Showing posts with label Guest Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guest Post. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
Sci-Fi Dystopian Fantasy & Guest Post!
Hiya guys! I've got a sci-fi dystopian-ish novel to share with you today. The author was kind enough to write a guest post for me to share, so check it out, and see what you think of this adventure!
Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper
~Released: August 20th, 2015
~Length: 194 Pages
~Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Dystopian
In Christopher David Rosales’ first novel, 'Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper', he creates a completely unique vision that seamlessly blends tropes of magical realism and dystopian fiction in a portrait of power in America that we’ve never seen before. Imagine it as the communal love child of Marquez, Bolaño, and Orwell, a child who inhabits an America that resembles Pinochet’s Chile, and yet feels uncannily (and frighteningly) familiar to present day Los Angeles. A world in which street assassin Tre, a young and much beloved brother and son, finds himself caught in a city where all its citizens, even its most dangerous, are potential targets in the on-going power struggle between an authoritarian military regime and a not-so-community friendly guerrilla force. As Percival Everett says, “This novel treats revolution, love, betrayal and magic with equal adeptness and intelligence. In a world that is at once ours and foreign Rosales makes characters that will be remembered when the novel is done.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Crime Drama Review!
"Still Black Remains" by Kevin Michaels!
Hiya guys! Hope your week is going super well so far!
DRR has a brand new book to share with you guys! It's a dramatic mob-filled adult fiction, just released this week! Check out our review, and a guest post from the author! =D
Still Black Remains
~Released: April 1st, 2017
~Length: 242 Pages
~Parent's Guide: R
~Genres: Adult Fiction, Crime, Drama
Still Black Remains is an original work of fiction. It tells the story of Twist, one of the leaders of an inner city gang named the Skulls, and the architect of his gang’s decision to kidnap a mafia soldier in a last-ditch attempt to end a violent turf war. The war started when the Skulls tried taking a bigger piece of the drug business in their Newark, New Jersey neighborhood from the organized crime family who had once been their partners. Like most great ideas, the plan doesn’t turn out as expected. Negotiations between the gangs deteriorate, words fail, the violence escalates, and the only recourse left is the inevitable execution of the hostage. Chosen to be the one to execute the prisoner, the story covers Twist’s ability to pull the trigger, the consequences of that action, and his internal struggle. As the volatile situation grows more explosive by the hour, the lines between right and wrong blur; resolution comes with a price and Twist has to decide if pulling the trigger will get him what he wants, and if he can live with that cost.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
"The Secret Billionaire" by Teymour Shahabi!
Hiya guys! DRR has an interesting novel to share with you today!
Set in the '60s, this Young Adult Mystery explores a young billionaire in London. Doesn't that sound interesting?
Check out the author's inspiration for writing the novel, and be sure the enter the giveaway at the end of the post!
The Secret Billionaire
~Released: September 29th, 2016
~Genres: Young Adult, Mystery
1960s — March 24. Billionaire Lyndon Surway takes off in his private plane and never returns. His will leaves the entirety of his wealth—one of the largest fortunes in history—to his “ dear friend Lucian Baker.” Only there is no trace of anyone by that name. And the fortune itself is nowhere to be found. Andrew Day knows nothing of wealth and privilege, but he won a scholarship to study at the most exclusive school in the country, in the town where the mystery, decades later, remains unsolved. There he discovers friendship and danger with the aristocratic Cameron and the beautiful Olivia. But watchful eyes follow him everywhere... Until, one night, he comes across a secret that will change his life. As he begins to unravel what really happened to the Surway fortune, the question remains: who is Lucian Baker?
Friday, February 10, 2017
*Paranormal Fantasy & Giveaway*
"Third Chronicles of Illumination" by C.A. Pack!
Hiya guys! DRR has a Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy for you today! It was just released, and is part of an exciting story!
Check it out, and be sure to enter the #giveaway at the end of the blog!
Third Chroniclesof Illumination
~Released: February 7th, 2017
~Publisher: Artiqua Press
~Length: 249 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy
Oh, no! Johanna Charette and Jackson Roth have allowed a sneaky shapeshifter to slip right through their fingers. The good news is that he’s now trapped between the layers of time and space with their Terrorian nemesis, Nero 51. The bad news is the Terrorian wants to control all the Libraries of Illumination, while the shapeshifter wants to control everything else. Who knows how long the Illumini system will remain safe? It’s taking a toll on Johanna and Jackson, who are smack in the center of everything as they struggle to protect the libraries’ legacy. Can you spell s-t-r-e-s-s? The pressure is driving a stake between the teens, and their mercurial romance could be over before it has truly begun.
