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By: Elizabeth,
on 9/7/2013
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I'm sorry for have to abandon my blog for such a long time. I have been extremely busy my sister is having jaw surgery an I have been helping her get ready for it. There are so many trips to the hospital before she has it done that I have had no time to read nor post. The surgery is September 19th so I should be back hopefully by October. I want to thank everyone for understanding. Blessings to you all xo
By: Elizabeth,
on 8/9/2013
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The Defiance by A.G. Henley
(Brilliant Darkness #2)
Publication date: July 29th 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult |
Synopsis:
Read The Defiance (Brilliant Darkness, #2), the highly anticipated sequel to The Scourge (Brilliant Darkness, #1), a 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist!
Suspicion Trust. Fear Compassion. Hate Love.
It hasn’t been long since Fennel, a Sightless Groundling, and Peree, her Lofty Keeper, fell in love and learned the truth: the Scourge, and their world, are not what they seem.
Fenn and Peree are determined to guide their people to the protected village of Koolkuna, but first they must convince them that everything they believe is a lie. An impossible task, especially when someone seems hell-bent on trying anything—even animal sacrifice and arson—to destroy the couple’s new bond and crush the frail truce between the Groundlings and the Lofties. Not everyone wants to uproot their lives in the forest, and those who stay behind will be left terribly vulnerable.
Fenn and Peree’s resolve to be together, and the constant threat of the Scourge’s return, push both groups to the breaking point. Unable to tell friend from foe, Fenn must again decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to ensure the future of the people of the forest.
Only this time, the price of peace may be too high to bear.
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Praise for The Defiance:
"Fans of The Scourge, you will not be disappointed with this sequel. The Defiance was thrilling, romantic, and full of surprises. Loved this book!"
-- Imagine a World, blog review
"I had very high hopes for this follow-up novel, and Henley DEFINITELY delivers in her sophomore release!"
-- Booking It With Hayley G, blog review
"I absolutely LOVED The Defiance! No, I
more than loved it! It was breathtaking, intense, romantic,
suspenseful . . . the list could go on and on!"
-- ARC review
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The Scourge by A.G. Henley
(Brilliant Darkness #1)
Publication date: January 31st 2012
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult |
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Seventeen-year-old Groundling, Fennel, is Sightless. She's never been able to see her lush forest home, but she knows its secrets. She knows how the shadows shift when she passes under a canopy of trees. She knows how to hide in the cool, damp caves when the Scourge comes. She knows how devious and arrogant the Groundlings' tree-dwelling neighbors, the Lofties, can be.
And she's always known this day would come—the day she faces the Scourge alone.
The Sightless, like Fenn, are mysteriously protected from the Scourge, the gruesome creatures roaming the forests, reeking of festering flesh and consuming anything—and anyone—living. A Sightless Groundling must brave the Scourge and bring fresh water to the people of the forest. Today, that task becomes Fenn's.
Fenn will have a Lofty Keeper, Peree, as her companion. Everyone knows the Lofties wouldn’t hesitate to shoot an arrow through the back of an unsuspecting Groundling like Fenn, but Peree seems different. A boy with warm, rough hands who smells like summer, he is surprisingly kind and thoughtful. Although Fenn knows his people are treacherous, she finds herself wanting to trust him.
As their forest community teeters on the brink of war, Fenn and Peree must learn to work together to survive the Scourge and ensure their people’s survival. But when Fenn uncovers a secret that shatters her truths, she’s forced to decide who and what to protect—her people, her growing love for Peree, or the elusive dream of lasting peace in the forest.
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Praise for The Scourge:
“Lovable and relatable heroine?
Check. Swoon-worthy, kick-butt hero?
Check. Compelling romance that makes your heart melt and toes curl?
Check. Captivating story and fascinating world?
Check. Eagerly anticipating the next book?
Check, check, check.”-- Refracted Light Reviews, blog review
AUTHOR BIO:
A.G. Henley is the author of the BRILLIANT DARKNESS series. The first novel in the series, THE SCOURGE, was a finalist for the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Award.
A.G. is also a clinical psychologist, which means people either tell her their life stories on airplanes, or avoid her at parties when they’ve had too much to drink. Neither of which she minds. When she’s not writing fiction or shrinking heads, she can be found herding her children and their scruffy dog, Guapo, to various activities while trying to remember whatever she’s inevitably forgotten to tell her husband. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
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By: Elizabeth,
on 7/12/2013
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Ravenhurst by Lorraine Beaumont
Publication Date: June 17, 2013
Special Key Edition
New Adult time travel romance not recommended for readers under the age of 17.
Katherine Nicole Jamison never imagined when she took a job at a prestigious auction house for the summer, that one moment of
impulsiveness could change her life forever. When she "borrows" an ancient amulet she inadvertently sets in motion a series of events which results in her waking up in 18th century England, betrothed to an arrogant, self-centered Earl.
Sebastian de Winter ~ The Earl of Ravenhurst, is a renowned womanizer who always prided himself as being a ladies man, until he is left standing at the altar. His betrothed vanishes into thin air and as if by magic reappears months later. But is she his betrothed?
Ravenhurst ~ a once forgotten legend, locked somewhere within the gloomy confines of this ancient edifice is the key that will unlock the door of time itself. This book contains the first and second book in the series
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Ravenhurst - is a spellbinding time-travel romance with unexpected twists and turns. Funny characters, dysfunctional hotties, and heroine's who aren't normal, trying to cope in a time that is not their own.
