"29" by Nancy Pennick! *Blitz & Giveaway*

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I'm stoked to be participating in this blitz!  I'm a sucker for YA books with a mysterious loner guy, and luckily, there are lots out there.  This is another one, and it looks super interesting!  I'm definitely adding this one to my list to read.  Check it out, and see what you think! 

"29 …. It’s not just a number."

~Released: November 3rd, 2015

~Length: 332 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Romance

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Allie Sanders thinks life in a small town can’t get any more dull and boring. She plans to escape after graduation. After a bad break-up, she wants to sail through junior year without distraction. Then the mysterious loner sits down in front of her in AP English. He’s the guy she noticed last year desperately trying to stay invisible. She wants to know his secrets. Suddenly her much older military brother, Doug, makes a rare appearance. He takes a special interest in her life. Suspicious of his motives Allie holds back, never really trusting him. Doug wants what she wants—the boy she has come to love. No way would she let that happen. She’d go against family and friends to protect him—and his secrets—even if it ends up breaking her heart.

"Dead Ringer" by Jessie Rosen! *Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway*

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~Released: November 11th, 2015

~Length: 352 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller

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From the moment Laura Rivers steps foot into Englewood High, she notices the stares—and they aren’t the typical once-overs every pretty new girl endures. The students seem confused and…spooked. Whispers echoing through the halls confirm that something is seriously off. “That new girl looks just like her,” they say.

It turns out Laura has a doppelgänger, and it isn't just anyone—it's Sarah Castro-Tanner, the girl who killed herself by jumping into the Navasink River one year ago.

Laura is determined not to let the gossip ruin her chances of making a fresh start. Thanks to her charming personality and California tan, she catches the eye of Englewood’s undisputed golden boy, Charlie Sanders, and it’s only a matter of time before they make their relationship official.

But something is making Charlie and his friends paranoid—and Laura soon discovers it has to do with Sarah Castro-Tanner.

What really happened to Sarah? Why is Charlie unraveling? And how does Laura Rivers fit into it all?

After all, she’s the dead ringer for a dead girl.

"Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru" by Tera Lynn Childs! *Tour Spotlight & Giveaway*

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Creative HeArts #1

~Released: September 14th, 2015

~Publisher: Entangled Crush

~Length: 245 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense, Romance

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When life gives you a blank canvas, make art.

Sloane Whitaker hates everything about moving to Texas. She hates leaving behind her friends and half her family in New York, starting over senior year at Austin’s NextGen Academy, and having to say she lives in Texas. Most of all, she hates that it’s all her fault. If she wants to earn her way back to the Big Apple, she has to prove she can still be the perfect daughter.

Which means no vandalism art, no trouble at school, and absolutely no Tru Dorsey, her serial screw-up neighbor, who loves nothing more than pushing her buttons.

But from the moment he vaults onto the roof outside her bedroom, there is something about him that makes her want to break every rule. Suddenly it’ s not the ten things she hates about Tru that are at the top of her list. It’s the ten reasons she doesn’t want to be without him.

"Push Me, Pull Me" by Vanessa Garden! *Blitz with Guest Post & Giveaway*

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~Released: August 25th, 2015

~Publisher: Limitless Publishing

~Length: 250 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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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?

"Stepping Stones" by Kacey Vanderkarr! *Tour with Giveaway*

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~Released: August 25th, 2015

~Publisher: Urban Fey Press

~Length: 332 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Onnaleigh Moore is part of a plan—and it isn’t hers. When her brother dies in a car accident, Onna is desperate to preserve the tatters of her family. Any hope of finding normalcy vanishes when her mother runs off and her dad turns to booze to numb his pain. Onna’s grief is crippling, but the boy who showed up just when she needed him is helping her cope. 

Everett’s presence is comforting, though he knows things—Onna’s name just before they met, where she lives, and sometimes he comments on thoughts she doesn’t say aloud. She pegs him for a stalker, or maybe psychic, but the truth is deadlier than she imagines. As their feelings for one another deepen, Everett confesses a horrifying secret: Onna’s brother is only the beginning of the plan, and some fates are worse than death.

"Breed of Envy" by Lanie Jordan! *Review & Spotlight*

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**Originally published on August 29th, 2013; re-posted for our TBR Review.

Hiya!  Today I'm posting up a review.  This is a sequel review, so it may unintentionally have spoilers if you haven't read the first book yet.  You can check the first one out here.

Otherwise, here we go!

