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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Dead and Missing</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Ripsters, #2)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Chris Myers</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Released: July 13, 2013<br />Genre: Paranormal Mystery/Romance<br />Age Group: Young Adult<br />Tour organized by: <a href="http://atomrbookblogtours.com/">AToMR Tours</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Book Blurb:</u></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span id="freeText7887775114748102236">Sixteen-year-old Brittany Howland only knows one other girl, Jolie Livingston, who can communicate with the dead like herself. When Brittany takes Jolie’s haunt fishing to get him out of Jolie’s hair, he mysteriously disappears. Brittany isn’t sure how she’ll tell Jolie she lost her stupid ghost. Jolie thinks her dead best friend Drew has finally crossed over, but Brittany knows better. Just before Drew went missing, he revealed why he hasn’t hitchhiked to the afterlife, a secret Brittany swore she’d take to the grave.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>JOLIE</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As I inch along the cave tunnel, cold chills wrack my body. Panic sets in as the water rises and tumbles over my mouth and into my nose. I cough out the water and turn my head to the side to catch my breath.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>If it gets any deeper, the water will cover my entire face. Using my hands, I feel a hole that veers off to my right and is big enough to crawl into. I scuttle out of the water to sit and rest. The hole goes back farther, but I just want to get out of the stream for a minute to warm up and calm myself before going any further. The thought of drowning, gasping for breath scares the bejesus out of me.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I scoot backward until I bump into something that’s icy cold but soft and squishy—like ectoplasm. My body freezes deathly still.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A whisper floats on an unnatural breeze that drifts over my shoulders, icing them. “Jolie. I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.”</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Date with the Dead</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Ripsters, #1)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Chris Myers</span><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Blurb:</span></u></b><br /><span id="freeText12927984265968322360">Sixteen-year-old Jolie Livingston’s closest and only friend Drew is this really hot dead guy, and it bites that the self-absorbed princesses at school cannot even see him. That’s right she can communicate with the dead. It’s the living she has trouble with. She and her mom inherited this awesome crib in Plymouth, MA. It’s quite a step-up from the homeless shelter in New Orleans, but there’s a catch. They can’t afford the past due mortgage, so Jolie’s working on that.</span><span id="freeText12927984265968322360"><br /></span><span id="freeText12927984265968322360"><br /></span><span id="freeText12927984265968322360">
She starts a ghost hunting business called Ripsters. Somehow she’s managed to recruit Brittany, a glamour SAP smothered in pink, and a techie allergic to ghosts. Brit actually thinks he resembles the R&B singer Chris Brown. All that pink has clouded her vision. They both have special talents Jolie’s hoping will be useful to their venture. Right now, they’re working for a family in need of major therapy due to a dead guy with a hole in his head.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Chris Myers suffers from an overactive imagination. She spent her high school years writing torch songs for fantasy guys then moved onto writing thrillers and young adult. She has a real job but would love to write full time. Her books have won and placed in the finals and semifinals for several awards including Paul Gillette, Rocky Mountain Gold, and Amazon Breakthrough Novel. Chris lives in Colorado with her daughter, her better half, and BeBe, a rambunctious Bichon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/cmyersfiction">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/chrismyersfiction">Facebook</a> - <a href="http://www.chrismyersfiction.com/">Website</a> - <a href="http://chrismyersfiction.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6396670.Chris_Myers">Goodreads</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Shadow Embraced</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Haven, #1)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Cheree Smith</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Published April 29, 2013<br />Published by Dark Cherry Press<br />Genre: YA Horror/Paranormal<br />Format Reviewed: Galley from NetGalley<br />Formats Available: eBook, Paperback ~234 pages<br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Blurb:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b><span id="freeText8278492230423508562">No escape.</span><span id="freeText8278492230423508562"><br /></span><span id="freeText8278492230423508562">
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Like many books lately, this book,<i> Shadow Embraced</i>, was nothing like what I thought it would be. I mean, hello? An underground fight club for supernaturals? I have seen it before in various mediums - mostly on television, but in print it is just something different and something awesome! Scarlet, aka, Scar has a penchant for violence. She likes to fight and doesn't really know why and keeps ending up in clubs with her friend Alex and inevitably gets into a fight. Not only is she in fights, but after her brawls have ended - with both parties alive - her opponents are ending up dead. Who or what is trying to frame Scar? And why? Well, after one too many she is caught by her police officer of a father and is forbidden to see her best friend. And we all know how well that works out right? *Insert sarcasm here* Of course, she ends up sneaking out with Alex, but without knowing why, she grows fangs and attacks Alex.<br /><br />The next thing Scar knows is that she is being sent to boarding school - Haven a so called reform school. Oh, how I love boarding school stories! And not any boarding school, one for monsters: Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves. But Scar isn't quite a regular vampire; she is a Dhampir and is technically not allowed to exist because this means a supernatural and a Non (non Supe) got together and had a child which is very frowned upon. And not only is she different, she hears things and feels things greater than most. The words "No Escape" keep running through her mind and have been since she lived with her so-called 'parents'. So now, not only has she lost the only family she has ever known, she is in a new place where she isn't exactly welcome. Sucks to be Scarlett!<br /><br />As a character, Scar is one that needs some love, but she can't even reach out to the mother she thought she knew. She has all the teen angst she can handle and now she is thrust into a world she knows nothing about. But, there is much more going on than she realizes and must figure it all out. And she fights, a lot. The book starts with fighting and it doesn't just stop when she enters Haven. At first I did not like Scar, but she grew on me little by little. That is how the whole book <i>Shadow Embraced</i> was for me; a new surprise/twist around every corner. There are a few secondary characters that I liked, but mostly the focus was on Scar and her mission to find a rouge killer, but I wouldn't do this review justice if I did not mention the swoon worthy boys, mean girls and the obligatory hateful teachers. What school could function without them? Plus, I love how nothing is quite stereotypical.<br /><br />Overall, I found <i>Shadow Embraced</i> to be an exciting and incredibly fast-paced read. I was left wondering more about certain things such as the background of Haven and the supernatural world and I would have liked to see a little more romance. And what are the Ghosts and Centurions??But, for those who like the <i>Hex Hall</i> series and the <i>Vampire Academy</i> series, should definitely give <i>Shadow Embraced</i> a try! I am waiting for book two and hoping that all my questions will be answered! A great first book in this new series by <b>Cheree Smith</b>! </blockquote>
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THE PALE GIRL KNOCKS ME BACK AGAINST THE fleshy wall of the crowd with a couple of hard smacks. I scramble away from a woman in a purple dress, my eyes on my opponent. Over the pulsing music, the crowd keeps up their tribal chant:</div>
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“Fight! Fight! Fight!”</div>
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This is my first time at The Basement – innovative name for a club set up on the second-storey. The dim lights and smoky atmosphere make the graffiti on the walls blaze. Between the pinball machines, sagging lounges, and the close-pressed crowd, there isn’t much room to manoeuvre.</div>
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“What are you waiting for?” the girl hisses. She could be Snow White with her porcelain skin and long, raven hair. “You started this. It was between me and her.” She extends one long finger towards my best friend, Alex.</div>
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Alex watches from the side-line. This is becoming the norm. Whenever we go out she always gets in trouble and I’m the one to fix it – usually with some bloodshed.</div>
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I don’t know what Alex did to piss this poisonous cow off, but now I want blood.</div>
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My opponent launches at me. I shield my face from her punches. It all comes down to waiting for an opening. She’s fast, almost as fast as me. It’s difficult to maintain my balance long enough to strike back.</div>
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I duck under a right hook and seize my chance. I throw an uppercut and knock her pale ass to the ground.</div>
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A single word roars through the room. “Scatter!”</div>
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The tight circle breaks and chaos erupts. The girl springs to her feet. The need to fight still blazes in her eyes, but there’s something else emerging as well. Her eyes change to a deep crimson. I stumble back, trying to suppress the cold fear swimming in my gut.</div>
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The woman in purple looms closer. Her dress drags along the floor as she moves. Grabbing my opponent by the arm, she whispers something in her ear.</div>
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The woman’s gaze meets mine. Her eyes are as white as quartz with a translucent glaze. I can’t take my attention off of her. I hadn’t noticed the long black stick she carries until now. Her body twists in my direction and she pushes people out of the way with her stick as she nears, dragging the girl – who thrashes and screams – behind her. The girl’s red eyes still focused on me.</div>
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I can’t move.</div>
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The room plunges into darkness, leaving only the faint bank of emergency lights marking the stairs.</div>
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“Come on, Scar. We have to get out of here.” Alex seizes my arm, forcing me back into reality. She pulls me towards the scattering of kids that remain from the mass exodus.</div>
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By the time we reach the exit, sirens howl above the noise. The only means of escape is cut off and people charge back up the stairs, taking refuge on the darkened dance floor. The cops block the exit and seal the room.</div>
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A strong hand grips my shoulder and jerks me backwards into a group of girls. I fall to the ground and heavy individuals trample on my legs. A cop forces my hands behind my back and secures them in cool metal cuffs.</div>
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He pulls me to my feet and leads me down the packed staircase.</div>
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“I’ve got it from here,” a familiar voice says as a hand clutches my shoulder. “I’m sure they still need your help inside.”</div>
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“Okay,” the cop says, relinquishing his hold of me. “If you’re sure.”</div>
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“I am.” The new cop takes me over to his car and unfastens the cuffs. Opening the back door, he says, “You know, I can’t keep doing this for you.”</div>
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I open my mouth to say something, but he cuts me off.</div>
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“I don’t want to hear it. We’ll talk about this at home.”</div>
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I slide onto the vinyl seat and close the door. “Sorry, Dad,” I whisper.</div>
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I lean my head against the cold window of the car door and wait for the car to start up. It takes about five minutes before Dad’s sitting behind the wheel and we’re heading away from the club.</div>
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An involuntary shiver creeps up my spine as the image of the woman in purple comes to mind. It really looked as if she was coming for me. I don’t even want to think about what she wanted. Turning my attention to the passing scenery, I shake all thoughts of that woman out of my head.</div>
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The streetlights forge speech bubbles of illumination in the air. A faint glow from the moon casts eerie shadows behind the dark clouds. The early morning streets of Sydney are still packed with people coming and going from clubs. Most of the girls look like they borrow all their clothes from their little sisters. The guys, on the other hand, choose a different style; fighting hard to keep their pants from falling down. For some reason, they think it’s an appealing look.</div>
