Unspoken - Camille Dixon | Cover Reveal

Unspoken by Camille Dixon

Publication date:  May 2013 

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Synopsis:

Jaxon Michaels is every father's worst nightmare for his teenage daughter, but Clarice Gibson knows him better than anyone. Best friends since the sixth grade, Clare and Jax have walked the fine line of friendship for six years.

But when Clarice's friend Jessica starts dating Jax, Clare finds herself starting to notice him in a different way, one she's not entirely prepared to face. As their senior year approaches and her true feelings are unburied, Clare begins asking herself the one question she vowed never to think about: What if she's in love with her best friend? Their friendship is further strained when the captain of the football team - and Jessica's twin brother - sets his eyes on Clare. As loyalties and friendships are tested, Clare and Jax find it harder to keep themselves firmly planted on the friends side of the relationship line.

A line they are getting dangerously close to crossing.

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17798565-unspoken?ac=1

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AUTHOR BIO 

I'm a Southern girl who's spent the last few years freezing my toosh off up north. Except for the snow, things are pretty good. I love sunshine, sweet tea, and romances that touch my heart. A lifelong romantic, I found my own prince charming at an online dating site. Six months later, he asked me to marry him. Picture Perfect is my debut novel.

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Astarte's Wrath - A Kythan Guardians Novel - Trisha Wolfe | Book Blast

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“I’ve found you.”

I turn to see Xarion leaning against the frame of my terrace door. A slight smile curves his beautiful lips, and his arms are crossed over his bronze muscled cuirass.

Feeling brave, I slip close and wrap my arms around his waist, the brass studs of his belt pressing against my stomach. “I wasn’t hiding,” I say, looking up into his face. I can see his exhaustion there, in the dark crescents under his eyes, though he’s putting on a good front. “I’d never tempt a great hunter.”

He chuckles as he steps away long enough to slip off his breastplate, then he embraces me. Leaning down, he whispers in my ear, “You’re always tempting.” Running his thumb over my cheek, he lowers his face before mine, his breaths shallow. “In fact, your power of seduction is having its desired effect on me right now.” His lips softly brush mine, sweet and inviting at first, then he deepens the kiss.

I realize that anyone could walk in, and I begin to pull away. “Xarion, my room is not secure,” I say between his kisses.

He groans against my lips, and the deep rumble sends my hands into his hair, pulling him to me. I feel him smile. He scoops me into his arms, his lips never leaving mine, and walks us inside.

My sense breaks through, and I whisper, “Lunia or Phoenix could come looking for me and—”

“That’s what locks were designed for,” he interrupts.

I laugh. “Oh, that will not stop either of them.”

He turns the bolt on my door, keeping his arm sturdy beneath my legs. Then he takes me to the bed where he lays me down. I let my head fall back against the coverlet as he hovers above me, his fisted hands pressing into the mattress on either side of my head, his knees parting my legs.

Suddenly he bounds up, and I think he’s come to his senses. My stomach tumbles as I realize how much I don’t want him to be responsible—but we can’t chance it here. Only he grabs the chair from my desk and kicks the back. My eyes widen in surprise. He places one of the panels against the door, securing its ends in the torch brackets.

“That should give them some difficulty,” he says as he unbuckles his belt, the action making my heart beat wildly. “And give me enough time to hide in your dressing room like a clandestine lover.”

A smile twitches at my lips. “You mean, like exactly what you are?”

Shaking his head, his dark hair falling against his eyes, he counters, “I’m offended.” He strips off his leather armor. I pull my bottom lip between my teeth as my eyes slip over him, and a crooked smile hikes his face. “Ah, but that does it for you, huh? You like stealing kisses in the shadows, the constant fear of being caught.” Climbing onto the bed, he positions himself above me. “I bet your heart is pounding hard right now, the adrenaline claiming your body”—he presses his palm over my heart—“with a need only your clandestine lover can satisfy.”

About the author...

I’m the author of the YA Steampunk DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD (Spencer Hill Press, Oct. 2013), and a new YA Dark Fantasy series releasing June 2013, OF SILVER AND BEASTS.

I’m the creator of YA Bound, a promotional blog for the Young Adult genre. A proud member of the SCWW and The Apocalypsies. And I’m also a business owner, partnered with my partner, my husband. When I’m not busy doing all of the above, I’m a wife and the mother of a gorgeous teen boy who's the sounding board for my male characters.

Check out my website TrishaWolfe.com for more on my books and bonus material. You can also follow me on Twitter @TrishWolfe or like my Facebook page for updates. 

