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1. Day 22: Month-long-anniversary-celebration:featuring Linda Poitevin, author of the Grigori Legacy series from Ace/Roc Books (Excerpt + Giveaway)

  Bookshelf Confessions welcomes Linda Poitevin for an excerpt and a giveaway :) Linda Poitevin lives just outside Canada’s capital, Ottawa, with her husband, the youngest of three daughters, one very large husky/shepherd/Great Dane-cross dog, two cats, a rabbit, and a bearded dragon lizard. Turned down in her pursuit of a police career after a faulty height measurement, Linda vicariously lives out her dream of being a cop through her characters. When she isn’t writing, she...

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2. Day 19: Month-Long-Anniversary Celebration: Featuring Jamie Carie plus Rush to The Altar Chapter 2 and giveaway

Bookshelf Confessions welcomes Jamie Carie:   Born and raised in Vincennes, Indiana, Jamie is a preacher’s daughter. Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth’s bounds – creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can see or touch. The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of the...

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3. Day 6: Month-Long-Anniversary-Celebration: Featuring Waterproof by Amber Garr (Author of the Syrenka Series) Excerpt + Giveaways

Bookshelf Confessions welcomes Amber Garr, author of The Syrenka Series) Amber Garr is one my closest author friends :D .I've also hosted and reviewed some of her books, and I'm so glad that she's here for our anniversary celebration. The Syrenka Series blog tour has been one of Bookshelf Confessions' and iluvtour's great tours, if you missed this tour, check it out here I've also reviewed her books, Promises, Betrayal and hopefully for Arise coming soon :D Furthermore, she generously...

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4. Day 3: Month-long-anniversary:Giveaway + Spotlight: Emily's House by Natalie Wright

Fourteen-year-old Emily Adams is flunking math - and life. But Emily has a secret, one that she has kept even from her best friends. Soon the ancient legacy coursing through her veins will force her secret to be revealed. Dormant for over a thousand years, an evil has arisen and this time, it will destroy anyone - or anything - that stands in its way. Three teens embark on a dangerous journey and risk everything. For Emily, the fate of her friends - and her world - lies in her...

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5. Blog Tour: Excerpt + Giveaway: Stranded (Alaskan Courage #3) by Dani Pettrey

Tour Schedule     Stranded (Alaskan Courage #3)  When her friend vanishes from a cruise ship, reporter Darcy St. James isn't satisfied with their explanation that she simply left her job of her own accord. Something isn't lining up, and Darcy believes the only way to find the truth is to put herself in Abby's position. Within days, Darcy learns her friend wasn't the only person to disappear mysteriously. Last summer, a woman vanished under almost identical circumstances. Gage...

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6. Spotlight + Giveaway: Reluctant Guardian by Melissa J. Cunningham

by Melissa J. Cunningham Release Date: September 27, 2013  Guarding Brecken Shaefer—a dark and dangerous rebel—is harder than it looks.  Death was nothing like sixteen-year-old Alisa Callahan thought it would be. Resting on pink, fluffy clouds for eternity with her gram and best friend sounded like a dream come true. After all, enduring one torturous experience after another in her short life deserved some kind of reward, right? Unfortunately, eternal rewards...

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7. New Release + Excerpt:The Bionics Series by Alicia Michaels

New Release The Bionics Series by Alicia Michaels We are so excited to share the official covers of the first two books in The Bionics Series by  Alicia Michaels! Both books released through Crimson Tree Publishing (The Adult Imprint of Clean teen Publishing) on September 13, 2013. The Bionics (Book 1)  $.99 (New Adult or YA Mature)  The year is 4010. Nuclear war and the wasteful nature of humans have all but...

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8. Release Day + Excerpt: Angus MacBain and the Island of Sleeping Kings by Angela J. Townsend

Angus MacBain and the Island of Sleeping Kings by Angela J. Townsend Release Date: September 27, 2013 Angus MacBain is unaware that his ancestral roots hail from an ancient sect of Scottish kings. When his dying grandfather gives him a dragon pendant, thirteen-year-old Angus learns of a legacy that will take him across an ocean to the island of Iona and thrust him into a heritage he did not know he had. He soon discovers that his mother, whom he had believed dead, is really a...

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9. Release + Giveaway: On Best Behavior by Jennifer Lane

Title: On Best Behavior Author: Jennifer Lane Publisher: Omnific Publishing Genre: Romance Age Group: Adult Publication: September 24, 2013 Event organized by: AToMR Tours; http://atomrbookblogtours.com Goodreads:  Book Description: Planning a wedding is never easy—especially when the Russian Mafia wants you dead. On Best Behavior—the third and final book in The Conduct Series—finds our favorite couple moving forward, despite the odds. Following a pardon by the Governor of...

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10. Spotlight + Excerpt:RISING by Holly Kelly

RISING by Holly Kelly (New Adult- Paranormal Romance) Release Date: September 6, 2013 Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Add it to your Goodreads TBR list Available Now!  In a war between the humans and the inhabitants of the sea—humans will  lose. Xanthus Dimitriou—the most lethal Dagonian to rise from the ocean—is on a mission to save mankind from annihilation. But first there’s one small thing he needs to do… kill a beautiful young woman in...

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11. Celebrating the release of The Jamieson Collection with Harper Collins, today’s post gives you a look inside the books and a great giveaway!

Celebrating the release of The Jamieson Collection with Harper Collins, today’s post gives you a look inside the books and a great giveaway! Title: Rock and a Hard Place (The Jamieson Collection, #1) and Snapshot (The Jamieson Collection, #2) Author: Angie Stanton Publisher: Harper Collins Release date: September 24, 2013 (re-release with Harper Collins) Genre: Contemporary Age Group: Young Adult Event organized by: AToMR Tours; http://atomrbookblogtours.com Rock and a...

