Living in a Bookworld: April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Blog Tour:Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Author: Brooklyn Skye
Title: Fragile Line
Publication Date: April 21st 2014
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Mystery

Fragile Line Synopsis

It can happen in a flash. One minute she’s kissing her boyfriend, the next she’s lost in the woods. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Cox is losing time. It started out small…forgetting a drive home or a conversation with a friend. But her blackouts are getting worse, more difficult to disguise as forgetfulness. When Ellie goes missing for three days, waking up in the apartment of a mysterious guy—a guy who is definitely not her boyfriend, her life starts to spiral out of control.

Perched on the edge of insanity, with horrific memories of her childhood leaking in, Ellie struggles to put together the pieces of what she’s lost—starting with the name haunting her, Gwen. Heartbreakingly beautiful, this poignant story follows one girl’s harrowing journey to finding out who she really is.

Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Title: The Hazards of Sex on the Beach
Series: Hazards #3
Publication Date: July 21st 2014
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH (Hazards #3)

One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand...

Cover Reveal:To Have and to Harm (The Remedy #2) by Debra Doxer {Giveaway}

I am so excited to share the cover for Debra Doxer’s To Have and To Harm!!

Author: Debra Doxer
Title: To Have and to Harm

Series: The Remedy #2

Cover Design: Okay Creations

Release Day: JUNE 10TH
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

About the Book

She kept everyone from harm, except herself…

Raielle’s life was shrouded in secrets. Her power was a secret and so was her past. When she came to Fort Upton, everything changed. She discovered her family, and she found the boy who would own her heart forever. But it couldn’t last. Knowing so little about her power nearly destroyed her. She had to leave and break both their hearts.

Now she’s back in California, and she doesn’t have to hide who she is anymore. But there is no relief in that because she’s drowning in regret. She knew it would take a miracle or a sin to save her, and there was no miracle. Her survival came at too high a price. She found her father, but she can’t go back to Lucas until she finds redemption.

She saved him. Then she left him…

She came out of nowhere and changed him forever, then she disappeared and left him reeling. Her whole life, she never had anyone who really loved her. Until him. Did she think he wouldn’t come for her? Did she believe she wasn’t worth it?

Lucas leaves everything behind to follow Raielle. When he finds her, she’s a pale shadow of the girl he remembers. Her power is betraying her and so are the people around her, but one thing hasn’t changed. She selflessly wants to save the world, and he just wants to save her.

With more secrets to uncover and dark truths to face, Raielle and Lucas must make sacrifices to be together again. But in the end, will those sacrifices bring them closer together or tear them apart? When he’s forced to make the ultimate sacrifice, will she turn her back on everything she believes in to save him again?

~ This book is intended for mature readers due to sexual situations and strong language. ~

And now, what you’ve all been waiting for!!!

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Release Day Blitz:Out of Mind (Out of Line #3) by Jen McLaughlin {Facebook Party + Giveaway}

Author: Jen McLaughlin
Title: Out of Mind
Series: Out of Line #3
Publication Date: April 29th 2014
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

BOOK BLURB

Reaching for sunlight...

Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He’s falling apart and I’m trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn’t enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we’d ever have to face. I was wrong.

Lost in shadows...

Author: Heather Self
Title: The One
Series: The Portal Trilogy #1
Publication Date: June 15th 2012
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

About THE ONE

Seventeen-year-old Eveline Fallon has lived her entire life on the move—and she hates it.

Believing her to be the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, her parents have done whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of those who wish to see her dead in order to keep the prophecy unfulfilled and the doorway between the worlds closed.

But Eveline isn’t fully convinced that her parents’ beliefs match her own. What she does believe is that Leadville, Colorado, and the sanctuary offered may be the chance she’s been waiting for.

The chance to be somewhere safe. The chance for her to make friends and have fun. The chance to finally date a guy.

Author: Jennifer Probst
Title: Searching for Perfect
Series: Searching For #2
Publication Date: April 29th 2014
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

SEARCHING FOR PERFECT Synopsis

The up-and-coming matchmaking agency Kinnections is the hottest thing to hit Verily, New York—just like Kennedy Ashe, social director for the service she owns with her two best girlfriends. A coach, consultant, and cheerleader rolled into one super-sizzling package, Kennedy creates dream dates, encourages singles to shine, and never refuses a challenge—not even Nate Ellison Raymond Dunkle, rocket scientist, nerd extraordinaire, and Kennedy’s newest client.

Kennedy vows to work her magic and transform this hot mess in a lab coat with a disastrous relationship track record into the most wanted man on the Verily dating scene. If only she could turn the wand on herself . . .