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I turn my head to face the back of Dad’s seat. His messy auburn hair pokes out from beneath his blue hat. He takes an occasional glimpse at me from the central mirror.</div>
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The car slams to the right as we turn a corner and my heart jerks against my ribs. We stop at the curb in front of an aging two-storey redbrick townhouse. Dad gets out and moves around to my door. He opens it and waits for me to get out – without saying a single word to me.</div>
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I glance at the house. Mum stands in the open doorway, and she doesn’t look happy. She still has her nurse uniform on. Strands of tangled sandy hair fall free of her ponytail.</div>
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I stop in front of her. “Hi, Mum.” My voice comes out as a whisper.</div>
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Mum stares at me with puffy hazel eyes for a moment before turning around and going back inside.</div>
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“You’d better get to your room.” Dad enters the apartment and leaves me standing in the doorway. “Your mother and I will speak with you later.”</div>
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I force my legs to continue moving, staring at the brownish carpet that lines the floor.</div>
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Gripping the banister, I launch myself up the stairs. The scent of lavender and bleach drifting around me brings a nauseous wave to my stomach.</div>
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I rush to my room, ignoring the loud conversation coming from my parents’ room, and close the door behind me. All the movie stars and bands from the posters covering my walls watch me with accusing eyes.</div>
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Wiping the tears away, I throw myself onto the bed without even bothering to pull the sheets down. Feeling the soft mattress beneath me, I draw my eyes shut. I can only muster enough strength to kick my shoes off before the endless abyss of sleep overtakes me.</div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU">The scene plays out as if I’m watching a movie. I stand in a church. Don’t ask me why – I’m not religious, and I’m not even sure if I’ve set foot inside a real one. Thin streamers of light drift through the dirt encrusted stained glass, making spider webs glisten high up in the rafters. The few pews that remain standing sag. The rest is kindling strewn across the floor.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU">I move down the aisle. The floorboards creak beneath my feet. Each step launches billows of dust through the air. I can see it. A single mirror stands at the far end beside a pedestal that holds a golden chalice. Believe me, I don’t want to be anywhere near it, but my feet have a mind of their own.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU">As I reach out, every nerve screams I must have it. Using my other hand, I try to stop myself. I don’t want it, I only have to tell my mutinous hand that. It won’t stop. I grip the smooth stem. It pulsates with warmth. The thick crimson liquid swirls within the bowl. I raise the cup to my mouth and my heart races as the warm liquid touches my lips.</span></i></div>
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Cheree Smith lives in a country town in Australia as a high school English teacher where she writes paranormal, horror and dark stories for young adults. She enjoys listening to and learning about legends and myths, watching scary movies and dreaming up new worlds where monsters can come alive. When she is not in her writing cave she can be found listening to music, even dabbling in the occasional writing of music or reading.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.chereesmith.com/">Website</a> – <a href="http://justifiedlunacy.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> – <a href="https://twitter.com/ChereeHSmith">Twitter</a> – <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheree-Smith/507699359287629?fref=ts">Facebook</a> – <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7010913.Cheree_Smith">Goodreads</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Love Exactly</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Sticks & Stones Series)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Cassandra Giovanni</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Published: June 20, 2013<br />Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance<br />Format Reviewed: eBook ARC from author<br />*Mild sexual content<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Book Blurb:</u></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>Emma Walker was a writer who'd lost herself to someone else's anger--who had given up on ever feeling like herself again.<br />Evan Levesque was a rock-god--the one all the woman wanted, but he'd never gotten used to the loneliness between the stage and real life.<br />With just one cup of coffee they'll begin a journey of self-discovery at each others sides, but can Emma handle Evan's fame while dealing with her own demons?<br />Emma's checkered personal past, a bad relationship that haunts the edges of her memories, threatens to make everything implode on them when Evan takes matters into his own hands.<br />Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul--Can Emma handle being put back together and facing who she's become because of it?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Emma is a normal girl working as a journalist, living under her parent's house in a basement apartment, but has a past that haunts her every day. When she was a junior in high school, her boyfriend abused her - both physically and emotionally. Though the bruises may have healed, the words, the taunts, the scars that are seared into the mind and soul have yet to heal. And after five years of living in a shell of a body that neither she nor her parent recognize, something changes.<br /><br />Evan Levesque, a rock star - no, a "Rock God" - bumps into Emma and spills her coffee. He asks her to reimburse her for the cup and takes her to a nearby coffee place and introduces her not only to a Caramel Macchiato, but to a person that may be able to help heal her soul. But he has his issues too. No one is perfect and though he may try, he has to come to terms with the fact that there are things he can't fix.<br /><br />Ms. Giovanni is an exemplary writer. I knew from the very first exchanges that I was going to love Emma and Evan. Their relationship is not normal; he must go away for long periods of time to tour and record leaving little time for personal relationships. But Emma waits and they savor each and every minute they get to have together. And it is not perfect either. Evan also has a past; a bad boy with the conquests and groupies to match. And when it comes to protecting Emma he gets a little too enthusiastic with the punches. I love that the author does not gloss over the hard parts of life and love. The emotional struggles, the jealousies and the pain that comes with learning to love: To find out what is love exactly.<br /><br />True to the New Adult genre, there is some sexual content, but unlike some NA books nothing is erotic or even described beyond slight inferences. I like that the author is able to portray real love and even some lust without having to become something that would be described as MA only.<i> Love Exactly</i> is a beautiful love story that illustrates the growth and healing of two people that were not whole until they found each other. I recommend this book to everyone who has had hurt in their lives and lived through it. I also recommend this book to those people who love a good love story with real life drama.</blockquote>
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<i>"I was quiet as I thought back to what happened over five years ago. It had been so long ago, but I'd blocked it out so well I could barely see past the vapors of pain that remained. I liked it that way, but I felt the fear building that with one misstep I could have all those memories back; that those demons would begin to haunt me again. I'd never dealt with them, and I knew demons unexorcized would always remain."</i></div>
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Cassandra doesn't remember a time when she wasn't writing. In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the character's stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling the reader what is happening. In 2012 she became a published Young Adult author, releasing In Between Seasons (The Fall, #1) and Walking in the Shadows. In 2013 she branched out by using her artistic illustrating talents to publish her first Children's novel, The Adventures of Skippy Von Flippy: Tales of Friendship (Skippy Tales, #1). Cassandra will also release her first New Adult novel, Just One Cup, in the Spring of 2013.<br /><br />Cassandra is a freelance professional photographer known for her automotive, nature and architectural shots. She is the owner of <a href="http://giodesignstudios.wordpress.com/">Gio Design Studios</a>, a photography and publication marketing company that designs covers and marketing materials for authors utilizing the company's photography. She is currently studying to receive her associates degree in Marketing. Cassandra is happily married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New England with the other loves of her life their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cgiovanniwrites.wordpress.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">Blog</a><span style="font-size: large;"> - </span><a href="http://www.cgiovanni.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">Website</a><span style="font-size: large;"> - </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cassandra-Giovanni/137027576457969?ref=stream" style="font-size: x-large;">Facebook</a><span style="font-size: large;"> - </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6094287.Cassandra_Giovanni" style="font-size: x-large;">Goodreads</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology but that doesn’t stop her from falling hard for him. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her or that she saved him by making a deal with Norns—Norse destiny deities—the same Norns who have now erased his memories of their past together to punish her.<br /><br /><em>So Raine comes up with a plan...</em><br /><br />She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again. But before Raine can put her plan into action, the Norns return. This time, they demand she protects Eirik Seville, her best friend since childhood, from an evil so dark even the Norns are scared.<br /> <br /><br /><em>But you know what they say about well-laid plans…</em><br /><br />Caught between protecting Eirik and convincing the stubborn, cocky Torin St. James that the two of them are meant to be together, Raine's life slowly unravels. Friendships are tested. Enemies become allies. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the
Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a
stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of
which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing
Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting
with fans. Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy
series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect
mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September
2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her
new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third
installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the
series, FORGOTTEN. Ednah also writes New Adult paranormal romance. RUNES is the
first book in her new series. She is presently working on book 2, IMMORTALS. Under
the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the
first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the
first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four
more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit
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</b></u></span> Citizens who report to work on time, obey the Overlord’s laws, and stay off the Synbot’s radar, live long lives. Long, dull, monotonous lives.<br />
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It’s not a bad plan for someone with a hidden, emotion-based ability to trigger earthquakes. In a world pitted against her, sixteen-year-old Rena Moon strives for a life beyond working herself to death at the factory. Seeing an alternative, she risks selling relics from the forbidden lands at Market. It becomes the worst decision she ever made. Someone kidnaps her best friend in exchange for the one thing that would end her oppression.<br />
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Driven by loyalty, Rena and seventeen-year-old Nevan Jelani, soulful composer, green thumb extraordinaire, and the secret love of her life, plot to rescue her friend and reclaim her salvage. Still, the thought lingers whether Nevan is a true hero or another thief waiting for his chance at her loot. Events spin wildly, deepening Rena’s suspicions and pushing her limit of control. With more than her chance for freedom at stake, she must decide if she’s willing to kill to protect what’s precious to her. For once, the Overlord isn’t holding all the power, but can Rena live with being reduced to what she’s trying so hard to escape?<br />
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A transport vehicle plastered with an image of Overlord Andrick’s almost smiling face sped to the scene. A Syn exited, picked the boy up with one hand, and tossed him in the back. Rena felt the engine rumble through the ground as it drove away. She wanted to stomp her feet and squash the lingering sensation, but resisted.<br />
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“Rena!” Blaze whispered. “Move it.”<br />
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She struggled to keep a normal, non-conspicuous pace, and even more not to hide her ring. Only guilty people tried to hide. “Did they see us?”<br />
