Find Me...
Ratings
Friday, 24 May 2013
Release Day ~ Overexposed by Adrianne James {Giveaway}
Genre: YA
Publication: May 24, 2013
Publisher: Star Bound Books
Publication: May 24, 2013
Publisher: Star Bound Books
Synopsis
In the tiny town of Willowspring, just about nothing ever happens except for layoffs, hockey games, and your average melodramatic teenage angst.But that was before.Vi, Ashley, and Macy are just trying to make it through the school year without one more humiliation when they team up for a simple photography assignment: create a story through a series of photographs. Can't be too much trouble, right?Wrong.The shutterbugs happen upon Willowspring High School's darkest secret. When everything around them starts to crumble after trying to do the right thing, their only hope is to stick together.
When the door opened to the alley behind the rink, I realized two things. One, it was freaking colder outside than it was in the bleachers by the ice, and two, Brianna Jones (A.K.A Bra stuffer) was already out there.
The three of us walked out as if it was perfectly normal to be there but Brianna didn’t even notice us. We walked to the opposite side of the alley and huddled together. We hoped it would look like we were keeping warm, but we were trying to hide both the cameras.
Watching Brianna was rather dull. She was just standing there, talking on her cell phone and it wasn’t even anything remotely interesting. We took pictures anyway, because like Mr. Bennett said, you need the before, during, and after to tell a story with photographs.
“Look! She is checking that car’s doors! That isn’t her car, is it?” The quiet clicking of the shutters on our cameras was almost deafening to me. I swore each click was louder and louder as we watched Brianna try to break into a car.
Finally, the last door she tried, the back passenger side, was open. She slipped in and a second later, the dark car had a red glow inside. She climbed back out, shut the door, and walked over to the wall, smoking a stolen cigarette.
“She just broke into someone’s car for a cigarette? Seriously?” Ashley was just as flabbergasted as the rest of us. Why would anyone risk committing a crime for a smoke? “Oh! She is moving again!”
Click, click, click. I took more and more pictures. I hated that they were all from the same angle, but spys have to do what they have to do to keep from being caught, all the while still getting the images.
Brianna walked back to the car and put the cigarette out on the hood. Lucky for whoever owned it there was a layer of snow to put it out before it could burn the paint. Then she leaned over and used the mirror. She pursed her lips, showed her teeth to check those, then she lifted her head slightly.
“What is she doing?” I whispered.
“I’m not sure.” Macy said breaking away from the group. “I am going over there, different angle.” Before I could stop her, she had gone back across the alley to the other side. She was braver than I was. Ashley watched her closely before turning back to me.
“Let me take some. I promise I won’t hurt Jilly.” I knew I had to hand it over. I promised her she could use it. Even knowing that, it didn’t make it any easier.
“Okay. Here.” I took the strap from around my neck and quickly placed it around hers. The minute the fabric was firmly against her skin, she took off, too. “Ash, what are you doing?” I whisper yelled to her.
She just put a finger over her mouth to shush me and she got even closer to the car than Macy had. I figured that made me look out so I opened my eyes and ears and tried to make sure my best friends didn’t get caught.
I looked over my shoulder to check the door to make sure we were still alone when all of a sudden I heard a scream.
“YOU LITTLE BITCH! GIVE ME THAT CAMERA NOW!” When I turned back to see what was going on (although I was pretty sure that either Macy or Ashley had been caught by Brianna) I saw my girls running towards me, with Brianna not far behind.
“Run!” Ash and Macy yelled through giggles. I turned and headed to the door and held it open for them. As soon as they passed through I closed it and the three of us went straight out the front door and to Macy’s truck.
“What on earth just happened?” I asked when I caught my breath. Ashley handed Jilly back to me and I flipped it on. The minute I pressed the play images button I began to laugh. The first one was of Brianna screaming at the camera. I pressed the next button and then it was a picture of her finger in her mouth. The next one was a picture of her finger in her nose.
I died laughing. Brianna Jones was a booger eater. I bet her boyfriend would love to know that.