The Breed Chronicles, Book 2 

~Released: February 22nd, 2013

~Parent's Guide: PG-13

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Six months ago, Director Greene recruited me to the CGE to train to hunt demons.
Four months ago, I agreed to finish my first Phase in less than half the time.
Two months ago, I got bit by a vampire, almost died, and found out I have demon DNA.
Now... Demons aren't the only thing I have to fight.

Because I'm changing, and that changes everything.

"All I've Never Wanted" by Ana Huang! *Tour: Playlist, Giveaway, Dream Cast & Character Bio*

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~Released: June 15th, 2015

~Length: 626 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Chick-Lit, Women's Fiction

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The Scions were the four richest, most powerful guys at Valesca Academy, and they ruled the school with iron fists. Everyone wanted to date them or be them...everyone, that is, except Maya Lindberg, who just wanted to avoid them until she could graduate.

She almost succeeded, until an ill-advised outburst on her part put her right in the Scions' path. Just like that, one became her fake boyfriend, one her unwanted matchmaker, one her guardian angel, and the one she couldn't stand the most? Yeah, he's her new housemate.

A Young Adult romantic comedy that explores what happens when a girl gets everything she never asked for, including a puppy, a new wardrobe, and, possibly, even true love.

"Holding On and Letting Go" by Lucy Kelly! *Review & Spotlight*

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**Originally published September 17th, 2013; re-posted for our TBT Review.

The Ties That Bind Us #1

~By: K.A. Coleman (Pen Name was Lucy Kelly)

~Published: March 10th, 2013

~Pages: 186

~Parent's Guide: PG-13

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction

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Is there a way to describe the ties that bind us together? What happens when one of those ties is unexpectedly severed? Can everything else remain the same? Will the other ties hold strong?

 Two years after her little brother's death, sixteen year old Emerson Caulfield returns to a home that she spent the last two years missing. In theory, everything should be the same. Her best friend, Matt, still lives next door. Her house is in the exact same condition as they left it. The scenery and hallways haven't changed, yet for Emerson, everything is completely different. The place may be the same, but Emerson is most certainly not. She returns home hurt, angry, and miles away from the girl she once was.

 The 60,000 word novel alternates between the perspectives of Emerson, who is struggling to keep breathing on a daily basis, and Matt, who wants to have his old best friend back so badly that he is willing to overlook the fact that she has completely changed. Though their friendship and relationship is a major part of the story, it takes backseat to the unique bonds between siblings, what happens when your worst enemy is in fact yourself, and the hardships that come with growing up and changing.

"Talented" by Sophie Davis! *Review & Spotlight*

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Originally published on June 6th, 2014.  Re-posted for our TBT Review!

Talented

(Talented #1)

~Published: February 7th, 2012

~Length: 281 Pages

~Parent's Guide: PG-13

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Romance, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy

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Block it out. Impossible for Talia Lyons. When you’re a Mind Manipulator, it’s hard enough to block the thoughts of others, let alone your own.

Block it out. The pounding, siren-ready world Talia inhabits as she trains with her fellow Hunters, the country's top-secret covert operatives. The physical demands. The emotional toll.

Block it out. The secrets that Talia’s boyfriend is hiding. Talia’s unbidden feelings of frustration and annoyance toward her teammate, the Casanova of the compound. The wondering why she cares what he thinks.

Block him out. Ian Crane. The man behind the bloodshed marring Talia’s memories of her murdered parents. The man she’s determined to kill.

Block it all out. Focus.

Talented is an emotionally raw dystopian romance, about the life of a girl with extraordinary psychic powers, and what happens when a heart is torn between love and rage.

"Untethered" by Katie Hayoz! *Review & Spotlight*

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Originally posted on July 24th, 2013; re-published for our TBT Review!  

~Released: April 3rd, 2013

~Pages: 352

~Parent's Guide: PG-13

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery

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Sylvie isn’t comfortable in her own skin. In fact, there are times she can’t even manage to stay inside it. But if there is one thing she’s sure of, it’s her love for Kevin Phillips. She’s willing to stake everything on it –her family, her friends, and possibly her soul.

Sixteen-year-old Sylvie has been best friends with Cassie forever. But everything is turned around when the boy Sylvie’s loved since fifth grade falls for Cassie. Devastated, Sylvie intends to get Kevin by any means possible, even if it involves treachery, deceit, and the dark side of astral projection. She is positive her plans will give her what she wants, but she doesn’t count on it all spiraling out of control.

Untethered explores the intoxicating and dangerous world of jealousy and obsession when coupled with paranormal ability.