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“Don’t think so,” Blaze whispered as she pulled off her new ring and stashed it in her pocket. “Know anyone around here?”<br />
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Warmth burned her cheeks. She stared at a blue house with a gray roof. He was inside. “Uhh... Nevan lives in that house.”<br />
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“Let’s go.” This time, Blaze did the dragging as Rena planted her feet.<br />
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“Are you crazy?” she whispered as she checked the position of the Syns, still three blocks away. “We can’t go to Nevan’s house. I’ll die.”<br />
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“Well, we can’t exactly stay outside. Do you want to get caught, too?”<br />
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The androids weren’t that close, yet. Okay, maybe they were, but knocking on Nevan’s door?<br />
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“We don’t have time for this.”<br />
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“This house here is closer.” She rocked side to side while raking her hands over frizzy braids. “Let’s just go there.”<br />
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“And what if the tenants alert the Syns?” Blaze peered over Rena’s shoulders. “We don’t have time for your version of rational.”<br />
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“Blaze... What if he turns us away?” The corners of her eyes glistened. Fear of detection battled for dominance over fear of rejection. “I don’t think I can handle that.” She wasn’t ready to find out the truth.<br />
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“Fine. Let’s try this house.”<br />
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Blaze lightly tapped at the door. After a few seconds, she knocked harder and took a step back. “I don’t think anyone’s home.”<br />
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“I could’ve sworn I saw someone peeking out.” Rena had actually felt foot vibrations from inside the house, but she was so used to protecting her secret, the lie came out first.<br />
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“Rena! Why didn’t you say so? We don’t have time to waste on people who obviously aren’t going to help.” She brushed past her to the blue house.<br />
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Blaze stood on the front porch, jabbed her finger down at the ground and mouthed the words, “Get. Over. Here. Now!”<br />
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She shuffled across the lawn to postpone the inevitable. When she stepped onto the porch, Blaze shoved her forward, then reached around her to knock.<br />
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“But, what if his parents—” she started to say, but stopped. Someone walked toward them. By the lyrical footsteps, she knew exactly who it was.<br />
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<strong>Expected release date:</strong> September 10, 2013</div>
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<strong>Genre:</strong> New Adult Contemporary Romance</div>
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<strong>Age Group:</strong> Mature YA and NA</div>
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Born into a life of privilege and secrets, Nora Blakely has everything any nineteen-year-old girl could desire. She’s an accomplished pianist, a Texas beauty queen, and on her way to Princeton after high school. She’s perfect…<br />Leaving behind her million-dollar mansion and Jimmy Choos, she becomes a girl hell-bent on pushing the limits with alcohol, drugs, and meaningless sex.<br />Then she meets her soulmate. But he doesn’t want her.<br />When it comes to girls, twenty-five-year-old Leo Tate has one rule: never fall in love. His gym and his brother are all he cares about…until he meets Nora. He resists the pull of their attraction, hung up on their six year age difference.<br />As they struggle to stay away from each other, secrets will be revealed, tempers will flare, and hearts will be broken.<br />Welcome to Briarcrest Academy…where sometimes, the best things in life are <i>Very Bad Things</i>.</blockquote>
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Ilsa wrote her first work at the age of twelve when she penned a little ditty about a handsome prince who had no sense. Since then, she’s written plays, poems, and numerous short stories. <i>Very Bad Things </i>is her first full-length novel and part of a new series called <i>Briarcrest Academy.</i><br /><br />She graduated summa cum laude with a master’s in English. After graduation, she directed plays, worked with autistic children, helped start a children’s clothing company, and eventually had a family. Now, she spends her days with two small kids and her Viking husband. When she’s not typing away at a story, you can find her drinking too much coffee, jamming out to Pink, or checking on her carefully maintained chocolate stash.<br /><br />She loves to hear from fans and fellow avid readers. You can find her on Facebook and a soon to come author website.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helena Newbury</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Natasha is one of the most promising dancers at the prestigious Fenbrook Academy for the Performing Arts and she’s just landed a life-changing audition. But no one knows the guilt she carries...or the damage it makes her inflict on herself when she’s alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Darrell is a multi-millionaire designer at 25. But past traumas have pushed him into isolation and the intense pressure of his work has brought him to the edge of burnout. Seeking inspiration, he sees Natasha dance and hires her as his muse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As she dances for him, the two become entwined in a passionate but troubled relationship. He starts to see the pain inside her and helps her gradually lower her defenses...but Darrell has demons of his own. Can two broken people save each other? Or will the darkness they’re hiding consume them both?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m a New Adult Romance author who loves writing about what happens when love and dreams collide with the real world. I wrote my first novel, Dance for Me, in daily chunks in a very busy, very noisy coffee shop, which meant I had to order a black Americano every hour, on the hour, to keep my seat and wound up wired on caffeine most days. Unlike some of my characters, I can’t dance.</span></span></div>
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Kristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10304500221646044678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631194762709742672.post-28272253563631166632013-06-09T12:00:00.000-07:002013-06-11T21:53:34.688-07:00Back from La-La Land!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">To All My Readers. </span></b><br />
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For the last few weeks I have been M.I.A. from Blogging, Facebook, and all other forms of online communication. The reason for my absence is because I have some medical issues. First, I have a blood disorder and have to get stuck with needles constantly to see if my levels are correct or not. If they are too low, I will get blood clots and that is a big problem for me. I almost died from having a severe clot that was in my arm, neck, and was close - too close - to my main organs. I also had a clot in my lungs (a PE) that made it very difficult for me to breathe and if it had gotten worse, I could have stopped breathing.<br />
Secondly, I have back problems. I have had two surgeries on my back already and right now my doctors are trying to make it so I don't have to have a third. I basically have Degenerative Disc Disease plus Arthritis and chronic pain to boot.<br />
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So, in short, when I feel bad, I feel really bad. And that usually means that I have something else going on. Over the last two weeks, I have been in and out of labs, clinics, and am so sick of feeling like a pin cushion. I was in so much pain last weekend that I could hardly walk. But, I am finally feeling better and my doctors think that they have a plan that will help. Unfortunately, nothing I have is "curable" and I will have to deal with everything I have for life.<br />
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What this means for me and Breathe In BooKs is that I may have days that I am great and can read and post without any problems, but there will be times that I am just too ill to get things done. I know that I do try my best to get everything out and have my posts up on time, but on those days that I am not doing well, I hope my readers, tour hosts, and authors will forgive me for my absences. Please do know that I will get to everything eventually, and if I can't get to a tour date on time that I will post it as soon as I am able. Thank you for those who have expressed your support and I love blogging and reviewing. It is one of the few things in my life that keeps me going and keeps me from not wallowing in pity for myself.<br />
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I am now back and ready to start posting and reviewing again. I have some back posts to put up and those I will put up in between those posts that are already scheduled, balancing the old with the new. I am also looking into trying some new things, some new review styles and maybe some guest reviewers. I am excited to get back to doing what I love! And I have sooooo many books that I can't wait to get my hands on!<br />
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So again, thank you for your support and I am so thankful for all my readers, authors who contact me, and tour hosts who are always there to help me out. Breathe In BooKs wouldn't be here for a whole year without you! Now, where is my coffee??<br />
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Thank you <b>NetGalley</b> and <b>Firetrail Publishing </b>for giving me a chance to read and review <i>Runes</i>. Also, thanks to <b>Xpresso Tours</b> and <b>Ednah Walters</b> for the opportunity to be a part of the<i> Runes Tour</i>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Runes</span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Runes, #1)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Ednah Walters</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Published: May 20, 2013<br />
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Genre: YA Paranormal Romance<br />
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Raine (Rain with a silent 'E') Cooper's life has been difficult lately. Her father has been missing for three months after a plane crash that left many dead and some alive. The problem is, is that her father's body is among neither of the two categories. He is missing. Raine's mother believes he is fine and will be home any day, but Raine is starting to lose hope. He is supposed to be there when she turns 17, make her breakfast, and watch her wear her "Never Been Kissed" shirt that Raine and her best friend Eirik made a pact about years ago. Now everything seems to be falling apart. <br />
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Ahh, Eirik. Raine's best friend since they were practically toddlers together. She has the biggest crush on him, but he never has made any move so they are in the friend zone. For now, that is...<br />
Enter Torin, the new next door neighbor with the sapphire eyes and chiseled body. The first time Torin and Raine meet he instantaneously makes her irritated and a lust bunny at the same time. But she loves Eirik and tries to stay away from the boy/man who makes her insides quiver. But things are never that simple and there is something about him that is off. He can make things happen - or unhappen - without anyone knowing. And after he heals her after she is attacked, she must know what he is and why he is there.<br />
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I was intrigued by the book's title. I love books that deal with runes and runic mythology and Runes is nothing I could have imagined it to be. Once I started the book, there was nothing that was going to get in my way from finishing it and finding out the secrets for myself. Ms. Walters did a great job of bringing each character to life. Cora, Raine's other BFF is hilarious and yet has a very serious and protective side. All the characters are very relatable and I never felt that they were not well rounded and genuine.<br />
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EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.<br />
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Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN.<br />
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Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at <a href="http://www.ednahwalters.com/">www.ednahwalters.com</a> or <a href="http://www.ebwalters.com/">www.ebwalters.com</a>.<br />
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With a Dark witching seeking revenge against him, Beck, the eighteen-year-old Master of Light, must find a way to protect those he loves, the witchlings - and his heart. His duty is further complicated by Morgan, a beautiful Fire witching with a secret that threatens to destroy the progress he's made protecting the Light.<br /> <br />This is the third book in the bestselling Witchling Series. "Dark Summer," the first book in the series, is currently rated as the #1 Top Rated Teen Romance on Amazon. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/digital-text/6064565011">http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/digital-text/6064565011</a></blockquote>
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Lizzy Ford is the author of over seventeen novels written
for young adult and adult paranormal romance readers, to include the
internationally bestselling Rhyn Trilogy, Witchling Trilogy and the War of Gods
series. Considered a freak of nature by her peers for the ability to write and
release a commercial quality novel in under a month, Lizzy has focused on
keeping her readers happy by producing brilliant, gritty romances that remind
