Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the Death Escorts 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
human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more
about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Formats: Ebook and Print
The conclusion to the Heven and Hell series. I’ve been beautiful. I’ve been ugly. I’ve died. I’ve been brought back. I’ve had abilities awakened within me. My strength has been tested. My beliefs have been tested.
Yet I stand.
What’s next when you’ve pretty much experienced it all?
The end.
Sam and I are picking up the pieces. We’re trying to come to terms with all we’ve lost. And as much as I would like to hide my head, ignore the reality I live every day, there is no forgetting.
Riley is in hell—I’m still not sure of his agenda. My mother’s past haunts me. And Kimber… Kimber is being herself. Cole sneaks glances at Gemma and she returns them when she thinks I don’t see.
But I do.
When Beelzebub escapes he brings his war to places I never thought he would. Earth. Maine. Home. Now everyone and everything is at risk. This has become bigger than my circle of friends. This has become bigger than me. I have to finish this. I have to find a way to stop him, to finish this war.
I just pray we will all be left standing in the end.
The Complete Heven & Hell Series
(In Order)
Before (#0.5)
Masquerade (#1)
Between (#1.5)
Charade (#2)
Bewitched (#2.5)
Tirade (#3)
Beneath (#3.5)
Renegade (#4)
Another beautiful cover for The Heven & Hell Series! I don't know if it is my favorite, but it is stunning.
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the Death Escorts 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 human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
Expected Release Date: March 29, 2013 Genre: YA Paranormal/Fantasy Romance Format: eBook Only Cover Designed by: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design
Where I came from everything is perfect. Everything is beautiful and predictable. Life isn’t measured by days, but by infinite joy that never ends.
But it did.
When I fell in love with a man who was perfectly imperfect.
The price for forbidden affection was steep and my beautiful white wings withered and died around me.
I was fallen. I am fallen.
Years have passed, and I’ve learned the true meaning of time. I’ve learned to build a wall around myself and exist alone. Yet, when he looks at me… the heart beneath my armor trembles.
But I must remember.
I must remember that I might not have anything left to lose, but he certainly does. And risking him is something I won’t do. So I lock my feelings where they belong.
Beneath.
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the Death Escorts 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 Pennsylvania with her husband and children (both
human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more
about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com Facebook - Twitter - Pinterest - Goodreads
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's book that I am eagerly anticipating is...
Tirade
Heven & Hell Series, #3
by Cambria Hebert Expected publication: November 30, 2012
Betrayal burns. Death hurts and the clock ticks…
Minutes and hours stretch into days. How long can Sam survive being confined in Hell? I have a plan… a plan with a lot of holes. I need someone who can make up for my weaknesses, someone who possesses the power that I lack. Riley is supposed to be off limits. He’s dangerous, he’s mean and he’s not to be trusted. But I do.
Beelzebub is on a tirade, bent on revenge. I took what he wants and sent him into the flames. I will wear the scars of his punishments forever. But scars don’t scare me anymore.
On my way to free Sam I find my true path, a secret place and new allies. But in Hell nothing is easy… and everything is cruel. The only thing left to do is survive.
Since this week is all about the Heven & Hell series, I thought it would be appropriate to make my WoW pick the newest book in the H&H series by Cambria Hebert. Tirade will be the third book in the series, but sixth story including the short novellas that bridge the books together. Riley, if you remember him, was Sam's roomate in Masquerade and left after things with China were finally resolved. Now he is back.
I love this series, it is fun, suspensful, romantic, and just an overall great series. They are geared to the YA market, but they are readable for anyone YA and older. I love that the cover model was her husband and it just makes it that much more awesome knowing that her cover models are based on real people.
What are you waiting on this week? Have you read anything from the Heven & Hell Series? Will you be adding Tirade to your TBR pile?
Before Heven & Hell Series, #0.5 by Cambria Hebert
Published November 18, 2011
First published by Otherworld Publications
(now published by Cambria)
Format Reviewed: eBook (purchased)
Synopsis:
What if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect… Before.