“Oh, Ashley, you are amazing!” Then the truck erupted in laughter and because Macy’s dad had given her a twenty to get food at the overly expensive rink, we headed to the diner for some hot cocoa and French fries for half the cost. Who said teenagers were irresponsible with money?
The three of us walked out as if it was perfectly normal to be there but Brianna didn’t even notice us. We walked to the opposite side of the alley and huddled together. We hoped it would look like we were keeping warm, but we were trying to hide both the cameras.
Watching Brianna was rather dull. She was just standing there, talking on her cell phone and it wasn’t even anything remotely interesting. We took pictures anyway, because like Mr. Bennett said, you need the before, during, and after to tell a story with photographs.
“Look! She is checking that car’s doors! That isn’t her car, is it?” The quiet clicking of the shutters on our cameras was almost deafening to me. I swore each click was louder and louder as we watched Brianna try to break into a car.
Finally, the last door she tried, the back passenger side, was open. She slipped in and a second later, the dark car had a red glow inside. She climbed back out, shut the door, and walked over to the wall, smoking a stolen cigarette.
“She just broke into someone’s car for a cigarette? Seriously?” Ashley was just as flabbergasted as the rest of us. Why would anyone risk committing a crime for a smoke? “Oh! She is moving again!”
Click, click, click. I took more and more pictures. I hated that they were all from the same angle, but spys have to do what they have to do to keep from being caught, all the while still getting the images.
Brianna walked back to the car and put the cigarette out on the hood. Lucky for whoever owned it there was a layer of snow to put it out before it could burn the paint. Then she leaned over and used the mirror. She pursed her lips, showed her teeth to check those, then she lifted her head slightly.
“What is she doing?” I whispered.
“I’m not sure.” Macy said breaking away from the group. “I am going over there, different angle.” Before I could stop her, she had gone back across the alley to the other side. She was braver than I was. Ashley watched her closely before turning back to me.
“Let me take some. I promise I won’t hurt Jilly.” I knew I had to hand it over. I promised her she could use it. Even knowing that, it didn’t make it any easier.
“Okay. Here.” I took the strap from around my neck and quickly placed it around hers. The minute the fabric was firmly against her skin, she took off, too. “Ash, what are you doing?” I whisper yelled to her.
She just put a finger over her mouth to shush me and she got even closer to the car than Macy had. I figured that made me look out so I opened my eyes and ears and tried to make sure my best friends didn’t get caught.
I looked over my shoulder to check the door to make sure we were still alone when all of a sudden I heard a scream.
“YOU LITTLE BITCH! GIVE ME THAT CAMERA NOW!” When I turned back to see what was going on (although I was pretty sure that either Macy or Ashley had been caught by Brianna) I saw my girls running towards me, with Brianna not far behind.
“Run!” Ash and Macy yelled through giggles. I turned and headed to the door and held it open for them. As soon as they passed through I closed it and the three of us went straight out the front door and to Macy’s truck.
“What on earth just happened?” I asked when I caught my breath. Ashley handed Jilly back to me and I flipped it on. The minute I pressed the play images button I began to laugh. The first one was of Brianna screaming at the camera. I pressed the next button and then it was a picture of her finger in her mouth. The next one was a picture of her finger in her nose.
I died laughing. Brianna Jones was a booger eater. I bet her boyfriend would love to know that.
“Oh, Ashley, you are amazing!” Then the truck erupted in laughter and because Macy’s dad had given her a twenty to get food at the overly expensive rink, we headed to the diner for some hot cocoa and French fries for half the cost. Who said teenagers were irresponsible with money?
Growing up, Adrianne couldn't get her hands on enough books to satisfy her need for the make believe. If she finished a novel and didn't have a new one ready and waiting for her, she began to create her own tales of magic and wonder. Now, as an adult, books still make up majority of her free time, and now her tales get written down to be shared with the world.During the day, Adrianne uses her camera to capture life's stories for clients of all ages and at night, after her two children are tucked in bed; she devotes herself to her written work. Adrianne is living the life she always wanted, surrounded by art and beauty, the written word and a loving family.As a young adult and new adult author, Adrianne James has plans to bring stories of growing characters, a little romance, and perhaps a little magic and mythology down the line for her readers to enjoy.