 

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Interview with Kiera Cass about her novel The Selection...

I had this interview with Kiera Cass last week during our Turkish book blog tour for The Selection. You can also find our dream casts for Team Maxon and Team Aspen... Enjoy!!!

The Selection is one of the most anticipated books in February here is in Turkey. I know it is not your first published book, but it is the first one here. So  can you tell us a little about yourself and your journey from writing to publishing and then tv series?

Well, I started writing as a personal form of therapy. I decided to give a character my problems and see how she dealt with them. It was a really helpful experience for me, not just because it cleared my head, but once I got into the habit of writing, stories just started coming. I live with characters in my head all the time!

I ended up self-publishing my first book, The Siren, then coming back to try the traditional route with The Selection. I found a wonderful agent and she got me my book deal. Now The Selection is going to be translated in at least a dozen different countries, including Turkey!

Here in the States, The CW is looking to make a TV adaptation of my book. They’re casting right now and will shoot in Hungary this spring. It still might not make it to air, so we’ll see what happens!

The Selection is like a fairy tale with dystopian elements.  It is different than many in the dystopian genre, not as dark to start with. It is quite refreshing, what was your inspiration? How did the story come about?

I was inspired by Esther from the Bible and Cinderella. I just wondered if Esther maybe liked the boy next door before she was shipped off to a palace that she was never coming home from, even if she wasn’t made queen. And Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off. We assume these girls are happy because they got their man, but what if they weren’t? Their two stories merged in my head, and I knew I wanted to write about a girl who would get the attention of a prince, but she wouldn’t want it because she was already in love. And she would go through something she never actually wanted to in the process, which turned out to be the Selection. And that was it!

I read that you always create your character first. Who was the first one you have for The Selection? And who is your favorite, and of course why?

Once I had the idea for The Selection, America was in my head. The previous story I wrote, The Siren, was told by a young girl, too. I assumed they were similar and telling their stories would be exactly the same, but it wasn’t. Kahlen was hurt and wanted everyone to know about it; America was reserved and not as willing to hand over her story. I ended up having to write the book almost completely over again because I’d gotten her so wrong. I work hard to listen to my characters and be honest to what they tell me. I love them all, even the not-so-nice ones.

As we are talking about the characters, can I ask one for each? America, Aspen, and Prince Maxon? 

For America; what made you feel somethings more than friendship for Maxon? (well actually I suppose it is pretty impossible not to fall for him but anyway) 

Those feelings snuck up on me. I didn’t even know I liked him until he was making it clear he liked me, too. I suppose it’s that Maxon’s so generous and good. He surprised me.

For Maxon; what did you think when you first saw America?

Honestly, I didn’t know what to think. I wans’t even supposed to meet her yet! But she was different than what I was expecting, and I genuinely like that she’s herself no matter what.

For Aspen; What were you planning to tell America, if she let you, on the day she left for the palace?

I didn’t really have a plan. I just thought if I could get to her, maybe I could fix things. Sometimes I forget to think before I act... It doesn’t always work out for me.

Now one last question for all of you. What would you like to tell your Turkish readers/fans?

I just want to say that I hope you enjoy America’s story and have as much fun being in her world as I do!

Thank you for the opportunity and I hope you have a chance to visit Turkey sometime, in the near future… 

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The Truth About Letting Go is LIVE!

A companion to The Truth About Faking (not a sequel; the books can be read out of order), The Truth About Letting Go takes readers back to Shadow Falls, or more specifically Shadow Creek, with Ashley Lockett as she learns about real friendship, love, and letting go.

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The Truth About Letting Go by Leigh Talbert Moore Ashley wants to smash everything in her once-perfect life. Charlotte wants to walk in Ashley's seemingly charmed shoes. Colt wants to turn Smalltown USA on its ear--with Ashley at his side. Jordan wants to follow his heart... but Ashley is the one sacrifice he never expected to make. Up until now, Ashley Lockett has always followed the rules. She's always done the right thing, played it safe, and then her ideal life is shattered when her dad dies suddenly. Fueled by anger and grief, she vows to do everything opposite of how she lived before. She rejects safety, the rules, faith, and then she meets Jordan. Jordan has big dreams, he's had a crush on Ashley for years, he's a great kisser... but he's also safe. Enter Colt. He is not safe, and he's more than willing to help Ashley fulfill her vow.