Author: Faith Andrews
Title: Back to You
Series: Dreams #1.5
Publication Date: April 29th 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Back to You Synopsis

Sometimes dreams aren’t meant to be chased. Sometimes forevers change with one regret. But when it’s worth the fight—we always wind up back where we belong. Mia and Declan have struggled through infidelity, guilt, and betrayal. Declan wasn’t too proud to lay his heart on the line and show Mia that she is his everything, but can these two find a way to get past all the hurt, to heal old wounds, and get back to good?

I’ll do all I have to do to find my way back to you.

Cover Reveal:Carnival by K.B. Nelson {Giveaway}

Cover designed by Yocla Designs.

Author: K.B. Nelson
Title: Carnival
Publication date: June 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis

Blue’s a carny and he’s got molly. Charlie’s a local and she’s got ninety-nine problems but Blue ain’t one. Enter the world of neon lights….
Charlie never intended to sleep with a perfect stranger at the county fair. Finding out he was a carny was like winning the bonus round of the worlds worst game. Blue grew up in the carnival, never staying anywhere long enough to call home. He didn’t mean to seduce Charlie that night, but he’s use to living life on the edge.

Charlie’s supposed to be packing her bags for college. Blue’s supposed to get in his jeep and drive to the next town. She’s ready to leave for a life she’s not certain she wants and he’s searching for a place to call home.

Book Blitz:Dancing on the Edge by Kit Bakke {Excerpt}

Author: Kit Bakke
Title: Dancing on the Edge
Publication Date: 2014
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult

Synopsis

Twelve year-old Dot is not a dancer, but after her mother’s sudden and senseless death, she finds herself dancing on the edge…of everything. After her whole world unravels in seconds, Dot is propelled on a voyage to discover the meaning of her past, and of her mother’s greatest gift to her.

With all familiar anchors swept away, Dot’s trip becomes a struggle between finding that gift and running away from a future that feels so bleak. Pack your bags for a memorable, powerful journey into life in the wake of profound loss.

Author: Ruth Silver

Title: Orenda

Series: Orenda #1

Publisher: Patchwork Press
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Adventure

Synopsis

Join forces with a parallel universe.

Dark forces, magical creatures, and the world Lil thought she knew collide when a dream transports her to the strange world of Orenda. Stunned and terrified, Lil comes face to face with her doppelganger, Willow, who possesses the ability to travel between the two worlds. Everything Lil knows logically says that Orenda can't exist, but a small clue may be proof that it was more than an ordinary dream. With the threat of her younger sister in danger, Lil crosses dimensions but it may cost her even more than she bargained for. A sword wielding girl, the eternal suit, and a parallel universe come together in this action-packed Young Adult fantasy adventure that will keep readers of all ages turning the pages. Orenda is the first novel in the Orenda series.

Author: Marcy Blesy
Title: To Know Me
Series: To Know Me #1
Publication date: August 21st 2013
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

To know me is to die.

Seventeen-year-old Mae is convinced that the consequences of her poor decisions have caused the untimely deaths of her dad, sister Laura, and grandma who all die within a year, no matter how ludicrous her thoughts seem to those she loves. The solution? Run away so no one else she cares for gets hurt (even if she has to keep a GPS tracker on her phone at all times).

Desperate to earn her diploma and salvage something of her life, she transfers schools when people get too close. After switching to Woodson Prep with only two months to go until graduation, Mae keeps her goals in sight. But when she meets Ty, the “perfect boy” with his own secrets and a relentless interest in Mae, she must decide if she can stop running from the past and still protect those she loves.

Feature & Follow #34

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!For more information visit: Parajunkee & Alison can Read.

Cover Reveal:Descent by Kallie Ross {Teasers}

Author: Kallie Ross
Title: Descent
Publication Date: June 9th 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia

DESCENT Synopsis

Seventeen year old Ollie Miller is ready to leave all of her hurt feelings behind, but moving on seems impossible while living next door to her ex-best friend, Mateo. When curious earthquakes begin to shake and rip open the foundation of her small town, the ground becomes as unsteady as her feelings for him. When they fall, they fall hard…

Ollie’s disastrous attempt to save Mateo’s brother from falling into a curious chasm results in their descent into a cavernous wonderland. Ollie, Mateo, Jesse, and Alexis search for a way back home, and encounter a mysterious tribe of natives. Gabriel, the next in line to lead his people, is granted permission to guide them to the surface. On their treacherous journey, an overzealous elder threatens all of their lives, because he can’t risk them exposing his people, or the power he wields. The group discovers ancient secrets, unexpected truths, and uncharted feelings. Ollie must find a way out or risk being stuck in the caves forever—or worse, dead.