This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.
Until things changed. I changed.
I didn’t know that lies and secrets were about to take over my existence. I didn’t know there was someone out there, someone meant just for me. I didn’t know that I was about to go on a journey, a journey that would lead me to the girl I am today.
This is the beginning of the worst year of my life. Would I go back and change things? Erase everything that has happened to go back into these moments?
Reading Before is like going to a really fancy French restaurant. You order an appetizer and it comes and it is super tiny. You think, "Is this really all there is?" But when you taste it, you realized that it is so rich that it was really all you needed. Before is a short story prequel to Masquerade, barely 40 pages total, but yet it grabbed me and made me want to read more.
Heven is your All-American girl. Poised to become cheer captain; Heven is pretty, popular, has friends and a possible new boyfriend, and is happy. Sam however, lurks in the shadows...watching. He doesn't want to bring her any harm, but he has to see her again. But he isn't the only one watching Heven. The monster lays in wait; seething hate. Then one night after a late studying session at the library, Heven is alone and the monster makes its move. And then... a scream.
Before is written beautifully from a shifting first person point of view. I like that we get to see into the head of not only Heven and Sam, but into the evil mind of the monster. The ending is a cliffhanger - it is only a prequel after all, but it gives readers a connection to the characters that are fully brought to life in Masquerade, which I purchased seconds after finishing Before.
Heven is a great character. I love that she continues to learn to love herself despite her scars - both physical and emotional. She stands for what she believes and protects those she loves even if it comes at a price. I fell in love with her strength and conviction, especially throughout the times she had to deal with her mother. What are your thoughts on Heven? Is she your favorite character?
Heven:
16 -year- old Heven is blond, blue eyed and used to be the most beautiful girl in school. Then one night everything changed. A night she can’t remember but bears the marks of something awful. Ever since the accident that turned her into a freak, all Heven does is try to make it through the day. But as secrets come out Heven learns there’s a lot more to her than she ever imagined.
Heven’s STATS:
Favorite drink: Coffee (Bubble tea is a close second)
Food she dislikes most: Chicken
Favorite color: Gold
Hobby: Riding her horse Jasper
Favorite place: her Gran’s house
Interesting facts about Heven:
I can’t tell you the most interesting things…. It will give it away!
Some quotes by Heven:
“I loved this boy. More than myself. More than life. More than anything. Tears leaked from beneath my lids because my feelings were so intense that they had nowhere else to go, there just wasn’t room in a single body for how I felt for him.” ~ Heven
"I wasn’t afraid of the dark but I was afraid that when day arrived and the sun came out it would shine light into all the shadows from the night before, revealing all that the darkness had hidden." ~ Heven
“… all the way back to last year when I was injured (I didn’t think of it as disfigured anymore because I wasn’t disfigured. There had been nothing wrong with the way I looked. The problem had been with the way I felt.)” ~ Heven
For an entire week, I will be writing about the Heven & Hell series by Cambria Hebert. I will be featuring reviews, character spotlights, sneak peaks, and exclusives from Cambria herself!
There will also be a huge giveaway - prizes to be announced tomorrow (Monday) along with the Rafflecopter entry form!!
To kick off the week, I have an interview with the totally awesome creator of this fantastic series. Thank you Cambria for letting me into your world!
**********Interview**********
First, a quickie: give us the genre of your Heven & Hell series and tagline in 30 words or less. Heven had it before an accident left her disfigured – an accident she can’t remember. Sam comes to town and Heven finds out there being scarred is the least of her worries.
Okay, its 31 words. LOL.
The tag line I tend to gravitate toward: What will happen when Heven and Hell collide? Who is your intended audience and why should they read your books? This book is a young adult book but I think anyone beyond the young adult age can enjoy it. In fact, my grandmother and her friends read the series. LOL!
Is there a message in your novels that you want readers to be aware of? Actually there is. I think an underlying theme in Masquerade is that beauty and strength come from the inside. It doesn’t really matter what you look like on the outside. You have to find your inner confidence and your inner strength and let that guide you. Also, I think that another message is that people make mistakes, they aren’t perfect and that’s okay. I think just trying to do the right thing makes up for a lot.