Author Interview with Melanie Schulz ~ The Newstead Project {Giveaway}
Welcome to my stop for
The Newstead Project by Melanie Schulz
Please follow the remaining stops, Tour Schedule
Please welcome Melanie to Paperback Princess as she participates in a short Author Interview. Please read till the end for your chance to win $25 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash!
About Melanie Schulz
I live in Upstate New York with my husband and three children, where I’ve pretty much been planted my entire life. Which is fine, because it’s beautiful here. My only complaint is that most people assume that New York means NYC, which it doesn’t. There. I’ve done my part in exposing the truth. Truth. The truth is I’m not a writer; storyteller maybe, but not a writer. It wasn’t something I spent years dreaming of, or even what I went to school for. I’m a nurse. I love being a nurse. So why write? I don’t know. I do know when it started, though. September 3, 2010. I know this because I nature journal, and on that day Joel made it into my notes. I guess that’s fitting. Someone like him needed to be birthed out in the woods. If you were to meet me, and I hope someday you do, you would not connect me with this story. I’m a wife, a mother, a nurse. The person who wrote this should’ve been a guy, first off, secondly he should be some militaristic strategist; that’s who you’d expect to see if you were to come to a book signing, not me. But I’m there, in every line. So if I don’t have the good fortune to meet you in person, I hope to see you in THE NEWSTEAD PROJECT.
Author Interview ~ Top 3's
Top 3 things you MUST have whilst writing
Quiet, solitude, and something to write with or on.
Top 3 tips to combat writer's block
Make an outline, at the very least in your head, work on more than one project at a time, and music.
Top 3 schools you wish you had attended and why (fictional or otherwise)
Julliard, but I’m not musical or talented in anything they offer, so they did not accept me. It may have helped if I applied, though.
As far as fictional goes, I wouldn’t have minded going to Forks about six months before Bella showed up.
For the third: Culinary Institute of America; I love to cook.
Top 3 movies based at high schools:
Top 3 books based at high school
Top 3 memories you recall about your high school years
I really didn’t go to high school. I mean I was there, physically at least, but mentally I was elsewhere. I met my husband when I was fifteen. It was one of those moments when everything slows down and you can remember every single detail. That’s what meeting him was like. I just knew. And because he was so much older, he didn’t really want to go to things like dances, and proms, although I did talk him into going to my junior prom with me. He refused to go to my senior one. He was and is one of the best things that’s ever happened to me.
There's a fire…what's the 3 things you MUST take as your running out of the house?
Assuming my husband and kids are all out, I’d grab my laptop, family pictures, and my recipe album.
Your stranded on an island which of your characters from Newstead Project will you take and why?
Joel. Definitely. And after you read the books, you’ll see why. Let’s just say he has some very useful attributes that would make him particularly helpful.
This & That
Coffee or Tea - Coffee in the morning, tea at night
Movies or Books - Books
Pens or Pencils - Pencils
Ebook or Printed - Printed
Twitter or Facebook - Neither. Goodreads.
About The Book
The Newstead Project
by Melanie Schulz
Series - Newstead Trilogy #1
Published - May 1, 2013
Publisher - White Publishing Co
Synopsis
the giant.
Joel Cranston shouldn't exist. He just doesn't know that yet. He's lived a pretty normal life for the last sixteen years. If you consider being almost seven feet tall and good at about every sport you've ever played normal. Normal ends the day Newstead shows up with an invitation to come to their school.
the school.
Newstead is a private school in Central Vermont by the Green Mountains. It's a great place to hide a few hundred people who shouldn't exist while you train them to be tomorrow's rulers, tomorrow's dictators, tomorrow's gods.
the unexpected.
Rachel Newell thinks she's just passing through. She never stays any place more than four months, and with Newstead so close to Weston, she has even more reason to make this her shortest stop ever. The last thing she expects is to have a reason to stay.