ABOUT KALLIE ROSS

Over time my love for learning gravitated toward studying conspiracy theories and contradictions in our culture. My conclusions have ignited a passion to write compelling young adult fiction that incorporates legend, conjecture, fantasy, and conviction.

I love being a wife, mother, friend, writer, and teacher. I began teaching high school English in 2002 and started blogging and podcasting in 2008. I have a brilliant husband, two redheads, and never imagined my life would ever be this fun!

Website/Goodreads/Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr/Descent:A Lost Tribe Facebook

Cover Reveal:Finding Haven by T.A. Foster {Teaser + Giveaway}

Author: T.A. Foster
Title: Finding Haven
Publication Date: May 15th 2014
Genre: New Adult Romance

BOOK BLURB

Power. Money. Control. Love.

He has all but one.

When movie star, Evan Carlson, discovers his girlfriend’s picture with another man splashed on the cover of gossip magazines, he decides he’s had enough of his fishbowl life and attempts to outrun the media frenzy his relationships have become. Driving until the road stops, he ends up on the remote and quaint Perry Island, where a heartthrob can blend in like the locals and be a beach bum as long as he wants. All that changes when Evan meets Haven Owen, aspiring songwriter and the girl he just can’t get enough of. A summer romance turns into something much deeper and Evan gets tangled in his own web of lies to keep Haven in his life. But when his ex tracks him down, Evan learns there are some things you just can’t outrun.

Is the cost of love, losing all control?

About the Author

T.A. Foster is a Southern girl whose heart and spirit are connected to the beach. She grew up catching rays and chasing waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her adventurous pilot husband, two children and two canine kiddos.

T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing or planning her next beach trip.

Website/Goodreads/Facebook/Twitter

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Monday, 21 April 2014

Release Day Blitz:My Not So Super Sweet Life (My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century #3) by Rachel Harris {Teasers + First Chapter + Giveaway}

Author: Rachel Harris
Title: My Not So Super Sweet Life
Series: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century #3
Publication Date: April 21st 2014
Publisher: Entangled:Teen
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Time Travel

BLURB

Cat Crawford just wants to be normal—or at least as normal as a daughter of Hollywood royalty can be. And it looks like fate is granting her wish: she’s got an amazing boyfriend, Lucas; her fabulous cousin, Alessandra, living with her; and her dad planning his second marriage to a great future stepmom. That is, until her prodigal mother reveals on national television that she has something important to tell her daughter…causing a media frenzy.

Lucas Capelli knows his fate is to be with Cat, and he’s worked hard to win her over once and for all. Unfortunately, Lucas has his own issues to deal with, including a scandal that could take him away from the first place he’s truly belonged.

Author: Holli Anderson
Title: Five Out of the Pit

Series: Five #2
Publication date: March 31st 2014
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult

Synopsis

The Five find their way to Moab, Utah where, before they’re even settled in, evil finds them.

As Paige fights to keep from succumbing to the pull of an Incubus that has her marked as his next conquest, Johnathan seeks to find a way to rid her of a curse she willingly accepted in order to save him.

A surprising revelation initiates a long-awaited, yet unexpected, reunion for Alec who discovers a new magical talent he possesses.

Author: Nazarea Andrews
Title: Girl Lost
Publication Date: May 1st 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance

BLURB

Northern was supposed to be a fresh start—a place where people didn’t know who I was or how I had spent years in and out of mental institutes. People didn't know about my parents death or the island no one heard of. But when Peter sits next to me in lit class, I can’t stop the memories, and I don’t want to. He looks too much like the boy from the island, and despite my best intentions, coaxes my secrets from me.

He’s gorgeous, irresistible, a little mad, and completely lost—we are a pair of broken cogs in a world neither of us truly fits into. And he listens when I talk, about the past and the terrifying future. He is somehow gentle and fierce, heartbreaking in his devotion and savage in his defense.

When Belle, his best friend, shows up, pale and lovely and sick, Peter pulls away from me, a startling withdrawal. It’s a relationship that scares and confuses me. She is at times warm and friendly, and other times is violent and unpredictable.

Author: Chelsea M. Cameron
Title: UnWritten
Publication Date: June 2014
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

BOOK SUMMARY (Not the official blurb)

Blair Walton isn't your average tattooed children's librarian. She's also one half of bestselling romance author, Scarlet Rose. Along with her bff Raine, she spends her nights writing books so steamy, she's afraid they would shock her Southern conservative grandmother to death, if she knew about them. Blair and Raine keep their smut peddling ways a secret from everyone, including family.
On deadline for their latest book and out of ideas, Raine suggests (demands) that Blair find a guy and "do some research." It just so happens that Blair has a guy that's ready and willing.