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I feel Colt laugh, and he looks down into my face. That’s when he seems to realize what I’ve been acutely aware of for the last several minutes—our bodies are pressed together.
“It’s awesome, yeah?” he says. 
“Adrenaline rush.” “Yeah,” I breathe. “I guess.” I’m not sure if he’s going to kiss me until he does. His mouth covers mine, and energy mixes with the alcohol flooding my body. Our tongues slide together, and I grip his shirt so I don’t collapse.  Every single bit of this is wrong, and there’s no way I’m stopping it. It’s back, that good feeling. The sadness has been pushed out again, and in its place is this rush, this rush of adrenaline like Colt said. 
He pulls back and smiles at me. “We’re going to start dating. Now. You’re my partner in crime.”

About the Author:

Moore

Leigh Talbert Moore is a wife and mom by day, a writer by day, a reader by day, a former journalist and editor, a chocoholic, a caffeine addict, a lover of YA and new adult romance (really any great love story), a beach bum, and occasionally she sleeps. -The Truth About Faking is her debut young adult romance (on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Kobo) -Rouge is her first New Adult romantic suspense novel (on Amazon). Leigh loves hearing from readers; stop by and say hello!
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Interview with Leigh Bardugo - author of Shadow and Bone

Today we have Leigh Bardugo as our guest author, review to come here soon... 

I had this interview for my Turkish website but why not post it here as well :) So please enjoy!!!

As I have mentioned earlier, your book Shadow and Bone has recently been published in Turkey and getting quite popular pretty quickly these days. Can you tell us a little about yourself, your writing to publishing story as I have read in your bio that you are also a makeup artist? What made you decide to be a writer? 

I'm so happy to hear that people are enjoying Shadow and Bone. I always wanted to write fiction, but when I was working as a copywriter and a journalist, I never dedicated enough time to my own writing projects. Somehow transitioning to a career as a makeup artist seemed to change that. I came home tired but ready to write. And working in makeup was inspiring. Makeup artists get to create illusion and their own kind of magic every day. 

Your characters in the book are well developed, vivid and very relatable; not perfect and interesting, especially Alina. How did you create her? Did you have a goal in mind for her or any of other characters, in the beginning of your story? And if so, how much did you change her or others along the way? 

I'm so glad you enjoyed them! I didn't really have a goal in mind, but I'm not really interested in heroes who always make the right choices or villains who just spend all of their time being evil and scheming. No one is ever just one thing. I think the key to understanding both Mal and Alina was Keramzin, the orphanage where they grew up. Once I understood this part of their past, I had a much clearer idea of how the desire to belong and to find a home would impact both of them. 

Well this when the character topic is on, this question is inevitable for me, who is your favourite character and why? 

My favourite character actually appears for the first time in book 2, Siege and Storm. He's a privateer named Sturmhond and he was so much fun to write. Most of my characters spend a lot of time questioning themselves, but Sturmhond is pure confidence.  

As we are talking about characters, there is something else I am in awe! I am not much of a fantasy lover, especially when it comes to magic. But in your book, the magic has been so well hidden, well portrayed in the story and characters, looks very natural and realistic that I didn’t even think it was magic at all. Can you tell us about the magical powers and how/why you chose them? 

I always wondered what happens when you wave a wand or speak a curse? What is the actual, physical functionality of magic? The Small Science (the magical system in my book) is basically a magical version of molecular chemistry and the Grisha manipulate matter at its most fundamental levels. I think magic feels much more real when it's constrained by rules. 

Last question, can you tell us a little about the sequel? What should we expect? And of course, what would you like to tell your Turkish fans/readers? 

Lots of action, some new characters, and we'll be seeing a bit more of the world outside of Ravka's borders. And I'd just like to say that I'm so honored to have my book published in Turkey. I hope my Turkish readers enjoy the series and that one of these days I'll get to visit!   

I know that you are very busy these days, so thank you so much for sparing time! 

ETERNAL by Kristi Cook | Cover Reveal

THERE’S NO HIDING FROM DESTINY…

In the final book of the Winterhaven trilogy, Violet McKenna and her friends find themselves right in the middle of a vampire war. The stakes have been raised, the danger unavoidable now. As the Warriors’ senior year draws to a close, not everyone makes it out alive. Who will be left standing at the end of it all? Will Aidan be a part of Violet’s future, or is he just a specter of the past?

About The Author

YA author Kristi Cook is a transplanted southern gal who lives in New York City with her husband and two kids. Her YA debut, HAVEN, was released in Feb. 2011 by Simon Pulse.

