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J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.







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Book Blitz: Vision By Lisa Amowitz @lisa_amowitz @NereydaG1003 #giveaway

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Vision
by Lisa Amowitz 
Release Date: 09/09/14
Spencer Hill Press

Summary from Goodreads:
The light is darker than you think… 

High school student Bobby Pendell already has his hands full-he works almost every night to support his disabled-vet father and gifted little brother. Then he meets the beautiful new girl in town, who just happens to be his boss's daughter. Bobby has rules about that kind of thing. Nothing matters more than keeping his job.

When Bobby starts to get blinding migraines that come with scary, violent hallucinations, his livelihood is on the line. Soon, he must face the stunning possibility that the visions of murder are actually real. With his world going dark, Bobby is set on the trail of the serial killer terrorizing his small town. With everyone else convinced he's the prime suspect, Bobby realizes that he, or the girl he loves, might be killer's next victim.



Excerpt:
Suddenly, the café had become suffocating and Bobby felt the urge to run. Anywhere. But he wasn't ready to go hanging around the laundromat and increase his odds of running into Gabe. Instead, he took a huge bite of sandwich to keep himself from blurting something rude. 

Dana pulled the newspaper toward her, a cascade of stringy hair hanging in her face. Between the strands, Bobby could see her pouty lips move as she read. "My cousin Rosemarie knows this girl," she said finally, her gaze still trained on the article. "And now the State Police have pulled Daddy into the case…whoops!" Dana clamped a hand to her mouth. "I shouldn't have said that. Daddy told me never to talk about official police business."

Bobby leaned forward, angling the paper so he could look at it again. "Why? Is it a murder investigation now?"

"Let it go, Sherlock." Coco said. "She said she can't talk about it."

Bobby rolled his eyes. "Figures. The one time Dana Barclay has something to say, she's under a gag order."

Dana's eyes flashed to his, something cold and sharp behind the softness, like a needle tucked inside a cotton ball. "Why are you so interested, Bobby?"

"Why not? Nothing ever happens in Graxton."

"You think a girl disappearing is cool?" Dana stared at him, the corners of her mouth tugged downward. It was a known fact that her father, Sheriff Barclay, hated Bobby's dad. Chuck Barclay and Sam Pendell had been bitter rivals in high school, a feud that continued into their adult years. Somehow, Dad had always managed to keep a step ahead-until he landed in a wheelchair. Hate like that, Bobby thought, doesn't just go away. It goes underground and festers, eventually seeping into everything.

Dana stood abruptly. "I have to go. Daddy's picking me up in five. Movie night in Kingston."

"Have fun," Bobby said under his breath. Dana glared at him, face flushed, nostrils flared.

After Dana had left, Coco drummed his fingers on the tabletop. "What the hell was that? I know you two aren't best friends, but can you at least try to be civil?"

"Sorry. I don't know what's got into me today."

Coco frowned. "You sure you're feeling okay? You look pale, like the skin on your ugly mug is pulled too tight around your skull."

Bobby cleared his throat and wondered if the day's strains showed that clearly on his face. "I'm fine. I was just curious, is all. It's weird, isn't it, that they're keeping it all hush-hush? I wonder what's really going on."

Coco slanted his head, still gazing at Bobby with his piercing stare. Bobby knew the prospect of a riddle would be too tempting for his friend to pass up. But just why he was so curious, Bobby couldn't begin to explain.

"I can ask him for you, if you like," Coco said. "Barclay's always tripping over himself to be nice to me. I'll just kind of mention that Dana is upset by the whole thing. See if he bites and throws me some inside info."

"No! I mean, never mind. I just thought, if you'd heard chatter…"

"So now I'm Homeland Security." The glint in Coco's eye was back and Bobby knew he was forgiven. Coco never stayed mad long.

Bobby threw a piece of lettuce at Coco's head. A crust of bread sailed back at him. Pete started barking and then Aaron rushed over, picked up a napkin and put it over Coco's eyes, yelling, "Pirate attack!"

Bobby laughed hard as the memory of their years of zaniness washed over him in a warm wave. He joined Aaron in the attack, and helped pull Coco from the chair to the floor. Pete got busy licking everyone, the three of them wrestling and laughing on the floor like puppies.

Jerry's voice cut through the mayhem. "Excuse me, boys. We seem to have another customer."