Together Rachel and Joel uncover the truth behind what is
the newstead project.
~ Buy It Now ~
Book Trailer
Blog Tour Giveaway
$25 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash
Ends 5/22/13
Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer http://iamareader.com and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Guest Post ~ Between The Lives by Jessica Shirvington
Welcome to the finale tour stop for
Between The Lives
By Jessica Shirvington
Hosted by Harper Collins Australia
Please visit the other stops: tour schedule
I just wanted to say how thrilled and happy I am to be part of this tour. I received a Signed ARC copy of Between The Lives from Jessica as I won one of her Giveaways. So when the opportunity came to be part of this tour, I couldn't say YES fast enough!!! I'm so glad that I have the opportunity to help promote this book because it was simply AMAZING!!!
Anyway, enough with the gushing…let's welcome Jessica Shirvington today …
About The Author
Jessica Shirvington
Jessica Shirvington is the author of THE VIOLET EDEN CHAPTERS also known as THE EMBRACE SERIES. An entrepreneur, author, and mother living in Sydney, Australia, Jessica is also a 2011 finalist for Cosmopolitan’s annual Fun, Fearless Female Award. She’s also one of the lucky few who met the love of her life at age seventeen: Matt Shirvington, a former Olympian and current sports broadcaster for FOXTEL and Sky News. Married for almost eleven years with two beautiful daughters, Sienna and Winter, Jessica knows her early age romance and its longevity has definitely contributed to how she tackles relationships in her YA novels. Previously, she founded a coffee distribution company, Stella Imports, in London, and before that was involved in the management of restaurants Fuel Bistro and MG Garage in Sydney. Jessica is now a full-time novelist and living her dream.
Eight People in Whose Life you'd like to live in for a day
Given that I’m a bit of a history geek I’ve used people both past and present – I hope that is okay!!
1. Shakespeare – just to be in a mind like that. It would be incredible.
2. The Pope – To see the daily function. The behind the scenes meetings and I would be intrigued to view the world from such a dedicated point of view.
3. The President – Well, hello! It would be cool to know what it was like to be the most powerful person in the world - for just a day.
4. Alexander the Great – so young and in a different world. It would be incredible to see the world from his point of view.
5. Napoleon – Again, for the reasons above. Just to experience what drives and motivates someone like him.
6. Cleopatra – A woman of such stature in ancient times. I’d love to see that!
7. C.S Lewis – As one of my favourite all time authors – to spend a day in his creative mind would be very cool.
8. My daughters – either one of them. I’d be very tempted to see the world through their eyes and know how they see their Mum and Dad!
About The Book
Between The Lives
by Jessica Shirvington
Publisher: Harper Collins Australia
Publication Date: May 1, 2013
Source: Author (ARC)
Format: Paperback (336)
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Above all else, though I try not to think about it, I know which life I prefer. And every night when I Cinderella myself from one life to the next a very small, but definite, piece of me dies. The hardest part is that nothing about my situation has ever changed. There is no loophole.Until now, that is...
For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives. Every 24 hours she Shifts to her ′other′ life - a life where she is exactly the same, but absolutely everything else is different: different family, different friends, different social expectations. In one life she has a sister, in the other she does not. In one life she′s a straight-A student with the perfect boyfriend, in the other she′s considered a reckless delinquent. Nothing about her situation has ever changed, until the day when she discovers a glitch: the arm she breaks in one life is perfectly fine in the other.With this new knowledge, Sabine begins a series of increasingly risky experiments which bring her dangerously close to the life she′s always wanted... But just what - and who - is she really risking?
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Review ~ The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston {Giveaway}
Welcome to my stop for
The Rules For Disappearing
by Ashley Elston
hosted by Itching For Books Tours
Please follow the remaining stops, click on the banner for tour schedule
The Rules for Disappearing
by Ashley Elston
Publication Date: May 14, 2013
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Synopsis
She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her last.
Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her. But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all the Suits’ rules — and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time she got some answers for herself.