people why true love is a trial worth enduring.<br />In late March 2012, “Damian’s Oracle” (Book I, War of Gods)
was featured in USA Today, an indication that Lizzy’s career is just starting to
take off!<br />In November 2012, Lizzy signed with <a href="http://www.evatopia.com/" target="_blank" title="Evatopia">Margery Walshaw
of Evatopia</a>, a literary management and production firm representing writers
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<i> As if growing up Amish wasn't hard enough, Sarah Miller receives information just before her eighteenth birthday about a childhood she can't remember. Accompanied by long lost friends and a few unlikely relatives, Sarah learns of her supernatural destiny and the race to piece together the jigsaw of her life begins. Amidst the whirlwind of unanswered questions, one stands prominent: will the world meet the foreshadowing doom that lingers in the near future, or will Sarah complete the puzzle in time to save her people and ensure the continuance of mankind?</i></blockquote>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">It crept down the window like an epileptic spider, jittering from side to side, pausing ever so slightly before continuing its descent.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The rain.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">It always fascinated me. I often sat on my bed at night watching it shatter against my window, then travel slowly out of sight, dancing a sorrowful waltz with the low light coming from the oil lamp on my bedside table. It mattered little if I had to be up at dawn to start my daily chores with Sister. Nothing truly mattered when it rained.</span>“<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Sarah, is everything alright?” Mother stood in my bedroom doorway. She was a plain woman, light brown hair lacking radiance, dull gray eyes, and thin pale lips that almost matched the color of her near-white skin. Her cheekbones curved high beneath her eyes, the lines sharp. Almost too sharp, almost masculine. But she was a kind, gentle woman. No one could deny her that. “Sarah,” she said again when I didn’t reply right away. I looked over my shoulder at her then, grinning briefly.</span>“<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Everything is fine, Mother. I was simply admiring the rain.” She smiled, but there was a flash of sadness in her eyes. I knew that sadness, but we never spoke of such things. Sadness in our community was often seen as a weakness of faith. Mother sat next to me on the edge of my bed. She smoothed down her skirt until it lay perfectly across her thin frame. Folding her hands in her lap, she let out a soft sigh.</span>“<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">It is a beautiful sight to behold,” she said quietly, gazing out the window. When she turned to me again, her eyes were brimmed with tears. I hugged her quickly, letting her cry silently into my hair. Three days left. That’s all we had. When she finally pulled away, she dabbed lightly at her eyes and nose with the cotton handkerchief she always carried tucked in her sleeve.</span>“<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I will always remember you,” I said just above a whisper before laying a chaste kiss atop her hand. “Though I know you’ll all forget me, in time.” She started to shake her head, but she knew it was true. No one remembered, the human mind was too simple to comprehend it. I had begun to notice just over the last week that people in the community were already beginning to forget. Mainly just the ones I wasn’t in contact with everyday, but they were forgetting just the same. It seemed strange to a point. They were all I had known for the last ten years. How could anyone be in your life for so long and so quickly forget who you were entirely? Yet, somehow I knew and understood it. No one ever had to explain it to me, I just knew.<br />
<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Mother tucked a strand of hair that had fallen out of my braid behind my ear. Her hand cupped my cheek, warm against my skin. I watched her study my face, trying to memorize it before kissing my forehead and leaving my room. I stared at the empty doorway, my heart heavy. Three more days.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Just three more days.</span></blockquote>
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Somewhere amidst her forty-hour job and playtime with her three-year-old, Rachel finds time to walk the streets of worlds only existing on manmade paper. She resides in small college town Northwestern Nebraska with her young son, just across town from her parents. She enjoys socializing with adults, sipping strawberry wine, and head banging to music that doesn't carry a beat worth the effort of rock star hair slinging.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Comes the Night</span></b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> (Caster Series, #1)</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> by Norah Wilson & Heather Doherty</span> Release date: November 27, 2012<br /> Published by: Something Shiny Press<br />Age Group: Young Adult/New Adult<br /> Genre: Paranormal<br /> Formats Available: Paperback, eBook ~330 pages<br />Tour Hosted by: <a href="http://atomrbookblogtours.com/">AToMR</a><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Blurb:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span> How far would you go to escape your own personal teenage hell? Would you run away, break away from everything you know—even your own body?<br /><br /> Alex Robbins, Brooke Saunders and Maryanne Hemlock could not be more different, yet they all have something in common — deep and soul-searing pain. They are also all students at Streep Academy, a boarding school just one step away from juvie, where they've come to complete high school. The three have been relegated to Harvell House, the residence reserved for the hardest cases, the so-called Rejects from Reject Row. In the forbidden attic of the old Victorian house-turned-residence, the girls discover the diary of Connie Harvell, a young woman who was confined and abused there some 50 years ago. In the end, Connie’s attic prison couldn't hold her—not completely. She found a way out. At least a dark part of her did. And after reading her diary, the girls discover they can escape at will too. A terrifying, thrilling flight from their bodies and their troubles.<br /><br /> But God help them, their pain isn't all they leave behind when they join with the night. And God help anyone who’s wronged them...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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First I want to say just how stunning the cover of this book is. I am in cover love with the girl in the corset, sitting - almost in a prayer position - in the woods. I makes the book look dark and complex and witchy. However, despite the book being part of the Caster series, it is sadly not a book about witches. The casting is a whole different type of cast, one in which they "cast" their souls or essences outside of their bodies. Casting, in short, is just another term for astral projection.<br />
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The basics of the plot is that there are three high school girls who are all at boarding school and end up in the same house/dorm. This dorm is used to hold the rejects or those who have been deemed trouble in one way or another. We first meet Alex after she has awoken to the realization that she had been raped, but has no recollection of who did it. I felt for Alex and her pain, but that was about the extent of how involved I got into the characters. The other two are Brooke and Maryanne. Brooke is a grade A bitch and she relishes in it. Maryanne is an escapist. After her brother passed and her parent's marriage was in trouble she found a way out and came to boarding school. It was hard for me to get passed the lack of relatability the girls had. Aside from Alex, the girls were wholly unlikeable.<br />
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Alex finds a diary of Connie, a girl who lived in the house before it was turning into school housing and her story was the most relatable and harrowing of all the characters. She was abused and beaten, but found a way out by casting herself outside her body. Each of the girls learn to do this and use their astral bodies to wreck havoc on those who harmed them. This wasn't what casting was supposed to be used for, it was a way to get away, but the girls - namely Brooke - used it to punish those who jilted her. And this is where I found myself having a hard time with the story. They knew from the diary that in their astral states they could harm animals, but Brooke didn't care and used it against a guy by harming his horses. It was at this point that I just was sick. They do some good by helping the lost astral body of Connie find some peace and punish the person who raped Alex - the one person who actually deserved punishment.<br />
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Overall, I found the book <i>Comes the Night </i>somewhat of a mixed bag. I was expecting so much from it and it turned out to just not be my cup of tea. However, there will be a lot of people who will enjoy the book because it is a quick read and it did keep my interest all the way through. The writing was done well and it was edited nicely - a big plus. It also was an interesting concept using astral projection as a way to escape from the pains of regular life. You will have to decide for yourselves what your take on the actions of the girls were (my main beef with the book), but it is a book that will keep you guessing and trying to figure out the mystery that lies within. I will be reading on in the series to see where the author takes the plot, I have to see what, if anything, the girls learn about themselves and what more there is to casting.</blockquote>
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NORAH WILSON is a Kindle best-selling author of romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband, two adult children, dog Chloe, and kitty, Ruckus.<br /><br /> HEATHER DOHERTY fell in love with writing while taking creative writing courses with Athabasca University. Motivated by her university success, and a life-long dream of becoming a novelist, she later enrolled in the Humber School for Writers under the mentorship of David Adams Richards. Her first literary novel was published in 2006. While still writing dark literary (as well as not-so-dark children's lit), she is beyond thrilled to be writing paranormal/horror with Norah. Heather lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with her family. (No pets, but I swear Norah's dog, Chloe, calls me Aunt Heather).<br /><br /> Together, Heather and Norah write dark, edgy, frightening young adult paranormal/horror.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/:%20%20https://twitter.com/wilsondoherty">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://castersthebooks.com/">Website</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/norah.wilson1">Facebook Norah</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heather.doherty.5">Facebook Heather</a></span></blockquote>
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Published: April 4, 2013<br />
Published by: Sapphire Star Publishing<br />
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</b><span id="freeText10048494043448041804">London and her teenage friends live in a reprocessed world.</span><span id="freeText10048494043448041804"><br />
</span><span id="freeText10048494043448041804"> Confined within Capital City’s concrete walls, London has done the impossible and the illegal. She’s created something New- a song. But her mentor, club owner Pauly, is not impressed. Since the historic Energy Crisis forced everyone behind walls generations ago, the Tycoons have ensured there is truly nothing new allowed under the sun. Pauly warns London to keep her song to herself, if she knows what’s good for her.</span><span id="freeText10048494043448041804"><br />
</span><span id="freeText10048494043448041804"> What he doesn’t know is that London is keeping an even bigger secret: she dreams. And she’s not alone. London’s band-mates and friends have begun dreaming as well, seeing themselves in “night pictures” as beings from another world. As Otherborn, they must piece together the story of their astral avatars, the Others, in order to save their world from a dreamless, hopeless future.</span><span id="freeText10048494043448041804"><br />
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When a song is dangerous and ideas are forbidden, what do you live for? London has the ability to create something new and is told by her friend Pauly, to never let anyone else know. The world lives in the past. No new aspirations for the future. But why? And why doesn't anyone dream anymore? I had to know the answers to these questions. Then when London reveals that she is able to dream and that her band mates also started to dream I knew there was something big happening. From the first few pages I was hooked. I had to know what happened to this world and what the Energy Crisis had to do with everything. There were just so many questions in my head that I could not put this book down.<br />
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London is a great protagonist. She is not one to whine or sigh at the circumstances in front of her. She is a rule breaker and a character that is enigmatic and real. Her reactions were true to the plot and she is well rounded; she cared for her friends and is compassionate, but she never let anyone push her around. However, just like a real person, she is flawed and rushes into action without thinking things out first. Not to mention she is supremely stubborn. But London has a purpose and she is going to fulfill it no matter what. The other characters are well crafted too. I found myself immersed into their band of rebels and dreamers and I cared about each of them as well, which is a great feat for an author: to create characters that are likeable and genuine and are not just names on paper. And when one of them ended up dead, I was just stunned.<br />