From the tangle of bodies, Bobby looked up. Arms folded, Gabe stood smirking from the doorway. In the confusion, he hadn't heard the jangle of the door opening. "Looks like fun. Mind if I join in?"

Coco was on his feet in an instant and, smoothing his rumpled clothes, lunged toward her in a few long-legged strides.

"Welcome! Can I get you anything, madam?" He pulled out a chair at the nearest table and gestured toward it. "Please, have a seat! I'm Coco, otherwise known as James Woods, no relation to the actor of the same name."

Gabe giggled. "Nice to meet you. I'm Gabriella. But call me Gabe." Bobby sighed. It was no contest. He could never outshine Coco when it came to charm. In this case, maybe that was a good thing.



About the Author
Lisa has been a professor of Graphic Design at her beloved Bronx Community College where she has been tormenting and cajoling students for nearly seventeen years. She started writing eight years ago because she wanted something to illustrate, but somehow, instead ended up writing YA. Probably because her mind is too dark and twisted for small children.

BREAKING GLASS which will be released in July, 2013 from Spencer Hill Press, is her first published work. VISION, the first of the Finder series will be released in 2014, along with an unnamed sequel in the following year. LIFE AND BETH will also be released in the near future, along with graphic novel style art. 
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Book Tour: Sky's End By Lesley Young @LesleyYoungBks @GoddessFish #Giveaway

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Sky's End
by Lesley Young

Blurb:

A secret she must never share. A secret that two warring species are determined to control. A universe's future at stake.

Twenty-year-old Cassiel Winters joins Earth's new space academy in hopes of finding her brother, one of Command's top pilots and her only family, who's been reported MIA. But she quickly realizes she may not be cut out for life in space, where female cadets are outnumbered, competition's fierce, and she's already failed her hand-to-hand combat test once.

Even the station's most respected officer, Lt. Damian King, probably can't help Cassiel pass the second time around - so why is he so interested in her progress? If only one of her freaky de?ja? vu visions would offer an answer instead of mysterious messages like hide.

When Cassiel's manipulated into a perilous mission, she encounters a warrior species bred to protect the universe from an even greater threat. And she learns that her secret visions are at the heart of it all.

Now Cassiel must fight to control her own destiny and race to save her brother - even if it means pretending to be the pawn of Prime Or'ic, the cold-as-steel Thell'eon leader. Even if it means risking her life, facing hard truths, and making the ultimate sacrifice.



Excerpt:

I pry open an eyelid. Onegin's killing me. Thanks to his restlessness after my 'dream,' I slept horrible. He was in and out of his downcore. Pacing. Mumbling to himself. I guess that's how mad men sleep.

Come on, be positive. You get to fly today. Nope. No nerves. No excitement. Nothing. I head to the privy and put on the one outfit that's somewhat modest, a shirt that sits just above my navel and a long skirt with slits that I keep meaning to sew shut. Onegin seems especially agitated when I emerge. He tells my new aide to hurry through the door. When we leave my space, he grabs my arm, hard, dragging me with him.

"Ouch! Onegin, you're hurting me. I can walk myself!"

He's mumbling something about it being the right thing, his duty. What the hell? I let him manhandle me because I need to pay attention to the route to the hangar bay.

I smell the man sweat, hear the sounds of combat, and my stomach flips. I don't want to pass by the arena, let alone witness Lor being abused. I try to stare straight ahead, but I can't because Onegin's dragging me right into the arena.

That's when alarm bells start going off. "Onegin! What are you doing? Let me go!" Dozens of Thell'eons are already practicing in those barbed razor rings and in incredibly intricate obstacle courses. Some are sprinting, others wrestling. A few take notice, since at this point I'm shouting wildly at Onegin.

I look around desperate for another Kir. "Prime Or'ic!" I yell, relieved when I spot him fighting with Kell'an. They pause to take in the commotion. They're breathing heavy and drenched in sweat. The weapons they're using, whips that fire things, settle on the ground near their feet like pet snakes.

I expect Or'ic to be alarmed that Onegin has brought me here. I relax, confident that he will reprimand Onegin like he usually does. But, after a brief, blank stare, he turns back to spar with Kell'an again. My heart sinks. Onegin, not pausing once to check with his Prime, is hauling me toward an empty ring.