But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan Landry, an adorable Louisiana farm boy who’s too smart for his own good. He knows Meg is hiding something big. And it just might get both of them killed. As they embark on a perilous journey to free her family once and for all, Meg discovers that there’s only one rule that really matters — survival.
Paperback Princess Review
The Rules for Disappearing is a fantastic, fast-paced and addictive read that has the readers wanting more at each and every turn. The plot was well thought out, clues was provided in the opportune times and there was a lot of twists and turns to keep it very exciting. The mystery had you guessing till the end and the conclusion was certainly not predictable. I cannot sing this book enough praises! Elston really excelled in the delivery of the plot, the story itself and the unfolding of information was well timed. An amazing debut novel!
Megan (Meg) Jones, the sixth alias and the sixth move since her and her family was entered into the Witness Protection Program. The constant moving is creating a huge strain on Meg and her family, she is tired of this lifestyle and she is determined to find a way out but to do so she must find the reason as to why her family was placed into the program to begin with, not an easy feat when no one wants to talk about it.
I really enjoyed Meg's character and I commend her for her strength to keep going. I really applaud the way she looked after her family and took on the role of a mother-figure. I also loved the relationship she had with her little sister, Teeny, it really reminded me of mine and my sister's relationship when we were growing up. Meg was also selfless, considering the rest of her family, especially her sister over herself. There were times when I just felt like she should have just gone with the flow, or allowed people in eg. Ethan, but I suppose I do understand why she's hesitant to allow others into her life especially when, by letting them in she endangers their life.
Ethan is Meg's love interest in the book and I absolutely adored the chemistry between these two, and unlike most YA books of late there is no instant-love here, there's not even instant-lust which is a very welcome change. I adored the slow but steady progression of their relationship and I really liked how it was realistic to teen love. I found myself swooning at certain scenes through the book and I cannot emphasise how much I loved the perfect timing and build-up to their relationship.
Ethan is a well written character, who I absolutely fell in love with. There is so much that I loved about Ethan, firstly his maturity. He wasn't scared to walk up to Meg and call her out on her lie, he was straight forward and had no fear in tackling the problem head on. Despite that he wasn't too pushy either and he still had patience with her. He would simply say "I can't talk you into…" and whatever answer she gave that was it, no arguments. He's also intelligent and loyal and I love the way he won Teeny over. Ethan is certainly on my book boyfriends top list.
There were several secondary characters that I loved, including Pearl, who's Ethan's Aunty and Meg's boss. She's that loud and obnoxious kind of character but deep down has a heart of gold. I also enjoyed Catherine, she really went out of her way to befriend Meg. Elston had a way of making her characters very likeable, even the bad guy wasn't terrible and I'm really curious to what his story is.
The way Elston wrote her characters dialogue was also fun and true to each character.
"I thought you'd be at school this morning."
Uh-oh. No way would the security guard that works in her neighbourhood normally ask her this question.
"Well, Frank, I thought since I live here that I could drive straight to my house without being stopped, so I guess we're both confused this morning."
I also enjoyed the Witness Protection Prisoner rules that Meg writes, which opens each chapter.
By Witness Protection Prisoner #18A7R04M
There's a time to cut and run. There's a time to stay and fight. The most important time is to know when to make this decision.
The Rules for Disappearing certainly exceeded my expectation from the synopsis. I absolutely loved this book and couldn't read it fast enough. The story was well thought of and the way the story unfolded to the readers was well done. This was all sealed with a very satisfying ending. Ashley Elston certainly excelled in her debut novel and I'm looking forward to her future projects.
About The Author
Ashley Elston
Ashley Elston lives is North Louisiana with her husband, three sons and two cats. She worked as a wedding and portrait photographer for ten years until she decided to pursue writing full time. Ashley is also a licensed Landscape Horticulturist and helps her husband run a commercial lawn and landscaping business. They also custom harvest pecans and have cows. Yes, cows.