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There are so many things that Otherborn bring to the table. The novel is dystopian so there is the whole semi-apocalypse that put them in the situation they are in, but there was more to it, almost a Sci-Fi theme that ran through the plot as well. The world in which they live is completely controlled by the Tycoons and the landscape is harsh. People are starving and living in squalor and gangs are running rampant (there is even a gang that rides around in old Ice Cream Trucks!) And Ms. Silver is brilliant at describing everything from the stink in the polluted air to the giddy feelings from the first twinges of love. I was able to see the world vividly and feel the oppressed nature of their lives.<br />
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The Otherborn, the dreamers, the ones that believe they are from another world. Why else would they have the ability to dream when others can't? The Otherborn band (literally they are a band) together and use the astral planes. I can't really go on about the whole astral realm as it is too much to explain in a review, but Ms. Silver does a great job walking you through the whole idea. What I didn't like was the lack of planning - like I said before - from London. They threw themselves into some pretty dicey situations that could have been avoided, but that is what makes the whole story exciting and infuriating at the same time!<br />
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Overall, I would recommend this book to both dystopian and science fiction lovers. There is a tiny bit of romance so those who are looking for a full blown love story this isn't it. I love that it isn't though, sometimes a book needs to be about friendship and how actions have consequences both in the present and the future and that not everyone is who they seem. I can not say enough how much I loved this book and even though there were some points that I was confused about, I found my way again. Now, there is a cliffhanger and the last exchanges with the characters have left me not only longing for the next book, but intrigued about where Ms. Silver is going to be taking us. A must read!!</blockquote>
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<b>1. First, a quickie: give us the genre of your book/series and tagline in 30 words or less.</b><br />
<i>OTHERBORN is YA dystopian/sci-fi</i><i> In a reprocessed world, London and her friends must dream their way to a New hope.</i><br />
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<b>2. What gave you the idea to write a Young Adult series?</b><br />
<i>We didn’t have YA when I was growing up per say. But I always imagined writing characters who were “coming of age”. Then, as an adult, I began reading YA with my daughters. And I still pictured all my characters in that age range. YA is great because there are things you can write for that audience that it’s much harder to write for adults. Kids and teens are much more open-minded and imaginative. They’ll accept things in the work that an adult might struggle with. Plausibility means something totally different when you write YA. So, any book idea I’ve had, I’ve always fitted to YA characters and the YA audience.</i><br />
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<b>3. What inspired you to write the book/series, specifically?</b><br />
<i>Two things blended together to inspire OTHERBORN. First, my research on the Otherkin subculture, people who relate more closely to being nonhuman than human. These people believe they were or are actually nonhuman beings, i.e. fae, vampires, elves, shapeshifters, etc. Some express having vivid memories of past lives as these different beings. It’s really fascinating. The second was my research on dreaming. Our culture doesn’t give dreaming the powerful, transformational position it deserves, but many other cultures, past and present, view dreaming as an integral, extremely important part of their lives. There’s a wonderful author on the subject, Robert Moss, who talked about shamans meeting in the astral realm to help one another regardless of what place or time they lived in.</i> <br />
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<b>4. How did you come up with the title of your first book in the series?</b><br />
<i>Originally, my title was a little different. It was OTHERKIN, which I pulled from my research on the Otherkin subculture. But after I’d made my deal and was working with my publisher on production, I discovered quite serendipitously that another YA book by the same title would be coming out before mine. I decided then to switch titles and I came up with three alternatives and ran a survey online to see which one was most liked. OTHERBORN won out and I truly feel it is a better fit than my original title. As a side note, I befriended the author of that other book, OTHERKIN, the fabulous Nina Berry, and I highly recommend her series. It’s quite good and very different from mine.<br />
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<b>5. Are experiences in the books based on people you know, or events in your own life or are they completely organic?</b><br />
<i>Nothing in OTHERBORN is based entirely on anything or anyone in my life. That said, I do pull from some things. For example, Kim is sort of my comic relief throughout the book. He’s a little less serious and little more goofy than the other characters. And that aspect of him reminds me of my husband, who is a complete goof and the comic relief around our house. So, probably I pulled from that experience to flesh Kim out, without even realizing it. Also, Capital City is actually Houston after it’s been walled. I’m from Houston and still live in the area and certain things in Capital City are loosely based on real Houston landmarks. The Ten is Interstate 10. The tunnels are a dystopian version of downtown’s actual tunnel system which many people don’t know about. Things like that. Of course, oil and gas is BIG business here, so that fits in with the Tycoons too.</i><br />
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<i>Starting. Once that flow kicks in, it’s easy. But forcing yourself to sit down and start can be a daily challenge. Also, in OTHERBORN and its sequel, I encountered difficulty mid-plot. I’m a pantser, which means I don’t plot everything out ahead of time, I write it as I go along. So, I encountered that middle of the novel quagmire where you suddenly aren’t certain how you’re going to get from where you are to where you need to be at the end.</i><br />
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<i>Si’dah is actually my favorite character and I will miss her the most when the series is over. I loved writing in her voice, which had a rhythm entirely different from the rest of the novel. It inspired the voice of my next project considerably. So, even though I’ll miss Si’dah when she’s gone, I’ll still have the character from my other series inspired by her to write in.</i><br />
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<i>An artist named Roser designed the cover. She was someone my publishing company had worked with before and I really liked the covers she did most. Her work is typically more fantasy oriented, but I believed she could bring our vision to life beautifully. And she did. We batted some ideas around, but the one that gave us all goosebumps was this mirror image idea. Where you see London on one side, but her reflection is revealing Si’dah. It’s a little creepy, but I think it should be. It’s a dark story in a lot of ways, and I always felt these kids, as well as my readers, should find their Otherborn a little unsettling.</i><br />
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<b>9. What books have most influenced your life most?</b><br />
<i>There are so many! Okay, I’m just going to run some titles off in no particular order. These are books that changed the way I looked at writing or even at the world: The Last Unicorn, A Wrinkle In Time, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mists of Avalon, Lord of the Rings, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Youth In Revolt, Wuthering Heights, The Alchemist…to name a few.</i><br />
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<b>10. If you could be a supernatural, what kind would you be and why?</b><br />
<i>Well, I’m Wiccan. So, I would be a witch of some kind. Preferably one who lives in a dark, secluded forest and has psychic oracular powers. The “Witch of the Wood” archetype has been a powerful and influential one for me since I was a very little girl.<br />
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<b>11. Do you have any unique talents or hobbies?</b><br />
<i>I’m also an artist! I do oil paintings and I craft Fairy Houses. I love art, it’s as important to me as writing. But my art is very personal, so it plays a different role in my life than my writing career.</i><br />
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<b>12. How can readers contact you or find out more about your books?</b><br />
<i>First and foremost, visit my fabulous website! <a href="http://www.annasilverauthor.com/">www.annasilverauthor.com</a> You’ll find my contact info there, email, as well as a newsletter you can sign up for, and my blog. Also, all my announcements and info on my work is there too. Next to that, you can find me on Twitter (@saysannasilver) and on my author page on facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/authorannasilver">www.facebook.com/authorannasilver</a> ). I have a goodreads author page too (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6862122.Anna_Silver">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6862122.Anna_Silver</a> ), and a pinterest account (<a href="http://pinterest.com/AnnaSilver/">http://pinterest.com/AnnaSilver/</a> ). Links to all of these and more are on my site! </i><br />
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<b>13. What can readers who enjoy your book do to help make it successful?</b><br />
<i>This is a wonderful question! I wished more people asked it. The absolute best thing you can do for an author is leave a review. Goodreads and Amazon are the two main places for this, but some authors might also like one on another site and you can check with them if you’re not sure. Aside from that, blog about the work. Host a giveaway. Tweet it, facebook it, anything to help spread the word. Smell press authors like myself absolutely depend on social media and the love of our readers to grow our careers. Truly, big press authors do too. Never, never think that an author doesn’t need your review or help!</i><br />
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<i>I always tell aspiring authors to cultivate persistence. It is the single most important thing they can do to further their own success. After that, get out and mingle. Which is hard. We writers are often introverts, but conferences and signings and other events are great ways to get discovered and learn more about your craft. And finally, keep writing. When you finish one thing and are submitting it, don’t wait around for that glorious acceptance letter you just know is coming. Start writing the next thing.</i></blockquote>
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<span id="freeTextContainerauthor6862122">Anna Silver is an author and artist living in the greater Houston area with her family, pets, and overactive imagination. Her art has been featured in the Houston gallery Las Manos Magicas. She studied English Writing & Rhetoric at St. Edward’s University. She's freelanced for private clients and small publications like the Hill Country Current. OTHERBORN is her first published novel. She is represented by Rebecca Podos and Nicole LaBombard of Rees Literary Agency.</span><span id="freeTextContainerauthor6862122"><br />
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<i>Fallon’s on the run again, but this time, she’s not alone and she has a direction — she’s going to meet the man whose blood runs through her veins, the only man who can finally tell her who… what she is and why Garrison wants her so badly. But the truth may be more than she can handle when she falls from one world into another, one that shouldn’t exist and learns truths about herself that she may wish she never knew.</i><i><br /></i><i>Faced with a reality so beyond comprehension, Fallon must accept the destiny she’s given because Garrison will stop at nothing to insure the success of The Amalie Project, even if he must do the unthinkable and become just like Fallon.</i><i><br /></i><i>Touch Vengeance. Touch Malice. Touch Fire.</i></blockquote>
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He was still waiting when I joined him again, composed. He stood with his back against the wall, his hands lost deep into the folds of his pockets. He was studying his shoes, his hair falling in thick fringes over his eyes. Those blue eyes rose, crystalline pools of electricity, and met mine, and my world stopped. My breath stopped. My heart would have stopped if it wasn’t drumming a tempo of pure elation at the sight of him. It ached, so desperate for the need to be closer. God, it was never close enough. I could crawl into him, burrow into his soul and it wouldn’t be enough.<br /> <br />I took a step closer, as unsteady as a new born calf. He caught my hand, reeled me to him without ever pushing away from the wall. I was pulled into the space between his feet, held there as he bent my arm and twisted it around my own waist. I was pressed into him, his thighs hard against mine. I felt his heartbeat through the fingertips he traced over the curve of my cheek.<br /> <br />“Stop touching me,” I gasped, cotton-mouthed, half-crazed by the possibility that he might take me seriously.<br /> <br />“Why?” His breath fanned over my dry and already parted lips.<br /> <br />I opened my eyes, surprised to find them closed. “Because I won’t want you to stop.”<br /> <br />The band of steel around my waist tightened until I was supported only by him, by his arm, his chest, his heat, his scent… God, I was home! My fingers curled into the soft material of his fresh, clean shirt. He must have changed, but it was yet another black t-shirt.<br /> <br />“I can’t.” His lips wrote each word against mine in the caress of butterfly wings.<br /> <br />My bones liquefied. I nearly fainted.<br /> <br />“Why?” The single word was a mere movement of my lips.<br /> <br />His free hand shackled my chin, guided my face up, held me prisoner to eyes much too animal to be human. “Because I don’t want to stop.”<br /> <br />If there was ever any possibility of remembering to breathe, it was gone. I was barely conscious, barely even sane as I sunk into blissful madness cured only by his lips… his touch.<br /> <br />“Touch me!” My desperate plea was met with a fierce growl.<br /> <br />His eyes, dark, feral, bore into mine. “Not here!”<br /> <br />I opened my mouth to protest, to beg, but his finger against my lips became a barricade, trapping the words on my tongue.<br /> <br />“Don’t!” he hissed. His finger drew back, traced the curve of my bottom lip. His eyes followed the slow caress the way a cat watches a canary. “I can’t promise I’m completely in control right now.”</blockquote>