Holy stars!

Thell'eons spread apart to let him pass. Some keep watching instead of going back to their fighting.

I'm in real trouble. Yup. No doubt about it.

What can I say to stop him? Do something! My brain's screaming this, but my mind's coming up empty.

Onegin jumps up on the ledge, hauls me up with one arm, and tosses me easily over the barbed razors, like a bloody ball. I land hard on all fours.

I'm in a ring. In a ring. Oh, this is real bad. "Fight!" shouts Onegin, who's stalking me in rapid half- circles. I lean back on my ankles, crouched. I can't believe this is happening. Why's he doing this? Now, now I regret saving his stupid dumb-ass life.

I remember the look in his eyes as he watched that Aeon shake the crap out of me, frozen in time, helpless to help me. And last night, after my nightmare, staring down on me, angst-ridden, confused.

But . . . why would he want to hurt me? Is he ashamed that I saved him? Is this punishment?

No. Or'ic said he's indebted. He was mumbling something about duty.

Holy stars. He wants to show me how to fight.

"Onegin! I already know how to fight!" I shout at him, deciding I can reason my way out of this.



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About the Author:

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Journalist Lesley Young never thought she would delve into the world of writing fiction, but when she sat down for the first time to put pen to paper, ideas for what would become her first novel just poured out naturally. Young's first book, "Sky's End," is a multi-genre tale that showcases her unique style of weaving romance, action and wit into one page-burning story.

Young was born in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. She holds an arts degree from the University of Alberta and a journalism degree from the University of Victoria.

Young now lives in Loretto, Ontario where she works as a journalist, freelance writer and editor for health, de?cor and business magazines. Since 2008, Young has written more than 300 articles for print and online media including Profit, Toronto Life, MSN Green, and Elle Canada among others. She is a regular contributor to Reader's Digest, Best Health, Canadian Living and House and Home Magazine.

Soul Mate Publishing releases "Sky's End" on July 15 in paperback and e-book. The novel is Young's first installment in a series about Cassiel Winters, a futuristic heroine, and her outer space escapades.



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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

75th Anniversary Event of THE BRIDGE OF DEATHS By M.C.V. Egan @M_C_V_Egan @badassmktg #Giveaway

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About The Bridge of Deaths

"M.C.V. Egan twists truth and fiction until you question your perceptions...it is a story of real love, triumph and search for self." - Beckah Boyd @ The Truthful Tarot

5 out of 5 stars: "An unusual yet much recommended read." - Midwest Book Review

On August 15th, 1939, an English passenger plane from British Airways Ltd. crashed in Danish waters between the towns of Nykøbing Falster and Vordingborg. There were five casualties reported and one survivor. Just two weeks before, Hitler invaded Poland.

With the world at the brink of war, the manner in which this incident was investigated left much open to doubt. The jurisdiction battle between the two towns and the newly formed Danish secret police created an atmosphere of intrigue and distrust.

The Bridge of Deaths is a love story and a mystery. Fictional characters travel through the world of past life regressions and information acquired from psychics as well as archives and historical sources to solve "one of those mysteries that never get solved." Based on true events and real people, The Bridge of Deaths is the culmination of 18 years of sifting through conventional and unconventional sources in Denmark, England, Mexico and the United States. The story finds a way to help the reader feel that s/he is also sifting through data and forming their own conclusions.

Cross The Bridge of Deaths into 1939, and dive into cold Danish waters to uncover the secrets of the G-AESY.

Get the revised 75th anniversary of The Bridge of Deaths on Amazon in ebook and paperback.



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The Bridge of Deaths is, above all, a book based on history. Because the events of the book took place just a mere two weeks before the start of World War II, this year marks the 75th anniversary of both the crash of the G-AESY (the central event in The Bridge of Deaths) and the start of WWII. M.C.V. Egan has chosen to commemorate both of these events with a 75th anniversary remembrance-a part of which are a series of historical retrospectives recounting the events that led to the start of WWII, as well as a discussion of how these events were often linked to the real-life characters of the book.

HISTORICAL RETROSPECTIVE: September 3, 1939: Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, it was given a deadline of 11pm on September 3, 1939 by Britain-withdraw or face the consequences. When the deadline came and went without a German retreat, its face was sealed; at 11:15pm, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced via radio to a stunned nation that Britain was at war with Germany. Shortly after, Australia, New Zealand, and India-all British colonies-followed suit; France did the same not long after.