Second Chroniclesof Illumination
~Released: June 30th, 2015
~Length: 480 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy
When an alien invasion threatens the existence of all the knowledge in the universe, eighteen-year-old Johanna Charette and seventeen-year-old Jackson Roth must rely on their wits, guts, and pluck to save the fantasy-come-to-life world of the Library of Illumination.
It wouldn’t be so bad—all right, it is bad but it would hurt less—if Johanna and Jackson weren’t the ones responsible for breaching the portals to a dozen distant worlds. Now, outside forces are causing shock waves in the space-time continuum, and if that isn’t awful enough, someone from another dimension is trying to steal a book of powerful spells created by a very famous wizard.
At first, traveling to other realms in a time machine seems like a fun perk. However, discovering some inhabitants want to obliterate the teens doesn’t leave them with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Instead, they find themselves forced to sacrifice their own welfare and the safety of their loved ones for the greater good.
**Chronicles: The Library of Illumination is the first book which is a compilation of short novellas and novelettes that aren't necessary to read before starting the rest of the series.
C.A. Pack is the author of the Library of Illumination series of YA paranormal fantasy novelettes, along with Chronicles: The Library of Illumination (2014), The Second Chronicles of Illumination (2015) and The Third Chronicles of Illumination (2017). Pack also writes for a general audience. Her first novel, Code Name: Evangeline—is an historical spy thriller which takes place in the 1930's. The author followed it up with Evangeline's Ghost—a fantasy about the death of that same spy. She recently completed work on Evangeline's Ghost: Houdini, and is currently working on Evangeline's Ghost: The Bridge.
Pack is an award winning journalist from New York who worked as an anchor/reporter and educator (she considers herself the fairy-godmother of television news reporters)—and has written for WNBC, LI News Tonight and News 12 Long Island. She also worked on PBS documentaries, radio and television commercials and created and produced a pilot for a news show focusing solely on marriage and wedding trends. She's a past president of the Press Club of Long Island and a proud member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. Pack has been a speaker or panelist for organizations such as Women in Communications, Fair Media Council, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
The author lives with her husband and two picky parrots “ on” Long Island, New York.
Why Fiction Is More Fun
By C.A. Pack
Before I wrote the Third Chronicles of Illumination, which is part of my Library of Illumination series, I wrote news for TV. Newswriting a very black and white form of writing. I had only from thirty to ninety-seconds to tell a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. There wasn’t a lot of wiggle room for embellishment. I had to learn to be concise and careful. One wrong word could give viewers the wrong idea about what had happened, and nearly everything I didn’t see with my own eyes or know beyond a shadow-of-a-doubt to be true, had to be attributed to its source.
While it’s true that twenty different reporters could tell the same story in twenty different ways, most of the content would be similar. The differences would depend on what individual writers choose to include, and what they leave out due to time constraints. But after a while, news stories all start to sound the same, at least to me.
Then I started fooling around with fiction in my spare time as a joke. A friend and I began writing a cozy mystery, with every subsequent line either utterly droll or completely outrageous. After a few pages, my friend stopped. It had been fun for a while, but not anymore—at least for him. I, on the other hand, loved it. I loved the freedom of writing whatever I felt like and not needing video to match my copy. I loved putting words in peoples’ mouths without having to double check the veracity of what they said. Goodbye left side of the brain; hello right side.
Writing fiction is emancipating. But that’s not to say it’s easy.
I learned that writing fiction has rules, and I was told I had to know what those rules are before I could break any of them. Writing fiction requires knowledge of spelling and grammar. I used to write for TV. Viewers never knew if the words were spelled correctly or if the punctuation was accurate. I used ellipses where I wanted pauses because they were easier to see than a comma on a teleprompter. I double spaced between sentences. There were no compound-complex sentences because viewers understood stories more easily if the sentences were short and simple. I used to edit other writers’ stories for TV. Now, I need an editor of my own to correct my fiction manuscripts.
I’m not complaining. I love what I do. I’ve always had a vivid imagination, and I enjoy using it to create stories. Even research is fun. I enjoy learning the basic facts about a location, or how a piece of equipment functions, before I twist those facts to suit my needs. It’s always nice to base fiction on fact to make it a little more believable.
