Living in a Bookworld: May 2014

Friday, 30 May 2014

Book Blast:Intercepting Love (Second Chances #5) by L.P. Dover {Teasers + Excerpt + Book Trailer + Giveaway}

Author: L.P. Dover
Title: Intercepting Love
Series: Second Chances #5
Publication Date: May 25th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance, Romantic Suspense

Synopsis

Both have what she wants … but only one has what she needs.

Working with professional athletes and helping them recover from their injuries has always been Kate Townsend’s dream, but after an accident left her scarred and heartbroken years ago she refuses to let what happened in her past happen again. Staying focused is the key, as well as not letting her feelings interfere with her job … no matter the circumstances. All of that is easier said than done when not only one, but two men crave her healing touch, igniting every single desire she’s denied herself for so long.

Author: Erica Cameron
Title: Deadly Sweet Lies
Series: The Dream War Saga #2
Publication Date: 2015
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal

Release Day Launch:On the Rocks (Mixology #2) by Alyssa Rose Ivy {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Title: On The Rocks
Series: Mixology #2
Publication Date: May 29th 2014
Genre: New Adult Romance

ON THE ROCKS Synopsis

Love is best served on the rocks.

My roommates look really good naked. At least one of them does. I’m sure the other one does too, but I haven’t seen him without his pants on. Living with two guys wasn't something I’d ever considered, but the opportunity fell in my lap, and I’d have been crazy to turn it down.

College went by in a great big blur leaving me with less of a direction than I had going in. Add in a family that wanted nothing to do with me, and my post-college plans were less than clear. What’s a girl to do when she has nowhere else to turn? She moves to the Outer Banks and learns to bartend. After all, it was my horrible bartending skills that led me to my roommate’s bed and into his heart.

Blog Tour:Son of Set (Descendants of Isis #2) by Kelsey Ketch {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Author: Kelsey Ketch
Title: Son of Set
Series: Descendants of Isis #2
Publication Date: May 2nd 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Mythology

Summary from Goodreads

“. . . the Sons would never just let him go—alive.”

Seth O’Keefe has broken the laws of his god. He never thought he would sacrifice his own future to protect a Daughter of Isis. But when the Sons of Set discovered Natti is the Secret Keeper, he had no choice. Now, Seth and Natti are on the run from his father, who wants nothing more than to see Seth dead. With no allies, Seth turns to the Daughters of Isis for help, hoping they would protect Natti. But when they meet the Daughters, he discovers a secret that puts both their lives in more danger. Low on options, Seth sees only one possibility for survival. He must help Natti solve an ancient puzzle and find the secret name of Ra.

Author: Megan Erickson
Title: Make it Count
Series: Bowler University #1
Publication Date: June 3rd 2014
Publisher: William Morrow Impulse
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Book Summary

Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend’s gorgeous best friend, Alec…who just so happens to be her brand new math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?

Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends—both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It’s safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm’s reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.

Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She’s adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He’d never stab his best friend in the back…

The Monster Within Monster Giveaway May 16 - June 17!!

Squee! There's one month until the release of The Monster Within! That means it's time to celebrate! And what better way to celebrate than by having a giveaway? But before we get to the giveaway, check out the cover and blurb for The Monster Within.

Author: Abi Ketner & Missy Kalicicki
Title: Branded
Series: Sinners #1
Publication Date: June 28th 2013
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia

Synopsis

Fifty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. At best.
Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home.

Darkness. Death. Violence. Pain.

Now every day is a fight for survival. But I won’t die. I won’t let them win.

The Hole can’t keep me. The Hole can’t break me.
I am more than my brand. I’m a fighter.
My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story.

Author: Lizzy Charles
Title: Perfectly Messy
Series: Effortless With You #2
Release Date: May 2014
Publisher: Swoon Romance

Summary from Goodreads

Popularity isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Justin Marshall knows this better than most. For the captain of the basketball team, small business owner, and son of Minnesota's next governor, life can get pretty overwhelming. But Justin can handle anything as long as he has Lucy, the girl who fell for the man he’s trying to be.

But for Justin and Lucy, finding time together proves challenging. Stolen kisses and whispered promises just aren't enough. That is, until scandalous photos of the couple are leaked to a press intent on creating a juicy scandal during Justin's dad's gubernatorial campaign. And when Lucy becomes fair play for the tabloids and gossip pages, Justin does the only thing he can to protect her: he breaks her heart.