A once forgotten legend, locked somewhere within the gloomy confines of this ancient edifice is the key that will unlock the door of time itself.
I am the author of the Ravenhurst Series -a time-travel paranormal romance, written with an ensemble cast of characters -Forgotten Time, Shadows of Yesterday, Time to Remember are all available now and the fourth installment Dreams of Tomorrow will be coming this year 2013.
By: Elizabeth,
on 6/29/2013
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Asher St Paul thought it was just a typical zombie apocalypse like in the movies, until the necromancers crawled out of the woodwork. Since the undead have chased the living into hiding, the necromancers are able to roam freely in a new America of their making. Asher is seeking safe harbor. The need for safety is what drove him from his home in Philadelphia Pennsylvania before it was shelled. He has searched from quarantine to quarantine, always finding them overrun with zombies until he hears of The Refuge, a military compound in Binghamton New York.
With his family and lover lain to rest by his own hand, he has nothing left to lose and gives everything he has to reach the safe haven. But questions arise when he reaches The Refuge, mainly, how has he been able to sustain multiple zombie bites and not change? He thinks he has found safety in the military compound turned quarantine, but he was wrong. Even now there is a necromancer trying to make The Refuge their kingdom of the dead
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I have always been a do-it-yourselfer. I haven’t had any formal education on writing, and I haven’t been raised around writer types. For that matter, I wasn’t even encouraged to read when I was a kid, even though plenty of people in my family read. When I was a teenager, I discovered Cliff’s Notes on Mythology, and it sparked something in me. It was like a floodgate had been opened, and all of these stories started rushing in. I would get ideas at random times, and I would jot them down. I have a pretty big file system of everything I have ever written. Someday I will get to them and put them all into electronic files. There is some good material in there, but there are a lot of bad stories too.
I started writing when I was thirteen or fourteen. At an early age I was already writing books of Saracin (the world The Bonds of Blood takes place in). The first book I wrote of that place was “The Calling of the Two” (not yet released). While I was writing that, I kept thinking of these characters Jovian and Angelica. I knew they had a part to play in the storyline, but they weren’t going to be in the same series. For that matter, they weren’t even going to be in the same age. As I finished the first draft of “The Calling of the Two” I went on to write the first book of Angelica and Jovian’s story. At that time it was The Mirror of the Moon. Later an editor told me it was so massive that I should make the one volume into two, and so The Bonds of Blood was born, and The Revenant Wyrd Saga went from a planned three to six.
That story has taken many forms until now, and I am sure if I didn’t declare that it was “done” it could continue to transform.
Along the way, I discovered my passion for research. I absolutely love researching. It would be nothing for me to sit for days on end, barely eating, just getting up to take care of necessities, and research really odd theories and stories. I get my ideas from them to be honest. Of course, my idea’s are never the main theme of the research I am doing, but it always seems to come from some obscure topic mentioned while I am researching. For instance one book I am outlining now is based on something I heard while watching Ancient Aliens.
Unlike most authors, I have not always loved reading and writing. I hated it until I was in 7th grade. My teacher wanted us to read the entire semester. We would read a book and write in a journal about it. Back then the teachers were allowed to spend more time on what their passions were, and actually foster something in their students, and she did just that. She made me love reading and writing. She told me to go to her book shelf and pick out a book that I was interested in. I found one of my first loves: David Eddings’ Pawn of Prophecy.
Back then I was in remedial reading, and my teacher (Mrs. Peters) would sit with me for the time I was in her classroom, taking turns reading the story out loud with me. We would read where the adventure was taking Garion, and then we would flip to the beginning and look at the map so we could follow them as well.
I think it was at that point, getting lost in a book I love to this day, that I knew I had to do this. I had to create the same magic for others that Mr. Eddings created for me.
At times it is boggling. I have three series of books started, and 2 more forming in my mind (and outlined on the computer). At this point I have to step back and finish the ones I have started before I can let myself move forward.
I feel that I am blessed in being able to write, and forging a life of my passion. It is tough at times, but that is what makes the payoff all the sweeter. The writing business is a huge adventure, trying to figure out what to do and what not to do; when to do things and when not to do anything. Currently I am planning the release of the second book to “The Bonds of Blood”. This is the first time I am armed with the knowledge of what I must do for a book release, and I finally understand why it nerves so many authors up, but it is that excitement that makes me love writing. Every time I hear a reader I don’t know praise my work, it makes my heart race and brightens my day.
Travis is the author of The Bonds of Blood, the first book in his epic fantasy series The Revenant Wyrd Saga. He has also written a young adult novel called A Lament of Moonlight which is book one of his pre-apocalypse series The Harbingers of Light. He is currently seeking publication for the first book of a third series, a zombie novel called Desolation. When he isn’t writing he is helping his family and trying to live a normal, under the radar life. His interests lie in cooking, gardening, green living, and human rights advocacy. He is a huge supporter of the Trevor Project and all agencies that seek to preserve natural resources and protect pets from abuse.”
By: Elizabeth,
on 6/21/2013
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By: Elizabeth,
on 5/19/2013
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| Expected publication: June 18th 2013 |
Star Cursed (The Cahill Witch Chronicles)
By: Jessica Spotswood
With the Brotherhood persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help her find answers—if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves.
Cate doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.
In the highly anticipated sequel to Born Wicked, the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in an alternate history of New England.
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| Expected publication: January 7th 2014 |
Unhinged (Splintered #2)
By: A.G. Howard
Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of.
That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn’t show up for school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland—where she (partly) belongs.