Book Blitz:Arms of Anu (Arrow of the Mist #2) by Christina Mercer {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Christina Mercer
Title: Arms of Anu
Series: Arrow of the Mist #2
Publication date: March 13th 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis

Follows Award-Winning Preteen/Teen Fantasy ARROW OF THE MIST

Blood of body, blood of soul,
Entwined for life, then unfolds;
If blood still runs when magic binds,
Soul is never too far to find.

In ARMS OF ANU, Lia and Kelven battle through a land of tyrants, war and magic.
Can Lia escape the foes who ensnare her?
Will Kelven’s love withstand the darkness taking root inside Lia?
Is freedom too high a crown to reach, or will they forever remain in the hollows?

Release Day Launch:Search (The Empire Chronicles #2) by Alyssa Rose Ivy {Teasers + Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Title: Search
Series: The Empire Chronicles #2
Publication Date: April 17th 2014
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance

SEARCH Synopsis

*New Adult Paranormal Romance*

Casey isn't human. The revelation should terrify her, but it doesn't. Instead it excites her. Too bad not everyone is as excited as she is.

Torn between two lives, the only one she's ever known and her life as a paranormal princess, Casey has to decide whether she can trust the man she loves.

Sometimes being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Author: Elizabeth Lee
Title: Where There's Smoke
Publication Date: May 20th 2014
Genre: New Adult Romantic Suspense

About WHERE THERE’S SMOKE

There is something to be said for letting go. Ryland Roberts knows that better than anyone. He'd let go of his ambitions, of his family and—most of all—of her. He'd perfected the art of putting his past behind him and accepted the fact that the town he wanted to leave in his rearview was the place where he was going to live out his days. But sometimes the past doesn't just go away. Sometimes it comes back to haunt you.
Piper Jameson convinced herself that she left for all the right reasons. She'd saved people by leaving—made sure that they weren't tainted by her rebellious ways. When her little sister asks her to come home and say goodbye to their ailing mother, she's forced to see that things aren't always as they seem. The people who she'd left behind might not have been saved at all.
In the amount of time it takes a bullet to travel from point A to point B, Piper and Ryland will have to put their feelings for each other aside and make a choice. Forced on the run with Piper's sister, they begin to understand that the future they thought was gone was never really lost.

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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Blog Tour:Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Blog Tour:Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Dual Cover Reveal:The Hazards of Sex on the Beach (Hazards #3) & On The Rocks (Mixology #2) by Alyssa Rose Ivy {Giveaway}

Cover Reveal:To Have and to Harm (The Remedy #2) by Debra Doxer {Giveaway}

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Release Day Blitz:Out of Mind (Out of Line #3) by Jen McLaughlin {Facebook Party + Giveaway}

Release Day Launch:The One (The Portal Trilogy #1) by Heather Self {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Release Day Launch:Searching for Perfect (Searching For #2) by Jennifer Probst {Giveaway}

Release Day Launch:Back to You (Dreams #1.5) by Faith Andrews

Monday, 28 April 2014

Cover Reveal:Carnival by K.B. Nelson {Giveaway}

Release Day Launch:Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye {Teaser + Giveaway}

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Book Blitz:Dancing on the Edge by Kit Bakke {Excerpt}

Release Day Blitz:Orenda (Orenda #1) by Ruth Silver {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Book Blitz:To Know Me (To Know Me #1) by Marcy Blesy {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Friday, 25 April 2014

Feature & Follow #34

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Cover Reveal:Descent by Kallie Ross {Teasers}

Cover Reveal:Finding Haven by T.A. Foster {Teaser + Giveaway}

Monday, 21 April 2014

Release Day Blitz:My Not So Super Sweet Life (My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century #3) by Rachel Harris {Teasers + First Chapter + Giveaway}

Book Blitz:Five Out of the Pit (Five #2) by Holli Anderson {Excerpt}

Teaser Blitz:Girl Lost by Nazarea Andrews {Contest}

Cover Reveal:UnWritten by Chelsea M. Cameron {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Saturday, 19 April 2014

Book Blitz:Arms of Anu (Arrow of the Mist #2) by Christina Mercer {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Release Day Launch:Search (The Empire Chronicles #2) by Alyssa Rose Ivy {Teasers + Excerpt + Giveaway}

Cover Reveal:Where There's Smoke by Elizabeth Lee

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Teaser Blitz:Out of Mind (Out of Line #3) by Jen McLaughlin