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Airicka Phoenix is the best-selling author of the Touch Series with short stories in Whispered Beginnings: A Clever Fiction Anthology and Midnight Surrender Anthology. When she's not hammering away at the keyboard, she can be found banishing pirates or crawling through the attic looking for lost treasure with her kids. She loves baking, gardening and reading. She also likes to travel and take pictures of everything she comes across. When asked, Airicka describes herself as a sarcastic basket case that has an unhealthy addiction to chocolate, old movies and really bad jokes. She loves to laugh, make friends and write. If she could have one wish granted, it would be to spend one day as a fly-on-the-wall inside Stephen King's mind. If she could have two wishes granted, she would ask for a castle dedicated entirely to her overwhelming collection of books.For more about Airicka, also on how to win giveaways, read author interviews and reviews, visit her on all her sites.<br /><br /><a href="http://airickaphoenix.com/Author/?cat=10">Website</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AirickaPhoenix">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airicka-Phoenix/252135634831614">Facebook</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Airickas-Mystical-Creations/462373910480084">FB Airicka's Mystical Creations</a> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/AirickaPhoenix">Goodreads</a> - <a href="http://pinterest.com/airickaphoenix/">Pinterest</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">by Cambria Hebert</span></div>
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The complete series of novels:</div>
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<i>Masquerade, Charade, Tirade, Renegade</i></div>
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<i>Before, Between, Bewitched, Beneath</i></div>
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A special excerpt from Jason (Heven's dad),</div>
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The rules of a Hellhound,</div>
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<i>and</i> a <b><u>Heven & Hell Yearbook </u></b></div>
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Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal <i>Heven and Hell </i>series and the <i>Death Escorts</i> series. She loves a
caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went
to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a
degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good
hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both
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<i>“My mind absorbed everything in the spell book I clutched tightly to me. Pages ruffled inside of my head, urging me to remember things and then to forget them. Voices chanted with tempo rising at the breaking points of pain until the book vanished and words to an ancient spell scribed across my arms. Each stroke brought blood to the surface, imprinting words I could not read; words that would forever change who I was.”<br /> </i><br />Jade had spent the majority of her life running from the Triad. The Triad, are a powerful group, who would stop at nothing to obtain Jade and the missing spell book for leader, Lorenzo’s, nefarious plans. And now that she has absorbed the highly coveted magic contained inside the missing book, there is nowhere left for her to hide.<br /> <br />With the help of her friends, Jade steps out from the shadows and learns how to fight back. But no one is prepared for Elinor-the woman bound inside of the book that’s trapped in Jade’s mind. Now she not only needs to protect herself from the Triad, but from what’s hiding inside her mind as well.<br /> <br />Jade never expected the answer to it all would revolve around love.<br /> <br />Edge is dark, mysterious, and a sworn member of the Triad. He also hides a secret past that threatens the thin line he walks between good and evil. Lives are at stake when Jade and Edge’s two worlds collide. Can Jade learn to trust him when he says he is her pre-ordained and vows to do everything he can to protect her? But more importantly, can she trust herself and the woman in her mind?</blockquote>
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Sonya Loveday, first and foremost is
a reader, an avid one. It is of that love that brought her to the realization
that this was the answer to the nagging persistent feeling that ‘there’s got to
be something more’.<br />The dream came alive in 2009 when she
purchased her laptop and began the tedious step of becoming a published author.<br />
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writing. When she’s not writing, she’s reading. And when she’s not doing either
of those things she’s sleeping, shuttling her children back and forth to
school, letting the dogs and cats in and out of the house for the umpteenth
time in the last hour and dreaming of a clean house.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sonyalovedayauthor?ref=hl">Facebook</a> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11660396-sonya-loveday">Goodreads</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/SonyaLoveday">Twitter</a> - <a href="mailto:www.sonyaloveday@wordpress.com">Blog</a></span></blockquote>
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<i>After a tragic accident, Araya Noelle is left with a constant reminder that nothing is forever. She is forced to give up her chance to be the youngest dancer accepted into Julliard & taking over their high society school by a graceful storm of determination, is no longer an option. Instead of dwelling over her loss, she accepts the new future she’s been dealt. In a world as black as hers, there's no room for bitterness, no time for regret. Sheltered from the outside world, Araya has become suffocated by a life she has no control over. Until Ryland Dare comes crashing into her life. You don’t know true darkness until you've felt the light… Like a firecracker, showering her with colorful sparks of freedom, Ryland quickly sweeps Araya away from her grey existence. For the first time since the accident, living in darkness is no longer something Araya wants to do willingly. Unleashed by the shadows of her reminder, being with Ryland, Araya touches light. Together they will learn what it’s like to feel alive for the first time. At the edge of darkness, a ray of light, will dare them both to HOPE. DARE them to LOVE DARE them to LIVE </i></blockquote>
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“I’ve never met anyone like you before Araya. The way you view life and love; you’re not angry with anything that’s happened to you.”<br />
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I turned my head toward him, and a smile tilted the corner of my lips. “Yeah, I’m kind of amazing that way.” I teased.<br />
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He rolled over, bracing his arms on either side of my head, and we stared at each other upside down. His thumbs swept across my cheeks and his fingers caressed the sides of my neck up to my jaw. Tilting my neck back, he kissed my chin, and the dip below my bottom lip. He brushed his lips back and forth over mine, but the touch was so light, I couldn’t even be completely sure it had happened.<br />
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Melissa started reading in high school when she found her mom's romance book collection and has been hooked on books every since. She became a complete book-a-holic, starting her own collection and improving her reading skills. Most of the time she could finish a book walking around the store, while her mom shopped.<br /><br /> She wrote her first short story in high school for a competition in her writing class. It was a child's book called 'Arnold' - it was about an ant who believed he could do anything. Oh by the way, she won!<br /><br /> She has written many stories since then, but this will be her first YA paranormal/fantasy and the first book she will have published.<br /><br /> She lived in Mesa, Arizona with her husband of six years, and her 3 beautiful daughters. They are her biggest fans and they inspire her everyday. She enjoys spending time with her family, weekend dates with her mom & taking vacations. Hawaii anyone?<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://melissaandrea-justlikethat.blogspot.com/">Website</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/m.andrea.author">Facebook</a> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5816255.Melissa_Andrea">Goodreads</a> - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/melissa_andrea">Twitter</a></span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nissa: A Contemporary Fairy Tale</span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</span>Published: April 23, 2013<br />
Age Group: Young Adult<br />
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy<br />
Formats Available: eBook, ~216 pages<br />
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The first thing that attracted me to Nissa was the cover, it reminded me of one of those smashed fairy pictures, but done in a beautiful and oh-so alluring way. It was a case of cover love from the very beginning. The plot of Nissa is interesting too, which also helps when I pick something just for the cover. I have been burned many times by my wandering eye! Nissa: A Contemporary Fairy Tale is just that, an almost Disney like tale set in modern times, but with Fairy Godparents - those who intervene in human lives to fulfill a purpose to help the human in need. Nissa's mother was a Godmother and Nissa always knew she wanted to follow in her footsteps. After rigorous training, Nissa is finally set out on her very first assignment as a full fledged Godmother.<br />
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Her first assignment is Vicky, a girl with low self-esteem due to bullying and ridicule at the hands of two boys at school who have made it their mission to make her life miserable and they have succeeded. It is Nissa's job to not only help Vicky and her self-image issues, but to find a way to infiltrate her life and gain her confidences. Which she does without incident, and then she meets Levi, Vicky's brother, and things become so much more complicated then she could ever have imagined.<br />
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I found Nissa to be a nice light-hearted story that will be perfect for the younger set. I enjoyed to story too, but it was a tad bit predictable for me. However, that didn't stop me from rooting for both Vicky to be the beautiful, talented girl she is, or from wanting to see love bloom for Nissa. But like I said, it was a good story that came together in a nice little bow. There wasn't a whole lot of obstacles or challenges that were not solved easily, but sometimes it is nice to not be stressed out the whole time. I actually got to keep my fingernails while reading Nissa.<br />
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<i>Sometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves. </i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>Arowyn and her family continue on their journey to return the Elven Prince, Shael, to his homeland before he fades and dies. A journey full of triumph and horror, love and sorrow, rips them apart with every fighting moment, and yet brings them together as a family. They don’t allow the prophecy to rule their lives. Some don’t believe, some don’t care. Prophecies aren’t written in stone. Events can change. People can change. They are only words. From besieged cites, to the elusive Were and wild Fey, nothing quite prepares them to face their deadliest of enemies, one they didn't know existed.</i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Damon
knelt before them.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"Will
she get better? Will she…" Prince’s voice trailed off.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Her
eyes locked on Damon’s face as he regarded her thoughtfully. His hand came up
and she flinched as it rested on the top of her head. No pain came. She
felt…nothing. If he tried to speak to her, she couldn’t hear him.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"No,"
he said finally. "There has been damage to the brain. There is bleeding
and swelling inside."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prince’s
cry startled her, almost as much as the sudden clutching of his arms around
her. "Can you do anything," he choked out. "Please, I am
responsible. I can not…I will pay–"</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Damon
chuckled. "It is not your life that needs saving." He stared at
Prince for a long moment. "I see." He shook his head. "Perhaps I
was wrong and she isn’t the one. I read so few pages of the book." He
turned to Kei.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"No,"
the Fey said. "I don’t remember."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"Pity."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"Dragos,
I beg of you," Prince began again.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"The
Elven prince begs, and for a human. How very far you have fallen." He
looked down at her again.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Blinking
up at him, she tried to get her scattered thoughts to work. She’d barely
comprehended what he’d said past the inference she was dying. The words sent an
icy chill through her body. Terror crawled through her, speeding her heart.