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12. Release Event: Excerpt + Giveaway: Have Gown, Will Wed by Killian McRae

Title: Have Gown, Will Wed Author: Killian McRae Release date: September 25, 2013 Age Group: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance/Chick Lit Event organized by: AToMR Tours; http://atomrbookblogtours.com Goodreads:Amazon: Barnesand Noble:  Back in college, the bras-before-bros sisterhood decided to live for achievement in the boardroom, not the bedroom. Rosalind Betters embraced that philosophy, pursuing her career and little else. But when her last single friend, Kamakshi,...

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13. Spotlight (Excerpt): THE WOODLANDS by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

THE WOODLANDS by Lauren Nicolle Taylor (Young Adult Mature- Dystopian Romance) Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Available Now Through Amazon!  Rosa never thought she’d make it to sixteen... When being unique puts you in danger and speaking your mind can be punishable by death, you might find yourself fighting to survive. Rosa lives in The Woodlands, one of eight enclosed cities where the lone survivors of a devastating war have been...

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14. Blog Tour (Excerpt): Concealed in Shadows by Gabrielle Arrowsmith

Concealed In The Shadows by Gabrielle Arrowsmith (YA Dystopian- Available Now) Get it today on Amazon! Sydney Harter has long awaited September 12th, 2033—her eighteenth birthday. She can finally apply for guardianship of her sister, who is her only family and entire world. She hopes they will be lawfully reunited, but is prepared to defy authority and risk everything to escape the captivity of Miles County so that they can be together. Escaping will be difficult...

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15. Blog Tour ( Excerpt+ Free Book) : Wind Warrior by Jon Messenger

Wind Warrior and  Flame Caller  by Jon Messenger (New Adult- Paranormal Romance) Available Today! Get it today on Amazon and Barnes and Noble THE EARTH GIVES WAY TO THE SEA, THE SEA BOWS BEFORE THE WIND, THE WIND FEEDS THE FLAME, THE FLAME BURNS THE WORLD OF MAN DOWN TO THE EARTH. The sleepy town of White Halls harbors a dangerous secret. On a picturesque street, two houses down from a lovely little park, in a quaint...

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16. Blog Tour: Wanderstruck ( A collection of inspiration) by various authors

Wonderstruck Anthology is now available! Get Wonderstruck TODAY from Amazon! Add Wonderstruck to your Goodreads to be read list When you look at a picture, what do you see? We gave authors around the world the challenge to write a story based on a set of five images. More than thirty authors rose to that challenge and created an amazing young adult anthology of drabbles, short stories, novelettes and novellas for you to enjoy. Flip the pages and prepare to be...

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17. Blog Tour+ Excerpt:Double Star by Cindy Saunders

Double Star by Cindy Saunders (YA- Paranormal Fantasy- Available Now) She fell into his world, unaware of the key she carried and the doors it opened; a world where darkness waited to be set free ... The wait is over  Do You Believe? Get it today on Amazon! When Cepheus, a dark god, forces seventeen-year-old Ally Ashworth off an isolated overlook, she has no idea she's falling into his world, or that the necklace she’s wearing is...

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18. Spotlight + Free Book: The ELE Series by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels

The ELE Series by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels Project ELE (Free), Finding ELE, Exposing ELE and Surviving ELE Available Now Through: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBookStore, Smashwords and Sony Kobo View the book trailer for Project ELE! Millions have already died, and thousands more are perishing daily. As a last ditch effort to preserve the human race, the government implements Project ELE. With the earth heating at rapid...

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19. Blog Tour: Heartkeeper by B.T. Lyons

  HEARTKEEPER by B.T. Lyons Book One in the Heartkeeper Saga (Middle Grade- YA everyone)  Release Date: July 6, 2013 AVAILABLE NOW FOR FREE! Heartkeeper should reflect free on AMAZON soon!   “People of the Field, of the Cave, of the Forest, and of the Mountain, and all the places and habitats in between, our race is able to gather here tonight because in time past we found that we were not the warden of the Earth,...

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20. Excerpt + Giveaway: The Elements Series: Unknown, Unseen, and Unleashed by Melissa Pearl

Title: The Elements Series: Unknown, Unseen, and Unleashed Author: Melissa Pearl Release date: Unknown – June 2013, Unseen – July 2013, Unleashed – August 2013 Age Group: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Romance Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Links to the find the book: Unknown-Amazon - Smashwords - Barnes and Noble -  iTunes - Unseen-Amazon -Smashwords - Barnes and Noble - Unleashed-Amazon - Smashwords – Barnes and Noble - Unknown Darkness is covering...

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21. Excerpt+ Release + Swag Pack/E-book Giveaway: Unreap My Heart by Kate Evangelista

Title: Unreap My Heart (The Reaper Series, #2) Author: Kate Evangelista Publisher: Omnific Publishing Release: September 17, 2013 Genre: Paranormal Age Group: Young Adult Event organized by: AToMR Tours;  Goodreads: Amazon Print:Barnes and Noble:  Book Description: When Death is stabbed with a dagger that sucks out his powers, Balthazar is roped into helping him find the Redeemer, the only one who can remove the dagger. But nothing is free in the Underverse. For travelling...

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22. Excerpt + Giveaway: 15 Minutes by Jill Cooper

Title: 15 Minutes Author: Jill Cooper Release date: June 15, 2013 Age Group: Young Adult Genre: Thriller, Scifi Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Links to the book: Goodreads-Amazon-Kobo-Barnesand Noble -BookTrailer:  I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life…. 15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough time to race through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years...

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