I know that’s not very eloquent – hopefully I say it better in the books.
Are experiences in the books based on people you know, or events in your own life or are they completely organic?
I think that all writers to some extent write what they know… my life in general influences me. Experiences that I have had have shaped my thinking, etc. But with that being said I haven’t based any of my characters off anyone that I know. It might seem a little odd… but I think basing characters off people I know would be more difficult that just writing organically. When you write someone who really already exists you have to really try to capture their essence – I think I would have to know them on a very deep level, especially if I was writing in first person (which I prefer) because then I would have to know how they would react and think. Plus, I think there is an added layer of pressure if I was to write someone I knew. What if I saw them differently than they saw themselves? Then they might be offended by the way I wrote them.
I prefer to let my characters tell me who they are. ;)
Although, I will say that I based the way Gemma looks off my daughter. ;)
Give us an interesting fun fact or a few about your book or series. Well let’s see….
*The original draft of Masquerade did not have a Sam POV… I know GASP! Can you imagine the book without his POV?
*My husband is the cover model for Tirade and all my pictures of Riley.
*Some inside scoop: My daughter will be the model for Gemma and on the cover for the next novella released in the series titled Beneath.
*Before every release of one of my novels I read it and reread it and convince myself that it’s no good and no one will like it and I get panicked that I will disappoint my fans.
*I call my editor a Poop head during every edit. (Editor is Amy Eye of The Eyes for Editing) And she tells me my characters are bi-polar then makes me fix them. LOL.
*My book was once mentioned in a church bulletin and then the pastor talked about it in his sermon. (How there was a message of love in the book)
Here is a picture of the program where Masquerade was mentioned (in case you think I’m making up stories!):
If you could change ONE thing about your novel, what would it be? Why? You know, my novels aren’t perfect. I try my best to write a story that I think people will love but I know not everyone will. But to be honest, I wouldn’t change anything. I stand behind my books and my writing and I am proud of them.
Which character is your favorite? Will you miss them the most when the series ends? Oh, I don’t know if I could choose a favorite character. I go through phases with them all. I obsess over them all at some point or another. LOL. At first it was Heven, then Sam… then Logan, Kimber and now I am in love with Riley. I gotta tell you… Riley snuck up on me. I think he’s my guy. ;)
You know I was thinking about wrapping up this series the other day and if I would miss the characters but you know what I realized? They won’t really be gone. They live inside my head so I can talk to them whenever I want. And if I really start to miss them, I can pick up one of my books.
How about your least favorite character? LOL, my least favorite…. I think my least favorite is China. I won’t go into too much detail about her so I don’t give things away but I would say she would be my least. She’s just not a nice person – she has hidden agendas and there is nothing redeeming about her at all. She was probably the least fun to write too, even though she causes a lot of trouble (you think I would like to write all that!).
Some might expect me to choose a different character--- like the main villain in the books, and I don’t really like him but sometimes he’s fun to write because I get to do things that are creative and nasty. He he he he.
What will be the last book in the Heven & Hell series? The last novel in the series will be Renegade. It will be book number four. I do plan to do one more novella after Renegade comes out but that will be all. Also, I may eventually compile all the shorts in the series into one book and put them in print – as sort of a Heven and Hell anthology.
Can you tell us what you have in store for us next? Hmmmmm…. I could…… I’ve got the last book in the series Renegade to publish sometime in 2013 (not dates on that yet sorry – I will announce after the holidays) and also two more novellas in the series to be released next year.
And…. I am cooking up something new…. But that’s all I say about it right now. J
Do you have any unique talents or hobbies? Well yes! I am a terrific dancer! I have my own special dance called the “booty dance”. My kids think it’s so good that when I do it they cover their eyes and say “I can’t watch!” I know it’s because they are jealous I am so good.
It must be a lot of pressure to live up to such a fabulous mother.
HA HA HA HA.