*Tour & Giveaway* "The Healer" by C.J. Anaya!

The Healer

~By: C.J. Anaya

~Release Date:  July 11th, 2015

~Length: 272 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance

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Hope Fairmont is a normal teenage girl. She attends public school, gets good grades, has a normal best friend…sort of normal…and works as a janitor at the local hospital. Unfortunately, that’s where the ruse ends. Oh, sure, she might be tidying up hospital rooms here and there, but Hope is also using a gift she hides from everyone in order to heal any patients who might need her, which, in her mind is everyone.

She and her father may have been able to keep her healing gift a secret for most of her life, but there are others out there who know who Hope really is and what her gift for healing is truly meant to accomplish. Hope’s life spirals out of control when two, handsome young men mysteriously appear, claiming they must protect her from a demon god determined to end her life before she can fulfill her destiny.

*Blitz & Giveaway* "Finding Thor" by Kai Strand!

Finding Thor

~By: Kai Strand

~Released: March 12th, 2015

~Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press

~Length: 277 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

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Tragedy has left Cara Cassidy broken and the only thing keeping her from giving in completely is her guilt. Until Nik Rock.

Nik stirs up feelings in degrees she has never experienced, and causes her to do things that most assuredly give him the wrong impression – like kiss him before their first date. Somehow, he breaks down the walls around her emotions until she has no choice but to forgive herself and feel again. 

But a mysterious, troubled past follows Nik, and Cara may prove to be his weakest link.

When a royal princess shows up looking for Nik, and an international gang arrives looking for missing jewels, Cara lands in mortal danger. Will she be able to save herself? What will happen to her newly repaired psyche if she loses Nik? 

Romance, mystery, and high stakes – just another day in high school.

*Blitz & Giveaway* "Alice in Wonderland High" by Rachel Shane!

Alice in Wonderland High

~By: Rachel Shane

~Releasing: April 18th, 2015

~Publisher: Merit Press

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Re-Telling, Fiction

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Sixteen-year-old Alice suppresses her need for rebellion after a petition to start a farmer’s market receives more snickers than signatures. That is until Whitney Lapin, a girl who speaks in cryptic riddles and spends her free time turning abandoned warehouses into beautiful gardens, leads her on a rabbit trail into the underground–aka secret society–of Wonderland High. Curiouser and curiouser.

Even though Whitney’s group of teenage environmental vigilantes operates on the wrong side of the law, Alice has never felt more free to be herself. Soon she stomps on her good girl image by completing a series of environmental pranks to impress them: flooding the school and disguising a pig as a baby in order to smuggle it out of a testing facility. But the group refuses to help with the farmer’s market or reveal their hidden agenda. She wants to trust them, and she especially wants to trust (or maybe kiss) Chester Katz, a boy with a killer smile, a penchant for disappearing, and a secret that will really turn Alice‘s world backwards. When one group member tries to frame Alice for all the pranks, she must figure out their secret before she ends up in front of a jury that’s screaming, “Off with her head!”

*Book Blast* "Lily, the Brave" by Katherine Hodges!

Lily, the Brave

(The Lily Series # 1)

~By: Katherine Hodges

~Released: November 11th, 2012

~Length: 266 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Contemporary, Coming-of-Age

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Seventeen year old Lily Harrison is given an incredible gift. She doesn’t really want it, but she’s stuck with it. Lily’s best friend convinces her it can be used for the good of mankind, but it only seems to bring her trouble and put everyone around her in danger. Her life was already hard enough after the accident. How can she possibly deal with being a superhero too? One thing is for sure, her life will never be the same again.

“That’s only the beginning, Lily. Just imagine having the ability to stop a terrorist in their tracks. If we could get you close enough, you could hear the exact plans of someone who might want to bomb a building, or murder someone. It could be any number of situations, but the point is that you would be saving lives. People who would have died or been seriously injured would be alive because of you. Can you see how amazing this is? How amazing your gift is? This could change the world. You could change the world.” She had never seen her ability in that light before. She had never dreamed any good could come of it, but Mr. Turner seemed to see her gift in an entirely different way than she did. He made it sound like she was a super hero sent to save the world. Lily was still guarded and hesitant to trust this man, but she couldn’t help feeling like maybe he was right.