Then there’s world-building. Originally, all the action in the Library of Illumination happened on one world: Earth. But when I started writing the fifth adventure in the series, I had my protagonists discover a portal in the library that connected to twelve other worlds. That’s a lot of different cultures, and character descriptions, and vocabulary to create. Each world needs its own voice and flavor. I’m not limited by the facts, but I do find it impossible to write about all twelve realms at once. I think right now, I’m juggling eight of them. I’ll save the other four for the next book. It’s like having friends. You may have dozens of friends, but there are a few who are really close and always around, some who you hang around with—even if they’re not besties, and acquaintances on the periphery that you don’t mind spending time with, but you may not see that often. When I run out of intrigue on one world, there’s always another one to take its place.
The beauty of fiction is the writer gets to call the shots. If I’ve invested in a character and I find I’ve lost interest in him, you’ll know it when he opens a door into a room that’s booby-trapped with a bomb. BOOM. You may think you hardly got the chance to know him, alas, I knew him all-to-well, and he became expendable. Besides controlling characters, I can make the weather dictate events. I can write famous people into scenes. My protagonists can do anything or go anywhere. The world is their oyster, so to speak (even though I hate oysters). Anyway, that’s why I love fiction more than fact.
I find it really rewarding. It’s not the same old newsy bank robbery, or fatal fire, or brutal murder, with all the facts dictated by the authorities in charge. It’s my story with all the details dictated by me, and maybe it’s a god complex, but being in control is a whole lot of fun.
Thanks for stopping by! =D
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
*New Young Adult Dystopian*
"Catalyst" by Kristin Smith!
Hiya guys, happy Wednesday!
Today, DRR has a brand new young adult dystopian novel for you! The first in what sounds like an exciting series, this is sure to be an exciting adventure!
Check it out, and be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post!
The Deception Game, #1
~Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
~Released: November 21st 2016
~Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult
Too pretty.
Too smart.
Too perfect.
In a crumbling, futuristic Las Vegas where the wealthy choose the characteristics of their children like ordering off a drive-thru menu, seventeen-year-old Sienna Preston doesn’t fit in. As a normal girl surrounded by genetically modified teenagers, all of her imperfections are on display. But after the death of her father, everything she’s ever known and loved changes in an instant.
With little skills to help provide for her family, Sienna clings to the two things that come easily—lying and stealing. But not all thief-for-hire assignments go as planned. When a covert exchange of a stolen computer chip is intercepted, she becomes entangled with a corrupt government official who uses her thieving past as leverage, her mother as collateral, and the genetically modified poster boy she’s falling for as bait.
In order to rescue her mother, there may only be one option—joining forces with the Fringe, an extremist group, and their young leader who’s too hot to be bad. Problem is, these revolutionaries aren’t what they seem, and the secrets they’re hiding could be more dangerous than Sienna is prepared for. In the end, she must be willing to risk everything to save the one thing that matters most.
Catalyst is a thrilling adventure of danger, romance, intrigue, and deception.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
*Tour with Guest Post & Giveaway*
"Unlocked" by Margo Kelly!
Hiya guys! Happy Wednesday! How's your week going so far?
Today, DRR is sharing a new book with you - a young adult mystery, perfect for this time of year!
Check it out, and be sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom of the post before you leave! =D
~Released: Oct 1st, 2016
~Length: 304 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Mystery
17-year-old Hannah is losing her grip on reality, which is affecting not only her but her friends and family too. She wrecked the car when bugs crawled over her hands, but were the creepy things even real? Now someone is moving Hannah’s possessions around in her room, or is she imagining that also? Why does she feel like she isn’t in control of her own brain anymore? Hannah is terrified she’s headed for a horrible life in and out of the mental institution, just like her dad.
When her friends bail, Hannah is left floundering. Her boyfriend, Manny, doesn’t believe her wild stories, and new girl Chelsea is practically replacing her at school. Only artsy outsider and self-proclaimed occult expert, Plug, agrees to help Hannah discover the truth, but even he can't help Hannah reclaim her mind from whatever is taking over. She'll have to do that on her own, especially if she wants to save her friends, her mom, and herself.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
*Blitz & Giveaway*
"The Ghost Chronicles" by Marlo Berliner!
Hiya guys! Hope your week is going well so far.
Today, DRR is sharing a spooky story, perfect for those of you who are already preparing for Halloween. You know who you are.
Ok, so check this one out (even if you're not mentally in October yet), and be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post!