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Circles of Lies - Sara Dailey and Staci Weber | Giveaway Promo

Title: Circle of Lies (Red Ridge Pack #2)

Authors: Sara Dailey and Staci Weber

Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

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Aiden Wright is trying to figure out who he really is, but the truth could cost him his true mate—or his life.

Life has always been easy for Aiden Wright. He’s smart, athletic, funny, and the ladies adore him. But when tragedy strikes, Aiden discovers the truth about who he really is, and his whole world comes crashing down around him. Aiden thought that being a teenage werewolf was going to be awesome, but it might just cost him the one girl who could make him whole.

Since her mother’s disappearance, Teagan Rhodes’s life has been littered with her father’s empty beer cans and his hollow promises to change. Convinced that others would only let her down, she keeps everyone at arm’s length—but resisting Aiden’s charm is proving to be more difficult than she thought. Throw in a psychotic werewolf hunter out to terminate the species, and one wrong move, one wrong decision could destroy everything.

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The Voice - Jennifer Anne Davis | Excerpt

Chapter 1

Lying in the dark cabin, I tried not to think about the foul smell of body odor mixed with the stench of urine. I tried not to think about how hungry I was, or when I would eat again. About the plastic zip ties cutting into my wrists, or the spider crawling up my arm. I kept trying and failing. There was nothing to do but think.

Audrey? he spoke in my mind.

The Voice - Jennifer Anne Davis | Book Blitz

With Xpresso Book Tours, today we have The Voice Book Blitz. Jennifer Anne Davis' debut YA contemporary novel will be hitting the shelves today. Here is the synopsis and the first Chapter (click here) of the book just for you! And there is also a giveaway, don't miss out!

The Voice by Jennifer Anne Davi - YA Contemporary novel - Publication date: January 29th, 2013

During her abduction and assault, Audrey begins to hear a voice. She hopes she’s not going crazy, because after what she’s experienced, that’s the most logical explanation. However, as she begins to listen to the voice, Audrey realizes that someone may be telepathically trying to help her.

Unfortunately, rescue isn’t all she needs. In order to leave behind the constant reminders, she flees to her Aunt Kate’s house in San Diego, and assumes a new identity. It works—until the eighteen-year-old twin boys who live next door threaten to break through the protective walls she’s worked so hard to build.

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More - T.M. Franklin | Review & Interview

Rating : C+

Author: T.M. Franklin
Pages: 253
Language: English
Publisher: TWCS Publishing House

T.M. Franklin’s debut novel, More, hit the shelves in early October.

It is the story of  Ava Michaels, who believed she had magical powers all her childhood. She is now a university student and those dreams are long pushed back…

When Caleb Foster is assigned to help Ava in her physics classes, her life begins to change. He is handsome, mysterious, and has a mission of his own – which is, of course, not limited to just teaching her physics.

With what Caleb shows her, Ava realizes everything she believed about her life was an illusion. She is something “More,” as she always thought. And that is just the beginning…

There You'll Find Me - Jenny B. Jones | Review

Rating : B+

Author: Jenny B. Jones
Pages: 314
Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

There You’ll Find Me is a young adult novel by four-time Carol Award winner by Jenny B. Jones.

Finley Sinclair, a witty, tough, and driven eighteen-year-old girl, has lost her balance with older brother Will’s death.

She plays violin and needed to compose an audition piece for her upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory. However, Finley finds out she has lost her creativity, and she agrees to enter an exchange program in Ireland, to follow Will’s travel journal with the hopes of finding answers, and her, inspiration again.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky | Review

Rating : B-

Author: Stephen Chbosky
Pages: 213
Language: English
Publisher: MTV Books

The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie, based on the novel by Stephen Chbosky, is now in limited release and is set for a nationwide release in the US on Oct 5th.

So what’s the book and movie about? Well let’s take a look at them – starting with the book, and without giving too much away!

The coming-of-age novel was published in 1999. The main character is an almost sixteen year-old boy name Charlie. We have insights of Charlie’s freshman year in high school through his letters, written to an anonymous friend.

Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl | Review

Moviegoers are always hungry for the next YA hit.

The last one was Hunger Games. This next time around? It very well may be Alcon Entertainment’s adaptation of Beautiful Creatures.

If you are unfamiliar with it, Beautiful Creatures is the first book in the Caster Chronicles series. The series currently includes three published books. Two more are on the way.

Coauthored by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia, the series is a dark story that involves a young adult paranormal romance. It centers around a love-story between Ethan Wate, a 16 year-old mortal boy, and Lena Duchannes, a soon to be 16 year-old caster girl.