As prom and graduation creep closer, Alyssa juggles Morpheus’s unsettling presence in her real world with trying to tell Jeb the truth about a past he’s forgotten. Glimpses of Wonderland start to bleed through her art and into her world in very disturbing ways, and Morpheus warns that Queen Red won’t be far behind.
If Alyssa stays in the human realm, she could endanger Jeb, her parents, and everyone she loves. But if she steps through the rabbit hole again, she'll face a deadly battle that could cost more than just her head.
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| Expected publication: February 4th 2014 |
Alienated (Alienated #1)
By: Melissa Landers
Interplanetary relations have never been more exciting! The first in a funny, romantic YA sci-fi series.
Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.
Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.
Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no human boy is this good-looking.
But when Cara's classmates get swept up by anti-L'eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn't safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara's locker, and a police officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class.
Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.
Through The Zombie Glass (White Rabbit Chronicles #2)
By: Gena Showalter
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| Expected publication: September 24th 2013 | |
Inspired by the childhood classic Alice in Wonderland, this harrowing and romantic story features teen zombie slayer Alice Bell who has lost so much—family, friends, her home. After a strange new zombie attack, Alice fears she may be losing her mind as well. A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do wicked things. The whispers of the dead assault her ears and mirrors seem to come frighteningly to life. She’s never needed her team of zombie slayers more—including her boyfriend, Cole—than she does now. But as Cole strangely withdraws and the zombies gain new strength, Ali knows one false step may doom them all.
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| Expected publication: November 12th 2013 |
Angel Fever (Angel #3)
By: L.A. Wetherly
As half-angel Willow strives to save the world from her parasitic otherworldly kin, romance and tension heat up to a climactic finale.
In the devastated remains of the world, millions of people live in "refugee" camps provided by the angels who have all but enslaved humanity. As this angelic stranglehold tightens, Willow and Alex are recruiting and training new Angel Killers while struggling to hold ground on the celestial battlefield. But Willow continues to have feelings for Seb, and her love and resolve are tested as a shattering revelation sends Alex on a separate journey. Now that the final battle versus the angels is about to begin-and the fate of the world hangs in the balance-each of them must face the consequences of their own choices. Will love endure? Will the human race survive?
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| Expected publication: July 2nd 2013 |
Shutdown (Glitch #3)
A Glitch Novel
By: Heather Anastasiu
The battle is all but over, and hope seems to be lost. Zoe and her fellow Resistance fighters are on the run, having lost their home, their protection, and their leader. They are outnumbered and outmatched by the powerful corporation that controls the world, and the cruel Chancellor is inches away from completing a scheme that would kill most of humanity. Zoe's only remaining option is to chase the impossible dream of upending the Link system, freeing the world from the hardware that controls their thoughts and emotions, and hope it will trigger a revolution.
The plot requires a nearly impossible mission to infiltrate the dangerous Community, and it is a task that Zoe must unfortunately complete alone. With challenges and surprises at every turn, nothing goes according to plan. Adrien's visions of the future now show two possible outcomes: one in which they succeed, and one in which humanity falls. It all lies in Zoe's hands.
Full of romance, high-adrenaline action and shocking twists, Shutdown is a heart-pounding conclusion to an exciting sci-fi adventure trilogy for young adults.
The thrilling conclusion to an action-packed sci-fi trilogy
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By: Elizabeth,
on 5/17/2013
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I’m in the courtroom. It’s filled with agitated Puritans screaming at a teenaged girl who is being held to the floor by two burly men. Standing behind a tall counter across the room is the judge.
Fortunately, I’ve landed behind the crates, which gives me a perfect view of the trial. I probably should have changed clothes to something less… modern. I don’t think they exactly wore jeans in this era.
I’m trying to hear the judge’s words, but it’s difficult because the dozens of townspeople are howling over one another. One woman shrieks, “I’ve seen her wandering the streets in the middle of the night! What decent lady would act so?”
A toothless, disheveled man next to her shouts, “And her husband! He’s disappeared!”
Another man leans forward and spits on the girl. “She’s a daughter of the devil! With my own eyes, I’ve heard her speaking the language of demons!”
The mob starts chanting. “Witch! Witch! Witch!”
This is crazy.
The girl, who I don’t think can be older than sixteen, is slumped over on the floor. Her hands are bound together with thick, coarse brown rope. She looks petrified and is weeping while facing the ground. I can’t hear her saying anything, but she seems to be whispering to herself. Maybe praying. She’s dressed in a long-sleeved black dress with a white collar and cuffs and her hair is hidden in a white bonnet. Like a costume. Like something along the lines to what pilgrims wore.
I can’t believe that the actions playing out in front of me are actually real. But they are.
“Elizabeth Wills!” the judge shouts. The two men holding the girl refer to him as Magistrate John Howlands. “You have been accused of demonic witchcraft. How do you find yourself?”
As she turns her face toward him, the crowd goes silent. She swallows hard and then says softly, “I know of no devil. My faith is in my Lord. I know not of any other way.”
“Blasphemy!” a woman near her shrieks. “She lies!”
“Silence!” the judge thunders. He then orders his assistants, “Take her outside so we may examine the circumstances.”
As the two men drag her outside, the crowd continues shouting. Their fury is terrifying. I feel my heart pounding. I have to shake the numbness from my hands and hold myself back from whimpering. I look around and spot a narrow line of sunlight coming through an unobtrusive pair of swinging doors that lead out of the courtroom. Maybe I can get to her that way.