"The Fallen Star" by Jessica Sorensen! *Review & Spotlight*

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The Fallen Star, #1

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~Published: April 11th, 2011

~Length: 419 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

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For eighteen year-old Gemma, life has never been normal. Up until recently, she has been incapable of feeling emotion. And when she's around Alex, the gorgeous new guy at school, she can feel electricity that makes her skin buzz. Not to mention the monsters that haunt her nightmares have crossed over into real-life. But with Alex seeming to hate her and secrets popping up everywhere, Gemma's life is turning into a chaotic mess. Things that shouldn't be real suddenly seem to exist. And as her world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death.

*Blitz & Giveaway* "#Player" by Cambria Hebert!

#Player

(Hashtag #3)

~By: Cambria Hebert

~Released: March 9th 2015

~Length: 578 Pages

~Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Players gotta play.

Hate is like a poison. It contaminates everything.

So does doubt.

Even though I deny what I overheard, even though I insist it isn’t true, the seed of doubt has been planted. I can’t help but be tormented with the endless what-if’s that have taken over our lives.

Romeo and I were happy in love. The future stretched before us brighter than any star in the darkest sky. Now everything is broken. Literally broken. Romeo’s entire career is at stake, my entire future is threatened… and my past?

It’s coming back to haunt me.

To haunt us.

Romeo says we’re in this together and right now the only sure thing is us. But how far can a love so new be pushed? The lengths we will have to go to save each other puts everything at risk.

Romeo is a #player but how much of the game can one person play?

*Blitz & Giveaway* "Hope's Decree" by Angela McPherson!

Hope's Decree

(Fated #1)

~By: Angela McPherson

~Released: August 13th, 2013

~Publisher: Untold Press

~Length: 284 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance

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When everything else is lost, there is always hope.

While most teens want an epic senior year, Trinity Whitebone hoped for a normal one. Being seventeen was hard enough. Having the emotions of everyone around you in your head made life more than a little difficult.

Until Blain Heros enrolled.

He screamed hot-god in jeans with just his walk. His intense stare warmed her skin like a thousand suns. Unfortunately, his interest in her seemed to run from blazing to freezing in the span of moments and left her nothing but confused. She could deal with things not being normal, but when life goes from strange to dangerous…

Trinity is the direct descendant of Pandora and fated to rectify the terrors released into the world by her curious ancestor. With powers she didn’t know existed and abilities she never wanted, Trinity tries to walk away from everything her life had become. She thought she could turn her back on her fate, until a band of rogue immortals discover who she is and will do whatever it takes to control her powers. Trinity is left with one decision…Embrace fate or die trying.

*Tour & Giveaway* "Love Notes Box Set" Spotlight on "Revenge of a Band Geek Gone Bad"

Itching For Books Tours is hosting a Book Tour for Love Notes, a box set of four Contemporary Romance novels surrounding Love, and a Passion for Music.  The set will be released February 2nd, 2015! Order your copy today, on Amazon!

Today, we're spotlighting one of the novels in the set: Revenge of a Band Geek Gone Bad.

*Tour, Review & Giveaway* "Atlantis Rising" by Gloria Craw!!

Atlantis Rising

~By: Gloria Craw

~Published: January 6th, 2015

~By: Entangled Teen

~Length: 352 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary

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I am different. I have always been different, but no one can know or my life will be in danger. So I hide in plain sight, wearing drab clothes and thick glasses and trying to be invisible. I’m so good at hiding, no one has ever noticed me. Until Ian…the mysterious and oh-so-cute boy I know I need to avoid.

Now I have been seen. And more terrifying still, I am wanted—by those who would protect me and those who would destroy everything and everyone I love. But if they’re all terrified about who I am, wait until they see what I can do…

*Cover Reveal* "Life Unaware" by Cole Gibsen!

Life Unaware

~By: Cole Gibsen

~Release Date: April 28th, 2015

~Publisher: Entangled Teen

~Length: 320 Pages

~Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction

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Regan Flay has been talking about you. 

Regan Flay is on the cusp of achieving her control-freak mother's "plan" for high school success―cheerleading, student council, the Honor Society—until her life gets turned horribly, horribly upside down. Every bitchy text. Every bitchy email. Every lie, manipulation, and insult she's ever said have been printed out and taped to all the lockers in school.

Now Regan has gone from popular princess to total pariah.

The only person who even speaks to her is her former best friend's hot but socially miscreant brother, Nolan Letner. Nolan thinks he knows what Regan's going through, but what nobody knows is that Regan isn't really Little Miss Perfect. In fact, she's barely holding it together under her mom's pressure. But the consequences of Regan's fall from grace are only just beginning. Once the chain reaction starts, no one will remain untouched...

Especially Regan Flay.