The U.S., at this time, still remained neutral, despite the sinking of the British ocean liner Athenia by a German U-boat that same day, in which 28 Americans lost their lives.

A link to The Bridge of Deaths: Says M.C.V. Egan, author of The Bridge of Deaths: "Another ship's manifest, the Amsterdam, showing the departure of Samuel J. Simonton and his family from England to America right before the war broke out, gives a very personal view of how suddenly and tragically the lives of the families on board the G-AESY changed. My grandfather (who also died on aboard the G-AESY) was replacing Simonton in Europe and Simonton was, as the manifest shows, scheduled to leave for the USA with his wife and daughter on a date a mere ten days the crash that took his life. Needless to say, that ship's manifest was tragically incorrect. It is interesting that, although their fields and educational backgrounds were so different, both Simonton and my grandfather, C. A. Castillo, qualified for the same position with Standard Oil. Mr. Simonton had an extensive military background and, although the USA did not enter the war until 1941, he would have surely been one of the first to join the American war effort."



About the author

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M.C.V. Egan is the pen name chosen by Maria Catalina Vergara Egan. Catalina was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1959, the sixth of eight children, in a traditional Catholic family.

From a very young age, she became obsessed with the story of her maternal grandfather, Cesar Agustin Castillo--mostly the story of how he died.

She spent her childhood in Mexico. When her father became an employee of The World Bank in Washington D.C. in the early 1970s, she moved with her entire family to the United States. Catalina was already fluent in English, as she had spent one school year in the town of Pineville, Louisiana with her grandparents. There she won the English award, despite being the only one who had English as a second language in her class.

In the D.C. suburbs she attended various private Catholic schools and graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland in 1977. She attended Montgomery Community College, where she changed majors every semester. She also studied in Lyons, France, at the Catholic University for two years. In 1981, due to an impulsive young marriage to a Viking (the Swedish kind, not the football player kind), Catalina moved to Sweden where she resided for five years and taught at a language school for Swedish, Danish, and Finnish businesspeople. She then returned to the USA, where she has lived ever since. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Swedish.

Maria Catalina Vergara Egan is married and has one son who, together with their five-pound Chihuahua, makes her feel like a full-time mother. Although she would not call herself an astrologer she has taken many classes and taught a few beginner classes in the subject.

The celebrated her 52nd birthday on July 2nd, 2011, and gave herself self-publishing The Bridge of Deaths as a gift.

Find M.C.V. Egan and The Bridge of Deaths on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and online.



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Cover Reveal: The Laurel By Liz DeJesus @Liz_DeJesus23 @GHBTours

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The Laurel
By Liz DeJesus
Expected release date- November 28th, 2014 by Musa Publishing

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Cover Reveal: Brew By David Estes @davidestesbooks #Brew

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Salem's Revenge strikes without warning or mercy, ravaging the powerless human race under the forces of united gangs of witches, wizards, and warlocks. During the slaughter, Rhett Carter's foster parents and sister are killed, and his best friend and girlfriend are abducted by a gang of witches calling themselves the Necromancers, who deal in the dark magic of raising the dead. Rhett's sword-wielding neighbor with a mysterious past saves Rhett from becoming another casualty of the massacre and teaches him the skills he needs to survive in this new world.
Rhett is broken, his normal high school life of book blogging and football playing shoved in a witch-apocalyptic blender. The only thing he has left is his burning desire for revenge. Armed with his new witch hunting skills and a loyal, magic powered dog named Hex, he sets out into the unknown with one mission: hunt and destroy those who took away everyone he ever loved.
But Rhett isn't just a witch hunter; he has secrets of his own that he has yet to discover, secrets that his enemies will stop at nothing to keep him from.
And discovering the truth about himself is the human race's only hope.
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David Estes was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was very young. David grew up in Pittsburgh and then went to Penn State for college. Eventually he moved to Sydney, Australia where he met his wife. They now live together in their dream location, Hawaii. A reader all his life, he began writing novels for the children's and YA markets in 2010, and started writing full time in June 2012. Now he travels the world writing with his wife, Adele. David's a writer with OCD, a love of dancing and singing (but only when no one is looking or listening), a mad-skilled ping-pong player, and prefers writing at the swimming pool to writing at a table.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Review: The Scarring (Spirit Warriors #2) By D.E.L. Connor @del_connor @writeawaybliss #Giveaway

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The Scarring
(Spirit Warriors #2)
by D.E.L. Connor
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Booktrope
Published: July 21, 2014
Length: 244 pages

Blurb:

"One of us would finally end what had been started by the machayiwiw so many years ago. I would have to kill him. It was just that simple. I never thought I would want to kill anybody or anything, but maybe I never had anything worth killing for before."