Before I make a run for the doors, I look for the carving I had seen in the book. I feel around the crate in front of me until I finally find it—the initials “L + A 96” carved into one of the panels. I run my fingers along the marks. Could this be—
I’m brought back to reality by the crash of a distant crate being pushed over. The crowd’s becoming more frenzied. I have to get out before I’m caught. I drop into a crouch and sprint for the swinging doors.
Elizabeth is lying in a courtyard only a few feet from me. Her arms are wrapped around one of the posts that support the overhanging roof, bound by the same rope. She’s weeping and begging her God to protect her. I can feel my heart breaking. I know she isn’t a witch. But from what I can remember from the pages of the book, she will not survive this. I feel helpless. I know I can’t change the past, but there’s no way I can let her just die.
I edge toward her from behind and stammer, “Miss Wills?”
She keeps her face averted and doesn’t respond.
“I’m not here to hurt you. I promise.”
She still refuses to look at me, but I see tears running down her cheeks. “Please leave me alone! Let me be alone with my God!”
“I don’t know how to say this, but I know you are not a witch.”
“I know nothing of such vile things!” she sobs. “But at this moment I wish it were true, for then the death I am facing would have some justification!” She finally looks up at me and takes a deep, surprised breath when she looks into my eyes. “Your eyes! Where do you come from? Are… are you in fact a witch? Is that how you know who I am when I do not know who you are?”
“No! I come from the future. I know it sounds strange, but—”
“Your eyes are like theirs’!”
My heart skips a beat. “‘Theirs’? Whose?”
“The lady and the man! You look like them!”
“A lady and man who looked like me?”
“They dressed as you do, and their eyes shimmered like the planets. They were witches, too!”
My hands are shaking. “Where are they now? Please tell me! I need to know!”
She turns her head away from me. “They disappeared into the air. While I was watching them. That is how I know they were witches. They left me to be hanged when it should have been them!”
“Elizabeth, please! Are you sure they disappeared?”
She doesn’t respond. Come on, Elizabeth, answer me. “Please,” I beg. “They’re my parents! Help me find them!”
The word “parents” causes her to look at me again. She shakes her head. “They have fled. The man told the woman ‘great’ something, and ‘Quickly!’ And then I saw them vanish with my own eyes. Now leave me be!”
“I can help you. I can help you escape.”
Her tear-filled blue eyes light up. “Yes. Oh, yes! Please set me free. My Lord has heard my prayers! My Lord has heard my prayers!”
“Please, be silent,” I warn her as I grab a jagged piece of rock from the dirt and begin scraping it against the rope. I’m getting more and more frightened. The waves of noise from inside are growing louder, and terror is catching in my throat. Just as the rope around her wrists starts to give way, I hear a pistol being cocked and feel the barrel of a gun against my skull. I freeze.
“Step away from the witch and announce your name!” It’s the voice of one of the court officials.
“I come in… peace?” I answer nervously.
“Siblings of the black beast! You have come to protect your bewitched sister, have you not? Kneel before me!”
He summons the other assistants from inside. They throw me to the ground and tie my hands with the same skin-prickling rope. What have I gotten myself into? This is not good. This is not good at all.
They drag us both inside. The crowd, even more enraged than before, shrieks and jeers, “Hang them both! Hang them both!”
Magistrate Howlands peers down on us. “You both have been found guilty. And will be executed by way of hanging immediately.”
Did he just say… hanging? You’re kidding me! No, no, no! This is not how this is supposed to play out. This is supposed to happen only to her, not me! I begin to sweat profusely and grow more anxious. I try to remember the return chant that will take me back home, but my mind is frozen. This cannot be happening.
Elizabeth stands with her eyes closed, tears rolling down her cheeks. She continues whispering prayers to herself.
The same two brutal assistants grab us both by our bound arms and shove us toward the doors of the courthouse. The crowd screeches with frantic joy, hugging and rejoicing over our imminent execution.
As they pour out of the courthouse behind us, the assistants drag us to a wooden platform, eight feet high, directly under a noose that dangles from a large limb of a leafless, skeletal tree that appears to symbolize death waiting for its next victim. I’m literally about to throw up.
“No Beasts of the Blackness shall reside in our midst!” Magistrate Howlands announces. “Mistress Elizabeth Wills and her unidentified demonic brother will be hanged, never to walk our God-fearing community again!”
I watch in despair as the assistants force Elizabeth up onto the platform where a man in an oversized black cloak who resembles the Reaper places the noose around her neck and tightens it. She continues moving her lips in prayer.
When he steps back from her, she opens her eyes and scans the mob, which suddenly grows silent.
“I pray that—” She stops to catch her breath. “—that your Lord will forgive you for my murder. I shall forever rest in peace, in the name of my God.”
Then she moves her foot over the edge of the pedestal—and allows her body to follow.
I gasp along with the mob, but I have to bury my chin to my chest because my hands are bound and I can’t cover my eyes against the sight of her lifeless body dangling in mid-air.
Come on, Gavin! What are the words? “Back in time... Home I go...?” I’m trying desperately to remember but nothing works. I look up and my eyes meet Elizabeth’s dead gaze. I swear she’s looking right at me. I turn away, holding myself from nearly throwing up again.
The Reaper grabs her body and pulls her in toward him. As he unties the rope from around her broken neck, she collapses against him and he loses his grip. Her body falls eight feet off the platform and onto the hard ground. Her head smashes against a small boulder near me, and when I see her bloody skull and lifeless body lying at my feet, I can no longer hold back my nausea. I turn my head to the side and let it all out.