Author: Rachel Schieffelbein
Title: Don't Fall

Release Date: 2014
Publisher: Swoon Romance

Summary from Goodreads

In which a teenage girl endures the over-protective love of her adoptive mother until she falls for a boy who has her wanting to spread her wings, pitched as a contemporary retelling of RAPUNZEL.

Seventeen-year-old Anya leads a very secluded life in a house on the edge of town with her adopted mother. She doesn't go to school, but instead has a private tutor. Her over-protective mom keeps her so sheltered that she doesn't even have a best friend.

Book Blitz:Blood Oath (The Secret of the Halflings #1) by Samantha Coville {Excerpt + Teaser + Giveaway}

Author: Samantha Coville
Title: Blood Oath
Series: The Secret of the Halflings #1

Release Date: 04/29/14
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Summary from Goodreads

Raya Sarian has always known she was different. The water calls to her in a way that isn't human. She has seen things that would scar anyone for life. And her father has been non existent in her childhood.

Because he is a Siren.

A blood drinker.

A monster.

And now she must live with him in a world populated with enemies and dangerous friends. Can she survive the year?

Cover Reveal:Mind Static by Jen Naumann {Giveaway}

Cover designed by Najla Qamber Designs.

Author: Jen Naumann
Title: Mind Static
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult

Synopsis

Keyanna Sanders is about to get everything she could ever wish for on her 18th birthday: a hot guy who’s really into her, the sports car she’s always dreamed of owning, and the party of a lifetime that no one will forget any time soon.

But before long, she’ll understand these wishes are more than a coincidence, and that they come at a steep price. Keyanna is more than just an average high school senior, her best friend is more than the innocent boy next door, and her sudden good fortune isn’t just by chance. When her estranged father suddenly re-enters her life, she’ll have to decide who to trust, and whether or not the man she loves has become the enemy.

Blog Tour:Burning Down the House by Allie Gail {Teaser + ARC Review + Playlist + Excerpt + Book Trailer + Giveaway}

Author: Allie Gail
Title: Burning Down the House
Publication Date: March 10th 2014
Genre: New Adult, Romantic Suspense

Synopsis

2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarter-finalist

Rob Kensington is just your typical high school senior. Athletic, intelligent, handsome. Sees a therapist once a week. Because his parents just died in a house fire of questionable origin. And he doesn’t seem to care.

Maybe he isn’t so typical.

Sara Marsh had no clue when she returned to live with her divorced father that the bedroom down the hall would be occupied by a stray with a major attitude problem. The last time she saw Rob, he was a brooding goth who could have passed as Marilyn Manson’s love child. But at some point during her three years away, Creepy Kensington managed to evolve into a sizzling hot star running back with smoldering hazel eyes.

Feature & Follow #36

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.

Author: Sarah Dalton
Title: Mary Hades
Series: Mary Hades #1
Publication date: June 2014
Genres: Horror, Young Adult

Synopsis

Not many seventeen year old girls have a best friend who’s a ghost, but then Mary Hades isn’t your average teenager.

Scarred physically and mentally from a fire, her parents decide a holiday to an idyllic village in North Yorkshire will help her recover. Nestled in the middle of five moors, Mary expects to have a boring week stuck in a caravan with her parents. Little does she know, evil lurks in the campsite…

Seth Lockwood—a local fairground worker with a dark secret—might be the key to uncovering the murky history that has blighted Nettleby. But Mary is drawn to him in a way that has her questioning her judgement.

Cover designed by Najla Qamber Designs.

Author: Jennifer Ann
Title: Adam’s List
Publication date: June 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis

She’s ready to give up on life, hiding her depression with sarcasm and booze.
He’s quit college and is directionless with few friends to lean on.
When they discover each other, the sexual attraction is undeniable. So why does it seem impossible for them to be together?

Everyone wanted to be Jewels Peterson in high school. Naturally beautiful, exceptionally smart, talented cheerleader, life of the party, and with an All-American boyfriend to boot. One regrettable choice and fatal accident later, and Jewels found herself unceremoniously knocked off her pedestal. Now she’s in college, going through the motions, but not really living.

Author: Katlyn Duncan

Title: This Summer

Release Date: 07/2014

Publisher: Carina UK

Blog Tour:Where There's Smoke by Elizabeth Lee {Teasers + Excerpt + Giveaway}

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.