~Released: November 17th, 2015
~Length: 332 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Can Michael get to heaven before the devil gets him first, and if it means leaving Sarah is he sure he still wants to go?
Michael Andrews had everything - a loving family, a great girlfriend and a promising basketball career. That was before the accident that took his life. Now, he's a ghost, wandering among the living, struggling to understand why he's stuck. All he wants is to move on.
That is until he meets Sarah, an attractive young girl who died just as tragically as he did. The only trouble is falling in love and binding oneself to another soul is forbidden, for it may keep one or both of the souls bound to earth for longer than they should be.
To make matters worse, there's also a danger in going too far with Sarah, because the "joining" of two souls in the afterlife is also strictly forbidden and they don't know what will happen if they do go that far. Each time they touch they can feel the boundaries of their energies slipping perilously into one another.
Things get even more complicated as Michael learns he's being pursued. Demons are after him because he's a marked soul, a soul the devil wants very badly for some unknown reason.
So, maybe falling in love in the afterlife isn't such a good idea.
The Ghost Chronicles by Marlo Berliner is a YA paranormal with romantic elements and adult crossover appeal, perfect for fans of If I Stay and the movie, Ghost. The book was inspired by the legend of a haunting at the Angel of the Sea bed and breakfast in Cape May, NJ.
***FINALIST in the National Indie Excellence Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2016***
Monday, June 20, 2016
"Beyond the Rising Tide" by Sarah Beard!
*Tour Stop with Guest Post & Giveaway*
Hiya guys! Happy Monday! How was your weekend?
Desert Rose Reviews is participating in a tour today, for an awesome new novel! Seriously, the cover is basically exactly where we wish we were this Summer! Doesn't it look perfect?
Check out this paranormal romance, and let us know what you think in the comments below! Don't forget to check out the author's most surprising thing about becoming an author, and enter the giveaway at the bottom of the post!
~Released: June 14th, 2016
~Length: 304 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Kai met Avery only once--in the moment he died saving her life. Now when he's not using his new healing powers to help people, he watches helplessly as Avery's life is unraveled by his death. To help her, he risks everything by breaking the rules, dangerously blurring the barriers between life and death.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
"Breaking the Story" by Ashley Farley!
*Blitz with Guest Post & Giveaway*
Hiya guys! Happy Sunday!
I've got a new novel for you today, perfect for the political climate at the moment.
~Released: March 17th, 2016
~Genres: Adult, Suspense
Passion, peril, and a scandal that will rock American politics.
Scottie Darden’s life is a disaster. Her marriage has become toxic, and her career as a photojournalist has stalled out. To attract the attention of the main players in the news industry, she needs a standout story with a unique perspective. What she finds is a scandal that could turn the 2016 presidential election upside down. But before she can release her damaging images to the media, Scottie must uncover the truth behind the photographs. She turns to handsome mystery man Guy Jordan for help. When they join the campaign trail in search of answers, their investigation quickly becomes deadly.
Hop on board for a wild ride of adventure where desire ignites, lives are threatened, and secrets are revealed.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunset Rising Trilogy, by S.M. McEachern!
*Blitz with Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
Hey nerds! Happy Monday! =D
Are you one of those people who get bummed on Mondays? I'm not, but if you are, this Blitz may cheer you up! Feel free to check out this awesome trilogy, read a guest post from the author, and enter a giveaway!
Sunset Rising #1-3
~Released: December 25th, 2015
~Length: 800 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopian
Limited Time Preorder price of just $4.99! Have it delivered December 25th!
Special edition of the ebook set of the Sunset Rising Trilogy, which includes: Sunset Rising, Worlds Collide, New World Order, and—available in ebook format for the first time—all seven satellite stories!
Sunset Rising: Born a slave inside a government biodome, seventeen-year-old Sunny O’Donnell becomes a pawn in a political plot that sparks a rebellion. Accused of treason and facing execution, she escapes with a man she considers an enemy and discovers she not only has to work with him to survive, but also lead the revolution.
A Readers Favorite 2015 Book Award Gold Medal winner!
Worlds Collide: Sunny and Jack must continue a life of subterfuge in order to stay alive and find a way to free the Pit. But in their attempt to save the urchins, they uncover the horrifying truth about President Holt and the evil he could unleash on the world.
New World Order: While Sunny and Jack struggle to find each other in the lawless post-apocalyptic world, tensions between the Pit and the Dome escalate. In the action-packed conclusion of the Sunset Rising Trilogy, friends will become enemies and enemies will become friends on a journey that will lead to a new world order.