I’m pushed through the crowd as they hiss at me and throw stones and branches in my direction. I drop to my knees and beg for my life, and I don’t even feel the stones cutting into my skin because I’m so terrified. The assistants drag me toward the platform and hand me over to the Reaper, who pulls me up to my doom.
“Please! Please! I’ll give anything!” Sweat is oozing from every crevice of my body.
I can’t believe it’s ending this way. I can barely control my breathing. I’m standing on quivering legs on this platform under the stale wind.
“No! Please!” I beg again, but the Reaper just continues adjusting the rope around my neck. The rough strands scratch my throat when I swallow.
Magistrate Howlands throws me a look of disgust and tosses a small woven bag towards the Reaper. “Cover his head! I never want to see those vile and disgraceful eyes again. His final moments should be filled with darkness.”
The Reaper pulls it over my head, stealing my final moments of sight and life from me. The material, which smells of a dead animal, scratches at my face. This is the last thing I will remember.
“On my count of three!” I hear the magistrate proclaim triumphantly. “One!... Two!…”
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The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez
Publication: February 20th, 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal/Time Travel
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Synopsis:Seventeen-year-old Gavin Hillstone is resigned to being miserable for the rest of his life. Left alone in the world after his parents died in a fire when he was four, he was placed in foster care, which for him meant ending up in an abusive home with an alcoholic adoptive father.
Gavin’s only escape is in taking and creating images. His camera is his refuge from the unending torture and isolation of daily life in his “family.”
Until he learns by accident that he isn’t alone in the world after all. His father’s parents are still alive and living in Washington DC.
When he takes the plunge and travels 3,000 miles to find his grandparents, he learns that they—and he—are part of something much bigger, and more dangerous, than he could ever have imagined. Something that has always put his family at risk and that will now threaten his own life, while forever changing it.
He learns that he is one of the last descendants of a small group of Photo Travelers—people who can travel through time and space through images. But his initial excitement turns to fear, when he soon discovers that he and his grandparents are being pursued by the fierce remnants of a radical European Photo Traveler cult, the Peace Hunters. What Gavin has, they want!
His adventure will take him to past eras, like The Great Depression and the Salem Witch Trials. Gavin will have to discover who he really is and must make choices that spell the difference between life and death for himself, for the relatives he now knows and loves, and for the girl he will come to love.
For Gavin Hillstone, life will never be the same.
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My name is Arthur J Gonzalez. I’m 28 years old, born and raised in Miami, FL. I graduated from the University of Florida. I am currently releasing my debut novel, The Photo Traveler. The premise surrounds 17 – year old Gavin, who discovers he is part of a small group, called Photo Travelers, who can time travel through photos and images.
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GUEST POST:I've noticed that authors tend to use settings they are familiar with. I am no exception. There are several reasons for this. It makes description a lot easier when you know the terrain. I didn't use my hometown in my novel, David's Song, but I did use Ohio. I know the weather patterns. I know the lay of the land. And, I think most importantly, I know the mindset of the people. The Midwest is full of wonderful homespun people who are grounded in family and faith. To me, that makes Annie's struggle in the novel more compelling. She has the same values...the same desires, but is unsure how to bring them to fruition.
Authors like to use settings they are familiar with. Nicholas Sparks almost always uses the Carolina's for his novels. Kristin Hannah uses the northwest, where she lives. John Grisham tends to use the South, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. Even J.K. Rowling used Scotland and England for Harry Potter. I think familiarity with surroundings makes coming up with creative characters and storyline a little easier, because energy isn't used to figure out the culture and lay of the land.
David's Song Taken from the book cover: Annie only ever really loved two men in her life. One broke her heart, the other married her. Four children and fifteen years later, Annie’s marriage is in jeopardy. Money is tight and her husband questions the very foundation of their relationship. When Annie is unexpectedly given the opportunity to see the young man who broke her heart — a man who is now a megastar in the music industry — Annie is faced with choices. Choices that will determine what is of more value — a second chance at lost love and unfulfilled dreams or commitment, trust, and love built on years of experience. A psychologically subtle, yet compelling tale about how the instinct and need for love overcomes self-doubt and personal inadequacy.
Author A.R. Talley April R Talley was born and raised in the Rubber City, Akron, Ohio in 1959. She is the youngest of six children. She attended Brigham Young University for a time, but withdrew to work fulltime for Osmond Productions in Orem, Utah as a member of The Osmond production staff. After a brief stint working in television, she returned to Akron to finish her education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Mass Media Communications in 1981. April later worked as vice president and part owner of a dance and sportswear boutique. Married in 1982, she is the proud mother of seven children and is deeply involved in volunteer work for her church. April spends her time working on future projects, caring for home and family, and traveling. David’s Song is her debut novel and the first of a trilogy.
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I've
noticed that authors tend to use settings they are familiar with. I am
no exception. There are several reasons for this. It makes description
a lot easier when you know the terrain. I didn't use my hometown in my
novel, David's Song,
but I did use Ohio. I know the weather
patterns. I know the lay of the land. And, I think most importantly, I
know the mindset of the people. The Midwest is full of wonderful
homespun people who are grounded in family and faith. To me, that makes
Annie's struggle in the novel more compelling. She has the same
values...the same desires, but is unsure how to bring them to fruition.
Authors like to use settings they are familiar with. Nicholas Sparks
almost always uses the Carolina's for his novels. Kristin Hannah uses
the northwest, where she lives. John Grisham tends to use the South,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia.
Even J.K. Rowling used Scotland and England for Harry Potter. I think
familiarity with surroundings makes coming up with creative characters
and storyline a little easier, because energy isn't used to figure out
the culture and lay of the land.