-Emmeline Rima Belrose, The Scarring (Spirit Warriors, Book 2)

In the majestic beauty of a Montana summer, Emme and her friends celebrate her near-drowning survival and their defeat of the powerful evil spirit, the machayiwiw. But even as they rejoice, things are amiss. Emme watches helplessly as her family divides, and her friends struggle to hold their relationship together. Worse yet, the love-of-her life, Charlie, announces that he will move back to the reservation, without Emme. Different nightmares take over and Emme realizes she must fight and kill-or watch those she loves be killed. Friends from the reservation reach out to Emme and show her what evil can steal from her. Emme believes that evil can never break her bond with the Spirit Warriors or the love she shares with Charlie. Or can it?

Although this is the second book in the Spirit Warriors series, it can be read as a stand alone novel.



My Review: The Scarring

I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Emme and all of her friends Charlie, Ollie, Jack and Bets are back still grieving the loss of their friend Lily. Emme has a lot more to worry and be sad about than just losing a friend Charlie has told her that he is moving back to the reservation and that they cannot be together anymore. Emme doesn't want to hear or talk about her and Charlie not being together anymore that they are not meant to be together. She loves Charlie and she will always love him and nothing and no one will ever stop her from loving him. Charlie feels the same way about Emme but he knows that they can't be together.

Emme's mom and little brother Ben have both moved to Los Angles temporarily so that Ben could be on talk shows and have someone help him to be a better musician. She misses Ben and her mom very much but her and her dad are making it just find on their own at least she has her friends and her animals to help her deal with everything. And now have everything else Emme's friend Bets no longer wants to be her friend she has taken to hanging out with their worst enemies. Bets is hanging out with one of the cheerleaders who just happens to be a bully and was mean to Lily. She is also dating Lily's brother who hurt Lily too. Every time she sees Bets she tries to talk to her and be her friend but Bets won't talk to her. Everyone deals with death differently and I think this is just Bets way of dealing with Lily's death. She probably just can't take being around the people who reminded her the most of Lily.

There is a powerful evil spirit, the machayiwiw that has been a threat to Charlie's tribe for many, many years. Emme learns that she must fight and kill the machayiwiw she is the only one who can kill it. But Emme doesn't believe that she can kill anyone even if it is an evil spirit, well maybe she could if she was real mad. But she learns real quick like that she can kill if someone she loves is in danger or about to be killed.

Emme and her dad are out riding their horses one day when they find their fence has been cut. They go looking to see if they can find any clues that might tell them who cut the fence. They run into some poachers and end up having to fight them. Emme's dad falls off of his horse and hits his head and is knocked out. Emme has to fight the poachers all by herself. After the fight she learns that she can and will kill to save someone she loves.

There is no way that you can help falling in love with all of the characters in The Scarring. You feel their heart ache, their love, their happiness or whatever it is that they feel. You feel as if you have been drawn into the story with them and are running right along beside them. One minute you feel all the love they have for one another and then the next minute you feel their pain and you are crying right along with them. Emme, Charlie, Jack, Ollie, Bets all make you wish for friendships like theirs. You want to be a part of their circle.

You could read The Scarring without reading the first book The Concealing and know what is happening but I don't recommend it because then you would miss out on getting to know who and what kind of person their friend Lily was. Lily was just as great of a person as any of the other characters. Lily was the greatest friend with a whole lot of heartache and pain. She was a very strong person who was kind and kept all her secrets to herself. She never bothered anyone with her problems.



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The Concealing
(Spirit Warriors #1)
By D.E.L. Connor
Release Date: November 24, 2013
Length: 191 pages
Publisher: Booktrope

Blurb:

Sixteen-year-old Emme Belrose has it all: four best friends, a horse of her own, a hidden tepee hangout, and a blossoming romance with tall and handsome Charlie. These friends also have a secret. They can move their spirits into animal bodies: an osprey, a mustang, a grizzly, a mountain lion and a coyote.