Seriously, I do have some hobbies that I hate to admit I don’t have much time for lately. I used to have more time but it seems that work and life have taken over! When I do have time I like to paint (I’m not very good but its fun) and I also decorate cakes (only for family and friends).
Here is an example of the cakes I decorate:
What can readers who enjoy your book do to help make it successful? Tell people!!! Word of mouth is a great sales tool and such a wonderful help to authors. The more people that know about my books the great chance I have at selling more copies! Lol.
Now that you are self-publishing, what is your
advice to those who are looking into that pathway?
Do some homework. I know *GROANS* I hate
that stuff too. If it isn’t fun research then no one wants to do it, but this
is something you need to do. You need to know at least the basics of
publishing: ISBN #’s, Copyrights, Formatting, editing, setting up accounts at
various printing and publishing sites… it’s a never ending list and I was just
talking with another writer friend who has been really helpful to me – Tish
Thawer – she writes the Rose Trilogy- go read it!!! – that many of these sites
take a lot of information… I feel like they want my blood, all my money and my
first born child…. LOL.
That brings me to another piece of advice ( I
know I am SO smart)- get a support system. Talk with other authors and learn
what they do. Help each other. The process is easier when you know you aren’t
alone.
How can readers contact you or find out more about your books?
They can visit my website! Http://www.cambriahebert.com. If you have a specific question you can email me via my contact form on my website or you can find me on facebook. I have a fan page under my name. ;)
Thanks again to the lovely and supremely talented Cambria Hebert!
October is my favorite month of the year! I love Autumn, the crisp weather, and most importantly: Halloween!! So, to celebrate, there are a few things that will be happening...
The Touching Smoke Scavenger Hunt Information can be found here (or just find the page tab above)! Come join the fun and win some awesome prizes! A Week of Heven & Hell I will be spending a week with one of my favorite authors & friend, Cambria Hebert, the author of the Heven and Hell series. I will be reviewing each book, spotlighting characters, and having giveaway for some truly fantastical prizes! October Picks These will be specifically labeled books, in addition to my regular reviews, that I love and are perfect for the spooky month! Something Wicked On October 31st, I will be participating in the Something Wicked event! I will be reviewing The Diviners by Libba Bray and giving away a copy for one lucky winner! I am so excited for all of you to come and join me in reveling in the magic of the season and the magic of a good book!
Release Date: November 30, 2012 Genre: YA Paranormal Formats: Paperback & eBook
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Synopsis: Betrayal burns. Death hurts and the clock ticks…
Minutes and hours stretch into days. How long can Sam survive being confined in Hell? I have a plan… a plan with a lot of holes. I need someone who can make up for my weaknesses, someone who possesses the power that I lack. Riley is supposed to be off limits. He’s dangerous, he’s mean and he’s not to be trusted. But I do.
Beelzebub is on a tirade, bent on revenge. I took what he wants and sent him into the flames. I will wear the scars of his punishments forever. But scars don’t scare me anymore.
On my way to free Sam I find my true path, a secret place and new allies. But in Hell nothing is easy… and everything is cruel. The only thing left to do is survive.
Book Trailer:
About the Author:
Author. Blogger. Latte Sipper.
Cambria Hebert is an author who wrote her first book at the age of fifteen. It was terrible. But the passion for writing never went away so years later when she opened her laptop and started typing she worked until she wrote a book that she hopes everyone will be as excited about as she is.
Cambria is obsessed with werewolves and is terrified of chickens (they are creepy!)She is an animal lover that would choose coffee over food and her favorite TV show is the Vampire Diaries (Hell-O Damon!)
Release Date: October 5, 2012 Genre: YA Paranormal Format: eBook (for now)
Synopsis: For years, I accepted that Heven was more popular than me. I never liked it but I lived with it. I walked in her shadow, I stood by her when no one else would. When I finally thought her spotlight was mine things began to change. She began to change. Now she hardly ever calls me back, she spends all her time with her hot new boyfriend and everyone at school thinks she’s back on top. She had it all. But apparently she wants more. She wants Cole – my boyfriend. What’s worse is that it looks like she got him. I’ve had enough and she’s going to be sorry. Why?