David's Song
Taken from the book cover: Annie only ever really loved two men in her life. One broke her heart, the other married her. Four children and fifteen years later, Annie’s marriage is in jeopardy. Money is tight and her husband questions the very foundation of their relationship. When Annie is unexpectedly given the opportunity to see the young man who broke her heart — a man who is now a megastar in the music industry — Annie is faced with choices. Choices that will determine what is of more value — a second chance at lost love and unfulfilled dreams or commitment, trust, and love built on years of experience.
A psychologically subtle, yet compelling tale about how the instinct and need for love overcomes self-doubt and personal inadequacy.
Author A.R. Talley
April R Talley was born and raised in the Rubber City, Akron, Ohio in 1959. She is the youngest of six children. She attended Brigham Young University for a time, but withdrew to work fulltime for Osmond Productions in Orem, Utah as a member of The Osmond production staff. After a brief stint working in television, she returned to Akron to finish her education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Mass Media Communications in 1981. April later worked as vice president and part owner of a dance and sportswear boutique. Married in 1982, she is the proud mother of seven children and is deeply involved in volunteer work for her church. April spends her time working on future projects, caring for home and family, and traveling. David’s Song is her debut novel and the first of a trilogy.
Praise from reviews on Goodreads.com
"Not just your typical romance novel" - Tracy Williams
"David's Song is great read that leaves you thinking about the story and pondering your own relationships". - Anna Pavkov
"Sucked me in from the 1st page" - Jill Walker
"Loved this book . . . could not put it down!" - Dana Vieira
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Love’s Second Chance
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Korinne Anders had it all. She had the perfect job, the perfect house, and the perfect husband. When tragedy strikes, her world takes a devastating turn. Six months after losing her husband to a car accident, Korinne vows it to herself never to love again. If she doesn’t allow another man in her heart, then there’s no reason for her to feel the pain of loss. This plan seems to work, but is put to the test when Korinne’s best friend can’t stand to see her suffering any longer.
Korinne’s long-time friend, Jenna Perry, has an idea and it involves helping her friend find the spark of life in her soul no matter what it takes. Korinne didn’t know that Jenna’s plan meant bringing back a past love, a second chance with the man that Korinne had to leave in college, but always kept a place for in her heart.
When Galen Matthews learns of Korinne’s loss and that she’s finally moved back home, he wants nothing more than to be there for her. The love he felt for Korinne years ago has never left him, and now he’s given a second chance to not only mend her heart of her loss, but to also continue the love they shared in the past. Will his love and determination make her strong enough to give fate a second chance, or will her fear of losing another love make her run away?
What will Korinne do when she’s faced with a love so powerful that no matter what she does there’s nowhere to run from it?
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“I am an avid reader that loves my collection of books. Writing has always been a passion of mine and now I am glad that I get to share my passion with the world. I live in North Carolina and I absolutely love being a southern girl. I spent several years in college starting out with a major in Psychology and then switching to dental. I worked in the dental field for eight years and then decided to stay home with my two beautiful girls. I spent the beginning of my reading years reading suspense thrillers, but now I can't get away from the paranormal/fantasy books. I knew ever since then that if I wrote anything it would be in a paranormal aspect. Now that I have started on my passion and began writing, you will not see me go anywhere without a notebook and pen.”
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Synopsis:
Korinne Anders had it all. She had the perfect job, the
perfect house, and the perfect husband. When tragedy strikes, her world takes a
devastating turn. Six months after losing her husband to a car accident,
Korinne vows it to herself never to love again. If she doesn’t allow another
man in her heart, then there’s no reason for her to feel the pain of loss. This
plan seems to work, but is put to the test when Korinne’s best friend can’t
stand to see her suffering any longer.
Korinne’s long-time friend, Jenna Perry, has an
idea and it involves helping her friend find the spark of life in her soul no
matter what it takes. Korinne didn’t know that Jenna’s plan meant bringing back
a past love, a second chance with the man that Korinne had to leave in college,
but always kept a place for in her heart.
When Galen Matthews learns of Korinne’s loss and
that she’s finally moved back home, he wants nothing more than to be there for
her. The love he felt for Korinne years ago has never left him, and now he’s
given a second chance to not only mend her heart of her loss, but to also
continue the love they shared in the past. Will his love and determination make
her strong enough to give fate a second chance, or will her fear of losing
another love make her run away?
What will Korinne do when she’s faced with a
love so powerful that no matter what she does there’s nowhere to run from it?
Author Bio:
“I am an avid reader that
loves my collection of books. Writing has always been a passion of mine and now
I am glad that I get to share my passion with the world. I live in North
Carolina and I absolutely love being a southern girl. I spent several years in
college starting out with a major in Psychology and then switching to dental. I
worked in the dental field for eight years and then decided to stay home with
my two beautiful girls. I spent the beginning of my reading years reading
suspense thrillers, but now I can't get away from the paranormal/fantasy books.
I knew ever since then that if I wrote anything it would be in a paranormal
aspect. Now that I have started on my passion and began writing, you will not
see me go anywhere without a notebook and pen.”
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In the future dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
Author Biography:
Ruth Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication in the spring of 2005. While in college, she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading, photography, traveling and most of all writing. She loves dystopian and fantasy young adult stories. Ruth has been actively writing since she was a teenager. She currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois. You can find Ruth by following her on Twitter @writeawaybliss, or on Facebook: writeawaybliss
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In the future dystopian society of
Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the
perfect system. There is food, shelter
and jobs for everyone. The one
requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's
match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that
randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed
in generations. Following her eighteenth
birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best
friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life
when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in
prison. The only crime committed, her
existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of
the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her
life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks
free of prison and is forced on the run.
Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new
home and new life together. Their
situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in
order to stay. Leaving would mean most
certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts
an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they
must quickly adapt to survive.
Author Biography:
Ruth
Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor's in
Communication in the spring of 2005.
While in college, she spent much of her free time writing with friends
she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces
are Wild, which she self-published in 2004.
Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often
handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to
write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing led her on
an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia.
Silver enjoys reading, photography, traveling and most of all
writing. She loves dystopian and fantasy
young adult stories. Ruth has been
actively writing since she was a teenager.
She currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois. You can find Ruth by
following her on Twitter @writeawaybliss, or on Facebook: writeawaybliss
http://writeawaybliss.com
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Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft
Falling in Love, baking a magical cake, fighting an evil necromancer—it’s all in a day’s work for Audrey Oliver, seventeen-year-old witch-in-training.
When her mother goes missing and her twenty-one-year-old witchy cousin shows up out of the blue, Audrey knows something’s gone horribly, dangerously wrong. Now it’s up to her to get her own magical powers up to speed before everyone she loves is destroyed by the sorcerer intricately connected to her mother’s secret past.
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Falling in Love, baking a
magical cake, fighting an evil necromancer—it’s all in a day’s work for
Audrey Oliver, seventeen-year-old witch-in-training.
When her
mother goes missing and her twenty-one-year-old witchy cousin shows up
out of the blue, Audrey knows something’s gone horribly, dangerously
wrong. Now it’s up to her to get her own magical powers up to speed
before everyone she loves is destroyed by the sorcerer intricately
connected to her mother’s secret past.
Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft
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Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater
Series: Pretty When She... Novella
Publication date: March 15th 2013
Genre: Adult Horror
Synopsis:
An exciting new novella set in the world of Pretty When She Dies...
Cassandra is a dhamphir-the offspring of a vampire and mortal woman-and a thief of occult relics.
Aimee is a full-blood witch that is bound to a powerful vampire who traffics in the slavery of supernatural beings.
Both are powerful, lonely, and trapped in the dangerous world of the vampires.
When Cassandra steals a relic from Aimee’s vampire master, he targets her as his next acquisition. What he doesn’t realize is that a chance encounter between Cassandra and Aimee ignited a spark between them that they cannot deny.
To survive, the women must find a way to band together and fight against the ruthless evil that conspires to enslave them forever
AUTHOR BIO
Rhiannon Frater is the award-winning author of the As the World Dies trilogy (The First Days, Fighting to Survive, Siege,) and the author of three other books: the vampire novels Pretty When She Dies and The Tale of the Vampire Bride and the young-adult zombie novel The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters. Inspired to independently produce her work from the urging of her fans, she published The First Days in late 2008 and quickly gathered a cult following. She won the Dead Letter Award back-to-back for both The First Days and Fighting to Survive, the former of which the Harrisburg Book Examiner called ‘one of the best zombie books of the decade.’ Rhiannon is currently represented by Hannah Gordon of the Foundry + Literary Media agency. You may contact her by sending an email to
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Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater
Series: Pretty When She... Novella
Publication date: March 15th 2013
Genre: Adult Horror
Synopsis:
An exciting new novella set in the world of Pretty When She Dies...
Cassandra is a dhamphir-the offspring of a vampire and mortal woman-and a thief of occult relics.
Aimee is a full-blood witch that is bound to a powerful vampire who traffics in the slavery of supernatural beings.
Both are powerful, lonely, and trapped in the dangerous world of the vampires.
When Cassandra
steals a relic from Aimee’s vampire master, he targets her as his next
acquisition. What he doesn’t realize is that a chance encounter between
Cassandra and Aimee ignited a spark between them that they cannot deny.
To
survive, the women must find a way to band together and fight against
the ruthless evil that conspires to enslave them forever
AUTHOR BIO
Rhiannon
Frater is the award-winning author of the As the World Dies trilogy
(The First Days, Fighting to Survive, Siege,) and the author of three
other books: the vampire novels Pretty When She Dies and The Tale of the
Vampire Bride and the young-adult zombie novel The Living Dead Boy and
the Zombie Hunters. Inspired to independently produce her work from the
urging of her fans, she published The First Days in late 2008 and
quickly gathered a cult following. She won the Dead Letter
Award back-to-back for both The First Days and Fighting to Survive, the
former of which the Harrisburg Book Examiner called ‘one of the best
zombie books of the decade.’ Rhiannon is currently represented by Hannah
Gordon of the Foundry + Literary Media agency. You may contact her by
sending an email to
[email protected].
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Wounded by Jasinda Wilder
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: 12/16/2012
War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love. And then I meet HIM. War is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and you live with nightmares. If you haven't been through it, there's no understanding it. War leaves no room for love, no room for tenderness or softness. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead. Now the only thing that can save me is HER.Goodreads link:
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Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably shopping, baking, or reading.
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Wounded by Jasinda Wilder
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12/16/2012
War
has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a
country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan
girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do
what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the
cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal.
The one impossibility in my life is love.
And then I meet HIM.
War
is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of
things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and
you live with nightmares. If you haven't been through it, there's no
understanding it. War leaves no room for love, no room for tenderness or
softness. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every
moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead.
Now the only thing that can save me is HER.