But when Charlie, who has a gift for seeing the future, has a vision of Emme drowning in the icy Yellowstone River, the Spirit Warriors must train their animal bodies to kill an enemy they know is coming… but know nothing about. Suspenseful, romantic, and awash in Native American magic, Spirit Warriors captures the tragic enchantment of the American West-and confirms the power of friendship.

Read my review of The Concealing



About the Author:

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Della was born in South Dakota and raised in the vastness and beauty of Montana on a farm. When she longed for the big city life, she moved to Texas where she attended college and received a PhD in nursing. When not nursing people back to health you can find Della huddled over her Mac writing the stories that have occupied her mind for so many years, or traveling with her best friends, the NOLA's, riding bikes across the Golden Gate bridge or exploring botanical gardens. She is the proud mother of a champion triathlete, two aging dogs and 1 grand-cat. Della has admittedly confessed to her coffee addiction and swears that her two hour coffee crawl while on vacation in Seattle -was the best two hours of her life!



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Blog Tour: Eyes of the Enemy BlackMyst Trilogy By Kelly Hess @GHBTours #Giveaway

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Eyes of the Enemy
BlackMyst Trilogy
By: Kelly Hess
Genre: YA/MG Fantasy
Publication Date: August 26, 2014
Published By: Booktrope Publishing

When a rogue band of the dreaded Sorak attacks his village, twelve-year-old Beynn Firehand escapes into the darkness of BlackMyst Forest to find help. During his quest, Beynn discovers his own powerful magic abilities.

The price of his newfound powers, however, may be higher than he ever imagined.

  


And now an Excerpt from 'Eyes of the Enemy'-

It was late afternoon when they finally reached the clearing. This was where Beynn and his father had always camped during their travels to his uncle's house. Beynn set up camp while Fritz went to gather wood for a fire. Beynn was pulling blankets from his pack when he heard a scratching sound. He looked up, thinking Fritz had returned with firewood. Instead, he found a six-foot long gorkin staring at him from the middle of the clearing. Gorkins were large grayish-green lizards that inhabited BlackMyst. They were fast runners and packed a viscous bite. Although not poisonous, they were well known to bite off people's limbs with their razor-sharp teeth.

Beynn stayed crouched and continued to dig in his pack blindly, unwilling to take his eyes off of the gorkin. Finally he found his knife, and gripping it firmly, he stood up and backed away from the predator. He moved slowly around the edge of the clearing until he faced the area of the forest where Fritz had gone to gather wood. The lizard turned in place, matching Beynn's every step. He and his father had encountered a gorkin once before, and Beynn tried desperately to remember his father's tactics to kill the great lizard. He knew better than to try to attack the beast head-on. There were rumors that, because the lizard's eyes were on the sides of its head, it couldn't see forward very well. This faulty bit of information had led to a great number of travelers' deaths over the years. Beynn knew that the gorkin's only blind spot was directly behind. The problem became how to get behind a gorkin. For one person, this was virtually impossible. But maybe not for two.


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Release Day: The Dybbuk's Mirror By Alisse Lee Goldenberg @AliLGoldenberg @badassmktg

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It's here! The sequel to Alisse Lee Goldenberg's The Strings of the Violin is here!

Here's what fans of Young Adult Fantasy said about book 1 of The Hadariah Chronicles, The Strings of Violin:

"The characters quickly come to life in the reader's imagination…it's very easy to get a feeling for the fantastic world they are in. …funny and charming …exciting and fantastical. ….the book touched the hope that there really is some magic out there--just waiting to be discovered by those who still believe in it." -- Kim Anisi for Readers' Favorite

"…a highly enjoyable read. I loved the characters and the story. I have always enjoyed a good fantasy novel, and this one really fed my child-like wonder of all things magical." - Amanda Price, Amazon Reviewer

"A sweet and enchanting little story about best friends, growing up, and just a bit of magic. I was quickly swept away on an adventure to a magical world full of fairy tale creatures both good and bad. …a wonderful chapter book for older kids that love fantasy and magic." - Melanie Rovak, Amazon Reviewer

Start the series! Get your copy of The Strings of the Violin on Amazon.