Sweat broke out on her forehead and all she could hear was her increasingly
frantic breathing.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kei
startled her, leaning forward over her to press a kiss to her forehead. She
tilted her head back, trying to see him.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"I’m
with you."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Damon’s
fingers brushes her cheek, drawing her attention back to him. "Do you wish
to live, young Arowyn?"</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Words
refused to pass her lips. Somehow she managed to nod. She didn’t know what the
cost would be, certainly there would be one. Right then, she didn’t care. Rot
it all, she wanted to live!</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"Very
well." He regarded her thoughtfully for a moment. "Dragos rarely heal
others. I do know the magic, but it is difficult. Your story has barely begun.
I find I would actually attempt it, just to see what you might become and how
it will unfold."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">He
sat back and gestured to the pile of furs next to him. "Lay her down. This
will take some time and I’ll need no distractions."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prince
carefully set her amongst the furs, arranging her arms so her hands rested on
her chest, tucking stray locks of hair behind her ears. Leaning forward, he
rested his forehead for a moment against hers.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"Get
well, Arowyn."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bo
appeared next, smoothing the hair back on the top of her head and squeezing one
of her hands. "You can do this, pup."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Garen
pressed his wet nose against her temple. If he spoke, she didn’t hear him.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kei
pushed the wolf aside and took her face in his hands. His eyes glowed with that
strange orange inner light. Tears streaked down his cheeks. Despite the awkward
position he leaned down and held her close for a moment. "Remember our
promises," he whispered in her. "I’m always with you." He choked
on a sob and squeezed her tightly again. "I love you," he whispered
fiercely before quickly pulling away.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">She
wished she could speak. More than anything, she wanted to tell him she loved
him, too. She wanted to tell all of them she did. Tears filled her eyes and
slid down her face.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Damon
knelt beside her and turned her head to look at him. "I will do what I
can," he said. "However I can’t guarantee it will work. I have never
tried to heal a human before. Understand?"</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">She
managed a faint nod and pressed her quivering lips together.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">He
glanced up and gestured the others away. "Stand back and be silent."
His eyes found hers again. "Don’t fight me this time, little one. Fall
into my eyes…"</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Blinking
once more to clear the tears away, she tried to do as he asked. Damon’s eyes
were strange enough she found it not difficult to stare. They had vertical
slits and no whites at all. The iridescent color was a wash of blue-green with
streaks of gold and red. The colors began to swirl, making her dizzy as she
tried to watch them. A comforting thrum emanated from his chest, soothing her
as his power wrapped around her. Her thoughts drifted into nothing.</span></blockquote>
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Jen Wylie resides in rural Ontario, Canada with her
two boys, Australian shepherd and a disagreeable amount of wildlife. In a
cosmic twist of fate she dislikes the snow and cold.<br />Before settling down to raise a family, she attained a BA from Queens
University and worked in retail and sales.<br />Thanks to her mother she acquired a love of books at an early age and began
writing in public school. She constantly has stories floating around in her
head, and finds it amazing most people don’t. Jennifer writes various forms of
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<i>Emma’s<br />18th birthday is quickly approaching. Her decision to side with the Council or<br />the Wicked grows more and more dangerous. In her continued attempts to keep<br />those she loves safe, she is injured. Simon, Peter and those who believe in the<br />Amulet must find a way to save her. But time is running out for Emma and pushes<br />them to risk it all. Their journey will lead them to a new power, a reunited<br />love and dangers at every step. Will the Talisman be enough to save Simon’s<br />love? Or will it be the end of the Amulet?</i></blockquote>
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bottom FINISH IT!!! Every day I would write more and she would repeat it.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It became The Amulet.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I am currently living and loving Oregon. I</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">by Cassandra Giovanni</span></div>
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Genre: NA Contemporary Romance</td></tr>
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<i>Emma Walker was a writer who'd lost herself to someone else's anger--who had given up on ever feeling like herself again.</i><i> Evan Levesque was a rock-god--the one all the woman wanted, but he'd never gotten used to the loneliness between the stage and real life.</i><i> With just one cup of coffee they'll begin a journey of self-discovery at each others sides, but can Emma handle Evan's fame while dealing with her own demons? Emma's checkered personal past, a bad relationship that haunts the edges of her memories, threatens to make everything implode on them when Evan takes matters into his own hands.</i><i> Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul--Can Emma handle being put back together and facing who she's become because of it?</i></blockquote>
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Cassandra doesn't remember a time when she wasn't writing. In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the character's stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling the reader what is happening. In 2012 she became a published Young Adult author, releasing In Between Seasons (The Fall, #1) and Walking in the Shadows. In 2013 she branched out by using her artistic illustrating talents to publish her first Children's novel, The Adventures of Skippy Von Flippy: Tales of Friendship (Skippy Tales, #1). Cassandra will also release her first New Adult novel, Just One Cup, in the Spring of 2013.<br /><br /> Cassandra is a freelance professional photographer known for her automotive, nature and architectural shots. She is the owner of <a href="http://giodesignstudios.wordpress.com/">Gio Design Studios</a>, a photography and publication marketing company that designs covers and marketing materials for authors utilizing the company's photography. She is currently studying to receive her associates degree in Marketing. Cassandra is happily married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New England with the other loves of her life their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cgiovanniwrites.wordpress.com/">Blog</a> - <a href="http://www.cgiovanni.com/">Website</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cassandra-Giovanni/137027576457969?ref=stream">Facebook</a> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6094287.Cassandra_Giovanni">Goodreads</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Residue</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Residue, #1)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span><span style="font-size: large;">by Laury Falter</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span>Published: April 13, 2012<br />
Format: eBook ~300 pages<br />
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</u></b></span><span id="freeText10491378819077961018">When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to encounter the dangers awaiting her. Yet even as she is thrust into an unfamiliar world of witches and voodoo magic, the greatest threat of all may be the boy she has fallen for.</span><span id="freeText10491378819077961018"><br />
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<i>Residue</i> is one of those books that I am always on the look-out for. Witchcraft, Voodoo, Romance... everything I love to read about! And what I found was something I didn't quite expect. I have not read Ms. Falter's<i> Guardian </i>books, but I must go back and read them now because I feel like I am missing something. But, despite that what I found in <i>Residue</i> is a fun plot, a likable protagonist, and a nice take on magic.<br />
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After Jocelyn has a seriously weird thing happen to her in class, she is sent to live with family in New Orleans. However, her family in New Orleans are witches and apparently she is too, but no one decided to tell her anything about it until now. Curiosity peaked for me when I found out that she was never told, but her cousins were. Why? What makes Jocelyn so special? So many measures are taken: the boarding school, the secrets, the spies... Again, why? I had to find out! But don't fret, I'm not giving anything away here!<br />
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The one thing she is told is to stay away from the Caldwells; they are the Weatherfords' family enemies and that she should never go near any of them. Kinda hard to do when they attend the same magic school, but they generally keep their distances from each other unless it is to start a battle. However, Jocelyn has never met any of the Caldwells and wouldn't know one even if she did. Which leads to the next part of the story: Jameson. A Caldwell. But when Jocelyn met him, she had no idea and well, she sort of fell for him. I love it! Romeo and Juliet at Hogwarts! And not only do the families not like the idea of even a friendship - love? - out of the question. And what is worse? The Sevens, the higher power of the magical have something against them being together too and have sent down Vires to keep them apart.<br />
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<i>Residue</i> is full of laugh-out-loud moments, action, and magic. I found the book a very fun and quick read despite its 300 pages. I like that it is a series and I can keep reading about the characters and see how everything eventually unfolds - those are definitely on my TBR pile! I really liked Jocelyn, she is a girl who stands up for everyone and is genuine in her intentions. I would liked to see more of Jameson as a whole, but it is just the first book. The writing was done well, no egregious errors that made me stop reading, and I was easily drawn into their world. Overall, it is a great book for YA Paranormal and Urban Fantasy fans and for anyone who wants a little magic in their lives!</blockquote>
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Laury Falter is the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy. She writes young adult paranormal romances and urban fantasy when she's not taking her stray dogs for a walk or enjoying a date night with her husband.<br />
Laury has released two series, the Guardian Trilogy and the Residue Series (a spinoff of the Guardian Trilogy books), and is currently releasing her third series, the Apocalypse Chronicles.<br />
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<br />Kristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10304500221646044678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631194762709742672.post-20592595751706178752013-04-26T05:00:00.000-07:002013-04-27T12:30:07.298-07:00Pawn Book Blast<br />
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Wakes the Girl<br /> And Says She Dies....<br /> <br /> When the Boy Gets<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', serif;">For her eighteenth<br />
birthday, Endora Lee Andrews receives the gift of dreams. Nighttime<br />
slumber brings her visions of the future, a preview of things to<br />
come. Endora’s unsettling new ability is seemingly harmless,<br />
until her dreams turn to nightmares.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', serif;">When she meets the<br />
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can’t possibly know, and seems to be the key to uncovering the<br />
source of her ominous prophecies. But Kannon has many secrets, some<br />
the essential difference between life and death for<br />
Endora.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', serif;">Can she discover the<br />
origins of her nightmares and how to prevent destiny, before the<br />
harbingers of death come for her? </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', serif;">Woven with love,<br />
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<i>Twenty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. At best.<br /> </i><i>Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home.<br /> </i><i><br /></i><i>Darkness. Death. Violence. Pain.<br /> </i><i><br /></i><i>Now every day is a fight for survival. But I won’t die. I won’t let them win.</i><i>The Hole can’t keep me. The Hole can’t break me.<br /> </i><i>I am more than my brand. I’m a fighter.<br /> </i><i>My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story.</i></blockquote>