Goodreads link:
Author Bio:
Jasinda Wilder
is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy
men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably shopping,
baking, or reading.
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Top Five (Top Five Must Read Contemporary Romances for 2013)
1. Bella Andre- Always on My Mind (The Sullivan’s #8)
2.Roni Loren- Caught up in You (Loving on the Edge #4)
3.Jaci Burton- Thrown by a Curve (Play by Play #5)
4.Heidi McLaughlin- Untitled, Beaumont Series #2
5.Marie Force- Waiting for Love (The McCarthy’s of Gansett Island #8)
If you can’t tell, I love series LOL
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People have often told me that I live in a fantasy world. Little did they know, I was building an empire of stories in my head to one day share.
I'm a mother first, a wife second, and a writer third. I'm so thankful to have been given this chance to get my stories out of my head and onto paper.
When I'm not writing, I sell plumbing (no I'm not kidding) and read romances that leave my heart a flutter. I know a ridiculous amount of pop culture information and can quote certain movies word for word. Music drives me to write and to also sing off key.Blog /
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1. Bella Andre- Always on My Mind (The Sullivan’s #8)
2.Roni Loren- Caught up in You (Loving on the Edge #4)
3.Jaci Burton- Thrown by a Curve (Play by Play #5)
4.Heidi McLaughlin- Untitled, Beaumont Series #2
5.Marie Force- Waiting for Love (The McCarthy’s of Gansett Island #8)
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About Holly
People have often told me that
I live in a fantasy world. Little did they know, I was building an
empire of stories in my head to one day share.
I'm a mother
first, a wife second, and a writer third. I'm so thankful to have been
given this chance to get my stories out of my head and onto paper.
When
I'm not writing, I sell plumbing (no I'm not kidding) and read romances
that leave my heart a flutter. I know a ridiculous amount of pop
culture information and can quote certain movies word for word. Music
drives me to write and to also sing off key.
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An Endless Summer (Summer #2) by CJ DugganExpected pub: July 17th 2013
Sean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study.
"Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again."
I met his stare unflinchingly. "I don’t need saving."
A wicked grin formed slowly. "Don’t you?"
After a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson – the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far worse than any other punishment: Boarding School.
Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark, deserted and depressing. All fond childhood memories of loitering on the hotel stairs and eavesdropping on customers’ colourful conversations are in the distant past.
How had her dad let it come to this?
With the new threat of putting the Onslow up for sale, Amy reluctantly turns to a local tradesman for help: Sean Murphy, the very same Onslow boy who saved her life all those years ago. With his help and that of some old friends, the task is clear: spend the summer building the hotel back up to its former glory or lose it for good.
In an endless summer, Amy soon realises that sometimes in order to save your future, you have to face your past, even if it’s in the form of a smug, gorgeous Onslow boy.
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The Boys of Summer (Book 1 Summer Series)
by CJ Duggan
It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group oflocals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
Warning: sexual references, and occasional course language.
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An Endless Summer (Summer #2) by CJ DugganExpected pub: July 17th 2013
Sean
looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to
me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent
study.
"Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again."
I met his stare unflinchingly. "I don’t need saving."
A wicked grin formed slowly. "Don’t you?"
After
a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson –
the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far
worse than any other punishment: Boarding School.
Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for
the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot
meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark, deserted and
depressing. All fond childhood memories of loitering on the hotel stairs
and eavesdropping on customers’ colourful conversations are in the
distant past.
How had her dad let it come to this?
With the new threat of
putting the Onslow up for sale, Amy reluctantly turns to a local
tradesman for help: Sean Murphy, the very same Onslow boy who saved her
life all those years ago. With his help and that of some old friends,
the task is clear: spend the summer building the hotel back up to its
former glory or lose it for good.
In an endless summer, Amy soon realises that sometimes in order to
save your future, you have to face your past, even if it’s in the form
of a smug, gorgeous Onslow boy.
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Author Bio:
C.J Duggan is an Australian author who lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia.
The Boys of Summer is Book One in her Mature Young Adult Romance Series.
For more on C.J and ‘The Summer Series’, visit www.cjdugganbooks.com
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Book 1 info:
The Boys of Summer (Book 1 Summer Series)
by CJ Duggan
It seemed only natural to nickname them the
‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow
Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as
they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant
partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help
but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a
summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of
high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year
Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the
lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at
the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting
ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her
summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group oflocals
dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer
and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world
with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and
heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
Warning: sexual references, and occasional course language.
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A deadly sacrifice, a heartbreaking choice, an uncertain future...
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September 27th 2011 |
From Goodreads
Debut novelist Kiki
Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of
Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in
this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger.
The
year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family
of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in
central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One
December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that
could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen
Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to
peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break
the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.
Unbeknownst to
Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who
suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has
secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very
existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know
more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist.
Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…
|
| Published
October 2nd 2012 |
From Goodreads
London 1872 -
A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation...
As
an orphan who stole the Queen's ring - only to find the ring was a
reservoir that held a truce between the world of Faerie and the British
Court - Tiki’s greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have
returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld,
Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked. In order
to protect her family and those she loves, Tiki needs to know the
meaning of an fáinne sí, the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will she be brave enough to face the truth?
Kiki Hamilton
From Goodreads
Kiki Hamilton is the author
of THE FAERIE RING fantasy series and the YA contemporary novel, THE
LAST DANCE. She believes in magic and the idea of hidden worlds
co-existing with our own. Kiki lives near Seattle, though she dreams of
living in London one day.
Visit her website at: www.kikihamilton.com
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