~ Giveaway ~
This event is presented to you by
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Keeper of the Lost Souls by Kristy Centeno
Keeper of the Lost Souls
Release Date: June 2013
Synopsis
Bryn McCaskey is young,
naïve, and can talk to ghosts. Like
her mother and grandmother, Bryn is part of a breed of witches called The
Keepers of the Lost Souls, whose main purpose is to guard those spirits which
are permanently or temporarily grounded in the world of the living.
Because Bryn is a witch,
she’s fairly comfortable dealing with all sorts of
threats, which she does with ease and confidence. Handling supernatural
creatures is as easy to her as baking a pie. Dealing with people however, is
something she is yet to learn how to handle.
Unfortunately, as her 18th
birthday approaches, and the time for her to take on
her first assignment finally arrives, Bryn is forced to confront her inability
to communicate with others in an effort to save the one soul that can mean the
difference between life and death for mankind.
Johnny Shaw is a lost soul with a personal vendetta against
witches. A vendetta
he has carried on even after death. However, as much as he might hate them, in
order to stop a century old threat, he must join forces with one. When fate
brings them together, not only will they be forced to learn how to work as a
team, but they will have to depend on each other to stop an evil witch carrying
a six hundred year grudge.
About the Author
Kristy Centeno
I’ve always had a passion for
writing but never had the
opportunity do so until now. After trying out numerous options I realized that
writing was what I loved the most so when I found myself with some free time on
my hands, I decided to give it a shot. As it turned out, my very active
imagination helped me achieve my goals of creating believable plots with some
ordinary, and some not so ordinary characters that helped the stories move
along in one way or another.
As I keep moving along in
achieving my dreams of becoming a published author, I
divide my time in between my four children and my very understanding
husband.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Smash Into You by Shelly Crane
Title: Smash Into You
Author: Shelly Crane
Expected release date: Summer 2013
Genre: Contemporary
Age Group: Young Adult
Cover Designed by: Okay Creations
Jude has spent the whole twenty three years of his life running. From what, he wasn't quite sure. His mother tried to keep him safe; a low profile, a constant move on the horizon, a week's pay always stashed away. She tried to instill in him that he was special somehow, though would never elaborate. He never felt different. He was so completely normal and vanilla that he wondered if it had all been in her head. But then she was murdered and all he saw was a running silhouette of a man as his mother said three final words to him. Three words that changed his whole being.
Never stop running…
Now he's semi-settled into a big town. The college is huge and easy to blend into. It's been three months since he had to move because 'Biloxi', as he calls the man who killed his mother, found him once more. Then Marley, an eighteen year old girl who is as infuriating as she is blissfully ignorant of her gorgeousness, smashes into his car with hers. Then smashes into his life as he realizes that whatever it is he has that Biloxi wants, she has it, too. And now, they're after them both.
About the Author
Shelly Crane
Her own books happen by accident and she revels in the writing and imagination process. She doesn't go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately, even in the middle of the night, where her best ideas are born.
This event is presented to you by
Monday, 20 May 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Romancing The Bookworm by Kate Evangelista
Title: Romancing the Bookworm
Author: Kate Evangelista
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Genre: Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Expected release date: July 9, 2013
Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can unravel.
It's spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she's wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack for its busy week leading to Maverick's Surf Invitational. There she meets fellow schoolmate Xavier Solomon, the Invitational's organizer and campus womanizer by reputation. From the moment Tamara sees him emerging from the waves like a hero in of one of her romance novels, all she wants to do is run away from the feelings he inspires in her.
Little does she know Xavier has been watching her for weeks now. In fact, after failed attempts at asking her out on campus, he's concocted a crazy plan: fabricating romantic situations straight out of her favorite books. Xavier quickly realizes that if Tamara gets a whiff of his designs, he might as well spell CREEPER across his forehead. Yet as they grow closer, he's convinced it's a risk worth taking. What he hasn't planned on, of course, is his drug-addicted, alcoholic stepbrother, who decides to join the fun and put a wrench in Xavier’s scheme.
Spring break is proving hotter than Tamara expected. Will her romance novels be able to compete?