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I’m buried six feet under, and no one hears my screams.<br /> The rope chafes as I loop it around my neck. I pull down on it, making sure the knot is secure. It seems sturdy enough.<br /> My legs shake. My heart beats heavy in my throat. Sweat pours down my back.<br /> Death and I glare at each other through my tears.<br /> I take one last look at the crystal chandelier, the foyer outlined with mirrors, and the flawless decorations. No photographs adorn the walls. No happy memories here.<br /> I’m ready to go. On the count of three.<br /> I inhale, preparing myself for the finality of it all. Dropping my hands, a glimmer catches my eye. It’s my ring, the last precious gift my father gave me. I twist it around to read the inscription. Picturing his face forces me to reconsider my choice. He’d be heartbroken if he could see me now.<br /> A door slams in the hallway, almost causing me to lose my balance. My thoughts already muddled, I stand, waiting with the rope around my neck. Voices I don’t recognize creep through the walls.<br /> Curiosity overshadows my current thoughts. It’s late at night, and this is a secure building in High Society. No one disturbs the peace here—ever. I tug on the noose and pull it back over my head.<br /> Peering through the eyehole in our doorway, I see a large group of armed guards banging on my neighbors’ door. A heated conversation ensues, and my neighbors point toward my family’s home.<br /> It hits me. I’ve been accused and they’re here to arrest me.<br /> My father would want me to run, and in that split second, I decide to listen to his voice within me. Flinging myself forward in fear, I scramble up the marble staircase and into my brother’s old bedroom. The door is partially covered, but it exists. Pushing his dresser aside, my fingers claw at the opening. Breathing hard, I lodge myself against it. Nothing. I step back and kick it with all my strength. The wood splinters open, and my foot gets caught. I wrench it backward, scraping my calf, but adrenaline pushes me forward. The voices at the front door shout my name.<br /> On hands and knees, I squeeze through the jagged opening. My brother left through this passage, and now it’s my escape too. Cobwebs entangle my face, hands, and hair. At the end, I feel for the knob, twisting it clockwise. It swings open, creaking from disuse. I sprint into the hallway and smash through the large fire escape doors at the end. A burst of cool air strikes me in the face as I jump down the ladder.<br /> Reaching the fifth floor, I knock on a friend’s window. The lights flicker on, and I see the curtains move, but no one answers. I bang on the window harder.<br /> “Let me in! Please!” I say, but the lights darken. They know I’ve been accused and refuse to help me. Fear and adrenaline rush through my veins as I keep running, knocking on more windows along the way. No one has mercy. They all know what happens to sinners.<br /> Another flight of stairs passes in a blur when I hear the guards’ heavy footfalls from above. I can’t hide, but I don’t want to go without trying.<br /> <i>Help me, Daddy. I need your strength now.<br /> </i>My previous desolation evolves into a will to survive. I have to keep running, but I tremble and gasp for air. I steel my nerves and force my body to keep moving. In a matter of minutes, my legs cramp and my chest burns. I plunge to the ground, scraping my knee and elbow. A moan escapes from my chest.<br /> <i>Gotta keep going.<br /> </i>“Stop!” Their voices bounce off the buildings. “Lexi Hamilton, surrender yourself,” they command. They’re gaining on me.<br /> I resist the urge to glance back, running into what I assume is an alley. I’m far from our high-rise in High Society as I plunge into a poorer section of the city where the streets all look the same and the darkness prevents me from recognizing anything. I’m lost.<br /> My first instinct is to leap into a dumpster, but I retain enough sense to stay still. I crouch and peek around it, watching them dash by. The abhorrent smell soon leaves me vomiting until nothing remains in my stomach. Desperation overtakes me, as I know my retching was anything but silent. My last few seconds tick away before they find me. Everyone knows about their special means of tracking sinners.<br /> I push myself to my feet and look left, right, and left again. Their batons click against their black, leather belts, and their boots stomp the cement on both sides of me. I shrink into myself. Their heavy steps mock my fear, growing closer and closer until I know I’m trapped.<br /> Never did I imagine they’d come for me. Never did I imagine all those nights I heard them dragging someone else away that I’d join them.<br /> “You’re a sinner,” they say. “Time to leave our society.”</blockquote>
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Abi Ketner Is a registered nurse with a passion for novels, the beaches of St. John, and her Philadelphia Phillies. A talented singer, Abi loves to go running and spend lots of time with her family. She currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with her husband, triplet daughters and two very spoiled dogs.<br /><br />Melissa Kalicicki received her bachelor’s degree from Millersville University in 2003. She married, had two boys and currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Aside from reading and writing, her interests include running and mixed martial arts. She also remains an avid Cleveland sports fan.<br /><br />Abi and Missy met in the summer of 1999 at college orientation and have been best friends ever since. After college, they added jobs, husbands and kids to their lives, but they still found time for their friendship. Instead of hanging out on weekends, they went to dinner once a month and reviewed books. What started out as an enjoyable hobby has now become an incredible adventure.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nefertiti's Heart</span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;">by A.W. Exley</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Publication Date: February 14, 2013<br />Published by Curiosity Quills Press<br />Formats: eBook, Paperback ~280 pages<br />Genre: NA Steampunk, Fantasy, Egyptian Mythology<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Book Blurb:</u></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905">Cara Devon has always suffered curiosity and impetuousness, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Permanently.</span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905">London, 1861. Impoverished noble Cara has a simple mission after the strange death of her father - sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts. Her plan goes awry when aristocratic beauties start dying of broken hearts, an eight inch long brass key hammered through their chests. A killer hunts amongst the nobility, searching for a regal beauty and an ancient Egyptian relic rumored to hold the key to immortality.</span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905">Her Majesty’s Enforcers are in pursuit of the murderer and they see a connection between the gruesome deaths and Cara. So does she, somewhere in London her father hid Nefertiti’s Heart, a fist sized diamond with strange mechanical workings. Adding further complication to her life, notorious crime lord, Viscount Nathaniel Lyons is relentless in his desire to lay his hands on Cara and the priceless artifact. If only she could figure out his motive.<br /> </span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905"><br /></span><span id="freeText8883457819964065905">Self-preservation fuels Cara's search for the gem. In a society where everyone wears a mask to hide their true intent, she needs to figure out who to trust, before she makes a fatal mistake.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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For those of you who know me, I love pretty covers. I usually lean toward the ethereal or the Gothic styles, but there was something about the cover to <i>Nefertiti's Heart</i> that drew me in. While it blatantly presents the Steampunk genre, there was something else to it that made me take a second look. Maybe it was the Ankh, maybe it was the mystery of what the heart contraption meant, but all I know is that I had to read this book.</div>
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Now, if you want to read about some simpering girl who is always rescued by a man then this is NOT the book for you! However, if you want a kick-ass heroine who knows her way around a gun and will not hesitate to use it, then <i>Nefertiti's Heart</i> is one you can't miss! </div>
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Cara Devon is not your typical Victorian lady. She hates to wear skirts, always has a gun strapped to her, and the mouth on her would make anyone blush. She is one of my favorite female characters of all time. After being brutalized at the hands of a man who her father sold her to in order to pay off his gambling debts, she was taken in by her Grandmother and has lived a life very different from the girls she played with as a child. While they had debutant balls and coming out parties and are being courted by a gaggle of suitable gentlemen callers, Cara travelled the globe learning how to become someone who will never be hurt again - and all the while wearing *gasp* pants! Now she is back in London to settle her father's estate after he was killed by an Asp bite. Quite curious of a death for one not in Egypt, but he is dead nonetheless. Cara is not about to shed a tear for dear ole' dad, but there are a few things that she needs to do. The first is getting a notebook containing her father's prize possessions and then the second is to sell off his precious items one by one. </div>
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However, there is someone else who wants his collection: Viscount Nathaniel "Nate" Lyons; a man with great means and very little morals. He has ideas of scaring and coercing Cara into giving him what he wants, but after sending his henchmen to strong arm Cara into giving away her secrets, he quickly learns that she is not one to trifle with or one to push around. In fact, when it comes to Cara, Nate has to learn quite a few things...The romance in <i>Nefertiti's Heart</i> is definitely steamy and Nate is swoon worthy and not the man I thought he would be. And especially with Cara's past, she isn't one who likes intimacy - or to be touched, in general - but, like most humans, she craves to be cared for and loved. I so love that Nate is a gentleman and is able to slowly break down enough walls to let someone else into her world. I love that the romance is not rushed. Cara is like a fine wine and must be decanted slowly in order to bring it to its full potential.</div>
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Cara is also under suspicion for killing her father. It isn't a great secret as to what happened to her years ago and it is perfectly reasonable to think that the killing may be revenge, but little do the Enforcers know, that there is a much bigger picture to be looked at. Young women are being murdered, stabbed with keys as if they are being unlocked. And there is a connection between all of the victims, just not in the way you might think. I wavered back and forth throughout the novel as to who was the culprit and I was close. I love the way that the author wove Egyptian mythology, Steampunk mechanics and a serial killer together to create the mystery in <i>Nefertiti's Heart</i>. </div>
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Overall, I love the mixing of genres to create such a unique book. I love the mechanical horses and the intricate corsets. The writing is beautiful and elaborate and you can picture yourself in each scene. I am always thrilled when a writer can put me into the story and not just have me looking through a window. This book has the obvious Steampunk themes as well as a exciting mystery and suspense that will keep you guessing until the very end. Plus, the romance is hot and is most definitely at least in the New Adult - Adult category due to sexual content. I would recommend <i>Nefertiti's Heart</i> to who wants something exciting and creative!</div>
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Books and writing have always been an enormous part of my life. I survived school by hiding out in the library, with several thousand fictional characters for company. At university, I overcame the boredom of studying accountancy by squeezing in Egyptology papers and learning to read hieroglyphics.<br />Today, I write steampunk novels with a sexy edge and an Egyptian twist. I live in rural New Zealand surrounded by an assortment of weird and wonderful equines, felines, canine and homicidal chickens.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mutteringsfromtheoubliette.blogspot.co.nz/">Blog</a> - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/AWExley">Twitter</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AWExley">Facebook</a></span></blockquote>
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