Satellite Stories: For the first time in ebook format, the seven satellite stories are included with the trilogy. Find out what’s happening in the Pit between books one and two, and get a closer look at some of the other people in Sunny’s life.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
"The Seventh Hour" by Tracey Ward!
* Blitz with Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
Happy Saturday! Hopefully you guys are reading some awesome stuff this weekend =)
I'm sharing a book with you today, that seems like quite an adventure! I'm sure any Sci-Fi fan would enjoy it. Check it out!
~Released: January 6th, 2016
~Length: 260 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopia
When the Earth’s rotation slowed to a crawl mankind was plunged into a harsh world of burning hot days and endless, arctic nights. Some fled to the mountains for shelter. Others took to the seas, sailing forever in the perfect gold between the night and the day; a place known as the Seventh Hour.
Liv was raised aboard a ship chasing the Seventh. She’s never seen the night, never known true cold, and when a storm destroys her home she’s on land for the first time in her life. She’s alone, surrounded by strangers and perils she couldn’t have imagined in her worst nightmares. Her only chance at survival is Grayson.
He saved her. He’ll protect her. He hates her.
Old grudges run deeper than the sea, and Liv and Gray will have to overcome them together to make it to morning.
To survive the longest night.
Monday, November 2, 2015
"Children of Lightning" by Annie K. Wong!
*Tour with Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
~Published: September 27th 2014
~Length: 141 Pages
~Genres: Adult, Fantasy
Secrets beget secrets. The curse that befell the Hollows clan has left them incapable of producing male offspring. To extend their bloodline, they have formed a covenant with the serpentine Ophidians, who give them children. In return, the Hollows must keep these monstrous creatures well fed, though the details of the procurement are so abominable that the truth is never revealed to the other clans. In their homeland of Matikki, they live like outcasts.
Through a series of chance discoveries, the secrets of the ancient curse unfold before a warrior named Writhren Hollow. Is her purely female clan the result of a lapse of divine providence, or are the Hollows themselves victims of an enslavement scheme?
If Writhren frees her clan from the covenant, she risks the wrath of the Ophidians and the future of her bloodline. If she keeps the truth of the curse to herself, she is a traitor to her own kind. Either way, she will suffer for what she must do.
This is not a story of redemption, but regret. This is Writhren’s story.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
"Cinderella's Shoes" by Shonna Slayton!
*Tour with Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by YA Bound Book Tours.
Cinderella's Dress, #2
~Released: October 6th, 2015
~Publisher: Entangled Teen
~Length: 400 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy-tale Retelling
The war may be over, but Kate Allen’s life is still in upheaval. Not only has she discovered that Cinderella was real, but now she's been made Keeper of the Wardrobe, her sole responsibility to protect Cinderella’s magical dresses from the greed of the evil stepsisters’ modern descendants.
But Cinderella’s dresses are just the beginning. It turns out that the priceless glass slippers might actually exist, too, and they could hold the power to reunite lost loved ones like her father—missing in action since World War II ended. As Kate and her boyfriend, Johnny, embark on an adventure from New York to Italy and Poland in search of the mysterious slippers, they will be tested in ways they never imagined.
Because when you harness Cinderella's magic, danger and evil are sure to follow...
"Always Second Best" by Elodie Nowodazkij!
*Blitz Guest Post & 2 Giveaways*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
(Broken Dreams, #2)
~Released: October 13th, 2015
~Length: 304 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Sometimes being first isn’t what you expected.
Seventeen-year-old ballerina Emilia Moretti is tired of always being second best. And she’s going to prove the world she deserves to be first. In her upcoming School of the Performing Arts showcase. In the eyes of her birth parents. And in the heart of the guy she loves. She spends hours rehearsing, hours dreaming about becoming number one, hours imagining how her entire life is about to change. But when nothing goes the way she planned, she’ll need to realize what it really means to be first.
Eighteen-year-old Nick Grawski doesn’t want to follow Daddy Dearest’s rules any longer. He’s going to prove he’s meant to be a dancer—not a lawyer—and he is not going to stay away from Em just because his father demands it. He needs to show Em that—this time around—he’s there to stay and that he won’t break her heart again. Even when her world goes down to shit, even when he finds out his dad may have been trying to protect him all along, even if being there for one another is harder than falling in love.
Always Second Best is a novel of hope and heartbreak and broken dreams. It’s a novel about falling in love and discovering that being first isn’t always what matters.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
"Canvas Bound" by Laura M. Kolar!