It's spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she's wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack for its busy week leading to Maverick's Surf Invitational. There she meets fellow schoolmate Xavier Solomon, the Invitational's organizer and campus womanizer by reputation. From the moment Tamara sees him emerging from the waves like a hero in of one of her romance novels, all she wants to do is run away from the feelings he inspires in her.
Little does she know Xavier has been watching her for weeks now. In fact, after failed attempts at asking her out on campus, he's concocted a crazy plan: fabricating romantic situations straight out of her favorite books. Xavier quickly realizes that if Tamara gets a whiff of his designs, he might as well spell CREEPER across his forehead. Yet as they grow closer, he's convinced it's a risk worth taking. What he hasn't planned on, of course, is his drug-addicted, alcoholic stepbrother, who decides to join the fun and put a wrench in Xavier’s scheme.
Spring break is proving hotter than Tamara expected. Will her romance novels be able to compete?
About the Author
Kate Evangelista
When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the world she owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master's courses in creative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered. What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of her computer, writing. Today, she has four completed Young Adult novels.
This event is presented to you by
Blast ~ The Crimson Key (The Visitor's Series #2) by Christy Sloat
This book was awesome, scary and definitely gave me the hebie gebies!
~ D. Love, Yesterday & Tomorrow Reads
I read this in one night, unable to put it down and hanging on every word to see what happened next.
~ Dawn Gray, author of Fire Storm
The Crimson Key
by Christy Sloat
Series - The Visitor's Series #2
Release Date - May 2013
Publisher - Anchor Group Publishing
Synopsis
The truth can be deadly.
Brylee Branson’s best friend and boyfriend have fallen victim to a horrible curse that haunts her home. With the witches who cast it dead she has no choice but to rely on the ghosts inside the Brown house to help her find a cure. But time is not on her side, because Lynley's illness is spreading rapidly.
Confused and scared, seventeen-year-old Brylee must confront a new ghost in the house she has never spoken to before. This spirit is not a Brown relative and makes no promises to help them … unless she can re-unite her with a loved one.
The fate of those she loves now rests on her. Can Brylee put the pieces of this puzzle together in time to save them? Or will the Brown house claim another victim?
The Visitor’s Series continues to scare and entice its readers with this gripping second book.
TWITTER PARTY!
Tuesday, May 21 at 8 pm eastern
~ Giveaway ~
a Rafflecopter giveaway
A GWR Publicity promotional event paid for by Anchor Group Publishing. The giveaway is sponsored by the author.
Book Blast ~ Tragic by J.A. Huss
By J. A. Huss
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Published May 15, 2013
Science Future Press
Rook Walsh is TRAGIC
Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky…
Rook got a second chance.
And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run.
Antoine Chaput knows the minute he spies Rook in his photography studio that she’s got The Look. The dark and desperate look he must have to land the exclusive TRAGIC media contract.
Rook is paired up with top model, Ronin, and he’s everything her abusive ex-boyfriend wasn’t. Patient, gentle, happy, attentive, and sexy! He knows exactly what to do to make Rook blush for Antoine’s camera.
Rook’s luck changes in an instant and suddenly she’s the darling of the modeling world. It’s a dream job to go with a dream guy and all she has to do is look pretty and follow directions. But there’s always a price to pay – and Rook is about to get the bill.
New Adult Contemporary Romance *Mature Content* Recommended for ages 17+ due to sexual situations and language usage
**Does contain strong language
I gather up all my clothes and stick them in the stackable washer in the closet just off the bedroom. The breeze caresses my naked limbs and gives me the chills, but I enjoy it. The goose bumps travel up my arms and spread out to my whole body. I shiver for a second and then head to the kitchen.
And stop dead in the living room.
Ronin fucking Flynn is sleeping on the couch.
What is he doing here? My eyes track to the front door and I suppose it's my fault, I left it open. There's nothing but a screen door between this apartment and the terrace. My gaze wanders back to the sleeping man. He's lying on his stomach, his one arm tucked underneath him, the other falling over the edge of the cushion, and he's shirtless.
And then I realize I'm naked.
"Shit!"