Because I am bewitched.
Excerpt:
Working out was for jocks. Homework was for nerds and I wasn’t a jock or a nerd. Yet, here I was, sweating through my favorite Victoria Secret yoga pants and tank with a headache the size of Macy’s. Learning about my powers was hard work. I thought it would come naturally. My brain was hurting from concentrating and my muscles were actually sore from effort. I thought longingly of the potion in the green bottle that Hecate had given me—a little sip would make it that much easier to use my powers, but she took it away. Apparently, I had all the power she wanted me to have. It kind of pissed me off.
In fact, I was feeling pretty disgruntled all around.
I was hot, I was sweaty, my head hurt and my hair was frizzy. Not to mention I had been wearing sneakers far too long. Thank goodness Hecate was gone. I actually had been glad not to be alone after the “bone incident,” but now I was ready for some alone time. I felt stronger.
Feeling strong plus feeling disgruntled equaled somebody was gonna get hurt.
I was standing in my yard near the lake and I glanced up at the moon before heading inside. It was low and swollen tonight—a haunting moon. It sent a shiver up my spine. I thought briefly about going to Heven’s and treating her to a little of what she deserved. I even looked toward the driveway as I walked, but I wasn’t going anywhere looking like this.
I went into the house and began climbing the stairs. Halfway up, I heard a noise in the kitchen and I paused. My parents were still out of town. It wasn’t the maid’s day to be here… unless she came early. Another thud in the kitchen had me spinning on the stairs to see what it was.
No one answered, and the noises in the kitchen fell silent. I stopped at the bottom of the stairs and listened, wondering if I had heard anything at all. “Hello?” I called again, this time more unsure. This time a fine chill raced up my back.
Suddenly being alone in this big house was scary.
Clink, clink, clink.
Okay, I wasn’t hearing things. Someone was there.
I stepped off the stairs and walked through the foyer in the direction of the kitchen. I heard the cat hiss and I paused again. Clover was too lazy to hiss at a mouse. Something in my stomach turned cold and hard.
I looked over my shoulder at the massive front doors to the alarm keypad and the distress button.
But it was too late for pressing buttons.
Clover burst around the corner with a hideous screech and barreled into me, hitting me in the knees and causing me to stumble. The cat didn’t even stop. I could hear his claws scraping frantically across the tiles. “What the…” I began as I straightened, but then something lurched around the corner after the cat.
It was hideous.
It stood about a foot taller than me with wide shoulders that were uneven looking—one was lower than the other—and a wild mane of bushy orange hair that seemed to create a cloud around its pasty, white face. Its lips were black and it had a nasty row of teeth that had seen a lot of decay. It had large purple circles around its eyes, which seemed to have no color at all.
It looked like a psychotic clown.
I screamed and took a step backward, and the thing grinned. I went running but it lunged and caught me around the wrist, pulling me back. I struggled, kicking out, but it was no use, his grip was too strong.
Without any warning it reached up and snatched my silver pendant right off my neck. “Hey!” I screamed as it shoved me away. I fell onto my butt and stared up at the glittering silver heart as it dangled from the nasty clown’s hands.
Cole had given that to me. It was the last gift he had given me before we broke up.
Anger surged into my chest, making me hot. “Give that back.”
Freaky Clown gave me another frightening grin and ran back into the kitchen, disappearing from sight. I ran after it, running into a solid wall of… offensiveness.
About the Author: Author. Blogger. Latte Sipper. Cambria Hebert is an author who wrote her first book at the age of fifteen. It was terrible. But the passion for writing never went away so years later when she opened her laptop and started typing she worked until she wrote a book that she hopes everyone will be as excited about as she is.
Cambria is obsessed with werewolves and is terrified of chickens (they are creepy!)She is an animal lover that would choose coffee over food and her favorite TV show is the Vampire Diaries (Hell-O Damon!)