*Blitz with Guest Post and Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
Captive Art, #1
~Published: July 3rd 2013
~Length: 233 Pages
~Publisher: Red Adept Publishing
~Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Sixteen-year-old Libby Tanner’s art comes to life. Her painted skies turn from day to night, leaves rustle on trees, and sometimes, a mystery boy appears.
While attending England’s Aldridge Art Academy, Libby meets charming Brent Henderson, a performing arts student who showers her with attention. But his rival, gorgeous Dean James, is the one who occupies her mind, even though he’s very much attached to his current girlfriend.
Libby soon learns there’s more to both Brent and Dean than she ever imagined. In order to save her future and the boy who’s captured her heart, she must unlock the secrets behind her art by entering the most dangerous place of all… the world within her paintings.
But once she steps into the canvas, she risks being trapped forever.
Monday, September 14, 2015
"Finding Perfect" by Kendra C. Highley!
*Blitz with Dream Cast, Playlist, Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by Xpresso Book Tours.
~Publisher: Entangled Crush
~Released: September 14th 2015
~Length: 199 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
How far will you go for perfection?
For “Perfect Paige” Westfeld, today is “D” Day. As in, she just got one on her calculus test. With her dreams of Stanford, her reputation, and her parents’ expectations at stake, Paige needs to find a way to save face before everything she’s worked for goes up in flames.
Ben Franklin (yes, he’s related) is from the wrong side of town, with the wrong clothes and the wrong kind of life. He also knows an opportunity when he sees one, and he’ll be happy to tutor Paige—if she makes him into the kind of guy her best friend, the hottest girl in school, will date.
It’s the perfect arrangement. And Paige is determined not even the inconvenient—and utterly imperfect—attraction simmering between her and Ben will ruin it…
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
"Push Me, Pull Me" by Vanessa Garden!
*Blitz with Guest Post & Giveaway*
*Materials & images provided by YA Bound Book Tours.
~Released: August 25th, 2015
~Publisher: Limitless Publishing
~Length: 250 Pages
~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Since Ruby Milton’s mother committed suicide, she’s forgotten what it’s like to be seventeen.
Saddled with taking care of her toddler brother and alcoholic father, Ruby has no time for fun. She also can’t shake the growing resentment she feels for her mother’s decision, which left her unable to grieve without anger and regret.
Then she meets blue-eyed musician Byron Black, who challenges everything she believes.
Byron refuses to let anyone control his life—or his death. When he left the city behind, he was in search of somewhere where nobody knew his secret. What he didn’t expect was to meet a beautiful redhead whose views conflict so completely with his own. But as their romance deepens, he begins to doubt his choices and decides to return to the city…for one last chance.
When Byron disappears, Ruby will stop at nothing to track him down.
Upon finding Byron, Ruby discovers his devastating secret, and a battle of wills begins. Byron doesn’t want her to know this part of him. He has to deal with it by himself, even though the idea of losing her tears him apart.
Will they be able to see each other through the darkness?
Or should they save their hearts and just let go?
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
*Tour Stop: Guest Post & Trailer*
"A Pirate's Time Served" by Chris Malburg!
*Materials & images provided by Worldwind Book Tours.
~Released: July 20th, 2015
~Genres: Young Adult, Suspense, Thriller
Careful what you wish for...
Sarah Schilling’s twelve year-old brother is wicked smart. But this? Pure genius. Brian snagged an invitation to spend the summer with their favorite aunt and uncle on St. Croix. Uncle Jack tells them, “There will probably be some swimming, some diving. We like to run. There’s a range, so maybe you’ll learn to shoot. Cooking. Your Aunt Helen is a classically trained chef. You knew that, right? There’s the Mallard seaplane, so maybe you’ll learn something about flying. That sort of thing.”
That sort of thing sounds like too much work for Sarah Schilling’s summer on the beach. Until Brian’s scuba regulator mysteriously fails sixty feet underwater. Her training snaps into laser focus. During Brian’s rescue they unearth the 250 year-old secret of Black Bart—the pirate and his ghost. The discovery launches them into a hurricane of peril at the hands of modern-day pirates. The Schilling family will not survive unless Brian and Sarah discover the most powerful weapon that is within themselves.
A Pirate’s Time Served is a YA thriller of a ghost story. It shows how two teens can dig deeper than they thought possible, discovering what it means to lead, to follow, and to never ever give up—especially on family.
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