He stirs and I make a break for the bedroom. It's one thing to let him see me naked half hidden in darkness and quite another to be fully illuminated by the bright morning sunshine. I wrangle the sheet around my body and then head back to the living room, wistfully looking at the washer that contains every single article of clothing I own.
"Ronin!" I say loudly.
Nothing except a half-muffled snore from him. Lord, this man has the most perfectly chiseled and muscular back I've ever seen. Both hands pull up and go under his face, like he's blocking out the sunlight, and this gives me the perfect opportunity to study his flexing biceps. The muscles are thick and hard-looking near his shoulders. They curve down, dip into a little valley, and then climb once again.
I lean down and smell him.
"Why are you sniffing me?" he asks groggily.
"Uh—" Because you smell delicious, the inner Rook says. But luckily the outer Rook says, "I'm checking to see if you're drunk. Why are you sleeping on my couch?"
He peeks up, opening one eye in my direction, squints, and then croaks out some words. "I love your outfit." He grins, winks, and then drops his head back down into his arms.
"Are you leaving?" I ask, frustrated and confused at the same time. "I mean, why are you here?"
"I told you I'd come back with dinner. But when I got here, the lights were on and you were in bed. I only sat down for a second to think up a rational excuse to wake you up, but I guess I fell asleep." He raises his head again, grins sheepishly, and then rolls over on his back, tucks his hands behind his neck, and flashes his perfect body at me as he closes his eyes, probably confident that I'll be checking him out.
I do check him out. It's quite hard not to notice that he's got the perfect six-pack abs and that absolutely adorable fuzzy happy trail you see on a shirtless designer jeans model. Hmmmm… maybe he is that model? "You have no shirt on."
Yes, after all that gawking, I finally manage the obvious.
He opens the one eye to look at me again. "Neither do you."
And stop dead in the living room.
Ronin fucking Flynn is sleeping on the couch.
What is he doing here? My eyes track to the front door and I suppose it's my fault, I left it open. There's nothing but a screen door between this apartment and the terrace. My gaze wanders back to the sleeping man. He's lying on his stomach, his one arm tucked underneath him, the other falling over the edge of the cushion, and he's shirtless.
And then I realize I'm naked.
"Shit!"
He stirs and I make a break for the bedroom. It's one thing to let him see me naked half hidden in darkness and quite another to be fully illuminated by the bright morning sunshine. I wrangle the sheet around my body and then head back to the living room, wistfully looking at the washer that contains every single article of clothing I own.
"Ronin!" I say loudly.
Nothing except a half-muffled snore from him. Lord, this man has the most perfectly chiseled and muscular back I've ever seen. Both hands pull up and go under his face, like he's blocking out the sunlight, and this gives me the perfect opportunity to study his flexing biceps. The muscles are thick and hard-looking near his shoulders. They curve down, dip into a little valley, and then climb once again.
I lean down and smell him.
"Why are you sniffing me?" he asks groggily.
"Uh—" Because you smell delicious, the inner Rook says. But luckily the outer Rook says, "I'm checking to see if you're drunk. Why are you sleeping on my couch?"
He peeks up, opening one eye in my direction, squints, and then croaks out some words. "I love your outfit." He grins, winks, and then drops his head back down into his arms.
"Are you leaving?" I ask, frustrated and confused at the same time. "I mean, why are you here?"
"I told you I'd come back with dinner. But when I got here, the lights were on and you were in bed. I only sat down for a second to think up a rational excuse to wake you up, but I guess I fell asleep." He raises his head again, grins sheepishly, and then rolls over on his back, tucks his hands behind his neck, and flashes his perfect body at me as he closes his eyes, probably confident that I'll be checking him out.
I do check him out. It's quite hard not to notice that he's got the perfect six-pack abs and that absolutely adorable fuzzy happy trail you see on a shirtless designer jeans model. Hmmmm… maybe he is that model? "You have no shirt on."
Yes, after all that gawking, I finally manage the obvious.
He opens the one eye to look at me again. "Neither do you."
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Follow Me