Blog Tour:Only With You (The Jane Austen Academy Series #5) by Cecilia Gray {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Author: Cecilia Gray
Title: Only With You
Series: The Jane Austen Academy Series #5
Publication date: May 2014
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

Dive into the fabulous, fun lives of six Academy girls as their friendships are tested, torn and ultimately triumph…

Emma has it all – looks, money, and luck. It’s not like she keeps it all to herself – she’s totally committed to helping those less fortunate. AKA, everyone. She invites her heartbroken friend to help with a weekend charity event with an eye to matchmake, but when that friend turns her eye toward the guy Emma wants for herself, how will she choose between friendship and her own feelings?

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Author: Monica Murphy
Title: His Reverie
Publication Date: July 28th 2014
Genre: New Adult, Romance

ABOUT HIS REVERIE

I knew from the moment I first saw her she was the one. The only girl I could ever want.

The only girl I could ever love.

She is light.

I am darkness.

She is innocent.

I’ve done too much.

She is good.

I am bad.

She is my every dream.

I should be her every nightmare.

We come from different worlds. She’s…perfect. And I’m…

Not.

Cover designed by Okay Creations.

Author: Patty Maximini
Title: The Reason I Stay
Publication date: Summer 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis

Jack Daniels is the cure to all evils.
Sex should be casual and, preferably, anonymous.
Giving a damn is for nurses, philanthropists and suicide hotlines.

Those are the values Mathew Rogers built his adult life on and plans to spend the rest of his days honoring. In his pursuit of happiness, he embarks on a one year journey where he’ll have to prove he can live by his values and rely only on himself.

Four months and thirteen days later, due to a series of unfortunate events, he finds himself in the rickety town of Jolene, Alabama. There, he meets Lexie, a waitress with some serious attitude and values of her own.

Never underestimate the healing power of chocolate chips.

Blog Tour:The Dark King (Fae #2) by C.J. Abedi {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: C.J. Abedi
Title: The Dark King
Series: Fae #2
Publication Date: May 6th 2014
Publisher: Diversion Books
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

The Dark King Synopsis

Darkness descends over Roanoke Island in the sequel to the young adult bestseller, FAE.

Devilyn Reilly has crossed over to the sinister world of The Dark Fae, reigning over the realm as its King. He is to fulfill a prophecy--to unite the Light and Dark Fae once and for all, but those who love him now fear that he will never be the same again, that he can no longer be trusted, that every trace of the Light he once had is gone forever.

Caroline Ellis, the final heir of the Light Fae, must learn to survive without the protection of her one true love. She must come to embrace her own strength to evade those in the Dark court who seek her destruction—for the power is within Caroline to use Light to change Fate itself...

Author: Paula Stokes
Title: The Art of Lainey
Publication Date: May 20th 2014
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance

The Art of Lainey Synopsis

Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.

And that’s when the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.

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

SNEAK PEEK

Book Blitz:Not Quite Dead (A Lowcountry Ghost Story) by Lyla Payne {Excerpt}

Author: Lyla Payne
Title: Not Quite Dead
Series: A Lowcountry Ghost Story
Publication date: April 1st 2014
Genres: Mystery, New Adult, Paranormal

Synopsis

A broken engagement sends Graciela Harper crawling back to Heron Creek with her tail between her legs, but finds the sleepy little town too changed to set her life right. Not even her budding drinking problem can obscure her Gramps’s failing health, or erase the mental picture of her first love happily married to her childhood best friend. To top it all off, she’s having a heck of time convincing the town’s dashing young mayor of her unfit-for-dating status.

When the ghost of 18th century lady pirate Anne Bonny starts insisting on a near daily audience, Graciela has to confront something else she never expected—being certifiably nuts at twenty-five years old.

Author: Kari Edgren
Title: Goddess Born
Publication Date: May 19th 2014
Publisher: Carina Press
Genre: New Adult Historical Paranormal Romance

GODDESS BORN Synopsis

Pennsylvania, 1730

Selah Kilbrid keeps a dangerous secret: she has the power to heal.

A direct descendent of the Celtic goddess Brigid, it's Selah's sacred duty to help those in need. But as the last of the Goddess Born living in the New World, she learned from an early age to keep her supernatural abilities hidden. The Quaker community of Hopewell has always been welcoming, but there's no doubt they would see her hanged if her gift was revealed.

When a prominent minister threatens to try her with witchcraft unless she becomes his wife, Selah has only one hope--that her betrothed, a distant cousin from Ireland, arrives as planned. Marrying Samuel would keep her secret safe, preserve her sacred bloodline, and protect her from being charged as a witch.

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