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About The Dybbuk's Mirror

It has been nearly two years since the events in The Strings of the Violin, and Carrie has adjusted to life as a university student far from her friends. However, when the path to Hadariah is sealed, she starts to fear malevolent forces may be behind the other strange occurrences around her. Trying to contact Lindsay and Rebecca to get help in unraveling the mystery, Carrie discovers that her friends are in fact missing. With no way of knowing who to trust, Carrie must find a way back to the land she once saved to rescue her friends from the dybbuks' clutches.

Reuniting with the dybbuk princess Emilia, and finding a new friend in the mysterious farmer Mikhail, Carrie must once again do battle with Asmodeus's forces, and help stop the chaos that threatens to overtake the land while striving to save both Lindsay and Rebecca. For the first time, Carrie is working without the two friends who have helped her through every major decision in her life. Carrie must learn to rely on herself, and find her own strengths to save those she holds dear.



Genre classification: YA Fantasy

Find The Dybbuk's Mirror on Amazon and Prizm Books.



About Alisse Lee Goldeberg

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Alisse Lee Goldenberg is an author of horror and Young Adult fantasy fiction. She has her Bachelors of Education and a Fine Arts degree, and has studied fantasy and folk lore since she was a child. Alisse lives in Toronto with her husband Brian, their triplets Joseph, Phillip, and Hailey, and their rambunctious Goldendoodle Sebastian.

Find Alisse on her website, Facebook, and Twitter.



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Release Day Blitz: Perfect for You By Ashelyn Drake @AshelynDrake @swoonromance @NereydaG1003

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Perfect for You
Release Date: September 2014
Swoon Romance

Summary from Goodreads:
Seventeen-year-old Meg Flannigan isn't very self-confident, but what girl would be after her sophomore-year boyfriend dumped her by making out with another girl in front of her locker? 

Now a senior, Meg catches the eye of not one, but two gorgeous guys at school. Sounds good, right? What girl wouldn't want to be in Meg's shoes? One cute boy happens to be her boyfriend, and the other? Well, he wants to be. And Meg? She't torn between Ash, the boy she's been with for nearly five months, and Noah who is pretty irresistible. 

But Meg is playing with fire. Pitting two boys against one another, even if she doesn't intend to, could end badly if she isn't careful. PERFECT FOR YOU is a teen romance from bestselling author Ashelyn Drake, where one girl will risk everything to find her perfect match.


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Excerpt:
As the sun lowers in the sky, I lie back on the tennis court and think about Ash. After five months, my stomach still gets butterflies every time I see him. His touch makes me want to smother his lips with mine, and he has a way of making me feel like I'm the only girl in the world-at least to him. He's perfect in just about every way.

"You're tense, Flannigan. I can tell," Noah says, his head mere inches from mine. He turns to give me one of his killer one-dimple smiles and I melt, the way I have since I first laid eyes on him two years ago.

Why did he have to wait until now to show an interest in me? I'm falling in love with Ash. I know I am. But Noah…

"Am I making you nervous?" Noah invades my personal space, something he's made a habit of doing over the past week. He's the best player on the guy's tennis team, and he's helping me improve my game. We get along really well because we have a lot in common, but we're just friends. That's all, because that's all we can be. He leans forward, and I forget to breathe as our faces get closer and closer. Is he going to kiss me? He reaches one hand behind my back and lifts me closer to him. He is going to kiss me! Holy crap! I can't do this.
"Noah, I-"
Before I can finish, he's pushing me back down again, and I feel a tennis ball under my shoulder blade.
"Now lie still for a few minutes, relaxing the muscles around the ball. It should get rid of that tension. You've probably got a knot from all the extra practice you've been putting in."
Yeah, but it's not the knot in my shoulder I'm worried about. It's the one in my stomach. The one that formed when I thought Noah was going to kiss me, and I didn't really want to stop him.
This is bad. I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be in a situation where I think a guy might kiss me. Where I think I might let him. Ash doesn't deserve this.



About the Author
Ashelyn Drake is a New Adult and Young Adult romance author. While it's rare for her not to have either a book in hand or her fingers flying across a laptop, she also enjoys spending time with her family. She believes you are never too old to enjoy a good swing set and there's never a bad time for some dark chocolate. She is represented by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

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